Cryptozoic Man

Cryptozoic Man was a four-issue comic book limited series by Bryan Johnson and Walt Flanagan.[1][2] Flanagan described the series as the "creepiest cosmic spookshow ever witnessed!"[3]

Cryptozoic Man
Cover of the first issue of Cryptozoic Man
Publication information
PublisherDynamite Entertainment
FormatLimited series
Genre
Publication dateOctober 2013 – May 2014
No. of issues4 (of 4)
Creative team
Created byBryan Johnson
Walt Flanagan
Written byBryan Johnson
Artist(s)Walt Flanagan
Penciller(s)Walt Flanagan
Inker(s)Chris Ivy
Letterer(s)Marshall Dillon
Colorist(s)Wayne Jansen
Collected editions
Cryptozoic ManISBN 978-1606905265

Publication history

The concept debuted on the AMC reality series Comic Book Men in which Johnson and Flanagan star. The other co-stars of Comic Book Men are also involved in the development of Cryptozoic Man.

Plot

Alan Ostman, a middle-aged husband/father, sees his life quickly unravel when his daughter goes missing on a camping trip in the Pacific Northwest...Bigfoot country. After Gray aliens abduct him from a roadside bar, he learns that the fate of the world is dependent on trapping the world's most legendary cryptids.[4]

The comic centers on a character who is an amalgamation of a human being and legendary creatures like Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster and the Jersey Devil.[2]

Collected editions

The series has been collected into a trade paperback:

  • Cryptozoic Man (collected issues #1-4, 112 pages, Dynamite Entertainment, October 2014, ISBN 978-1606905265)

References

  1. Cryptozoic Man at the Grand Comics Database
  2. Sunu, Steve (December 30, 2013). "Flanagan & Johnson Amalgamate Dynamite's "Cryptozoic Man"". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
  3. "Comic Book Men's Walt Flanagan On Cryptozoic Man". Bleeding Cool Comic Book, Movie, TV News. 2013-11-25. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
  4. "Dynamite® Cryptozoic Man #1 (Of 4)". dynamite.com. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
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