Comments on: Lame Superhero of the Week: Man-Thing http://blogzarro.com/2007/05/lame-superhero-of-the-week-man-thing/ The blog of lies, injustice, and the bizarro way. Funnier than a Bazooka Joe comic, more profound than a fortune cookie, able to waste your time in a single glance. Look, up on the Net! It's a blog! It's bizarre! No...it's Blogzarro! Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:28:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Scott Hutchins http://blogzarro.com/2007/05/lame-superhero-of-the-week-man-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-39782 Scott Hutchins Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:54:53 +0000 http://blogzarro.com/?p=234#comment-39782 Man-Thing was one of the most literate comics ever published. Without it, there probably would have been no Alan Moore Swamp Thing, and there certainly would have been no Sandman--Gaiman acknowledges that latter fact. Compare Gerber's Man-Thing to the Wein or Michelinie Swamp Thing and you'll find the latter as dated and juvenile as most comics from the period. the same cannot be said for Man-Thing, which was about as experimental as mainstream comics got. To call Man-Thing a superhero, though, is to set up expectations that the character cannot fulfill. The Gerber run is still the best. Michael Fleisher and Chris Claremont couldn't handle the character. J.M. DeMatteis did better, but he excessively aped early Vertigo too much, as did Liam Sharp's artwok--too many ideas reshuffled from Doom Patrol, Sandman, and Swamp Thing, to the point of trying to turn Ellen Brandt into an Abby Arcane figure, when she had barely appeared in the stories previously. Man-Thing was one of the most literate comics ever published. Without it, there probably would have been no Alan Moore Swamp Thing, and there certainly would have been no Sandman–Gaiman acknowledges that latter fact. Compare Gerber’s Man-Thing to the Wein or Michelinie Swamp Thing and you’ll find the latter as dated and juvenile as most comics from the period. the same cannot be said for Man-Thing, which was about as experimental as mainstream comics got. To call Man-Thing a superhero, though, is to set up expectations that the character cannot fulfill.

The Gerber run is still the best. Michael Fleisher and Chris Claremont couldn’t handle the character. J.M. DeMatteis did better, but he excessively aped early Vertigo too much, as did Liam Sharp’s artwok–too many ideas reshuffled from Doom Patrol, Sandman, and Swamp Thing, to the point of trying to turn Ellen Brandt into an Abby Arcane figure, when she had barely appeared in the stories previously.

]]> By: fanboy http://blogzarro.com/2007/05/lame-superhero-of-the-week-man-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-36772 fanboy Sat, 12 Jul 2008 04:54:03 +0000 http://blogzarro.com/?p=234#comment-36772 to: Howard the thing I never read Man Thing in my life but since you feel so strongly abouy it I went to my local comic store to ask for back issues to my surprise the only place to find them was at a mexican resturant they use them for toliet paper but as for your comments your dead on! to: Howard the thing
I never read Man Thing in my life but since you feel so strongly abouy it I went to my local comic store to ask for back issues to my surprise the only place to find them was at a mexican resturant they use them for toliet paper but as for your comments your dead on!

]]> By: NewsToob http://blogzarro.com/2007/05/lame-superhero-of-the-week-man-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-1980 NewsToob Thu, 31 May 2007 13:32:46 +0000 http://blogzarro.com/?p=234#comment-1980 Get a damn life and go buy your own comics, give your Mom a break! NewsToob has spoken... Get a damn life and go buy your own comics, give your Mom a break!

NewsToob has spoken…

]]> By: Howard the Thing http://blogzarro.com/2007/05/lame-superhero-of-the-week-man-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-1416 Howard the Thing Thu, 17 May 2007 16:29:26 +0000 http://blogzarro.com/?p=234#comment-1416 <strong>[Editor's Note: I was going to delete this guy's comment again. His first one was equally expletive laced. But since he feels so strongly I had to share it with you. Here is one hard-core Man-Thing fan giving me the business. I edited some of the curse words, but left all the misspellings alone. Blogzarro is all about free speech!]</strong> LAME F**K!!! You would delete my post! Stupid ass acne infested chicken and twinkie eating fat f*g who wishes he had a life but instead makes fun of GOOD charachters that he doesn't even really know! Try reading the series and maybe just maybe a brain cell or two will wake up and you join the HUMAN race instead of being some taco smokin ass muncher who takes it up the ass for spare change! [Editor's Note: I was going to delete this guy's comment again. His first one was equally expletive laced. But since he feels so strongly I had to share it with you. Here is one hard-core Man-Thing fan giving me the business. I edited some of the curse words, but left all the misspellings alone. Blogzarro is all about free speech!]

LAME F**K!!!
You would delete my post! Stupid ass acne infested chicken and twinkie eating fat f*g who wishes he had a life but instead makes fun of GOOD charachters that he doesn’t even really know!
Try reading the series and maybe just maybe a brain cell or two will wake up and you join the HUMAN race instead of being some taco smokin ass muncher who takes it up the ass for spare change!

]]> By: NewsToob http://blogzarro.com/2007/05/lame-superhero-of-the-week-man-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-1348 NewsToob Mon, 14 May 2007 20:33:32 +0000 http://blogzarro.com/?p=234#comment-1348 He's lame and that's that. Now I've got to go find something not-lame to look at ... damn that makes ME sound lame! He’s lame and that’s that.

Now I’ve got to go find something not-lame to look at … damn that makes ME sound lame!

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]]> By: Jimzarro http://blogzarro.com/2007/05/lame-superhero-of-the-week-man-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-1338 Jimzarro Mon, 14 May 2007 17:00:57 +0000 http://blogzarro.com/?p=234#comment-1338 Don't misunderstand me, Homie Bear. I love all the lame superheroes. Don’t misunderstand me, Homie Bear. I love all the lame superheroes.

]]> By: Homie Bear http://blogzarro.com/2007/05/lame-superhero-of-the-week-man-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-1337 Homie Bear Mon, 14 May 2007 16:52:11 +0000 http://blogzarro.com/?p=234#comment-1337 OH man I disagree- Man-Thing kicks ass! Visually he's very interesting, at least. The points you make are valid though. I just have a soft spot in my heart for him since I was a little cub and had his comic books. OH man I disagree- Man-Thing kicks ass!
Visually he’s very interesting, at least. The points you make are valid though. I just have a soft spot in my heart for him since I was a little cub and had his comic books.

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