If you’ve been waiting since childhood for the author of Goosebumps to team up with Marvel, then today is a treat for you.
Gif: Agents of SHIELD, ABC
Yesterday, R.L. Stine teased us a little with big news on Twitter:
Yes, I’m writing a series of comics for Marvel. And yes, I’ll be able to tell you more about them in a few days.
— R.L. Stine (@RL_Stine) December 8, 2016
“A few days” turned out to be just one, as the announcement came this morning that the series Stine will write will be a take on the Man-Thing for Marvel. A talking, sarcastic Man-Thing.
Stine told the New York Times, “My first ambition was to be a comic book artist. I started doing these little comic books in the fourth grade: ‘Super Stooge,’ the dumbest hero on earth.” Why did he write a series of books that have sold over 350 million copies worldwide? “I was terrible,” he said. “I had no choice but to be a writer.”
Stine will work with cover artist by Tyler Crook and artists German Peralta and Daniel Johnson to create a Man-Thing comic inspired by the same comics that inspired Goosebumps: Horror comics of the ’50s.
The first issue, set to come out in March, will follow Man-Thing’s visit to Burbank, California to find out why he isn’t in a big budget blockbuster. By the way, take it from someone who grew up right next to Burbank, there are a lot more studios there than the more famous, and more fun to visit, Hollywood.
Apparently, Stine picked Man-Thing from a selection of offers because he just can’t get over his love of swamp monsters. And in that way, aren’t we all R.L. Stine?
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2 responses to “R.L. Stine Is Tackling Man-Thing For Marvel Comics”
Hmmm… only 5 issues and he’s going to have Man-Thing talk and be very sarcastic?
And the first issue will reportedly see Man-Thing travel to Burbank to find out why he’s not currently in a feature film…
This is sounding more and more like a massive missed opportunity for Marvel to have another great horror comic in the market but instead they’re taking a well-established horror character and changing him into a comedy act for no good reason.
No thanks. I’ll pass.
I’m looking forward to it. Love Man-Thing but no one has done anything interesting with him in ages. As long as they explain the changes and it is a good story I’m all for it