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| Man-Thing: Whatever Knows Fear... TPB (Misc) | 
 enlarge | Authors: Hans Rodionoff, Kyle Hotz
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 468116
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 112
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 10 x 6.4 x 0.4
ISBN: 0785114882
Dewey Decimal Number: 741
EAN: 9780785114888
ASIN: 0785114882
Publication Date: April 27, 2005
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Product Description
From the screenwriter of the Man-Thing movie comes this prequel exploring the disappearance of the local sheriff in a backwater bayou town plagued by mysterious and horrific events. Featuring some of the cast from the film, as well as a new character - an unflappable insurance-claims adjuster named Nathan Mehr - this story further explores the mythology and backstory introduced in the movie. Collects Man-Thing #1-3; Savage Tales #1, the creature's first appearance; and Adventure Into Fear #16, the story that inspired the movie!
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Surprisingly good story, plus extras May 2, 2005
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I suspect that the 3-issue limited series MAN-THING: WHATEVER KNOWS FEAR... was really released by Marvel as a sort of advance apology for their dreaded Man-Thing movie, which went from a proposed cinematic release to a video release to a final premiere on the Sci-Fi Channel (not a good sign there). The surprising thing is, the series actually has a decent story. Written by Hans Rodionoff and illustrated with appropriate creepiness by Kyle Hotz, it gives a sort of prequel to the movie, but I say it's 100x better. The story follows the activities of no-nonsense insurance claim adjuster Nathan Mehr, who arrives in a Louisiana town to substantiate claims of vandalism at a construction site. Of course, it's not "quite" the kind of vandalism he expects, and his investigation leads him into a confrontation with everyone's favorite empathic bog-monster. Rodionoff writes an engaging (and somewhat funny) story, presenting a main character who, in a welcome turn of events, is not portrayed as some typical macho, cool, hip dude, but simply as an adjuster whose primary motivation is to do his job. Hotz' artwork continues to break further away from his early Kelly Jones lookalike style, but it remains equally as dark, and his detailed rendering gives the Man-Thing the appearance of a monster that is truly made of the swamp, rather than just a pile of muck.
There are three extras, as well: the first Man-Thing story from SAVAGE TALES #1 (beautiful work); ADVENTURE INTO FEAR #16, a fairly boring story that apparently inspired the movie (complete with a hilarious fight scene between body-building construction workers and kung-fu protestors); and some of Hotz' pencils for panels and various covers.
Hope the movie is this good November 11, 2004
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This TPB collects the 3 issue mini-series that serves as a prequel to the upcoming and much delayed Man-Thing film, the latest Marvel comic to film adaptation. Written by the film's screenwriter Hans Rodionoff and illustrated by Hulk and the Hood artist Kyle Hotz, Whatever Knows Fear is a more than solid horror tale, centering around an insurance claim investigator sent to a murky, swampy town to investigate the strange phenomina regarding a less than reputable corporation, and just what happened to a missing security guard and why is the other rambling about swamp monsters. This TPB is surprisingly suspenseful, and Hotz' art shines through, and the ending does actually leave you anticipating to see what happens next in the film. That is, if the Man-Thing movie ever comes out.
Very good comic book June 23, 2005
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
If you are a Hans Rodionoff fan such as myself you will not be disappointed in this book at all. This is a prequel of sorts to the movie of the same name, which is also written by Hans. The art work in this series is very good as is the story line. For those of you who think this might be anything like Swamp Thing you would be mistaken. Man-Thing is a "monster" with one purpose and thats to kill anything that moves in the swamp :) Check it out, I think you'll like it. If you are looking for one of the ultimate Hans Rodionoff books you should check out 'Lovecraft.' I pretty much stick to Horror comics and it is hands down one of the creepiest out there.
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