Long ago, writer Steve Gerber wrote a Man-Thing story to cap off his work with the character that was never released by Marvel for whatever reason. (I honestly don’t know and haven’t been able to find online why.) Rumor has it that he was unhappy with his original ending to his Man-Thing story and went back to write a sequel to finish it out, although he died in 2008 and the script never saw fruition.
However, times have changed, and now Marvel is planning to release the three-issue “Infernal Man Thing” by Steve Gerber with art by Kevin Nowlan in July. Fans of the writer’s work with the caracter should get excited, because from the preview pages alone it looks pretty great.
What preview pages are those, you ask? These ones:
For the full press release from Marvel, please see below.
Marvel Comics Press Release
Marvel is pleased to present your first look at Infernal Man-Thing #1, coming this July! From legendary creators Kevin Nowlan and the late, great Steve Gerber comes the highly-anticipated supernatural epic that’s 20 years in the making! When the Man-Thing resurfaces, it must solve the mystery of the “Screenplay of the Living Dead Man” — and it’s the only thing that can! It’s the story fans have been clamoring for and this July, Infernal Man-Thing #1 hits comic shops everywhere, the Marvel Comics app and the Marvel Digital Comics Shop!
INFERNAL MAN-THING #1 (APR120649)
Written by STEVE GERBER
Penciled by KEVIN NOWLAN
Cover by ART ADAMS
Variant Covers by GIL KANE & KEVIN NOWLAN
FOC — 6/11/12, On-Sale — 7/4/12
