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Steve Gerber (1947–2008) is among the most significant comics writers of the modern era. Best known for his magnum opus Howard the Duck, he also wrote influential series such as Man-Thing, Omega the Unknown, The Phantom Zone, and Hard Time, expressing a combination of intelligence and empathy rare in American comics. Gerber rose to prominence during the 1970s. His work for Marvel Comics during that era helped revitalize several increasingly clichéd generic conventions of superhero, horror, and funny animal comics by inserting satire, psychological complexity, and existential absurdism. Gerber's scripts were also often socially conscious, confronting, among other things, capitalism, enviro...
Her name, so she says, is Nevada. She works as a showgirl at the Nile Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Her dance partner is an ostrich named Bolero. She's about to plunge into a mystery involving dismembered corpses, accidental time travel, a drunken mystic, parallel universes, and a would-be Godfather whose head is in a very strange place. And it's all escalating into something cosmic. Dare we trust the existence of Existence itself to a showgirl and an ostrich? Do we have a choice?
Marvel's melancholy muck-monster, by the man who knows him best! With the Nexus of All Realities as the ultimate staging post, prepare for the wildest journey of your life in this first volume of a complete collection of Steve Gerber's Man-Thing tales! Join the most startling swamp-creature of all in encounters with the Thing, sorcerers Dakimh and Jennifer Kale, and the most far-out fowl ever created, Howard the Duck! Plus: existential angst, clashes with the encroaching modern world, and the death of a clown! You won't be able to put this one down, but don't get scared, because whatever knows fear burns at the Man-Thing's touch! Collecting Astonishing Tales (1970) #12-13, Fear #11-19, Marvel Two-In-One #1 and Man-Thing (1974) #1-8. Plus, material from Savage Tales (1971) #1, Fear #10 and Monsters Unleashed #5.
Sub-Mariner (1968) 50-60
Collects Omega the Unknown (1976) #1-10, Defenders (1972) #76-77. In the 1970s, writer Steve Gerber revolutionized comics. His innovative work on MAN-THING, DEFENDERS and HOWARD THE DUCK opened creative avenues that excited readers and inspired a generation of creators. So when Marvel announced an all-new character co-created by Gerber, anticipation rose to a fever pitch! OMEGA THE UNKNOWN debuted in late 1975, featuring an enigmatic approach to one of the most compelling stories: the stranger in a strange land. James-Michael Starling, a boy with a mysterious past, holds a curious connection to the super-powered being known as Omega. Their quest to understand the gritty world of New York City reveals as much about us as it does them. As the pair's secrets are uncovered and the action unfolds in the Marvel manner, you'll come to understand why OMEGA holds a place as one of the most influential series of its time!
"Originally published in single magazine form in Hard time #1-6"--P. [2] of cover.
Get the full story of how Marvel's most notorious movie star became trapped in a world he never made! Howard the Duck takes an adventure into fear when he is plucked from Duckworld and finds himself on Earth, bill to proboscis with the melancholy muck-monster Man-Thing! Stuck here on a planet of hairless apes, the furious fowl forges a future for himself in, of all places, Cleveland. But the would-be Master of Quack-Fu will have his wings full hanging out with Spider-Man and waging "waaaugh" with madcap menaces like the Space Turnip, the Cookie Creature, the Beaver and Doctor Bong. Will that earn him a spot on the Defenders? COLLECTING: Fear 19, Man-Thing (1974) 1, Howard the Duck (1976) 1-16, Howard the Duck Annual 1, Marvel Treasury Edition 12, material from Giant-Size Man-Thing 4-5
Collects Man-Thing (1974) #19-22, Iron Man Annual (1970) #3, Howard the Duck (1976) #22-23, Infernal Man-Thing (2012) #1-3; material from Rampaging Hulk (1977) #7, Web of Spider-Man Annual (1985) #4, Marvel Comics Presents (1988) #1-12. Steve Gerber takes the macabre Man-Thing out of his swamp and across the Marvel Universe! First, the muck-monster heads to Atlanta, where women are under attack by the life-stealing Scavenger! But that’s nothing compared to the demonic Thog the Nether-Spawn! Plus: The uncanny return of the Molecule Man brings Man-Thing and Iron Man together, old pal Howard the Duck reluctantly joins in on a far-out fantasy adventure, Spider-Man swings by for a team-up, and the Man-Thing shambles into a satanic Super-Soldier scheme! Plus: Gerber’s infernal final Man-Thing story revisits a beloved classic. What is the mystery behind the “Screenplay of the Living Dead Man”?
In the aftermath of Jack Kirby's epic run on Mister Miracle, writers Steve Englehart and Steve Gerber cemented Mister Miracle's lore in the DC Universe forever! Mister Miracle returns after a three-year absence, but so do the villains of Apokolips, and Scott Free attempts to escape something no one has been able to: death. Collects Mister Miracle #19-25, The Brave and The Bold #112, #128 and #138, and DC Comics Presents #12.
Steve Gerber (1947–2008) is among the most significant comics writers of the modern era. Best known for his magnum opus Howard the Duck, he also wrote influential series such as Man-Thing, Omega the Unknown, The Phantom Zone, and Hard Time, expressing a combination of intelligence and empathy rare in American comics. Gerber rose to prominence during the 1970s. His work for Marvel Comics during that era helped revitalize several increasingly clichéd generic conventions of superhero, horror, and funny animal comics by inserting satire, psychological complexity, and existential absurdism. Gerber's scripts were also often socially conscious, confronting, among other things, capitalism, enviro...