Cryptozoic Man #4

Cryptozoic Man #1

by Walter Flanagan

From Walt Flanagan and Bryan Johnson of AMC TV's "Comic Book Men" comes "Cryptozoic Man"! Alan Ostman, a middle-aged husband/father, sees his life quickly unravel when his daughter goes missing on a camping trip in the Pacific Northwest...Bigfoot country. After Gray aliens abduct him from a roadside bar, he learns that the fate of the world is dependent on trapping the world's most legendary cryptids...not to mention defeating a psychopath in a pig-shaped leather bondage mask, Alan knows he has his work cut out for him. The storyline revolving around this four issue series will be revisited in Comic Book Men Season III.

Genres: Horror, Comics, Graphic Novels, Fiction

Comic

About the author

Walter Flanagan is a comic book store manager, reality television personality, podcaster, comic book artist, actor and songwriter. Flanagan is a long-time friend of Kevin Smith, and (according to Smith's book Silent Bob Speaks) it was Flanagan who had turned Smith onto comic books.

Flanagan is co-host of the "Tell 'Em Steve-Dave!" podcast with longtime friends Bryan Johnson and Brian Quinn. Flanagan is also the lead star in AMC's Comic Book Men, which premiered in February 2012.

Reviews

[Sam Quixote · Rating 1 out of 5]

Utter garbage from start to finish, easily one of the worst comics of the year. Bryan and Walter are Comic Book Men who know nothing about creating good comics. Read the full review here!

[مصطفي سليمان · Rating 1 out of 5]

من اسوأ ما قريت من فترة
يعني كمية عته في كل مستوي يخليني أقف مذهول ان العمل دا شاف النور من الاساس
يعني الراجل اللي كان بيكتب وبيرسم كان بيحاول او بيفكر ف ايه؟
فعلا
يعني انت بتكتب كوميك ليه حرية الخيال تماما
اخترت اسخف تخيل ممكن وعملته
واو

[Shane Cormier · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow talk about some haters on here. I loved the books. Stories and art. Some of the insults on this page are just retarded. Ashamed they used canadian trees to make this book. Wow cant get more creative than that lol. I personally thought the story and art were amazing and Ive been reading comics since I was a child. But then again I like all sorts of art and there isnt much I dislike because I respect creativity no matter how good or bad stupid people think it is. So i give it 5 stars and hope that next time they use a good US company so you Canadian prick can have less to complain about. I do believe in freedom of speech 100% but sometimes its just best to keep your mouth shut when your insults are sophomoric. Walt and Bryan, dont listen to these pompous pricks. Apparently they are shallow minded and have no respect for art. Either you respect art or you dont. Doesnt matter what it is. Ive seen some art pieces that sell for millions that I wouldnt use as firewood but apparently someone is willing to pay millions for it. But I would never lower myself by insulting their creativity. It only shows how shallow you are.

[Rafic Tagemose · Rating 3 out of 5]

The monster designs were interesting, but the story is a garbled mess like a fever dream.
Maybe it was the point to portray a feverish dream.

Some reviews claim there is no story, there is one, but it is told in a non-chronological order. However, even considering this it is never clear enough what happens when or why. Some readers might feel smart for 'getting it', but positive confirmation should never get in the way of providing a good story.


SPOILERISH:

At the end of #4 I did get the feeling that the story might be provided by a unreliable narrator, but then the story still feels to sloppy or garbled.



3 points for the creature design, the art work is really nice. None for the story.

[Emill Kim · Rating 1 out of 5]

Cryotizoic Man was written and created by the stars of Kevin Smith's TV show, Comic Book Men. Being a fan of the show, I was really looking forward to reading this comic since it was featured in two episodes.

I really, really wanted to love this comic but...

It is an incomprehensible mess that is impossible to follow. I cannot understand how men who immerse themselves in comics daily can put out a unedited mess like this. I can't believe Dynamite Comics could release a comic book this bad.

Terrible. Worst I've ever seen.

[Brian · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mostly world building and backstory but since it is the first in a 4 book run, that's to be expected. Might feel disjointed if you're not paying close attention. Johnson expects the reader to connect the dots.

As a person with no drawing ability, I'm impressed with the art. I'm not qualified to judge how it compares to other prominent graphic novel artists.

Overall, I enjoyed the setup and I'm curious to see where it goes.

[Demian Katz · Rating 1 out of 5]

This is shockingly awful -- a ridiculous premise, executed incomprehensibly, with a dash of pretension. Some of the monster art is okay, I guess, though clearly heavily influenced by Rob Bottin's special effects work on John Carpenter's version of The Thing (which, if you have to borrow monsters from something, is probably not a bad choice).

[Pam · Rating 1 out of 5]

The Invisibles did it better.

[Cairnraiser · Rating 1 out of 5]

I generally enjoy offbeat books, but this was just too incoherent and bizarre.