BYRNE! ENGLEHART! WINDSOR-SMITH! STARLIN! WRIGHTSON! And MORE…
Remember when the Thing was one of the toppermost characters in the Marvel stable? When, with or without his Fantastic Four buddies, he was a Major Star?
Times are different now — the great Walter Mosley’s upcoming miniseries notwithstanding — but if you love all things Thing, then get ready for The Thing Omnibus, due in 2022.
Dig the official solicitation info, released Thursday by Marvel:
THE THING OMNIBUS HC (BYRNE COVER)
Written by JOHN BYRNE, MIKE CARLIN, BOB HARRAS, JIM SHOOTER, STAN LEE, STEVE ENGLEHART,
DAVID MICHELINIE, JIM STARLIN & MORE
Penciled by RON WILSON, JOHN BYRNE, PAUL NEARY, BARRY WINDSOR-SMITH, AL MILGROM,
BERNIE WRIGHTSON & MORE
Covers by JOHN BYRNE & RON WILSON
It’s clobberin’ time as the Fantastic Four’s ever-lovin’, blue-eyed idol o’ millions goes solo! Join the Thing as he takes on all comers — including the Inhumans, Wonder Man, She-Hulk and Spider-Man! But after the Secret Wars, the Thing seeks a new life on Battleworld — as Rocky Grimm, Space Ranger! It’s action and adventure, mayhem and monsters, love and loss — but is the Thing ready for what awaits him back home? And we don’t just mean the Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation! Plus: a wild Thing/Hulk team-up and more classic tales of bashful Benjamin J. Grimm! Collecting THING (1983) #1-36; FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #274, #277 and #296; SECRET WARS II #7; WEST COAST AVENGERS (1985) #10; QUESTPROBE #3; MARVEL TALES (1964) #198; MARVEL GRAPHIC NOVEL: HULK & THING — THE BIG CHANGE and material from MARVEL FANFARE (1982) #15 and MARVEL SUPER-HEROES (1990) #5.
1160 PGS./Rated T+ …$125.00
ISBN: 978-1-302-94578-7
Trim size: 7-1/4 x 10-7/8
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A few thoughts:
— That right there above is the Ron Wilson cover, which will only be available in the direct market. I would seriously have a hard time choosing between that and the John Byrne version.
— I’m fairly certain that Jim Starlin and Bernie Wrightson’s 1987 Marvel Graphic Novel: The Incredible Hulk and the Thing — The Big Change has never been reprinted before, so that’s cool, no? (UPDATED: Yes, it has! In the Fantastic Four Epic Collection: The More Things Change. H/T to eagle-eyed reader Glenn Greenberg!)
— Requisite “clobberin’ time” joke: You could really clobber someone with this 1,160 pager — but DON’T!
— The edition is due May 18, 2022.
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MORE
— 13 THING COVERS Just to Make You Feel Good. Click here.
— MARVEL to Release Silver and Bronze Age BLACK PANTHER OMNIBUS. Click here.
October 21, 2021
I remember as a kid Ben J. Grimm got his famous catch phrase: “IT’S CLOBBERIN’ TIME!” from his dear sweet Aunt Petunia of Yancy Street mentioned in the comic books! I don’t recall Marvel ever showing her off! I bet she was something else!
October 21, 2021
Early in John Byrne’s run he had her come to the Baxter Building to enlist the FF’s help with monsters terrorizing her home in the desert. She was nothing like you’d imagine her to be- beautiful, young, and nothing about her indicated she’s ever say things like “It’s clobberin’ time”, etc. She was recently depicted during Ben & Alicia’s wedding by Dan Slott to be more like the Aunt Petunia Ben always described, still younger than his Uncle, but pudgy, gray haired and more spunky. Only reference to the differences was a comment about “letting myself go”.
October 21, 2021
Thanks for the insight. I will have to check my old comics and post the page number with the issue title & number where he mentioned her.
October 21, 2021
AWESOME!!!!!!!
October 21, 2021
I just placed my order with my comic shop. Thanks for the heads up!