With the first issue of his new Man-Thing comic book series hitting shelves today from Marvel, R.L. Stine steps outside of Shadyside and into the swamp, and in a new behind-the-scenes featurette, the prolific Fear Street and Goosebumps author talks about his take on the iconic creature.

Check out the new featurette below, and in case you missed it, read preview pages from the first issue of R.L. Stine's Man-Thing.

Press Release: New York, NY—March 8th, 2017 — Legendary Goosebumps author R.L. Stine comes to Marvel Comics! Kicking off today in comic stores everywhere, the world renowned scribe lends his pen to the highly-anticipated MAN-THING #1! To celebrate the release of Marvel’s monstrous new series, go behind the scenes and hear from the minds behind the madness with a special MAN-THING #1 SPOTLIGHT FEATURETTE!

Featuring interviews with R.L. Stine himself, along with Editor-in-Chief Axel Alonso, Senior Editor Mark Paniccia and Assistant Editor Christina Harrington – get the inside-scoop on the spine-tingling terror awaiting you at your local comic shop!

Legendary author R.L. Stine brings his unique brand of horror to Marvel Comics as he makes his mark on one of the most monstrous creations in the Marvel mythos in MAN-THING #1! Attempting to recreate the formula that created Captain America, biochemist Ted Sallis was transformed in to the shambling creature known only as MAN-THING! Now, having recently regained his ability to speak, Man-Thing sets out on a journey to leave the swamp once and for all. But when an ancient and mysterious danger threatens reality, he will have to choose between his new life and the place he once called home!

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  • Derek Anderson
    About the Author - Derek Anderson

    Raised on a steady diet of R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps books and Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Derek has been fascinated with fear since he first saw ForeverWare being used on an episode of Eerie, Indiana.

    When he’s not writing about horror as the Senior News Reporter for Daily Dead, Derek can be found daydreaming about the Santa Carla Boardwalk from The Lost Boys or reading Stephen King and Brian Keene novels.