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So here it is, literally years in the making/unmaking/remaking, the Man-Thing respect thread!

And you will respect the Man-Thing.

Hope you enjoy

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Man-Thing v3 1

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Onto Man-Thing's physicality.

Strength:

Man-Thing breaks through the metal walls of a base :

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Breaks through the walls of an underground bunker :

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Here he uproots a large tree :

http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/1741/manthing00909.jpg

Rips the tongues out of some monsters :

http://img638.imageshack.us/img638/3183/thunderbolts147006.jpg
http://img860.imageshack.us/img860/127/thunderbolts147007.jpg

Or a person right in half :

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Probably his highest end strength feat, holding a jeep in place as it tries to drive away, then swatting it with one hand as it reverses at him :

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These easily put Man-Thing in the 3-5 tonne range.

Durability

First, Man-Thing can't die:

:

http://img863.imageshack.us/img863/4631/fear1111.jpg

:

http://img638.imageshack.us/img638/8726/daredevil11417.jpg

Next, his general durability to being physically harmed:

Here we see Man-Thing survive a 7 story fall, while protecting an infant :

http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/1692/manthing13.jpg

Here he survives a battering ram :

http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/2093/manthing00718.jpg

Being hit by a car:

Not even knocked backward by the force :

http://img849.imageshack.us/img849/7850/manthing0041011.jpg
http://img856.imageshack.us/img856/3715/manthing00412.jpg

Again, not even knocked over :

http://img810.imageshack.us/img810/918/ann00327.jpg

:

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Survives an avalanche :

http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/5536/manthingv200301.jpg
http://img852.imageshack.us/img852/5237/manthingv200302.jpg
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Destroys a trap designed specifically to take him down :

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http://img862.imageshack.us/img862/8416/manthing00214.jpg
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Resists magic attacks from a Gorgon :

http://img858.imageshack.us/img858/1526/manthing01004.jpg

Tanks a grenade and laser fire

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Fights a powerful super-zombie while in a torrential downpour of a rain that consumes organic matter. Man-Thing had been in this rain for an extended period even before fighting :

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Here he takes an all out bombardment from a group of mercenaries trained specifically to attack him :

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Traditionally, both dehydration and fire have been the best ways to take down Man-Thing, however, he has a very high resistance to these things as well:

Dehydration:

Fights well against a machine designed specifically for the purpose of dehydrating him

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Fire:

Shot by a flare gun :

http://img862.imageshack.us/img862/1927/incrediblehulk38910.jpg

Or with white phosphorous :

http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/5056/manthing00513.jpg

Shrugs off Hellfire attack from Ghost Rider :

http://img850.imageshack.us/img850/982/marvelpremiere28pg13.jpg

Survives reentry through the Earth's atmosphere :

http://img847.imageshack.us/img847/9415/manthing1403.jpg

Survives a large brawl while being on fire. Even after the fight is over, he has the strength to make it back into the water :

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Shadows & Light 2

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Empathic Nature

Man-Thing is an empathic character, and can read people's emotions, in fact, they guide him. Here, he is drawn to a man because his pain calls out like a beacon :

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He is able to read the emotions of both humans and animals :

http://img828.imageshack.us/img828/8717/manthing03.jpg

And can sense darkness in people, even if it is hidden and burried deep :

http://img859.imageshack.us/img859/3513/mtu12204.jpg

His empathic nature is so strong that he can become trapped in other minds. Here, the Sallis part of Man-Thing's mind becomes trapped within the mind of a dying writer, and begins living as a character in his novel. As the writer dies, he loses the empathic connection :

http://img863.imageshack.us/img863/6042/mcp16710.jpg
http://img842.imageshack.us/img842/9839/mcp16711.jpg

He is able to interact with figments of other people's imagination :

http://img852.imageshack.us/img852/9299/manthing1206.jpg

Man-Thing can read empathic impressions left at physical locations :

http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/5425/webofspiderman0004.jpg

Because negative emotions do harm to the Man-Thing, it is possible that he can be damaged by strong emotional responses. However, he has a very high tolerance for emotions, here only being put down after an emotional spirit drains all of its energy into him, and recovers shortly after :

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Here Man-Thing is injected with raw emotion by a crazy scientist, and walks away after throwing the scientist out a window. Specifically, one of the emotions he is injected with is anger, which is one of the most harmful to the Man-Thing :

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The empathic connection might be two-way, however, as Man-Thing seems to induce fear into Gladiator here :

http://img851.imageshack.us/img851/4946/daredevil11402.jpg

Here it seems, again, that staring into Man-Thing's eyes produces fearful memories in his victim :

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/4083/manthingv3113.jpg

And again here :

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The Man-Thing's Touch

When the Man-Thing touches someone who feels fear, he burns them.

This burn is extremely powerful, able to OHKO normal humans :

http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/5921/punisher11011.jpg
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or super-humans, like the Lizard :

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Or it can quickly reduce its target to ashes:

:

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The victim here is Glob, a very durable villain, and he is incinerated entirely by Man-Thing's touch :

http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/3027/incrediblehulk38921.jpg

The burning can create huge flames:

:

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:

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:

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:

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And can spread from the point of contact through the whole body:

Man-Thing grabs this man by the arm, his whole body burns :

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Here Man-Thing grabs his victim by the leg, and the whole body burns :

http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/2339/punisher013030.jpg

If Man-Thing is made to feel fear, he will consume himself with flame, but even then he is resilient, as seen here against D'Spayre :

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http://img703.imageshack.us/img703/285/uncanny14420.jpg
http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/1062/uncanny14421.jpg
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Man-Thing's touch can also be used to plant seed :

http://img848.imageshack.us/img848/2406/manthing321.jpg
http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/4328/manthing322.jpg

Purge demons :

http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/1927/adventureintofear01315.jpg

Burn away plant and lizard DNA from Spider-Man :

http://img855.imageshack.us/img855/2282/spiderman031.jpg
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Here his touch transmits knowledge telepathically :

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Marvel Comics Presents v2 12

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Marvel Knights Double-Shot 2

Alright guys, that is what I've got. Please contact me if there are broken links or inaccuracies, or just post them here! I'll definately keep the thread updated as more issues come out, especially the Thunderbolts ongoing. I may add a part about his greater cosmic role as Nexus Guardian, but it looks like they might be taking the character in a new direction, so /shrug

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X-Men First Class Finals 3

Awesome thread, I've always been interested in the Man-Thing but haven't got around reading his actual stuff, thanks for the thread ini!

Originally posted by inimalist
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Marvel Comics Presents v2 12

Considering Manny has no mind, this scene is hilarious.

Nice job man.

Originally posted by Bentley
Awesome thread, I've always been interested in the Man-Thing but haven't got around reading his actual stuff, thanks for the thread ini!

If you want, I can give you some recommendations or hook you up with some issues, but if you are looking, anything from Adventure into Fear or v1 are the best, in terms of story and why I personally love the character. v2 he is more of a hero, having adventures with Dr. Strange and what not, and v3 is a crazy telling of his mystical/cosmic mythology, neither are as good as v1, but there are some decent stories (the art in v3 is also really interesting, sort of on the border between "abstract" and "crappy".

I'll just add this, while the respect thread is, from how I interpret it, more about his physical and heroic feats or who he could beat in the vs forum, Man-Thing the character always works better when he isn't doing that type of stuff, but rather when he is dealing with human problems. When I was doing the intro, I kept wanting to go on and on about how cool the perspective of the character was (I had several other examples besides "racism" but ultimately that would have been a "Respect Steve Gerber" thread, which I'm sort of kicking around in the noggin.

but yes, thank you!

Originally posted by Radical
Considering Manny has no mind, this scene is hilarious.

for sure

A good Man-Thing story plays on his empathic nature, and how he understands the world, just in a way that seems nonsensical to beings such as you or I. Most of the time, it ends up being some tragic statement about alienation and loneliness, or some statement about human frailty, so it can be philosophically heavy, but it also allows for more humorous moments like this one.

lol, and yes, I think about this type of stuff WAY too much. Though, I don't think I'm reading too much into it. imho, Man-Thing is one of those rare characters that can let a comic writer sort of transcend their medium and make statements not normally associated with comics. People talk about comics as "literature" all the time, and I would without hesitation submit (at the very least, stories from) AitF and v1 for consideration in that category. tbh, there is little else I have read that comes near it in that regard specifically.

Originally posted by SuperiorTech
Nice job man.

TY!

First off, I'm a HUGE fan of these, aptly named, 'creatures of the Green'. That being said, you did an excellent job with this thread, inimalist. Well done.

Despite having most of M-T's appearances 'on file', I've really never read anything beyond the first few volumes of his self-titled series, along with some miscellaneous stuff here and there -- so this thread definitely helped fill in some of those gaps.

If I stop being lazy I'll put up scans later, but in the newest Thunderbolts. Our dear Man-Thing effortlessly bypassed a multitude of magical wards meant to keep out Stephen Strange in his prime.

So, first update, I'm going to just repost whole sections with the new parts in bold, this helps keep stuff together for posting in vs threads and the like

*****

Ooze

To begin, I want to show an editor's note here. Spider-Man had just done a two-foot kick into Man-Thing, and the editor (and rightly so, might I add) clearly points out that Spidey should have gone right into Man-Thing, rather than hitting him :

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Man-Thing's body is such that blades, axes and swords just pass right through it:

:

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:

http://img853.imageshack.us/img853/8/manthing00303.jpg

Notice here that the net simply oozes out of Man-Thing also :

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Bullets also pass harmlessly through him:

:

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:

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Even close range shotgun has no real effect :

http://img863.imageshack.us/img863/3485/nomadv221pg19lochryan.jpg

Here a cannon ball, fired from very close range, harmlessly is absorbed by Man-Thing's ooze :

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As mentioned before, he oozes through nets:

:

http://img856.imageshack.us/img856/5863/manthing00708.jpg

Or Spider-Man's adhesive webbing :

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Here, even after days of exposure to sub-zero temperatures on a mountain, he is able to ooze through a cage :

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The ooze makes him very difficult to harm during a fight, such as we see here against:

She-Hulk :

http://img862.imageshack.us/img862/231/shehulk00813.jpg
http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/2665/shehulk00814.jpg

Bug :

http://img852.imageshack.us/img852/875/themicronautsspecialedi.jpg

Thing :

http://img860.imageshack.us/img860/9571/marveltwoinone00117.jpg

Iron Man :

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http://img845.imageshack.us/img845/239/ann00329.jpg

Shang-Chi :

http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/6108/masterofkungfu01907.jpg

Cyclops :

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He can also use his ooze offensively:

Using his muck to choke out the Hulk :

http://img856.imageshack.us/img856/173/hulk19717.jpg

Forming in the shape of an alligator to trap someone :

http://img847.imageshack.us/img847/8264/manthing318.jpg
http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/4969/manthing319.jpg

Or oozing over people, essentially to consume them. Notice he also oozes through the windshield of the truck to attack the driver :

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*****

The Man-Thing's Touch

When the Man-Thing touches someone who feels fear, he burns them.

This burn is extremely powerful, able to OHKO normal humans :

http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/5921/punisher11011.jpg
http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/2388/punisher11012.jpg

or super-humans, like the Lizard :

http://img863.imageshack.us/img863/1610/webofspiderman0015.jpg

Or it can quickly reduce its target to ashes:

:

http://img849.imageshack.us/img849/9160/36680437.jpg

The victim here is Glob, a very durable villain, and he is incinerated entirely by Man-Thing's touch :

http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/3027/incrediblehulk38921.jpg

The burn is so powerful, it is able to harm characters with very high durability:

The Thing :

http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/674/marveltwoinone07721.jpg

King Hyperion :

http://img576.imageshack.us/img576/8192/thunderbolts153024.jpg

The burning can create huge flames:

:

http://img857.imageshack.us/img857/1926/marvelfanfare3625.jpg

:

http://img818.imageshack.us/img818/7998/marvelcomicspresents012.jpg

:

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:

http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/5759/page019.jpg
http://img853.imageshack.us/img853/1937/page020.jpg

And can spread from the point of contact through the whole body:

Man-Thing grabs this man by the arm, his whole body burns :

http://img860.imageshack.us/img860/6408/manthing00711.jpg

Here Man-Thing grabs his victim by the leg, and the whole body burns :

http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/2339/punisher013030.jpg

If Man-Thing is made to feel fear, he will consume himself with flame, but even then he is resilient, as seen here against D'Spayre :

http://img121.imageshack.us/img121/8505/uncanny14419.jpg
http://img703.imageshack.us/img703/285/uncanny14420.jpg
http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/1062/uncanny14421.jpg
http://img833.imageshack.us/img833/2796/uncanny14422.jpg

Man-Thing's touch can also be used to plant seed :

http://img848.imageshack.us/img848/2406/manthing321.jpg
http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/4328/manthing322.jpg

Purge demons :

http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/1927/adventureintofear01315.jpg

Burn away plant and lizard DNA from Spider-Man :

http://img855.imageshack.us/img855/2282/spiderman031.jpg
http://img812.imageshack.us/img812/9705/spiderman032.jpg

Here his touch transmits knowledge telepathically :

http://img860.imageshack.us/img860/1238/xforcev110036rougher.jpg

The Man-Thing is also able to rescue individuals trapped within alternate reality versions of themselves:

Jean Grey :

http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/2816/xmenfirstclassv2008dizz.jpg

Iceman :

http://img541.imageshack.us/img541/2816/xmenfirstclassv2008dizz.jpg

Mystic Powers

Man-Thing is one of the typical go-to guys when writers want to show something major has happened in the Marvel Universe. This indicates that he is one of the most important mystical entities on Earth:

:

http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/8783/avengers11810b.jpg

:

http://img861.imageshack.us/img861/5708/drstrangesorcerersupre6.jpg

:

http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/3013/ghostrider032page017.jpg

:

http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/4871/ironman275p24.jpg

He is able to see magic energies that normal humans are unaware of :

http://img849.imageshack.us/img849/7360/fear1104.jpg
http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/9120/fear1105.jpg

:

http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/9718/marvelteamup06808.jpg
http://img860.imageshack.us/img860/8092/marvelteamup06809.jpg

He is able to sense Professor Xavier's psychic presence :

http://img718.imageshack.us/img718/2816/xmenfirstclassv2008dizz.jpg

He has a mystical connection to the Nexus of all Realities, and knows when it is in danger :

http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/4180/blaze0223.jpg

He also intuitively knows who he needs to protect :

http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/4273/generationx25p20.jpg

As explained here, his mystical connection to the Nexus allows him to travel between dimensions and to locations within those dimensions :

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/5354/thunderbolts144018.jpg
http://img821.imageshack.us/img821/2160/thunderbolts144019.jpg

He does so here to assist Xavier in finding the X-Men, who are lost in different dimensions :

http://img846.imageshack.us/img846/2816/xmenfirstclassv2008dizz.jpg

This power is exploited by Hank Pym, and allows Man-Thing to teleport their entire team :

http://img846.imageshack.us/img846/7213/thunderbolts135015.jpg

Even into other dimensions :

http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/7779/thunderbolts150016.jpg

He is able to activate this power himself :

http://img855.imageshack.us/img855/4185/tbolts1540020.jpg

In fact, Man-Thing is able to reach across dimensions to help people, indicating that he is not only able to travel between dimensions, but has some awareness of what is occurring within them :

http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/2816/xmenfirstclassv2008dizz.jpg
http://img543.imageshack.us/img543/2816/xmenfirstclassv2008dizz.jpg

Man-Thing's ability to teleport through his connection to the Nexus of All Realities is so powerful that is easily breaks through Satana's magic defences, a feat Doctor Strange had failed at :

http://img713.imageshack.us/img713/2914/thunderbolts155007.jpg

This connection to the Nexus further allows him to display other realities and futures to others :

http://img810.imageshack.us/img810/1825/xmfcfinals03page021.jpg


*****

http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/7462/thunderbolts155012.jpg

Originally posted by KingD19
If I stop being lazy I'll put up scans later, but in the newest Thunderbolts. Our dear Man-Thing effortlessly bypassed a multitude of magical wards meant to keep out Stephen Strange in his prime.

ha, beat you to it

but thanks, really keep an eye out for stuff and post, post, post!

Originally posted by Galan007
First off, I'm a HUGE fan of these, aptly named, 'creatures of the Green'. That being said, you did an excellent job with this thread, inimalist. Well done.

Despite having most of M-T's appearances 'on file', I've really never read anything beyond the first few volumes of his self-titled series, along with some miscellaneous stuff here and there -- so this thread definitely helped fill in some of those gaps.

thanks! ya, I'm also really into "green creatures". Hell, getting into man-thing made me appreciate characters like Poison Ivy and Plantman more

The first few volumes are where its at, or the Marvel Comics Presents stories, but glad this helps!

I loved him as Franklin Richards protector after all the heroes died after the Onslaught Saga in...DayDreamers. Beautiful series.
http://i977.photobucket.com/albums/ae259/the_ninjak/406px-Drmwrld.jpg

ya, it was enjoyable. I should probably find those scans, but iirc, the daydreamers were more a figment of Franklin's imagination weren't they? I don't think they count as cannon. again, iirc, but Manny starts talking by the end, doesn't he?

but ya, wicked series they should have done more with him as Franklin's protector

Just started reading Essential Man-Thing myself.

Great thread