Since the first appearance of The Heap in 1942, beasts from the bayou havecaptured reader imaginations and have been a staple of the horror genre, whetherunder the guise of such characters as Swamp Thing, Man-Thing, Bog Beast, It, TheGlob, Solomon Grundy, The Swamp Lurker or ever Marvin, the Dead Thing! Some ofthese nightmarish hulks have also found their way beyond comics, into novels,live-action TV series, toy shelves, cartoon shows and ever major motionpictures. Now, authors Jon B. Cooke and George Khoury reveal the mysteriesbehind these fascinating beasts in Swampmen: Muck-Monsters of the Comics,exploring the origins of these creatures through dozens of fascinatinginterviews with the creative talents behind the comics, including SteveBissette, Steve Gerber, Mike Ploog, Rick Veitch, John Totleben, Val Mayerik andmany more! Also included is an in-depth conversation with the award-winningauthor of From Hell and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen,Alan Moore, on his revitalization of the most famous muck monster of all, SwampThing! This book is packed with page after page of eye-popping art -- muchof it never-before seen and created especially for this book -- plusdescriptions of just about every such monster to grace the funny-book page, andthe definitive history of this odd and captivating subject. So, if you're a fanof comics, horror stories or American pop culture, come join us down by thebayou for a little storytelling!