Waliking Man doing what Walking Man does. This scene takes place on Heights Blvd. between 10th and 9th.
Flying Man and Walking Man are probably my two best known characters (with the possible exception of myself). Even though they have only appeared in one story each (so far), they are the Superman and Batman of my universe except they don’t really do what Superman and Batman do. Flying Man just flies and Walking Man just walks. Well, Superman flies too, but Flying Man just flies. He doesn’t have x-ray or heat vision or super strength and he can’t even fly very fast. Also, within his story, he doesn’t actually doing flying (though it is established that he can). Not only do we not see him fly in this story, but we never see him in costume. Mostly, he just has a conversion with his ex girlfriend. Walking Man does walk and doesn’t talk (at least not in his first appearance), but people do talk about him. He is sort of a legend.
Both stories were conceived around the same time in late 2003, early 2004, but Flying Man debuted first as a mini comic called Flying Man: An Illustrated Story in early 2004. Later that year Flying Man was reprinted along with the debut of Walking Man in shane # 2. The juxtaposition of these stories was intentional, as they thematically played off of each other. The two stories didn’t directly cross over, but both characters did appear together on a holiday card in 2005. The Walking Man story also appeared by itself as an unofficial Free Comic Book Day comic in 2005 and for a Walking Man became the mascot of a Walk-On Houston, a short-lived organization dedicated to encouraging Houstonians to walk more and drive less. Walking Man was later launched in 2008 as a seperate mini comic while Flying Man remained out of print for a while. In 2010, they were finally rejoined under one cover, as Flying Man/ Walking Man and the following year, a prose adaptation of Flying Man appeared. The following year, I published a prose version of Flying Man.
Flying Man/ Walking Man and the Flying Man Prose Special are still available. More appearances of both characters are being written as we speak. They will, of course, crossover with each other and they will also be interacting with the rest of the characters of my universe. I am working on films based on the original stories for both characters and, in the nearer future, I am planning a deluxe version of Walking Man.
Flying Man, out of costume and not flying, but just sitting down for coffee with his ex-girlfriend. Laura. From the front cover of Flying Man/ Walking Man (reprinting shane # 2).
Flying Man/ Walking Man: $4 postpaid.
Flying Man Prose Special: $4 postpaid
Both: $6 postpaid
(Both books are also included with all copies of the shane Starter Pack)
To place an order, email me: shane.patrick.boyle@gmail.com
Flying Man, Walking Man, Laura, and the dude who claims to know the Walking Man appeared on this 2005 holiday card along with some other characters from my universe, including myself.
“It’ll only take you 3 minutes or so to read, but you’ll remember it vividly.” Review of Flying Man: An Illustrated Story on the BookCrossing website by “Thinkbolt” (I like how this reviewer classifies the genre as romance.)
