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Swamp Thing, Vol. 1: Saga of the Swamp Thing
Alan Moore, Stephen R. Bissette, John Totleben
4.2 AVERAGE
449 reviews for:
Swamp Thing, Vol. 1: Saga of the Swamp Thing
Alan Moore, Stephen R. Bissette, John Totleben
4.2 AVERAGE
dark
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Welp, it took me forever to get to this but damn was it good.
So the first two issues are really the best part of this run so far (not to say the rest is bad of course) but man the emotions. It starts off a bit shaky, Swamp Thing weeping for his loss, but then we get into a hunt where he is shot to death. Upon awakening he learns the truth, Holland had died years ago, and the plants have his memories. So is he the man turned monster, or the monster turned man? This is what the rest of the run focuses on answering. The next few issues you get to learn a lot about Holland, Abby, trying to fit into a world as a monster, saving children who've been hurt, and more. It's a great character piece and now it might be my favorite Moore comic so far.
My only negative is the last story gets wrapped up a bit too quick and the start of the entire collection is picking up from someone else's story so can feel a bit shaky too. But besides that I really dug a lot of this and expect this run to only get better.
A 4.5 out of 5.
So the first two issues are really the best part of this run so far (not to say the rest is bad of course) but man the emotions. It starts off a bit shaky, Swamp Thing weeping for his loss, but then we get into a hunt where he is shot to death. Upon awakening he learns the truth, Holland had died years ago, and the plants have his memories. So is he the man turned monster, or the monster turned man? This is what the rest of the run focuses on answering. The next few issues you get to learn a lot about Holland, Abby, trying to fit into a world as a monster, saving children who've been hurt, and more. It's a great character piece and now it might be my favorite Moore comic so far.
My only negative is the last story gets wrapped up a bit too quick and the start of the entire collection is picking up from someone else's story so can feel a bit shaky too. But besides that I really dug a lot of this and expect this run to only get better.
A 4.5 out of 5.
REALLY really good. moore is truly a master of this medium
New Review 2024 - Well damn. I loved this entire thing. I disagree with old me, the last story wraps up great, and really helps flush out the supernatural elements here. While the first story is more grounded, both serve the exact purpose. I loved this entire book, a 5 out of 5.
Old Review 2020: Welp, it took me forever to get to this but damn was it good.
So the first two issues are really the best part of this run so far (not to say the rest is bad of course) but man the emotions. It starts off a bit shaky, Swamp Thing weeping for his loss, but then we get into a hunt where he is shot to death. Upon awakening he learns the truth, Holland had died years ago, and the plants have his memories. So is he the man turned monster, or the monster turned man? This is what the rest of the run focuses on answering. The next few issues you get to learn a lot about Holland, Abby, trying to fit into a world as a monster, saving children who've been hurt, and more. It's a great character piece and now it might be my favorite Moore comic so far.
My only negative is the last story gets wrapped up a bit too quick and the start of the entire collection is picking up from someone else's story so can feel a bit shaky too. But besides that I really dug a lot of this and expect this run to only get better.
A 4.5 out of 5.
Old Review 2020: Welp, it took me forever to get to this but damn was it good.
So the first two issues are really the best part of this run so far (not to say the rest is bad of course) but man the emotions. It starts off a bit shaky, Swamp Thing weeping for his loss, but then we get into a hunt where he is shot to death. Upon awakening he learns the truth, Holland had died years ago, and the plants have his memories. So is he the man turned monster, or the monster turned man? This is what the rest of the run focuses on answering. The next few issues you get to learn a lot about Holland, Abby, trying to fit into a world as a monster, saving children who've been hurt, and more. It's a great character piece and now it might be my favorite Moore comic so far.
My only negative is the last story gets wrapped up a bit too quick and the start of the entire collection is picking up from someone else's story so can feel a bit shaky too. But besides that I really dug a lot of this and expect this run to only get better.
A 4.5 out of 5.
adventurous
dark
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
dark
reflective
tense
medium-paced
No matter how many times I read this, it feels revelatory each time. Timeless. Perfect.
This book is what you'd expect from [a:Alan Moore|3961|Alan Moore|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1304944713p2/3961.jpg]. The first story arc is great with Swamp Thing facing off against the Floronic Man. The second story arc went more into horror, and perhaps some more esoteric citizens of the DC universe.
The book gives a nice recap of what happened in earlier issues, since Moore takes over on issue 21. This is very helpful, and much appreciated. Looking at this book, I also realized the advances in printing over 30 years. While the art is good, the resolution is so much less than in the comics of today. It is interesting to think how the artists worked with the technological limitations.
The book gives a nice recap of what happened in earlier issues, since Moore takes over on issue 21. This is very helpful, and much appreciated. Looking at this book, I also realized the advances in printing over 30 years. While the art is good, the resolution is so much less than in the comics of today. It is interesting to think how the artists worked with the technological limitations.