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Loved the art and the color palette. I kind of wish it had been a tad longer though, the story felt a bit rushed, especially th ending. Overall good read though.

frantic_vampire's review against another edition

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adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Swamp Thing is one of the DC characters that I didn’t know a single thing about. But I really enjoyed the plants and the nature and the southern summer vibes that I got from this. So now I kind of want to do a deep dive into his character/background. Another thing I really liked about this graphic novel was the twins dynamic. They were yearning for stronger connections but were having trouble relating to each other after some family drama. In the end they were able to overcome that, if not in the way they or I thought they would. So. This is getting a solid four stars and now I have some researching to do.

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3.0

3/5

Woah. Just woah. This book was interesting. I found it to have some action, but it was the ending that really shocked me. If you like plants and sci fi this book is defiantly for you. Overall, this book was alright, but it wasn't one of my all-time favorite graphic novels.

luisg3's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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4.0

'Swamp Thing: Twin Branches' by Maggie Stiefvater with art by Morgan Beem is a YA graphic novel about the origins of DCs Swamp Thing.

Alec and Walker Holland are twins, but very different. On their last summer before college, they go to visit cousins in the country. Alec brings a school experiment along but Walker is more interested in socializing with the locals. When Alec's experiment seems ruined, it turns up in unexpected ways.

I always sort of refer to these as alternate histories, and it's really interesting to see where new writers take the known characters. In this case, I really liked what was done with Alec and Walker. The art was also pretty unique and I enjoyed it.

I received a review copy of this graphic novel from DC Entertainment and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.

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2.0

This was a disappointment. Too much time was spent on pieces that didn't particularly contribute anything to the plot (the affair, the move, the new family), which didn't leave enough time for the characters and ideas that mattered. There were a lot of cool moments that promised to be more, but then they never really grew into anything. Alec definitely shone through as a character, even if it is frustrating he didn't actually change into Swamp Thing until the last 10 pages. There's more screen time of random party scenes than the title character. It wasn't that anything was bad here, just that it was frustrating because there was the opportunity to do something really cool.

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5.0

i'm literally shaking as i write this
just....incredible.

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