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babettes's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
3.0
wam93's review against another edition
5.0
So I recently finished book 1 of 6 of Alan Moore’s Saga of Swamp Thing. I have had difficulty finding the words to write about how I feel about this series so far. In the first two issues I feel like it really changes the whole entire dynamic on the character. And that’s just the beginning. I am loving the horror elements too. Alan Moore’s writing is very beautiful too. Absolutely loving this series so far. Can’t wait to see where volume 2 takes me.
pataustin11's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
ajsteele1699's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
kaigairg's review against another edition
4.0
http://greenmanreview.com/book/book_moore_sagaoftheswampthing.html
jmkillackey's review against another edition
5.0
Certainly see the appeal of Swampy now. Feel like I should have started with "Issue 1" because I feel like I missed a few things, but even so, Moore's writing was so compelling that it kept the story moving and filled in my gaps organically.
Also just esoteric enough without leaning too preachy, yawn fest, poorly aged, and/or making me feel like an uneducated fool? I'm all in for Moore's inner monologues/omniscient host narrator, for this one as well. Sometimes a hit or miss for me but this one worked well with me!
Also just esoteric enough without leaning too preachy, yawn fest, poorly aged, and/or making me feel like an uneducated fool? I'm all in for Moore's inner monologues/omniscient host narrator, for this one as well. Sometimes a hit or miss for me but this one worked well with me!
mattleesharp's review against another edition
5.0
(Rating is for the whole Alan Moore run.)
Dude, Swamp Thing is so dope. I'm not a comic book person by any stretch of the imagination, but I will flip through them on occasion. And I love graphic novels. Before Swamp Thing I had no idea this quality of storytelling could be found in traditional comics.
I watch all of these comic book movies that dominate the box office. And they're fun. But the stakes are always: the entire universe is about to be destroyed. I kind of assumed that sort of hyperbole was just a through-line in comics. Not the case at all with Swamp Thing. His stories are almost always personal. These comics are as much a character study of the creature as they are horror or action or propulsive narrative.
I've read individual issues off and on pretty randomly. This is my first time reading through Moore's run in its entirety. I cannot recommend it highly enough.
Dude, Swamp Thing is so dope. I'm not a comic book person by any stretch of the imagination, but I will flip through them on occasion. And I love graphic novels. Before Swamp Thing I had no idea this quality of storytelling could be found in traditional comics.
I watch all of these comic book movies that dominate the box office. And they're fun. But the stakes are always: the entire universe is about to be destroyed. I kind of assumed that sort of hyperbole was just a through-line in comics. Not the case at all with Swamp Thing. His stories are almost always personal. These comics are as much a character study of the creature as they are horror or action or propulsive narrative.
I've read individual issues off and on pretty randomly. This is my first time reading through Moore's run in its entirety. I cannot recommend it highly enough.
d_reader13's review against another edition
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
erincataldi's review against another edition
4.0
I'm a sucker for Alan Moore so I figured it was high time I got around to reading this. Also, I've never read any Swamp Thing, so I was overdue in checking this out. I very much enjoyed this collection! This volume contains issues 20 through 27 and first debuted in the eighties. Not only is the writing stellar but the illustrations speak for themselves. Swamp Thing is breathtakingly haunting and watching him battle for his humanity sucks the reader right in. When Swamp Thing discovers his origins and realizes he may not be who he thought he was, he essentially gives up and it takes some crazy circumstances to motivate him from his earthly slumber. I'll definitely be reading more after this. I'm hooked!
stevenyenzer's review against another edition
3.0
Didn't blow me away, but pretty solid. I'd like to read more Swamp Thing.