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A review by themagicrat
Absolute Swamp Thing by Alan Moore, Vol. 1 by Alfredo Alcalá, John Costanza, Alan Moore, Stephen R. Bissette, Rick Veitch, John Totleben, Tatjana Woods, Shawn McManus, Dan Day, Ron Randall
5.0
Whenever I read something by Moore, I'm always struck at the humanity in his writing, the way he can delve into the human experience, take the nitty gritty, everyday boring stuff and elevate it with lyrical prose. This is no exception.
I had avoided the Swamp Thing for many years, mainly because the premise didn't sound all that exciting to me. What a mistake to make! Moore gives it his all, mixing horror, the supernatural, relationship drama, environmental themes, eroticism and occasional forrays into plain old superhero comics.
This is a landmark series in DC's history, the birth of a style that would flourish under the Vertigo banner. Also, to all Sandman fans, it's impossible to overstate how much this comic influenced Neil Gaiman, especially in the earlier Sandman volumes.
Overall, an excellent start. I can't wait to see where Moore takes this!
I had avoided the Swamp Thing for many years, mainly because the premise didn't sound all that exciting to me. What a mistake to make! Moore gives it his all, mixing horror, the supernatural, relationship drama, environmental themes, eroticism and occasional forrays into plain old superhero comics.
This is a landmark series in DC's history, the birth of a style that would flourish under the Vertigo banner. Also, to all Sandman fans, it's impossible to overstate how much this comic influenced Neil Gaiman, especially in the earlier Sandman volumes.
Overall, an excellent start. I can't wait to see where Moore takes this!