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A review by mattycakesbooks
Saga of the Swamp Thing, Vol. 6: Reunion by Alan Moore
4.0
I was a little bummed by the final volume in Alan Moore's Swamp Thing. Not that it isn't still head and shoulders above most other comics, but after the absolutely epic Volume 4 of the series and the subsequent less-great-but-still-awesome attack on Gotham, this volume felt a little disjointed, and the ending a bit drawn out.
I could appreciate the Odyssey-like structure of trying to get back to Abby, but Moore made the frustration of the Swamp Thing not being able to get back a little TOO realistic, and I found myself skimming a couple of times. The "Loving the Alien" issue was by far the weakest entry into the entire series, and while I liked the Adam Strange and Darkseid storylines, they just felt like delays to what I already knew was inevitable - the Swamp Thing's return to earth - and not in an interesting or compelling enough sense. Once he does return, I'm happy with the story ending, but the long ramble through space felt like Moore was killing time rather than putting his full powers into it.
This is still one of the best comic book runs of all time, and it's still one of the first things I'll recommend to people trying to get into comics. But the climax of this story happens much earlier than expected, and the denouement goes on longer than it probably should have.
I could appreciate the Odyssey-like structure of trying to get back to Abby, but Moore made the frustration of the Swamp Thing not being able to get back a little TOO realistic, and I found myself skimming a couple of times. The "Loving the Alien" issue was by far the weakest entry into the entire series, and while I liked the Adam Strange and Darkseid storylines, they just felt like delays to what I already knew was inevitable - the Swamp Thing's return to earth - and not in an interesting or compelling enough sense. Once he does return, I'm happy with the story ending, but the long ramble through space felt like Moore was killing time rather than putting his full powers into it.
This is still one of the best comic book runs of all time, and it's still one of the first things I'll recommend to people trying to get into comics. But the climax of this story happens much earlier than expected, and the denouement goes on longer than it probably should have.