A review by storyorc
Saga of the Swamp Thing: Book Five by Alan Moore, Rick Veitch, John Totleben

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The most fascinating book yet and barely a supervillain in sight. ST and Abby are easy to root for as they fight for monsterfucker rights by threatening Gotham with a good, green time. Abby also gets the most agency she's ever had, proving herself more than a damsel in distress so I can't make that complaint anymore. And just when the sad part was getting a little mopey, Moore serves up a heaping portion of ST in the grips of horrific existential dread for dessert. Seems any happy endings in the final book will be paid for in trauma AKA good drama.

The art is especially intricate and beautiful in this book. Anyone who says human architecture and machinery is hard mode has never had to illustrate ST.