Jennifer zhang, matthew hiscox, wes calimer, and lucas ackerman. See more ideas about comic art, justice league dark and comics. Swamp thing follows john constantine to south america to see the parliament of trees. He was then reworked as a character suitable for series appearances in swamp thing vol. Doctor alec holland was a scientist stationed at a laboratory complex in the louisiana bayou to the world of a plant growth formula for the intended purpose of ending world hunger. In a real fight i think superman has the edge but its not going to be an easy fight swamp thing can call on the earth for energy reserves the way superman does with the sun. That said, he did manifest that like antienergy person killer field in hunterprey so he might evolve something potent but thats purely conjecture. Read swamp thing 1972 comic online free and high quality. Jan 12, 2018 what made swamp thing standout amongst all the superhero mags of the time was that though he could cross paths with batman this title was very much a monster magazine and swamp thing spent his first dozen issues battling the likes of a frankenstein monster, werewolves, witches and even an ancient evil right out of the pages of h. And, at night, beneath a lowhanging fog, it shambles through the shadows with its red eyes and funereal soul. Hear hamill as dc comics hero swamp thing, as he takes on solomon grundy, in a clip from the episode zombie king, airing february 4th on cartoon network. Get the best deals on swamp thing comic book collections when you shop the largest online selection at.
These eras were met with high critical praise and numerous awards. Get the best deals on swamp thing 1 comics when you shop the largest online selection at. Swamp thing is a mix of gothic romance, lovecraftian horror, fantasyscifi, and of course comic book heroism. Which comic book movies are female moviegoers most interested in seeing this fall. The best swamp thing stories and where to buy them cbr. And at every opportunity swamp thing has leaned into the strange and surreal story that anchors the show to its comic book origins. With the consciousness of alec holland still separated from its former host and scattered across the world, the swamp thing must face a new threat to the green which is manifesting itself inside a growing dead zone in the gulf of mexico. These are more than just your average monstersand theres something much worse looming on the horizon for alec holland. What is your saga of the swamp thing comic book worth.
Swamp thing battles his way through the bone kingdom to take on sethe and his servants. The series found immense popularity upon its 1970s debut and during the midlate 1980s under alan moore, steve bissette, and john totleben. The swamp thing appears in year three of the injustice. Swamp thing returns in an allnew series written by his cocreator, legendary writer len wein. See more ideas about comic art, justice league dark and art. Brian k vaughans run was a change of pace, and felt more like a companion book to hellblazer than swamp thing. See more ideas about comic art, comics and comic books art.
It prompted me to look up their character histories which i always enjoy doing and especially enjoyed finding out about grundy as his name appears in my most favourite song in the entire world, superman by crash test dummies. This is truly a great childrens story to introduce them to swamp thing. Moores work has always been deeply political, but as far as his early work goes, hes never had this much confidence. The storyarc brings swamp thing together with other dark heroes of dc lore like deadman. Swamp thing, at his best, is the personification of all planet life in the universe. How swamp thing demolished batman and almost destroyed gotham. May 31, 2019 like most comic book adaptations, dc universes swamp thing takes some liberties with the source material, offering not so much a translation and a reimagining.
A humanoidplant elemental creature, created by writer len wein and artist bernie wrightson, the swamp thing has had several humanoid or monster incarnations in various different storylines. Heres everything you need to know about swamp thing before he makes his liveaction debut. Batman vs swamp thing batman and harley quinn youtube. Collected as swamp thing by brian k vaughan vols 1 and 2. Learning that he is not a unique being after all, swamp thing attempts to make sense of their wisdom, while a sleazy photographer hopes to make a fast buck with some sleazy pictures of abigail arcane with swamp thing. Swamp thing deserves a space in any book or comic connoisseurs book shelf. At first glance, swamp thing and manthing are very similar superheroes. I especially liked batmans appearance in which he is described as annoyingly committed to duty by swamp thing.
Dec 01, 2016 but on the same token, its amazing to see swamp thing overwhelm superman. Swamp thing s character changes, from comics to tv cbr. The fictional character swamp thing has appeared in five american comic book series to date, including several specials, and has crossed over into other dc comics titles. While swamp thing might be the better known of the two thanks in part to his recently and regrettably cancelled liveaction series the characters made their comic book debut within a few months of each other. Who is more powerful dcs swamp thing or marvels manthing.
How swamp thing demolished batman and almost destroyed. Nov 25, 2012 this pin was discovered by john kottenbrook. Swamp thing has received an ominous warning, and now he finds himself under attack from the forces of dark magic. As for me, i dont think i care enough to really seek out more. Swamp thing is a comic book character created in 1972 by len wein and famed horror artist bernie wrightson. This new show is sure to be awesome for fans of swamp thing. But after a bomb in his office explodes, the young. He is a mass of vegetable matter that absorbed the memories and personality of alec holland, a botanist who died in a swamp shortly after creating a hormonal biorestorative formula for plants. Volume 1 volume 2 annuals volume 3 volume 4 volume 5 annuals volume 6 see also variant covers. I found it interesting as ive never read a comic containing either swamp thing or the villain in this one solomon grundy. If you discover an old collection full of batman comics. Dec 21, 2005 in fact, in book 5, swamp thing faces off with batman.
Get the best deals on batman copper age swamp thing comics when you. During the decades before dc comics flashpoint crossover arc and. The following article contains minor spoilers for the pilot episode of swamp thing, premiering today on dc universe like most comic book adaptations, dc universes swamp thing takes some liberties with the source material, offering not so much a translation and a reimagining. Swamp thing 2016 comic read swamp thing 2016 comic. What resulted is one of the most acclaimed comic book runs in the publishers history and helped lead to the creation of the vertigo imprint where swamp thing eventually. Alan moores legendary run on swamp thing from 19841987 set a lot of trends in dcs burgeoning mature comic book market but perhaps no better example of moore turning the industry on its head exists than the time he had batman get knocked out by the plant monster.
Dc universes swamp thing is set to be a oneofakind entry in the comic book television world, and a familiar face will be helping bring that to life. Jun 06, 2019 today dc fans got a shock, as it was announced that dc universes newest series, swamp thing, has been cancelled after just airing its premiere episode last week. Swamp thing 1972 1976 from dc comics league of comic. Perhaps theres no better example of alan moore turning dc comics on its head than the time he had batman get knocked out by swamp thing. The original swamp thing series ran from 1972 to 1976, but the character received a recreation by legendary comic book writer alan moore during 1984. Geoff johns teases multiverse with dc universe shows comic book. I would recommend his entire run to any fan of comic books, whether they prefer modern comics or the classics, this is definitely a mustread. He is associated with the parliament of trees, the white lantern. Gods among us comic book series, in which he has chosen to ally with superman instead of the batman and his longtime ally john constantine the hellblazer. Jan 06, 2016 swamp thing s return isnt off to an exciting start, but the book ends on a cliff hanger some people might care about. Best swamp thing run to read other than alan moores run on. Straddling the line between the source material and the medium is often a hard thing to balance, but as viewers entered marais, they were thrown into an authentic world filled with characters they cared about that. Apr 08, 2020 for the uninitiated, dc comics presents was a superman teamup book meant to compliment dcs other teamup book, worlds finest which started as a superman and batman team book, but ended as a.
Which comic issues will inspire dc universes swamp thing series. Batman v swamp thing alan moore gets more political with swamp thing. With swamp thing s new liveaction series airing on dc universe, here are all the best comic book stories starring the elemental superhero. Oct 30, 2017 batman and harley quinn 2017 batman vs swamp thing batman and harley quinn playlist. Completely forgot that the new 52 run is great too. The fictional character the swamp thing has appeared in five american comic book series to date, including several specials, and has crossed over into other dc comics titles. Batman copper age swamp thing comics for sale ebay. Swamp thing volume 5 variant covers, swamp thing volume 5 variant covers, textless covers. Swamp thing, is a fictional antihero in comic books published by the american company dc comics. Manthing camein may 1971,swamp thing came in july 1971. Comic book characters are frequently changed when adapted into other media and swamp thing is no exception. Best swamp thing run to read other than alan moores run.
He is portrayed by derek mears on the 2019 tv series. Considered by many to be the pinnacle of moores run on the book, this storyarc, subtitled a murder of crows, shows swamp thing stepping up against a group of witchdoctors set on causing the destruction of heaven. Swamp thing has a new tv show on the dc universe streaming app. Swamp thing 1982 from comic book to screen mana pop. Swamp thing 1972 comic read swamp thing 1972 comic. May 31, 2019 swamp thing has a new tv show on the dc universe streaming app. Swamp thing is an elemental creature who shares a connection to all plant life on the planet earth through a network called the green. Instead it encounters a seminole man who shelters it. What is interesting, however, is that the changes made for the sake of dc universes new series seem to have restored the character to his original form, after decades of revisions to his. The series found immense popularity upon its 1970s debut and during the midlate 1980s under alan moore, stephen bissette, and john totleben. Batman states that until she has been through the judicial process. Swamp thing demands only to have his wife released to him. This volume in particular was outstanding, from swamp things run in with batman in gotham, to the outstanding my blue.
May 30, 2019 and therein lies the rub, for the more time swamp thing dwells on its comic book origins in an attempt to convey a convincing drama, the more convoluted it becomes. A monster that was once a manalec holland was an idealistic scientist who was synthesizing a topsecret chemical in his hidden lab in the marshlands. He appears when constantine and the batman approach him to become allies of the insurgency, only to discover he has already aligned. Swamp things character changes, from comics to tv cbr. Apr 18, 2020 alan moores legendary run on swamp thing from 19841987 set a lot of trends in dcs burgeoning mature comic book market but perhaps no better example of moore turning the industry on its head exists than the time he had batman get knocked out by the plant monster. But that doesnt necessarily mean swamp thing is a rip off of man thing.
Batman and nightwing are forced to team with the jokers sometimes. Its been a long time since there has been a new show. I bet batman and swamp thing would do well in a buddy cop sitcom. Alan moore saga of the swamp thing best run ever part 2. Batman and harley quinn 2017 batman vs swamp thing batman and harley quinn playlist. Although written by a british man, moore has an incredible amount of knowledge when it comes to american history and does a great job at using our countries dark past as inspiration for many of the stories. Find the value of the dc comic swamp thing volume 2. A humanoidplant elemental creature, created by writer len wein. Andy diggles opening 6 part story to volume 4 is also worth reading.
Heres one reason why swamp thing was cancelled comic book. Swamp thing 1982 comic read swamp thing 1982 comic. Find the value of the dc comic saga of the swamp thing volume 1. Nontraditional marriages, which, at this time, would primarily be samesex. Values of saga of the swamp thing free comic book values. Oct 04, 2018 it is much like the multiverse in the comics, and i dont think theres any hard, fast rules saying that stargirl and swamp thing arent in the same universe as titans and doom patrol. Swamp thing comic books 1982 series also called saga of the swamp thing show covers only. The swamp thing is a fictional superhero in american comic books published by dc comics. Each pack is grouped around a particular character or theme, and there is no duplication within any pack.
Dc never featured him as the writer of a monthly swamp thing book. The caped crusader and his sidekick, robin, have been around since the late 1930s. The artist describes the magical alchemy that occurred between him, john totleben, and alan moore in 1983, and how their desire to make monster comics radically altered the landscape of the art form. Dedicated scientist alec holland was working on a revolutionary formula with his sister linda that would enable miraculous plant growth for the.
Comixology after months of dwindling sales, dc gave the reins of swamp thing to thenupandcoming british writer alan moore with a greater degree of creative freedom than it did with its more prominent titles. Comic book value packs comic book value packs are a great way to pick up a lot of comics cheaply. The first stop for newbies in the comic book universe. With swamp things new liveaction series airing on dc universe, here are all the best comic book stories starring the elemental superhero. Swamp thing 2011 2015 from dc comics league of comic geeks. Evolving the character from a onenote horror monster into a hero with the power to control all vegetationbased life, moore. This issue lays the groundwork for the debut of a classic swamp thing villain and the beginning of the next phase for this series.
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