lets start with the artwork which is incredible and the new coloring by José Villarrubia. I have read the classic Alan Moore run of Swampy, i read the Collins stuff, the run by Brian k Vaugh, and the Scott Snyder run, you can consider me a fan of the character, but i somehow had never read the og books from Len Wein and Bernie Wrightson, so here we are with a fantastic looking DC Absolute, and a old, but pretty iconic run that changed the history of comics in a way.

Not perfect, campy as hell, and such but you can help but be charmed and look at this fantastic art. He compliments Len's lengthy script with still showcasing the art, and the absolute helps that in a tremendous way. The tone is very monster of the week style, and I love that he builds that with his art. Swamp thing can change on a dime from horrifying and evil looking to adorable and innocent, and I love that. The art is recolored to give it a more modern look however it still very much feels like Bernie Wrightson style. However, it all works and the more campy silly moments make this a really enjoyable read. The way we're introduced to Alec and his was, the trials and tribulations he goes through, his disturbing death and the faith of his wife, and then to live as this creature of the swamp forever is pretty horrifying. And each issue stands on it's own with a thin layer of overarching plotting going on.īut it's so damn charming. There's a lot of telling instead of showing going on which was common in comics back then. 80's is even rough, or hell the 90's, 2000's onward is really my sweet spot so I wasn't sure how this would hold up.Īnd interesting enough it's not without faults. There's exceptions, something like the awesome Moon Knight worked well for me, but for the most part not many do hold up.

I'll be the first to admit 50-70's dialogue is usually not for me. Reading this for the first time is interesting. Len Wein and Bernie Wrightson are the creators of Swamp Thing, and since Swamp Thing does enter my top 10 DC characters, I was really excited to do this review.

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