Dc Comics isn't exactly known for these wilder comics, but for fanboys who are in the know, Vertigo is an offshoot of DC comics and arguably is doing better than the DC universe when compared to the Marvel masterpieces that are being dealt out from time to time. The Legacy of Swamp Thing covers nearly 200 pages of graphic novel goodness, collecting the original issues into one easy to read paperback. I actually enjoy this series because the artwork and covers are really well thought out, and the interiors are a throwback to the golden era of drawing and inking. Just look at the previews! This isn't photoshop gradient heaven as Marvel is releasing. You should check this out, and why not start at Vol. 1? For less than $15 you can pick this up by clicking here.
Obviously, Brian K. Vaughan has had some creative writing classes. Unimaginative ones. He pays homage to them in Swamp Thing #3, an atrocious done-in-one set on a crabbing ship. The issue opens all right–Tefé keeps trying to get her narration right… until Vaughan reveals it isn’t Tefé narrating, but one of her shipmates, a young writer writing a chapter in her voice. Taken under those conditions–the narration being for a novel and not a comic book–it’s terribly written (a big problem with the story is it’s never clear whether or not the writer is supposed to be bad… I mean, I think he’s a complete douche bag, but I also think writing a story like this one is the act of a douche… so iit’s unclear). I mean, to continue the paranthetical free of the curved lines, if the guy’s just a shitty writer who goes crazy then it’s just about a crazy guy… if it’s about an author… well….
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Relaunching Swamp Thing has proved quite the pickle for Vertigo… unless Warner Bros. manages to turn it in to a successful action movie starring Vin Diesel as Swamp Thing and Emilio Estevez as Alec Holland, I think the franchise is going to be dormant for quite a while. I’ve got a lot of love for all the Swamp Thing series and I can really appreciate Brian K. Vaughan’s take on it. He’s stuck with following up Millar’s impossible large ending to the series–Swamp Thing holding on to the damn planet–and he manages to bring it down real fast, real well, moving the setting to a high school with the Swamp Thing connection muted (for the first issue anyway). He has a nice bit of narration from Abby, surprising characterization… very well done first issue to restart a franchise (something Andy Diggle later did poorly).
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I read the first two issues because the first issue ends with things in motion, figured the second issue would continue it. To some ex
Hey, did you realize there have been over 500 Comics Make No Sense posts? Just to celebrate, I thought we'd pay homage to Mike Sterling's favorite character. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you.... Aquaman, the Original Swamp Thing!
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