Swamp Thing Vol. 1: Raise Them Bones Author: SCOTT SNYDER YANICK PAQUETTE | Language: English | ISBN:
B0093E24E4 | Format: EPUB
Swamp Thing Vol. 1: Raise Them Bones Description
In the 40-years since its debut, Swamp Thing has been graced with some of the best writers in comics from Len Wein to Alan Moore and now, as part of the DC Comics—The New 52, 'American Vampire' scribe Scott Snyder brings his talents to an all new Swamp Thing series set in the DC Universe.Following the events of 'Brightest Day,' Alec Holland has his life back...but the "Green" has plans for it. A monstrous evil is rising in the desert, and it'll take a monster of another kind to defend life as we know it! This hardcover collection includes issues 1-7 of the monthly series.
- File Size: 103468 KB
- Print Length: 168 pages
- Publisher: DC Comics (August 28, 2012)
- Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
- Language: English
- ASIN: B0093E24E4
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- Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #222,214 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
Since I can remember, I've read some of Alan Moore's run on the character Swamp Thing, but not enough to really know the inner workings of Alec Holland/Swamp Thing. So for the New DC 52, Swamp Thing was on my list of titles I wanted to try out and further expand upon. But I mostly gave it a shot because Scott Snyder's name was on it, what with him being the hot writer that he is lately. Added to the list, was Yanick Paquette doing art duties. So I decided to start fresh with this new take on an old horror legend with little expectations. And behold: this is one of the best comics out of the New 52.
SWAMP THING VOL 1: RAISE THEM BONES collects issues #1-7 and begins with a dark omen happened. Superman goes around the world to question botanist Alec Holland, back from the dead (thanks to Brightest Day Aftermath The Search For Swamp Thing #3 Ardian Syaf Cover). Superman questions Alec on the omen, but Alec only wants to live life and be left alone, but he keeps having memories of his time as Swamp Thing and nothing else. Alec then gets visited by the previous Swamp Thing and informs Alec of the dark omen: The Rot is coming. An evil, decaying element of death that will find its human host and make hell on the world. "The Green", which the earth element Swamp Thing represents, wants Alec to be the new Swamp Thing and fight against The Rot. But Alec doesn't want to be Swamp Thing. But the charms of a woman (I won't spoil who it is), who knows Alec wants to help him fight off The Rot, might just change his mind.
I am a big Swamp Thing fan going back to 1984 when Alan Moore took over the series. I was so enthralled with the character that I went back and read the original 1972 series by Len Wein and the legendary artist Bernie Wrightson. Wein has nowhere near the skills of Moore but the series was fun and creative and had a style all its own. Of all the New 52 titles Scott Snyder’s Swamp Thing seems to be the most consistently highly rated but I just have never loved Snyder’s work as much as the reviews do. IGN gave issues one, two and five scores of 9.5 and issue seven a perfect 10; so is it really one of the great series of our age as the scores seem to imply?
I remain confused as to what the New 52 is. Is it a complete reboot? Is it a rearrangement thanks to the events of Flashpoint? Do all the comics exist in the same universe? Issue 1 opens with Alec Holland as a human but with memories of being Swamp Thing as if these events occurred in a parallel universe. Abigail Arcane is now a bad ass biker chick with short hair and a shotgun yet she somehow realizes that she also existed as the classic long haired Abby. Say what you will about empowering women and whatnot I really don’t like the new Abigail. The old Abby may have been a damsel in distress but at least she felt real and what normal human wouldn’t be somewhat helpless in the world of Swamp Thing.
When Alan Moore left the series I quickly gave up on it but I had already become a little bored of the esoteric writing particularly the Parliament of Trees, a plot device which was carried on by future writers. Snyder really focusses on my least favorite parts of the Swamp Thing universe such as the tension of the Green and the Red.
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