Official Swamp Thing Thread

[Movies205]

Just read first 3 issues of the new series, and picked up the TPB: Sage of the Swamp Thing Book 1, all of it awesome! I can't wait to see Swamp Thing and Tefe fight next issue!

 

[Movies205]

Can Tefe take down the big green guy?

 

[The Hobgoblin]

I hope so. The tree-guy is being an ass.

Can someone answer me something. Saugon (or whatever his name is) combusted in Moore's run of Swamp Thing. It was mentioned in the latest issue (#4) that he still bears a little grudge with Constantine for this.

My question..... how did he return to life? Is this resolved in a later part of Moore's run or was it post Moore?


Oh and is Swamp Thing: Roots worth getting? I think its about the pre Alex Holland Swamp Thing.

 

[Eric Draven]

He later on returned to life in Millar's run. But in issue 150 he suffered a fate in which it still hasn't been explained how he got out of yet.


Another thing that bugs me about this arc is that technically Tefe shouldn't even be a "flesh elemental", it's actually Buddy Baker (aka Animal Man) who is the flesh elemental.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

All right, I asked this in the Hellblazer thread since it was higher at the time, and everyone just plowed right over it. So I'll ask you guys, since it's from the new Swamp Thing comic:

Why can't Constantine drive?

Draven: It's not possible to have 2 people in tune with the Red? Aquaman taps into the Blue now, and Swamp Thing has acquired mastery over the Blue, so there's 2 Blue avatars as well.

 

[Eric Draven]

Constantine can't drive because he never needed to. Whenever he has to go anywhere, he just bums rides off Chas. At least that's what I get from it

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Oh, I thought he pissed someone off and got himself mystically barred from driving in a whimsically charming bit of good ol' Hellblazer fun. But I guess not.

 

[Eric Draven]

Who do you guys see writing Swamp Thing after Pfeiffer writes 2 issues?

I hope it's someone regular because if they just keep bringing in new writers, I doubt the series will last long....

 

[Lord Blackbolt]

I hope Diggle returns...he's not writing that many books

 

[Eric Draven]

I agree. But, like I said numerous times, I'd rather see him start to write Hellblazer rather than Swamp Thing again. Besides, I doubt Diggle really will. He only wanted to write a six issue mini-series of Swamp Thing, but the editors liked his story so much, they decided to make it ongoing, with Pfeiffer writing afterwards. I just thought that Pfeiffer was gonna be on the title for the long haul rather than for just two issues.


Won't it be funny though if Rick Veitch wrote it again?

 

[Eric Draven]

Well oh well, the latest issue came out and all I have to say after reading it is:


"King Kong the witch is dead!"



Well replace the W with a B in witch and you have me true feelings

 

[Lord Blackbolt]

Tefe is

Spoiler

dead?

I didn't get it yet

 

[Eric Draven]

Yeah. Plus we find out what Sargon's plan was.


Although no explanation (as far as I can remember) as to how he's back all of a sudden

 

[Lord Blackbolt]

Speaking of Animalman.....I'd love to see him make a cameo. Last time I saw him was when he was in the background of JLA

 

[Eric Draven]

I last saw him in Identity Crisis. Back to costume, thank god, and not having long white hair as seen in the last few issues of his comic.

I would be totally happy though, if Animal Man is one of the characters that Morrison is gonna write a mini on next year

 

[Eric Draven]

Well it's been announced in the Vertigo panel who the new writer of Swamp Thing will be with issue 9 - Josh Dysart.


Interesting choice.....

 

[TheCorpulent1]

What's Dysart written?

 

[Eric Draven]

Violent Messiahs


There's a pretty interesting interview here:

http://www.newsarama.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=15937

 

[Movies205]

Tefe was bad ass why they have to kill her off

 

[Eric Draven]

So issue 6 came out a few weeks back. And all I have to say about it is.....meh.

This arc started out pretty interesting, but it just became sort of a mess near the end.


So now it's on to Wil Pfeiffer's two issue arc. Seems kinda of a waste just to have him on for just two issues. Plus, I'm not too much of a fan of Richard Corben's art.


I'm just hoping that John Dysart will do a much better job when he comes onboard.

 

[Movies205]

What you expect it was a clean-up arc

 

[Eric Draven]

Yes. A disappointing clean-up arc that really wasn't needed.

 

[Movies205]

Originally posted by Eric Draven
Yes. A disappointing clean-up arc that really wasn't needed.

Uh yes it was The swamp thing mythos is as confusing as can be, and it wasn't that bad Plus it restore Swamp Thing to what he is a Green Elemental no more Earth God ****

 

[Blayton]

Can someone give me a list of Swamp Thing tpb's that i can read to get caught up on everything.

 

[Movies205]

Pick up Swamp Thing: Dark Genesis first Swamp Thing Stories ever, it's a pretty good. Then pick up Swamp Thing Vol. 1, that rocks! And then pick up the rest of Alan Moore's Swamp Thing stuff in TPB