Now DC Comics and Vertigo are proud to present an all-new vision of this landmark achievement. By the time they'd finished their work four years later, SWAMP THING by Alan Moore, Stephen R, Bissette, John Totleben, and Rick Veitch was universally recognized as one of the handful of titles that defined a new era of complexity and depth in modern graphic storytelling, and their run on the series remains one of the medium's most enduring masterpieces. In 1983, a revolutionary English writer joined a trio of trailblazing American artists to revitalize a longstanding comic book icon.
Moore's classic, critically acclaimed Swamp Thing stories are now collected with brand-new coloring in Absolute Swamp Thing by Alan Moore Vol. comic book market with the revitalization of the horror comic book Swamp Thing. Book One begins with the story "The Anatomy Lesson," a haunting origin story that reshapes SWAMP THING mythology with terrifying revelations that begin a journey of discovery and adventure that will take him across the stars and beyond.Before the groundbreaking graphic novel Watchmen, Alan Moore made his debut in the U.S. SAGA OF THE SWAMP THING Book One collects issues #20-27 of this seminal series including the never-before-reprinted SAGA OF THE SWAMP THING #20, where Moore takes over as writer and concludes the previous storyline. His deconstruction of the classic monster stretched the creative boundaries of the medium and became one of the most spectacular series in comic book history.With modern-day issues explored against a backdrop of horror, SWAMP THING's stories became commentaries on environmental, political and social issues, unflinching in their relevance. comic book industry with the revitalization of the horror comic book THE SWAMP THING. A"-ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLYBefore WATCHMEN, Alan Moore made his debut in the U.S. " The series offers another fine option for the adult horror-comic fan."-the WASHINGTON TIMES" An influential fantasy author for almost a quarter century."-THE NEW YORK TIMES on Alan Moore" The best muck-encrusted monster in the best comics."-Neil Gaiman in ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY" Hyperintelligent, emotionally potent, and, yes, fun.
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