Saga of the Swamp Thing: Saga of the Swamp Thing, Book 1 (Hardcover)

from ivan.frade

I have read multiple times how Alan Moore brought respectability and serious topics to the comic world... and this collection is a very concrete proof of that. Such unalluring character as the Swamp Thing becomes surprisingly interesting questioning his own humanity. Page layouts, drawing and sto...

from ecataldi

I'm a sucker for Alan Moore so I figured it was high time I got around to reading this. Also, I've never read any Swamp Thing, so I was overdue in checking this out. I very much enjoyed this collection! This volume contains issues 20 through 27 and first debuted in the eighties. Not only is the w...

from FolkeB

I have read a few comics book growing up, some for class, some for fun, but none have really been like this one. The Saga of the swamp thing is a comic about how a lab accident gone wrong has caused a man to become a swamp monster, his body has become weeds, but his soul still lives in the weeds....

from kawika

I'd say this is more good than great. However, it's very interesting to see what a young Alan Moore does with what is, in my opinion, a "hero" that is very limited in its scope and powers in comic book terms. Moore definitely came up with an original idea about what makes the Swamp Thing tick and...

from johnplatt

Still terrifying 20+ years after these stories were first published.