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Title: Swamp Thing: Love and Death by Alan Moore, Shawn McManus, Steve Bissette ISBN: 0-446-39192-1 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: December, 1990 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.88 (8 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Shush Your Cyanicisms
Comment: I can't take credit for the title of this review. That's a line uttered by the incongruously adorable guest character Pog in this volume of the Swamp Thing series. This is the second collection of the brilliant run by Alan Moore. This edition is a little bigger than the others in the series, as it contains seven original Swamp Thing issues (#28-34) but also the double-sized 1985 Annual issue. Due to the very high quality of the Swamp Thing series, especially in terms of art, the plotlines got a little jumbled during this period. As described in the very cool introduction by Neil Gaiman, regular artists Stephen Bissette and John Totleben were unable to complete all the intricate artwork for each issue on time, especially with the addition of the Annual. So "fill-in" stories had to be used to relieve the deadline pressure, and guest artists were utilized. Much credit goes to Shawn McManus for contributing two issues during this period, including the bizarre and whimsical "Pog," which is Moore's very unusual tribute to Walt Kelly's original swamp denizen Pogo. In this run of Swamp Thing installments we are still learning more about Swamp Thing's origins and abilities (as he is himself), and getting much closer to the Abby character, who is surely one of the most intriguing and bewitching women in comics history. Moore even brilliantly incorporates a reprint of Swamp Thing's first appearance in the House of Secrets series from back in 1972, deftly clearing up some kinks in the character's continuity. The most amazing story here appears as the last installment, "Rites of Spring" from issue #34, a tremendous poetic composition made all the more incredible by the art of Bissette and Totleben, in which Swampy and Abby find true earthly love. And impossible as it might be to believe, the series got even better after this.
Rating: 4
Summary: Flawed Collection of an Excellent Story
Comment: First, let me just say that, along with its companion piece (Saga of the Swamp Thing), this is one of the best horror stories ever written in any medium and it's also a definitive work in the history of comics. Saga is the setup, and Love and Death is the payoff, so be sure to read the ond before the other. That said, a few minor issues need to be addressed - first, this is part of the patented Irritating Collection Scheme that DC does so well. This book does not contain an entire story; it has the end of the Saga of the Swamp Thing story and the beginning of American Gothic (which is very long and comprises the next two trades). Another bizarre choice (or perhaps a mistake) on DC's part is the fact that there is a page missing. That's right, in the middle of the chapter called "The Brimstone Ballet," Moore segues into a scene with the Monitor with the words, "No celestial force that watches over us..." For those of us that read Moore, this is an obvious transition, but the entire scene is inexplicably cut, which feels more than a little jarring. All this aside, this is one of the most beautifully illustrated, tightly plotted, and simply elegant stories in the medium. Buy it, but if you want it complete, you'll have to have the originals.
Rating: 5
Summary: FAR OUT!!!!
Comment: A great storyline, beautiful art, surprise cameos. The section where the girl trips on Swamp Thing's "fruit" is strange and delightful. BUY IT!!!!
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Title: Saga of the Swamp Thing by Alan Moore ISBN: 0930289226 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: 23 February, 1998 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Swamp Thing: The Curse by Alan Moore ISBN: 1563896974 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: 01 December, 2000 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Swamp Thing: A Murder of Crows by Alan Moore ISBN: 1563897199 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: 01 August, 2001 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Swamp Thing: Earth to Earth by Alan Moore ISBN: 1563898047 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: 01 April, 2002 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Swamp Thing: Reunion by Alan Moore ISBN: 1563899752 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: 01 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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