Swamp Thing Part 3: Post Alan Moore

In the mid 80’s, over a series of 45 issues, Alan Moore redefined Swamp Thing as well as the comic book series. When he decided to leave the book, what would happen to the character as well as the book. Swamp Thing actually enjoyed a brief rise due to a new movie, a TV series, a short animated series as well as the continuing  comic book series. How long did it last?

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Swamp Thing Part 2: The Alan Moore Years

In 1984, Alan Moore took over Saga of the Swamp Thing from Marty Pasko. Moore had made a name for himself in England with his work on 2000AD and Warrior (where he had two ongoing series: Marvelmanand V for Vendetta). The book was headed for cancellation with low sales and DC saw no harm in letting Moore try a revamp of the character. What DC didn’t anticipate was the ramifications that Moore would have on DC and the whole US comic industry.
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Swamp Thing Part 1: Dark Genesis

The character of Swamp Thing has always been a personal favorite of mine. I saw the first movie, enjoyed the several of the comic book series and might even have seen a few episodes of the TV show. So today is the first of a 3 part look at Swamp Thing and his many incarnations. Today we’ll look at the beginnings of the character through the end of the Martin Pasko run on the comic books, a stretch which includes the Wes Craven movie.

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