The day before I was blogging about the Landmark Book Stores big sale event and how you could find the best of the best just for a couple of hundreds. Well today I thought I'd write about what I picked up from Landmark on sale. If you've read my earlier post you'd know by now I'm going to be blogging about my one true passion - reading graphic novels!
Swamp Thing by Alan Moore, Stephen Bissette, John Totleben, Rick Veitch and Tatjana Wood was something I remember hunting for in my local comic book store but alas to no avail. It all started when I chanced to pick up a single issue (the only one available) in which the Swamp Monster heads straight to Gotham City to free his beloved Abby from the Gotham City Police Dept. When the law refuses to let Abby go he changes the city landscape from concrete to 'green'! The issue ended with a cliff hanger. You see Lex Luthor contracted for 10 mins on how to destroy good old Swampy by some shady corporate men and the last page show's Batman staring down in surprise at his city reinvented. I never found issue 53 back then but last year I found the entire series in Landmark for a staggering Rs. 6000+. Definitely could not afford that, so you could imagine my excitement when I found most of Mr. Moore's entire run for a small amount (4 and 6 was not available, trying very hard to get 4 via discount, fingers crossed!).
Right from 'The Anatomy Lesson' to 'Swamp Thing Annual 2: Down Amongst the dead men' to 'The Curse' to 'My Blue Heaven' Mr. Moore spins the most potent tales that will intrigue, horrify and excite you! His run on Swamp Thing was critically acclaimed at the time and I guess this is what led to the new wave of realism in comics at the time. It is surprising that whilst Mr. Moore is famous for his work on 'Watchmen', 'V for Vendetta', 'From Hell' and 'The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen' series very few people have heard of read his phenomenal run on Swamp Thing. I feel his entire run on Swamp Thing deserves the Absolute treatment or at least a single Omnibus! To match the great writing the artists do a good job capturing the emotions of the people and the Swamp Monster. However what really stands out for me is Tatjana Wood's coloring! The shades of green used in this entire collection are mind blowing!
Would I recommend this graphic novel series? Hell ya! It's def. not for kids and the stories rarely involve any super heroics.
Swamp Thing by Alan Moore, Stephen Bissette, John Totleben, Rick Veitch and Tatjana Wood was something I remember hunting for in my local comic book store but alas to no avail. It all started when I chanced to pick up a single issue (the only one available) in which the Swamp Monster heads straight to Gotham City to free his beloved Abby from the Gotham City Police Dept. When the law refuses to let Abby go he changes the city landscape from concrete to 'green'! The issue ended with a cliff hanger. You see Lex Luthor contracted for 10 mins on how to destroy good old Swampy by some shady corporate men and the last page show's Batman staring down in surprise at his city reinvented. I never found issue 53 back then but last year I found the entire series in Landmark for a staggering Rs. 6000+. Definitely could not afford that, so you could imagine my excitement when I found most of Mr. Moore's entire run for a small amount (4 and 6 was not available, trying very hard to get 4 via discount, fingers crossed!).
Right from 'The Anatomy Lesson' to 'Swamp Thing Annual 2: Down Amongst the dead men' to 'The Curse' to 'My Blue Heaven' Mr. Moore spins the most potent tales that will intrigue, horrify and excite you! His run on Swamp Thing was critically acclaimed at the time and I guess this is what led to the new wave of realism in comics at the time. It is surprising that whilst Mr. Moore is famous for his work on 'Watchmen', 'V for Vendetta', 'From Hell' and 'The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen' series very few people have heard of read his phenomenal run on Swamp Thing. I feel his entire run on Swamp Thing deserves the Absolute treatment or at least a single Omnibus! To match the great writing the artists do a good job capturing the emotions of the people and the Swamp Monster. However what really stands out for me is Tatjana Wood's coloring! The shades of green used in this entire collection are mind blowing!
Would I recommend this graphic novel series? Hell ya! It's def. not for kids and the stories rarely involve any super heroics.
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