It’s brilliant and easily the best part of the book. I did not expect such marvelous color and line work.

So detailed, beautiful, intricate, and even delicate. I guess I never actually thought about it before, so that was a fun lesson and I even appreciated the whole “what it means to be human” implications of his character. I did very much like the issue titled The Anatomy Lesson in which I learned what the heck Swamp Thing actually is.

Alan Moore does his typical Alan Moore thing and pontificates in wordy prose while our protagonists sit and stare off into the distance. I couldn’t even connect with any of the conflicts because I had no idea who anybody was or why I should care about their reveals. Honestly, I was pretty bored throughout this whole volume. It’s packaged and sold as a volume, I should be able to read just this volume. If I were more motivated I would maybe wikipedia the history but I also believe that books should stand on their own. It is all too common to need to have read decades worth of backstory to full appreciate a new volume. This is a common concern for comic books. Without any previous attachment to or knowledge of these characters all of their deep emotional and philosophical developments fell very flat. I think this may be one of those cases where people say this is a good book when they really mean it is good, for a Swamp Thing book. However, as it stands today, I can say… eh it was alright. Now, if either of those two factors were different I may be able to relate to the unbridled praise for this book. This is the only Swamp Thing book I’ve ever read and therefore do not have a background on these characters or an emotional attachment to them. Watchmen is great but I haven’t gobbled up his works with the enthusiasm of many of his fans. Let me start off by saying that I am not a die hard Alan Moore fangirl. Swamp Thing Vol 1: Saga of the Swamp Thing by author Alan Moore and Illustrations by Stephen R Bissette

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