With The Swamp Thing #16, this run of everyone's favorite "muck-encrusted mockery of a man, culminates in it's 18th issue (counting Future State) with a deeply thought provoking finale to a deeply thought provoking series. Read Full Review

The last few Swamp Thing runs have all massively expanded the mythology of the Green and its champion, and Ram V's take is no different. But it also seems to be doing something completely different as we reach this final issuecreating a beautiful, almost lyrical reflection of what it means to represent the Green and the myriad of plant life in the world amid the ever-encroaching presence of humanity and technology. Read Full Review

Perkins delivers some dazzling imagery throughout this issue. There is a beauty to every page and panel and I was blown away by the visuals throughout the story. Read Full Review

It's difficult to imagine The Swamp Thing ending 6 issues soonerthe original plangiven how elegantly issue #16 draws the series' many threads together to deliver a superb conclusion. Read Full Review

The Swamp Thing #16 concludes the run with plenty of speeches, ideas, and pontification but halfhearted attempts at resolution. This issue, like the run as a whole, simply collects ideas to tell you sentience is good and greed is bad with nary a thought to justifying the myriad of plot threads that never get addressed. If you love the art, this finale may be worth the cover price. But if you want a story that ends with a little more consideration than a cheap fortune cookie, look elsewhere. Read Full Review

Nailed it!

Ram V's final thesis!

I loved this, and Ram is definitely vying for the title of master of prose in the current landscape of comics. Mike Perkins delivered career-defining art across this entire series, and I am a lifelong fan of his forever. The subject matter was fascinating, and Ram was successfully able to construct a take on the green golem that is unlike anything seen before, and really does have something new to say about the character and the comics industry as a whole.

This should be remembered as one of the greatest runs on Swamp Thing history!

This was a really strong conclusion to this series that feels incredibly satisfying. I'm so glad that this series got extended by six issues, as this feels more like the ending this run deserves. This featured a super introspective and analytical script from V., along with great art from Perkins. I enjoyed the use of Trinity here, and, as I said in my review for Issue 13, I would be intrigued to see what could be done with her in a miniseries. As for Levi, I like what was done with his character and I'm intrigued to see how he's used in the future, if at all. I can only hope that he is, as V. has definitely set him up as a compelling character. Overall, this was just a great ending to a really good series from V. and Perkins.

Overall, I think this second season of this title was more engaging than the first, no doubt due to its shorter length meaning all fat had to be trimmed. I do still think that the story was allowed to be a bit more expansive than it needed to be at some points. Was the alien invasion aspect entirely necessary to tell the story they were telling? I don't think so. But I do think this title wrapped up nicely.

Ram V and Mike Perkins manage to walk a perfect tightrope between brilliant homage and subtle inversion of Alan Moore's iconic run on the character. The concepts at play here feel very fleshed out and the core relationships, particularly between The Pale Man (as a representative for the concept of greed) and the new Parliament of Gears is both smart and compelling. The final message the book imparts is powerful, and one that we can all take to heart as we strive to do better.

Love the art but as the series led on, it became more evident that this was a lot of style over substance. "Poetic" narration coming across as "deep" but really felt like empty calories come the end.