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Right now I think Ram V is the best writer at DC. The art in this run has been great as well. Perfect for the kind of character and story it is.
With the secrets of his past revealed, Levi returns home despairing in the knowledge that his brother Jacob, now the villain Hedera, is the cause of the contagion within the green. But the brothers opposed are only a symptom of a greater rift within the Green itself. Does the world care for its human denizens or are they an infection to be purged?
This is it, only 30 days to the conclusion to this modern reinvention of the Swamp Thing mythos. The creative team have created a series that will be debated and torn apart over the coming years to explore the layers they have added to the character and its tortured human host. Read Full Review
The villainous Harper Pilgrim megalomaniacal monologuing in ‘The Swamp Thing' #9 only helps serve to build tension as Levi Kamei seeks out the kidnapped Jennifer Reece in New York. An issue that digs up a good deal of themes from previous instalments and connects the deadly dots. Read Full Review
Perkins continues to deliver breathtaking scope and scale to the art in this issue. There are beautiful visual moments throughout and the art perfectly captures the tension and emotion of the story. Read Full Review
This feels like a passion project for the creative team, with gorgeous visuals and so much to say about India, colonialism, and the state of the environment. If you haven't been following it, catch up and jump in on season two when it launches. Read Full Review
The Swamp Thing #9 feels like an issue that is deigned to remind that reader that this series is something special. It has that same feeling of innovation that Steranko's work did. Perhaps it's not as earthshattering and new as Steranko's stuff, but there's no doubt that this is a high point in comic book storytelling. Swamp Thing has always seemed to attract the best creators, so it's no surprise that this series evokes great stories of the past. Read Full Review
The Swamp Thing's newest (yet oldest) enemy is revealed in a climactic issue that sets the stage for one hell of a finale. The wait for issue #10 is going to be excruciating. Read Full Review
DC Comics' THE SWAMP THINGcontinues to be bafflingly beautiful. V, Perkins, Spicer, and Bidikar have delivered a series that's both complex and fun at the same time. This issue sets us up for a grand finale. Hopefully, that's not the last we see if these characters. There still seems to be plenty of story to tell. Read Full Review
The Swamp Thing #9 is the issue this series needed from the get-go. Readers get to know more about Levi as a character through his actions in this issue than we have through the first 8 issues. The central conflict is clear, the character motivations are apparent, and the art excels in giving these Green-based characters a battle for the ages. Read Full Review
The Swamp Thing #9 is the penultimate issue to this Swamp Thing series, and it's only the beginning of the final battle. The comic gets all the major pieces together for this issue and explain a few things as well. It establishes the main villains, clear stakes, and sets up the big clash between Levi as Swamp Thing and his brother Jacob, aka Hedera. However, readers will have to wait for the tenth issue to get the final showdown between the two brothers. Read Full Review
As a single chapter, this reads like the demands of the superhero genre override all of the potent ideas and atmospheric artwork within. Hopefully that's something addressed next month, but here it only leaves an aftertaste of disappointment. Read Full Review
Another great issue. The first season is coming to it's end with a promise of a huge battle between brothers and the destruction of a evil company. I like that. Art and story 10/10.
This was a strong issue for this series as we head into what was supposed to be the final issue. This does feel like the beginning of the end, but I think this is why we're getting an extra six issues labelled "Season Two" rather than just simply getting an extra six issues. I'm hooked to see how this all comes together in the next issue and I hope the great team of V. and Perkins can stick the landing before continuing things with Issues 11-16.
Don't get me wrong, I love Ram V... BUT MIKE PERKINS IS TOO GOOD!
(BTW: DC needs to give me a trade that collects all 10 issues + Future State Specials)
With the extension of the title, it’s no surprise to report that this seemingly penultimate issue (now not so) is great. Ram V’s Swamp Thing is absolutely ruling DC currently, and it rightfully deserves to.
With many doubts I took this number, since DC has me quite disappointed with their stories. It was a very pleasant surprise, something that can really be acquired, this number excited me, good plot. I'm going to dive into this series a bit and maybe it will be the only one available in the very near future.
This is pretty good, but full of exposition. I kind of want to see where it leads, but I really should go back and at least skim the other issues, as I don't really know what the throughline for this series is. It seems so disconnected at times.
This is... okay, but a little bit predictable, in other words, classic Ram V.
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