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RETRO Saga Of The Swamp Thing #33

Writer: Alan Moore/Len Wein Artist: Ron Randall/Bernie Wrightson Publisher: Unknown Critic Reviews: 1
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    Major Spoilers - Matthew Peterson Nov 3, 2013

    ...and the dream fades, like dreams do, leaving the most shocking reveal of Moore's run on the book to date unremembered by anyone. Given the number of revelations inherent in the first few issues of the story already, that's a VERY impressive achievement. With this issue, Moore and company take a chunk of ill-shapen continuity in the form of the two divergent Swamp Thing origins, and reshape it into something game-changing, a moment that sets the stage for Swamp Thing's origin from minor-league monster-hero to champion of the Earth itself. Even though roughly half of this issue is a representation of Len Wein's original tale, Moore interweaves his own story into those pages, and delivers a story that is full of references to previous continuity, but nonetheless excellent and engaging. Saga Of The Swamp Thing #33 is often forgotten among the numerous fascinating and gobsmacking single issues of the run (including the one that comes right afterwards) but delivers a satisfying punch even Read Full Review

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