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For Halloween: Alan Moore's Swamp Thing (Not for those of a nervous disposition)
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icon_ukAlan Moore's run on Swamp Thing was memorable on many levels. As well as reinventing a rather lackluster take on the titular character and changing the rules of the game completely in "The Anatomy Lesson", he also introduced John Constantine and Swamp Thing's true nature as an embodiment of the plantlife of the world. Constantine would put Swamp Thing through many trials and tests to make him become used to his new existence and the true extent of his powers.
He also did some truly awesome horror stories... This is one that lingers with me, partly because of the hook for the main character, and partly because of the amazing art from Steve Bissette and John Totleben (And Ron Randall too, according to Mr Bisssette himself)
Say hello to the nice people Swamp Thing!
"Hi nice people!"
I was never able to take American's referring to "the Boogeyman" seriously. As a kid in the 1970's it was a dance, and how could a monster be named after a fun, if silly-looking, dance? In the UK there is another name for such monsters, a much less pleasant sounding word, so from Swamp Thing 44, I present...
( Bogeymen! )
He also did some truly awesome horror stories... This is one that lingers with me, partly because of the hook for the main character, and partly because of the amazing art from Steve Bissette and John Totleben (And Ron Randall too, according to Mr Bisssette himself)
Say hello to the nice people Swamp Thing!
"Hi nice people!"
I was never able to take American's referring to "the Boogeyman" seriously. As a kid in the 1970's it was a dance, and how could a monster be named after a fun, if silly-looking, dance? In the UK there is another name for such monsters, a much less pleasant sounding word, so from Swamp Thing 44, I present...
( Bogeymen! )
Putting Alan Moore's Swamp Thing in Context
Mar. 17th, 2010 12:51 ambtravageAlan Moore is quite a popular writer these days with major motion pictures and all, so it's feasible fans of his graphic novels might want to check out Swamp Thing. Herein lies the problem: unlike something like V for Vendetta or Watchmen, Alan Moore's Swamp Thing run is not self contained. In fact the title of the first issue of Swamp Thing, "Loose Ends", reflects this. Earlier editions of the first TPB resolved this problem by simply not including issue, however this isn't a very good solution because some of these "loose ends" return latter in the run. Seeing as the issues leading up to Moore's run were never collected, I think it's fair to post them here.
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lamashtar
The request that started this. 7 pages from the 23 page Swamp Thing 34, volume two. 'Rite of Spring' by Alan Moore, Stephen Bissette, and John Totleben.
I believe this issue is best read with the live version of 'In-a-godda-da-vida' playing in a different tab. The live version is 20 minutes, just hit to Part 2 and Part 3 as each clip ends. If you prefer the more sedate and contemplative 17 minute studio version, try part 1 then here for the rest.
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Suggested tags: title: swamp thing, publisher: dc, creator: alan moore, creator: stephen bissette, creator: john totleben, char: swamp thing/alec holland
Alan Moore does the Justice League
Dec. 29th, 2009 09:11 pmlamashtarI remember someone posted the first page on S_D 1.0. So, reposting 7 pages from 21-page Swamp Thing 25, volume two. I suggest first rereading this post, as it leads directly to this one.( Read more... )
Suggested tags: char: swamp thing/alec holland, char: jason woodrue, char: superman/clark kent, char: flash/barry allen, char: wonder woman/diana prince, char: hawkman/katar hol, char: green lantern/hal jordan, char: aquaman/arther curry/orin, char: firestorm/ronald raymond, char: zatanna, char: green arrow/olliver queen, title: swamp thing, publisher: dc, creator: alan moore, creator: stephen bissette, creator: john totleben
Suggested tags: char: swamp thing/alec holland, char: jason woodrue, char: superman/clark kent, char: flash/barry allen, char: wonder woman/diana prince, char: hawkman/katar hol, char: green lantern/hal jordan, char: aquaman/arther curry/orin, char: firestorm/ronald raymond, char: zatanna, char: green arrow/olliver queen, title: swamp thing, publisher: dc, creator: alan moore, creator: stephen bissette, creator: john totleben
Tags:
- char: aquaman/orin/arthur curry,
- char: firestorm/ronnie raymond,
- char: flash/barry allen,
- char: floronic man/jason woodrue,
- char: green arrow/oliver queen,
- char: green lantern/hal jordan,
- char: hawkman/katar hol,
- char: superman/clark kent,
- char: swamp thing/alec holland,
- char: wonder woman/diana of themyscira,
- char: zatanna zatara,
- creator: alan moore,
- creator: john totleben,
- creator: steve bissette,
- publisher: dc comics,
- title: swamp thing
Swamp Thing 44: The Bogeyman
Oct. 30th, 2009 10:02 am![[identity profile]](http://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/openid.png){kind=small}
jlroberson.insanejournal.comIn many ways, Bissette's finest--and most "Bissette-ey"--sequence in the whole run.
Alan Moore draws Godzilla
Sep. 6th, 2009 05:42 pmdr_hermes.insanejournal.comThere is a mountain of art about Godzilla, enough to bury the big guy himself in. I don't know why he haunts the unconscious memory of humankind, unless he is some sort of Great Old One left out of the NECRONOMICON and he lives in our collective unconsciousness or something. A very evocative scene from one of the movies had a group of schoolchildren drawing what they had been dreaming about. To the teacher's apalled surprise, they all drew different images of Godzilla (as the march played). Dark Horse did a 1987 one-shot called GODZILLA KING OF THE MONSTERS, which featured a few guest artists.
Alan Moore's page seems at first too gimmicky to have any resonance. The woman's rapidly turning head drawn as three exposures and the depiction of the superheated breath head-on)irritated me at first glance. But a second look reveals several amusing details (the bottom of the big guy's foot, for example) and the perspective of a difficult angle is handled well.
Alan Moore's page seems at first too gimmicky to have any resonance. The woman's rapidly turning head drawn as three exposures and the depiction of the superheated breath head-on)irritated me at first glance. But a second look reveals several amusing details (the bottom of the big guy's foot, for example) and the perspective of a difficult angle is handled well.
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