There is a house above the world addendum
It’s outrageously bad-mannered that I haven’t mentioned the artists yet. I’ve never been a follower of artists in comics. I think of that as something an older generation of fans did; the writing was much the same, muddily generic, across many titles in the 70s but there were artists who always rewarded attention. Neal Adams’s … Continue reading
There is a house above the world
Rereading Saga of the Swamp Thing #22-#24 by Alan Moore, Steve Bissette and John Totleben, available in hardcover or trade paperback in Saga of the Swamp Thing v1. Where Alan Moore’s Swamp Thing led, many followed. It proved that you could create comics that weren’t for kids in an industry that was still explicitly aimed at … Continue reading
The Anatomy Lesson addendum
I’ve never known the full story with Swamp Thing. The Moore run, for me, begins an issue late with #21. #20, Moore’s first issue, was essentially unobtainable for more than 20 years. In its long absence it became irrelevant; the decision to leave it out of the collections made it seem undesirable, juvenilia that the … Continue reading
The Anatomy Lesson
Rereading Saga of the Swamp Thing #21 by Alan Moore, Steve Bissette and John Totleben, available in hardcover or trade paperback in Saga of the Swamp Thing v1. This is where it all begins. It’s worth noting where it all begins, too. Not with a first issue. Not with a new character. Not with something that … Continue reading
Suggested For Mature Readers 