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The Swamp Thing #8

DC Comics

By Steven LeitmanPublished 2 years ago 3 min read
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The Swamp Thing #8

DC Comic 2021

Written by Ram V

Illustrated by Mike Perkins

Coloured by Mike Spicer

Lettered by Aditya Bidikar

A terrifying reunion! With Levi making his choice, the new avatar of the Green draws one step closer to escaping the clutches of the Suicide Squad! But is it already too late? Has the Squad bolstered themselves to an unstoppable end? Or will an unexpected guest help him to victory at a terrible cost?

While I am most assuredly not a fan of this current Suicide Squad, mainly because there’s something wrong with Amanda Waller and we don’t know what that is, I am, however, a fan of this iteration of The Swamp Thing. Levi has come a long way in accepting his new position, or life or whatever it is you want to call it, as Avatar of the Green and it really is an exciting new chapter in the characters existence. What the boys are doing here makes me want to see this go straight to a monthly series with issue eleven. This is the best book currently being put out by DC hands down and this is thanks to the writing and the interiors, not to mention the lettering as well, so why let it stop here?

I am in love with the way that this is being told. The story & plot development that we see through how the sequence of events unfold as well as how the reader learns information is presented exceptionally well. The character development that we see through the narration, the dialogue, the character interaction as well as how we see them act and react to the situations and circumstances which they encounter keeps their ever evolving and growing personalities at the forefront. The pacing is amazing and as it takes us through the pages revealing more of the story the more things we want to see and know about.

I greatly appreciate the way that we see this being structured and how the layers within the story continue to emerge, grow, evolve and strengthen. The layer keeps opening up new avenues to be explored in the midst of others already being explored and they all add this delicious depth, dimension and complexity to the story. How we see everything working together to create the story’s ebb & flow as well as how it moves the story forward is impeccably rendered.

The interiors here are mindbogglingly brilliant to see. The linework is utterly exquisite and how the varying weights and techniques are being utilised to create this level & quality of detail within the work we see is astonishingly well rendered. I love, love the fact that even without words we’d be able to see the visuals and understand the story. It's just that incredibly well laid down. Between the utilisation of the backgrounds and how we see the composition within the panels the overall way that the work expands and enhances the moments as well as depicts the depth perception, sense of scale and the overall sense of size and scope to the story is brilliantly rendered. The utilisation of the page layouts and how we see the angles and perspective in the panels show a masters eye for storytelling. The various hues and tones within the colours being utilised to create the shading, highlights and shadow work show the work of a master colourist as well. The creativity and imagination that we see and how it is all presented just boggles the mind in how good, strong and full of verve the work is.

Just the way that this story engages the reader is beautifully done. How we become invested in the book through the storytelling is immaculately rendered. The desire to see and know more is inherently placed in the reader by the last page and it just never seems like we're getting enough of this story. This is just a mindbogglingly brilliant book from head to toe, the writing, characterisation and interior artwork just make this one of today’s most intriguing reads point blank period.

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Just me talking about the comics I enjoy reading, ones that you might not know exist and spotlighting the indie creators that excite me.

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