Swamp Thing (4th Series)

    (Vertigo, 2004–2006)
™ and © DC Comics, Inc.

What’s going on here? That question, above any others, should be answered in the first issue of a new series, especially a relaunch of a famous DC character that has already had several series. Andy Diggle does a fine job recapping Swamp Thing’s origin and the subsequent Alan Moore retconning, but little to no effort is made to explain recent events in the history of Alec Holland. Readers who haven’t kept up since the Moore days are going to be left confused at the presence of Swamp Thing’s daughter, Tefé Holland. Where did she come from?

Still, the first issue is worth buying based on the art alone. Enrique Breccia immediately recalls John Buscema and Milton Caniff and would be right at home in one of those sprawling Sunday adventure comic strips of yesteryear. He’s a good fit for Swamp Thing. The colors are flat, but excessive coloring would ruin the total package, so Martin Breccia has the right idea.

Why is Swamp Thing a Vertigo title? Other than a few profanities, this title could fit in the mainstream DC universe, which is where Swamp Thing belongs. A comic book about a swamp creature does not need to be for mature readers.

If a little more effort is taken to explain just what is going on in Swamp Thing’s world, to give the current events more context, then this title could succeed.

— Steve Horton
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  • 1
    #1
    May 2004
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    W: Andy Diggle  ·  A: Enrique Breccia
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    #2
    Jun 2004
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    W: Andy Diggle  ·  A: Enrique Breccia
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    W: Andy Diggle  ·  A: Enrique Breccia
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    Aug 2004
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    W: Andy Diggle  ·  A: Enrique Breccia
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    #5
    Sep 2004
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    W: Andy Diggle  ·  A: Enrique Breccia
    Includes preview of Books of Magick: Life During Wartime
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    #6
    Oct 2004
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    W: Andy Diggle  ·  A: Enrique Breccia
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    Nov 2004
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    W: Will Pfeifer  ·  A: Richard Corben
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    Dec 2004
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    W: Will Pfeifer  ·  A: Richard Corben
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    #9
    Jan 2005
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    W: Joshua Dysart  ·  A: Enrique Breccia
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    #10
    Feb 2005
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    W: Joshua Dysart  ·  A: Enrique Breccia
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    Mar 2005
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    W: Joshua Dysart  ·  A: Enrique Breccia
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    Apr 2005
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    W: Joshua Dysart  ·  A: Enrique Breccia
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    May 2005
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    W: Joshua Dysart  ·  A: Timothy Green II
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    Jun 2005
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    W: Joshua Dysart  ·  A: Timothy Green II
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    Jul 2005
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    W: Joshua Dysart  ·  A: Enrique Breccia
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    Aug 2005
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    W: Joshua Dysart  ·  A: Enrique Breccia
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    Sep 2005
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    W: Joshua Dysart  ·  A: Enrique Breccia
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    #18
    Oct 2005
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    W: Joshua Dysart  ·  A: Enrique Breccia
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    W: Joshua Dysart  ·  A: Ronald Wimberly
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    #20
    Dec 2005
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    W: Joshua Dysart  ·  A: Richard Corben
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    #21
    Jan 2006
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    W: Joshua Dysart  ·  A: Enrique Breccia
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    #23
    Mar 2006
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    W: Joshua Dysart  ·  A: Enrique Breccia
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    #25
    May 2006
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    W: Joshua Dysart  ·  A: Dean Ormston
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    #26
    Jun 2006
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    W: Joshua Dysart  ·  A: Jock
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    #27
    Jul 2006
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    W: Joshua Dysart  ·  A: Enrique Breccia
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    #28
    Cover by Eric Powell
    Aug 2006
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    W: Joshua Dysart  ·  A: Enrique Breccia
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  • Bk 3
    Book #3
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    W: Joshua Dysart  ·  A: Enrique Breccia
    Collects Swamp Thing (4th Series) #15–20; ca. 2006
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