Swamp Thing by Nancy A. Collins Omnibus
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The two-year run on Swamp Thing by critically acclaimed Southern Gothic horror novelist Nancy A。 Collins is collected for the first time ever。
In these Swamp Thing tales written by critically acclaimed Southern Gothic horror novelist Nancy Collins， a mad priest called Father Tocsin has come to Houma to test his followers with a fatal poison。 But when Tocsin indoctrinates one of his friends， Swamp Thing must stop the killings before they spread too far。 Then， it's a grassroots political campaign as Swamp Thing finds himself a surprise candidate for governor of Louisiana。 And Swamp Thing must get help to save Abigail Arcane and their young daughter， Tef�， from the murderous dream-pirates of Dark Conrad。 Who's he gonna call？ John Constantine！ And Anton Arcane returns from the darkest pits of hell to seek revenge on Swamp Thing and all those he holds dear！
This title collects Swamp Thing #110-139 and Swamp Thing Annual #6 and #7， not reprinted since their original publication in the early 1990s。
In these Swamp Thing tales written by critically acclaimed Southern Gothic horror novelist Nancy Collins， a mad priest called Father Tocsin has come to Houma to test his followers with a fatal poison。 But when Tocsin indoctrinates one of his friends， Swamp Thing must stop the killings before they spread too far。 Then， it's a grassroots political campaign as Swamp Thing finds himself a surprise candidate for governor of Louisiana。 And Swamp Thing must get help to save Abigail Arcane and their young daughter， Tef�， from the murderous dream-pirates of Dark Conrad。 Who's he gonna call？ John Constantine！ And Anton Arcane returns from the darkest pits of hell to seek revenge on Swamp Thing and all those he holds dear！
This title collects Swamp Thing #110-139 and Swamp Thing Annual #6 and #7， not reprinted since their original publication in the early 1990s。
Reviews
Matt
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Consistent and interesting。 I like what she did with the daughter
Bryson Grenfell
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There’s something so satisfying about a comic run that only gets better the further in you go。 Nancy A。 Collins starts strong， and continues growing more and more engaging with each new stride。 It was a good time going between some very classic Swamp Thing styled romps， and also expanding on his strenuous connection to the Parliament of trees， and developing relationships with his supporting cast。 Southern。 Gothic。 Horror。 Nothing more needs to be said。 P。S。 the art is phenomenal （especially the There’s something so satisfying about a comic run that only gets better the further in you go。 Nancy A。 Collins starts strong， and continues growing more and more engaging with each new stride。 It was a good time going between some very classic Swamp Thing styled romps， and also expanding on his strenuous connection to the Parliament of trees， and developing relationships with his supporting cast。 Southern。 Gothic。 Horror。 Nothing more needs to be said。 P。S。 the art is phenomenal （especially the breathtaking covers） 。。。more
Zack！ Empire
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A really good read that builds on the world of Swamp Thing in a nice way。 I'd actually love to read what happens next if DC has collected the issues after this。 A really good read that builds on the world of Swamp Thing in a nice way。 I'd actually love to read what happens next if DC has collected the issues after this。 。。。more
Cameron H
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After this， Swamp Thing is officially one of my favorite characters。
Shannon Appelcline
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Though I'm thrilled to have this era of Swamp Thing v2 is an attractive omnibus， I must admit that I've always considered it the nadir of v2， and that has not changed on a reread。The biggest problem is that Collins didn't want to write about Moore's Swamp Thing。 Certainly， the Veitch and Wheeler eras that bridged between Moore and Collins might not have been as technically strong （though I can't entirely say for sure， as I haven't read them in many years）， but they at least followed on from Moor Though I'm thrilled to have this era of Swamp Thing v2 is an attractive omnibus， I must admit that I've always considered it the nadir of v2， and that has not changed on a reread。The biggest problem is that Collins didn't want to write about Moore's Swamp Thing。 Certainly， the Veitch and Wheeler eras that bridged between Moore and Collins might not have been as technically strong （though I can't entirely say for sure， as I haven't read them in many years）， but they at least followed on from Moore's ideas and continued to expand his story。 Veitch reused Constantine to good effect and oversaw the birth of Tefé， then homaged Moore's journey through space with a journey through time， then Wheeler introduced the Grey to the mythology （if I remember correctly who did what）。Collins， instead returned to stories that might have been appropriate in Swamp Thing v1。 Oh， she admits the existence of Tefé and the Green and the Parliament of Trees， but she's more interesting in writing about a ghost pirate and a ghost jazz player and no less than three different purple monsters that Swampy must fight。I also am not entirely convinced that Collins' technical skills are great， especially at the start of the run。 A lot of her stories are somehow glacially slow， despite the fact that they're mostly single issue one and dones。 There's also some really heavy-handed characterization of the ST-Abby relationship near the end， where Swamp Thing makes a promise that he'd never make， and then Abby reacts in a way that she never would to it being broken， just so that Collins can move the storyline in the direction she wants。The last half-year or so is a big improvement， as Arcane and Sunderland are both used to good effect and offer some nice continuity。 Collins finally accepts that she needs to tell longer stories too。 But the first three quarters of this volume were and are a drag。PS: great art， especially the covers， handsome collection， apparently good binding （which would be a first for DC）， and I'd agree with other reviewers that the Louisiana setting is strong， but this wasn't the right story for the Swamp Thing at the time it was written。 。。。more
Nate
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The Southern part of Swamp Thing is often either done badly or ignored but Nancy Collins puts Louisianna front an center in this huge selection。 There are cross burnings， Southern politics including a David Duke stand in and even an entire issue set during Mardi Gras。 The Duke stuff was particularly topical as they were written in 1991 when Duke， a dispicable former klansman and American bottomfeeder， was running for Govoner of Louisianna。Overall， I liked the art and all the left turns the serie The Southern part of Swamp Thing is often either done badly or ignored but Nancy Collins puts Louisianna front an center in this huge selection。 There are cross burnings， Southern politics including a David Duke stand in and even an entire issue set during Mardi Gras。 The Duke stuff was particularly topical as they were written in 1991 when Duke， a dispicable former klansman and American bottomfeeder， was running for Govoner of Louisianna。Overall， I liked the art and all the left turns the series took in Collins' hands though after 25 issues or so I was ready for a new voice。 。。。more
Beth
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I really loved her run on the title， and she was following Alan Moore， which is a tough act to follow， and she did a fantastic job
Aaron
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Before this omnibus was announced， I had no idea Nancy Collins had ever written Swamp Thing。 I'm sure her run had its supporters， but it kind of feels like one of those runs that kind of got lost to history， especially when you consider that it has never been collected in any form until now。 As a big fan of Swampy， and of Southern Gothic horror， I was excited to see what a genuine Southern horror writer would do with the title， particularly compared to the trippy， lore-obsessed stuff that follow Before this omnibus was announced， I had no idea Nancy Collins had ever written Swamp Thing。 I'm sure her run had its supporters， but it kind of feels like one of those runs that kind of got lost to history， especially when you consider that it has never been collected in any form until now。 As a big fan of Swampy， and of Southern Gothic horror， I was excited to see what a genuine Southern horror writer would do with the title， particularly compared to the trippy， lore-obsessed stuff that followed Alan Moore's famous run。Ultimately， Collins' run on the character is very good。 She uses her familiarity with Louisiana to really flesh out the local color， writing Cajuns and Southerners with a reality that I've never seen anyone else do anywhere near as well。 And as a person who grew up 45 minutes outside New Orleans， I can attest to its accuracy。Also， her horror chops in the early issues of this run are very much on display。 In particular， a swamp monster she creates to rival Swamp Thing really shines， as it's simultaneously a horrifying killer and a flawed， emotional beast born of trauma。Unfortunately， as the story wears on， plotlines just never quite feel like they pay off， and her approaches to the central characters （Swampy， his wife Abby， and his daughter Tefe） start to fray。 At a certain point， what was initially portrayed as a loving family facing hurdles together， devolves into a bunch of unreasonable infighting and finger wagging， with Abby getting mad at Swamp Thing for simply doing his job， and Swamp Thing lying to Abby to keep her happy。 They both feel like big， unearned character choices intended to drive conflict rather than feel real， and the book really suffers from that point forward。 I found myself furious at both Abby and Swamp Thing for just straight up refusing to listen or change， rather than feeling drawn in by any semblance of real marital trouble。 Also， each of them end up fully abandoning their daughter at a certain point， and that just feels completely unforgivable。 At that point I basically threw up my hands like "forget these assholes。" With no redemption arc for either of them （at least not in this book）， this really left a bad taste in my mouth。Also， this book's contents are。。。 weird。 DC has a tendency to toss stuff into omnibuses that makes utterly zero sense， and they've done it once again here。 There are 2-3 stories throughout this book （titled the "Nancy A。 Collins Omnibus"） that are not written by Nancy A。 Collins。 They don't tie into the story almost at all， and are basically filler stories。 I'm not sure why they were collected here， except to be completist。 Additionally， there's a final two-issue arc at the end of this book that follows Collins' run and has utterly nothing to do with her storyline。 It's an insanely boring two-parter starring Black Orchid written by a guy named Dick Foreman， and really has no business being in this book。In any case， Collins' writing is very solid throughout。 Her dialogue is breezy and realistic， her storylines flow nicely。 There's just never a real sense of payoff to her larger arcs， and thus it always ends up feeling a little like something's missing。 This is by no means a bad run， but I do think it's probably better for die-hard Swampheads than anyone else。 。。。more
Evan Schmalz
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Such a good collection of stories！ I wish Ms。 Collins wrote this book longer， because I just wanted to read more！
Margaret
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Read these great comic books one by one when they first came out and was thrilled when the complete collection was compiled！ Of course， want to plug my sister， Nancy A Collins， the writer！
J
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