Swamp Thing



The Swamp Thing is published by DC Comics. Current price per issue is $3.99.

Last Issue

 * The Swamp Thing #2: 06 Apr 2021

Current Issue

 * The Swamp Thing #3: 04 May 2021

Next Issue

 * The Swamp Thing #4: 01 Jun 2021

Status
Series of one-shots and mini-series.

Swamp Thing: Twin Branches OGN
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Trade Paperbacks

 * Roots of the Swamp Thing - Collects vol. 1 #1-13, plus House of Secrets vol. 1 #92. -


 * Swamp Thing: Dark Genesis - Collects vol. 1 #1-10, plus House of Secrets vol. 1 #92. -


 * Swamp Thing, vol. 1: Saga of the Swamp Thing - Collects vol. 2 #21-27. -


 * Swamp Thing, vol. 2: Love and Death - Collects vol. 2 #28-34 & Annual #2. -


 * Swamp Thing, vol. 3: The Curse - Collects vol. 2 #35-42. -


 * Swamp Thing, vol. 4: A Murder of Crows - Collects vol. 2 #43-50. -


 * Swamp Thing, vol. 5: Earth to Earth - Collects vol. 2 #51-56. -


 * Swamp Thing, vol. 6: Reunion - Collects vol. 2 #57-64. -


 * Swamp Thing, vol. 7: Regenesis - Collects vol. 2 #65-70. -


 * Swamp Thing, vol. 8: Spontaneous Generation - Collects vol. 2 #71-76. -


 * Swamp Thing, vol. 9: Infernal Triangles - Collects vol. 2 #77-81 & Annual #3. -


 * Swamp Thing: The Root of All Evil - Collects vol. 2 #140-150. -


 * Swamp Thing: Darker Genesis - Collects vol. 2 #151-160. -


 * Swamp Thing: Trial By Fire - Collects vol. 2 #161-171. -


 * Swamp Thing by Brian K. Vaughan, vol. 1 - Collects vol. 3 #1-10. "Tefé Holland, daughter of Swamp Thing and Abigail Arcane, must learn to control her powers and use them for good!" - -  -


 * Swamp Thing by Brian K. Vaughan, vol. 2 - Collects vol. 3 #11-20. "Tefé helps a friend escape her father, a ruthless congressman, then runs headlong into radical environmentalists whose own plans are every bit as dangerous as the politician’s." - -  -


 * Swamp Thing, book 1: Bad Seed - Collects vol. 4 #1-6. "'Bad Seed' finds the Swamp Thing joined to the Earth itself, surpassing even his old power as the champion of the Green, and no longer inhibited by the human conscience of his original template, Alec Holland. Without this constraint, the Swamp Thing threatens to re-balance the natural world at the cost of countless human casualties – including his own daughter Tefé and his love, Abby -- unless the man who originally showed him his true nature, John Constantine, can find a way to stop him." -


 * Swamp Thing, book 2: Love in Vain - Collects vol. 4 #9-14. -


 * Swamp Thing, book 3: Healing the Breach - Collects vol. 4 #15-20. "With the consciousness of Alec Holland still separated from its former host and scattered across the world, the Swamp Thing must face a new threat to the Green which is manifesting itself inside a growing dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico." -


 * Swamp Thing, vol. 1: Raise Them Bones - Collects vol. 5 #1-7. "Alec Holland has his life back… but the 'Green' has plans for it. A monstrous evil is rising in the desert, and it'll take a monster of another kind to defend life as we know it!" - -  -


 * Swamp Thing, vol. 2: Family Tree - Collects vol. 5 #8-11, 0, & Annual #1. "Swamp Thing must battle his way through the Bone Kingdom and The Rot to free his ally-and ex-girlfriend-Abigail Arcane. But will the cost of freeing her be...fighting her?" - -  -


 * Swamp Thing, vol. 3: Rotworld – The Green Kingdom - Collects vol. 5 #12-18, plus Animal Man vol. 2 #12 & 17. "Swamp Thing finds unlikely allies in Deadman and Poison Ivy as he ventures into Gotham City to find the man who always has all the answers: Batman. But can the Caped Crusader help Swamp Thing break Rotworld’s hold over Earth?" - -  -


 * Swamp Thing, vol. 4: Seeder - Collects vol. 5 #19-23 & 23.1. "Swamp Thing meets the mysterious Capucine and encounters the Sanctuary of the Green Leaves! Then, the mysterious Seeder disturbs the natural order in a small Scottish town that draws the Swamp Thing’s attention – trouble is, it’s caught the eye of John Constantine as well! Plus, it’s Swamp Thing vs. Superman for the fate of Metropolis!" - -  -


 * Swamp Thing, vol. 5: Killing Field - Collects vol. 5 #24-27 & Annual #2. "Alec Holland learns that the mantle of Avatar evolves over time, and when the Parliament of the Green decides an Avatar’s time is at an end, a new one must be raised. If Alec fails the Seeder’s challenge, the fate of mankind will be sealed and reclaimed by The Green under the control of the Seeder." - -


 * Swamp Thing, vol. 6: The Sureen - Collects vol. 5 #28-34, plus Aquaman vol. 7 #31. "Enter the Sureen: an avatar of the Green worshippers who live to serve Swamp Thing. They offer to turn Alec human once more, but what will happen to his almost all-powerful body? He and his companion Capucine must travel to India to find the answers...and to get there, they’ll need help from Vandal Savage!" -


 * Swamp Thing, vol. 7: Season's End - Collects vol. 5 #35-40, Annual #3 & Futures End. "Swamp Thing is about to meet the avatar of a whole new Kingdom whose impact on the lives of all runs deep: the Machine! But Alec Holland has a humanity the Machine Kingdom lacks, and that gives him an edge! Still, no man—not even a plant elemental—is an island, and Swampy must seek out his true love, Abigail Arcane." -


 * Swamp Thing: The Dead Don't Sleep - Collects vol. 6 #1-6. "Swamp Thing receives an ominous warning and finds himself under attack from the forces of dark magic. These are more than just your average monsters—and there’s something much worse looming on the horizon for Alec Holland!" -


 * Swamp Thing: The Bronze Age, vol. 1 - Collects vol. 1 #1-13, plus House of Secrets vol. 1 #92. -


 * Swamp Thing: The Bronze Age, vol. 2 - Collects vol. 1 #14-24, plus The Brave and the Bold vol. 1 #122 & 176, DC Comics Presents #8, & Challengers of the Unknown vol. 1 #81-87. -


 * Swamp Thing: The Bronze Age, vol. 3 - Collects vol. 2 #1-19 & Annual #1. -


 * Saga of the Swamp Thing, book 1 - Collects vol. 2 #20-27. - -  -


 * Saga of the Swamp Thing, book 2 - Collects vol. 2 #28-34 & Annual #2. -  -  -


 * Saga of the Swamp Thing, book 3 - Collects vol. 2 #35-42. - -  -


 * Saga of the Swamp Thing, book 4 - Collects vol. 2 #43-50. - -  -


 * Saga of the Swamp Thing, book 5 - Collects vol. 2 #51-56. - -  -


 * Saga of the Swamp Thing, book 6 - Collects vol. 2 #57-64. - -


 * Swamp Thing: Protector of the Green - Collects vol. 5 #1-10 & Annual #1, plus Animal Man vol. 2 #12 & 17. -

Hardcovers

 * Roots of the Swamp Thing - Collects vol. 1 #1-13, plus House of Secrets vol. 1 #92. -


 * Saga of the Swamp Thing, book 1 - Collects vol. 2 #20-27. - -  -


 * Saga of the Swamp Thing, book 2 - Collects vol. 2 #28-34 & Annual #2. -  -  -


 * Saga of the Swamp Thing, book 3 - Collects vol. 2 #35-42. - -  -


 * Saga of the Swamp Thing, book 4 - Collects vol. 2 #43-50. - -  -


 * Saga of the Swamp Thing, book 5 - Collects vol. 2 #51-56. - -  -


 * Saga of the Swamp Thing, book 6 - Collects vol. 2 #57-64. - -


 * Swamp Thing by Scott Snyder Deluxe Edition - Collects vol. 5 #1-18 & Annual #1, plus Animal Man vol. 2 #12 & 17. -


 * Absolute Swamp Thing by Alan Moore, vol. 1 - Collects vol. 2 #20-34 & Annual #2. -


 * Absolute Swamp Thing by Alan Moore, vol. 2 - Collects vol. 2 #35-50. -


 * Absolute Swamp Thing by Alan Moore, vol. 3 - Collects vol. 2 #51-64, plus DC Comics Presents #85. - - (forthcoming, October 2021)

Omnibus Hardcovers

 * Swamp Thing: The Bronze Age Omnibus - Collects vol. 1 #1-24 & vol. 2 #1-19 & Annual #1, plus House of Secrets vol. 1 #92. -


 * Swamp Thing by Nancy A. Collins Omnibus - Collects vol. 2 #110-139 & Annual #6-7, plus Black Orchid vol. 2 #5. -


 * Swamp Thing: The New 52 Age Omnibus - Collects vol. 5 #0-40, 23.1, Annual #1-3 & Futures End, plus Animal Man vol. 2 #12 & 17 & Aquaman vol. 7 #31. -

Volume 5
Writer (Issues #1-18): Scott Snyder. Writer (Issues #19- ): Charles Soule. Artist/Covers (Issues #1-18): Yanick Paquette. Artist (Issues #19- ): Kano.

Volume 7
Writer: Ram V. Artist/Covers: Mike Perkins.

Publishing History

 * volume 1: #1-24, 1972-1976
 * volume 2: #1-171, 1982-1996 (#1-30 as Saga of the Swamp Thing; Vertigo starting with #129)
 * volume 3: #1-20, 2000-2001 (Vertigo)
 * volume 4: #1-29, 2004-2006 (Vertigo)
 * volume 5: #1-40, 2011-2015
 * volume 6: #1-6, 2016 (mini-series)
 * volume 7: #1-10, 2021 (The Swamp Thing; mini-series)

Future Publication Dates

 * The Swamp Thing #4: 01 Jun 2021
 * The Swamp Thing #5: 06 Jul 2021
 * The Swamp Thing #6: 03 Aug 2021
 * Absolute Swamp Thing by Alan Moore, vol. 3 HC: 26 Oct 2021

News & Features

 * 17 Apr 2021 - “In Magician’s Mysterious Sleeves”: Rick Veitch and the Censoring of Swamp Thing
 * 16 Aug 2012 - Snyder & Lemire on "Rotworld," the Future of the DCU?
 * 16 Mar 2012 - DC's New Winged, Armored Swamp Thing a "Warrior King"
 * 27 Feb 2012 - Scott Snyder Readies For Swamp Thing's Return; Crossover
 * 18 Oct 2011 - Scott Snyder Talks Swamp Thing & Animal Man Crossover
 * 20 Sep 2011 - Batman and Swamp Thing: Scott Snyder’s dark plans for DC
 * 12 Sep 2011 - Interview: Writer Scott Snyder Talks Batman, Swamp Thing, And His Indie Horror Book Severed
 * 07 Sep 2011 - Swamp Thing Envelops Yanick Paquette
 * 31 Aug 2011 - Reader’s Guide to the New DC Universe: Swamp Thing
 * 05 Jul 2011 - Scott Snyder Wants DCnU Swamp Thing to Build on Legacy

Links

 * DC Comics - Publisher's Website
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