Saga of the Swamp Thing, Book One — Alan Moore (Archival Hardcover, Preowned)

Written by Alan Moore • Art by Stephen Bissette, John Totleben & collaborators

And you become a monster.

Saga of the Swamp Thing, Book One begins Alan Moore’s groundbreaking run on the character, collecting issues #20–27 of The Saga of the Swamp Thing in an archival hardcover edition.

Beginning in 1983, Moore transformed the series through gothic horror, psychological depth, and an increasingly ambitious exploration of identity, humanity, and the natural world. His vision was brought to life through the haunting artwork of collaborators including Stephen Bissette, John Totleben, Dan Day, and Rick Veitch.

This first hardcover volume includes Moore’s debut issue on the series and the beginning of the run that would become one of the most influential works in modern comics.

Details

Format: Archival hardcover
Publisher: Vertigo / DC Comics
Writer: Alan Moore
Artists: Stephen Bissette, John Totleben, Dan Day & Rick Veitch
Collects: The Saga of the Swamp Thing #20–27
Foreword: Ramsey Campbell
Introduction: Len Wein
ISBN: 978-1-4012-2082-2
Interior: Full color
Genre: Horror / dark fantasy / supernatural comics
Suggested for: Mature readers

Condition

Preowned — Like New. This copy appears unread or nearly so, with a clean cover and pages, sharp corners, a tight binding, and no visible wear.

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Why We Love It

There are books that tell a great story, and then there are books that change what people think the form can do.

This is one of those.

Moore and his collaborators take Swamp Thing somewhere stranger, more philosophical, and more unsettling—into questions of identity, nature, consciousness, and what it means to be alive.

And this edition gives us something particularly satisfying: the beginning of that transformation, preserved as a hardcover collection.

A swamp turns out to be an awfully fertile place for big ideas.

Preowned Copy

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