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Frank Cho "One Minute Later" Commission Cover Shows Batman Taking Out Swamp Thing
Below is a private Batman Versus Swamp Thing commission just completed by the artist Frank Cho. A full 19 inches by 24 inches, this is for comic art collector Michael "One Minute"'s famous "One Minute Later" art collection, a series of commissioned pieces of artwork depicting a famous scene or cover in comics taking place one minute after[...]
Justice League Dark – Where It All Began
Later members include Black Orchid, Swamp Thing, Amethyst, Tim Hunter, Frankenstein and more The video includes interviews with Mike Carlin, Jay Oliva and Constantine himself, Matt Ryan. https://youtu.be/wD5ieTJ2QEgVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Exclusive Justice League Dark Special Feature (https://youtu.be/wD5ieTJ2QEg) The Justice League Dark animated movie was very well received and there is still talk[...]
Vampire Writer Nancy A. Collins Can't Bring Car Back From The Dead
She has also jumped into the comic world, writing for Swamp Thing (DC), Machina Jones (Marvel), Jason vs Leatherface (Topps), Dhampire: Stillborn (Vertigo), Predator: Hell Come A Walkin (Dark Horse) and most recently Vampirella (Dynamite). But things are tight for Collins now and she has recently lost her job as a substitute teacher And while she[...]
Today's Essential C2E2 Panel, DC Essential, Was Basically, Y'Know, Essential
But from Vertigo proper it was the mighty Y The Last Man. Dan Jurgens – liked Swamp Thing prior to moving to Vertigo and also after, so basically … Swamp Thing. The fans got in on that stuff, too, and they wanted Animal Man and Hellblazer on the list. An that was that to finish it all up! //c[...]
IDW Announces Bernie Wrightson Artifact Edition
Bernie Wrightson, a comic legend, was the co-creator of Swamp Thing and is known for his work on Heavy Metal, Frankenstein and pretty much setting the bar for horror comic art He passed away on March 18th of this year Wrightson worked with writer Steve Niles on a handful of projects at IDW including Dead[...]
The Comics Industry Remembers Bernie Wrightson
Here are just a few. Learned of the brilliant Bernie Wrightson's passing while I sit here working on a Swamp Thing book with a stack of his pages on my desk… pic.twitter.com/WqJIE4P1su — Mitch Gerads (@MitchGerads) March 19, 2017 RIP Bernie Wrightson: There were giants in those days 1991, when all the world was young[...]
Comic Legend Bernie Wrightson Has Passed Away
The opportunities I had to speak to him over the years were far too few, but I felt lucky to have everyone of them. Bernie was know for some many great works like his time on Swamp Thing, his work for Heavy Metal and his ground breaking Frankenstein book He was an inspiration to so many[...]
Swamp Thing Blossoms Onto Injustice 2 Roster
Today it was revealed that Swamp Thing would be joining the cast of characters who will fight in the game's version of Earth 2 The character design looks a lot cleaner than he normally appears in other forms of media, but he also looks a lot more awesome with definition. credit//WB Games Swamp Thing is the latest[...]
Legendary Comic Artist Bernie Wrightson Retires From Drawing
Bernie has worked for the majority of comic publisher over his career but may be best known for his time on Swamp Thing or his work on Frankenstein His wife Liz posted to his facebook page the following message: Dear Fans and Friends, I apologize for our silence for the past few months Last November Bernie began[...]
Justice League: Dark Gets An Official Trailer
When the threat is supernatural, the Justice League pulls together a group of darker heroes including Constantine, Zatanna, Deadman, Etrigan the Demon, Black Orchid and Swamp Thing We got a sneak peek at the film back in June, but this is the first official trailer. This is the third place that Ryan will be portraying Constantine[...]
Who Are The Scariest Monsters In The DC Universe?
Doomsday is almost unstoppable, killed Superman and seems to just want to destroy everything in his path… that to me a scarier. I have a hard time with Etrigan the Demon and Swamp Thing being on the list as they basically have good intent I'm sure they're monsters to the people they are going after, but[...]
What Happens When You Ask Frank Cho For A Sexy Swamp Thing
A comic panel at the Supernova Convention in Sydney, Australia where Arthur Adams, Joyce Chin, Cully Hamner and Frank Cho had 30 minutes to draw whatever silly thing the audience decided on… and what they came up with is Sexy Swamp Thing Here is Frank's description of the event from his website and the sketch[...]
Len Wein Talks About How Swamp Thing Has Changed Over 40 Years
Writer Len Wein has returned to Swamp Thing recently, a character he co-created with Bernie Wrightson over 40 years ago With a couple issue done, the writer sat down with Tiffany Smith of DC All-Access to talk about how the character is and isn't different from when he started and why he's bringing in so[...]
NYCC '15: Look! It Moves! – Yannick Paquette Draws!
Swamp Thing and All-Star Wonder Woman artist Yannick Paquette doing what artists do: draw like mad! [youtube]https://youtu.be/SvVGMhMcRmQ[/youtube] Hanging out at lookitmoves@gmail.com Follow the official LOOK! IT MOVES! twitter feed at http://twitter.com/lookitmoves for thoughts and snark on media and pop culture, stuff for future columns and stuff I may never spend a whole column writing about.  Look! It Moves![...]
A Comic Show – Southern Sex Bastard Criminals
We also got the first collection of the '94-95 Swamp Thing by Morrison and Millar that made my senior year in high school Star Wars #7's a one-shot featuring Old Ben Kenobi on Tatooine with a young Luke Skywalker (who's more likable than that young Anakin) Thors #2 is more CSI with hammers by Jason[...]
Len Wein Returns To Swamp Thing Series #DCJanuary
Who needs to wait for San Diego? In January, DC Comics are launching a number of new series, not what we previously referred to as "Big October." Including writer Len Wein returning to the character he co-created for DC Comics, Swamp Thing, after a recent return during Convergence with Kelley Jones. Looks like Kelley's cover on art as well… Keep checking[...]
A Comic Show – Convergence, Why You Gotta Be Like That?
Swamp Thing is Len Wein's return to Alec Holland I explain what fans should do with Convergence as a whole Bottom line is even if choose not to read the main book, don't deny yourself the joy of a tie-in featuring your favorite hero or era! Aaron Haaland of A Comic Shop in Orlando, Florida,[...]
A Comic Show – From Warrior Princess To Robot Boy!
And Guardians Team-up #1 by Bendis & Art Adams was a lot of Avengers/ Guardians fun. DC has Harley Quinn #15 with the return of Poison Ivy, the end of Swamp Thing, and this first week of their Movie Homage covers. Image stole the week with a new title, continuing series, and a copies great collections Jeff[...]
10 Years In The Making, Swampmen: Muck-Monsters And Their Makers
Originally planned for 2005, Swampmen: Muck-Monsters And Their Makers suffered from a series of logistical problems delaying its release for a decade. The book tells about all of the strange creatures who crawled up out of the mud during the 1970s including Swamp Thing, Man-Thing, The Heap, Lurker of the Swamp, It, Bog Beast and more[...]
The Un-Men Return In This Week's Swamp Thing #38
Trying to figure out what to get this week at the comic shop? Here are some preview pages for Swamp Thing #38 written by Charles Soule and drawn by Javi Pina This is the fourth part of the Machine Queen story arc as Swamp Thing launches a counterattack against the Machine Army This issue also[...]
Speculator Corner: Swamp Thing #49 And #50 And The Justice League Dark
The "real" first appearance of Justice League Dark is being credited to some as Swamp Thing #49 and #50 by Alan Moore, Steve Bissette and Rick Veitch Issue #50 has sold raw for $47 on eBay, and #49 for $20 All because some of those folk appear together fighting against the End Times. But they are[...]
DC Comics Paper Toy Heroes
They have all of their new toys yet they tell you there bored? Here's something you can do together… superhero paper toys and all you need is a computer and a printer to get started. DC Comics has put out these paper toys of Superman, Batman, Catwoman and Swamp Thing with more on the way[...]
DC Comics Confirms June Mini-Relaunch As They Cancel 12 Books – Green Lantern Corps, Star Spangled War Stories, Infinity Man And The Forever People, Secret Origins, Red Lanterns And Swamp Thing (UPDATE –  And Aquaman And The Others, Klarion, Trinity Of Sin, Batwoman, World's Finest And Arkham Manor)
Relaunches, new titles, all to follow the April/May Convergence event. Well, DC Comics solicitations being released today do seem to confirm that, so far announcing the cancellation of Green Lantern Corps, Star Spangled War Stories, Infinity Man And The Forever People, Secret Origins, Red Lanterns and Swamp Thing as well as the expected conclusion of Futures[...]
The Contract That Gutted Alan Moore's Swamp Thing
This is the famous "sex" scene by Alan Moore and Steve Bissette for Swamp Thing. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NefuBEZPyk[/youtube] And this is how it was portrayed in the movie Return Of Swamp Thing. You can see why Alan Moore might have told Bill Baker "ever since I started to do work that attracted interest from the film industry, which was pretty close to[...]
Ten More DC Comics Convergence Titles… With Len Wein On Swamp Thing, Tim Truman On Hawkman, And Marv Wolfman On New Teen Titans
Together for the first time—they'll save Gotham or die trying. SWAMP THING Writer: Len Wein Artist: Kelley Jones Colorist: Michelle Madsen Swamp Thing struggles to survive when the dome cuts off his contact with the Green. JUSTICE LEAGUE AMERICA Writer: Fabian Nicieza Artist: ChrisCross Colorist: Snakebite Cortez With their heavy hitters sidelined, Elongated Man must lead the much-maligned "Detroit Justice League" against the overwhelming power[...]