Book description
Now in trade paperback, this title collects issues #20-27 of the seminal horror series, starting with "The Anatomy Lesson," a haunting origin story with terrifying revelations.
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Lifechanging! Alan Moore’s 1984-1987 run on D.C. Comics’ Swamp Thing still ranks among the most influential literary work in my creative life; particularly, the Swamp Thing story arc known as “American Gothic” (Issues 37-50).
Moore took an obscure character to D.C. universe icon, transforming him into the green god who is haunted by memories of his lost humanity. American Gothic immerses the reader into a powerful, supernatural character and his world, where the being’s consciousness and experiences collide with the extremes of America’s societal issues of the time.
I was awestruck by Moore’s story series about an atypical hero who…
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