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Swamp Thing #19 Review

5 / 5

There was good reason to be concerned when Snyder was announced to be moving away from Swamp Thing. After the first issue with Soule and Kano, I can safely say we're in good hands. Swamp Thing #19 is nothing short of spectacular. It picks up right where Snyder's series left off with Alec Holland now being entirely part of the green - not just a man within the green. From the very beginning we're seeing parts of his humanity slowly shed away as he performs his duties. While other books might focus on the horror of this or the struggle to maintain it, what this book does is focus and magnify the parts that remain. Swamp Thing IS the agent of the green. As a result it travels the globe putting out disturbances that would disrupt the balance. The problem is that it's facing an adversary that is performing miracles of biotechnology - creating oases in the desert, hyper-fertile crops in Asia, etc. It leaves the a very conflicted Alec Holland to reflect about what his role in the world is. On one hand his job is to be the guardian of the Green. On the other, by destroying these marvels, he's condemning thousands, if not millions, of people to die. It's fascinating watching him reflect on this. In order to get his bearings he decides to pay Superman a visit in Metropolis where he runs into none other than Scarecrow. The encounter is entertaining, but highlights still some of the disconnect between Alec Holland the man and Swamp Thing. 

This series is in great hands. If you've not been involved up until now, I see no reason why this is a bad place to jump in. This issue doesn't reference anything that happened previously and is just great in and of itself.