http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/horror/swamp-thing-infernal-triangles/ reading material to get excited about Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:15:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/horror/swamp-thing-infernal-triangles/comment-page-1/#comment-6276 Essential Man-Thing: Vol. 1 » Bookgasm Fri, 22 Dec 2006 13:01:35 +0000 http://www.bookgasm.com/?p=973#comment-6276 [...] Apparently, the comics world is big enough for two men of science turned into giant swamp creatures. Marvel introduced Man-Thing near simultaneously with DC’s eerily similar Swamp Thing, and while the latter enjoyed a long, healthy run that continues today, the Man-Thing wallowed in relative obscurity. Every now and again, he shows up to make an appearance, recently in his own absolutely dreadful movie and now the much more wonderful ESSENTIAL MAN-THING: VOL. 1 collection. [...] [...] Apparently, the comics world is big enough for two men of science turned into giant swamp creatures. Marvel introduced Man-Thing near simultaneously with DC’s eerily similar Swamp Thing, and while the latter enjoyed a long, healthy run that continues today, the Man-Thing wallowed in relative obscurity. Every now and again, he shows up to make an appearance, recently in his own absolutely dreadful movie and now the much more wonderful ESSENTIAL MAN-THING: VOL. 1 collection. [...]

]]> http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/horror/swamp-thing-infernal-triangles/comment-page-1/#comment-6177 WEEKEND REGASM >> 12.3.06 » Bookgasm Sun, 03 Dec 2006 19:48:25 +0000 http://www.bookgasm.com/?p=973#comment-6177 [...] IS THAT A SWAMP THING IN YOUR POCKET? This is what I associate with SWAMP THING: 1) Those coot fan-boats that they always seemed to be driving in shows like JONNY QUEST. 2) I sold my copy of the best issue ever, “Anatomy Lesson,” for, like, $10 to Powerhouse Comics in Green Bay, Wis., because I was young and stupid and needed cash to buy the latest JUSTICE LEAGUE. 3) Swampy, for some reason, gave birth to himself one time. It’s really number 3 that resonated when I read Rod Lott’s review of SWAMP THING: INFERNAL TRIANGLES, and that collection solidified my belief that many of DC’s early “Suggested for Mature Readers” titles were in many instances fuelled by drugs or mental illness. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with that, and here we see why: Swamp Thing not only gives birth to himself, but he also does things such as becoming a computer virus (of course), all while his pregnant wife has to deal with being the mother of an elemental’s child. This is the canon of modern comics — the bedrock of post-Comics Code genius, and people need to recognize. [...] [...] IS THAT A SWAMP THING IN YOUR POCKET? This is what I associate with SWAMP THING: 1) Those coot fan-boats that they always seemed to be driving in shows like JONNY QUEST. 2) I sold my copy of the best issue ever, “Anatomy Lesson,” for, like, $10 to Powerhouse Comics in Green Bay, Wis., because I was young and stupid and needed cash to buy the latest JUSTICE LEAGUE. 3) Swampy, for some reason, gave birth to himself one time. It’s really number 3 that resonated when I read Rod Lott’s review of SWAMP THING: INFERNAL TRIANGLES, and that collection solidified my belief that many of DC’s early “Suggested for Mature Readers” titles were in many instances fuelled by drugs or mental illness. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with that, and here we see why: Swamp Thing not only gives birth to himself, but he also does things such as becoming a computer virus (of course), all while his pregnant wife has to deal with being the mother of an elemental’s child. This is the canon of modern comics — the bedrock of post-Comics Code genius, and people need to recognize. [...]

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