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lisaroystoj's review against another edition
3.25
This one lost me a little bit...Gotham was cool tho
jesters_privilege's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
daylenz211's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
redeyesinferno's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
squamdog's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
odin45mp's review
5.0
A solid follow up to the fourth collection. This volume is a shift in tone and focus and looks at morality and sex, and the legislation thereof, through the events in the lives of the main characters. It also sees the return of the Batman to the pages of Swamp Thing, and as always he is a welcome sight to me.
exorcismemily's review against another edition
3.0
"I think all of us were a little awed by a love that could stop a city."
I really loved the first half of Alan Moore's Swamp Thing run, but I have not enjoyed the second half as much. I liked seeing Batman in this one, but I thought everything else was just okay.
I love the horror aspects of Swamp Thing, but Book 5 is more focused on grief / romance and hatred in a small town. There are also more sci-fi tones in this book, which I've heard carries on into Book 6. This isn't a bad book, but it felt like a step down from the earlier volumes.
I really loved the first half of Alan Moore's Swamp Thing run, but I have not enjoyed the second half as much. I liked seeing Batman in this one, but I thought everything else was just okay.
I love the horror aspects of Swamp Thing, but Book 5 is more focused on grief / romance and hatred in a small town. There are also more sci-fi tones in this book, which I've heard carries on into Book 6. This isn't a bad book, but it felt like a step down from the earlier volumes.
chloekg's review against another edition
5.0
Oh! What a tender and wholesome contrast to the previous Swamp volumes. The characters are deeper. Their emotions are complex, fraught, intimate. The manifestation of Swamp Thing's feelings are imaginatively playful and existentially necessary. Batman! My favorite issues are in this volume, but they are so well supported by the foundation laid before them. An exceedingly fun and powerful read.
michellewords's review against another edition
5.0
Still solid. Loved the clash in Gotham over Abby's release.
Here wee go. The last Alan Moore Saga of the Swamp Thing
Here wee go. The last Alan Moore Saga of the Swamp Thing
dantastic's review against another edition
4.0
Saga of the Swamp Thing: Book Five collects Saga of the Swamp Thing #51-56.
In this volume, Abbie gets hauled into court for crimes against nature for her relationship with Swamp Thing. Swampy takes his revenge on Gotham and he and Abbie have to deal with the fallout.
This volume feels mostly like the aftermath and consequences of the previous one. Alan Moore explores the depths of Swamp Thing's abilities and takes the book in another direction. His writing is as great as ever, proving that Alan Moore is more than a bitter old magus. The dude could actually write.
Stephen Bissette only providers the covers on these issues. Rick Veitch and Alfredo Alcala provide the art on all but one issue, that one done by John Totleben all by his lonesome. I'm amazed that Alan Moore's run has a unified feel despite the rotation of artists.
This volume felt like a transitional one more than anything else. I'm sad that there's only one more Alan Moore volume but I'm excited about Abbie and Swamp Thing's reunion. Four out of five stars.
In this volume, Abbie gets hauled into court for crimes against nature for her relationship with Swamp Thing. Swampy takes his revenge on Gotham and he and Abbie have to deal with the fallout.
This volume feels mostly like the aftermath and consequences of the previous one. Alan Moore explores the depths of Swamp Thing's abilities and takes the book in another direction. His writing is as great as ever, proving that Alan Moore is more than a bitter old magus. The dude could actually write.
Stephen Bissette only providers the covers on these issues. Rick Veitch and Alfredo Alcala provide the art on all but one issue, that one done by John Totleben all by his lonesome. I'm amazed that Alan Moore's run has a unified feel despite the rotation of artists.
This volume felt like a transitional one more than anything else. I'm sad that there's only one more Alan Moore volume but I'm excited about Abbie and Swamp Thing's reunion. Four out of five stars.