Swamp Thing (USA) di Charles Soule

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Preview: SWAMP THING #19

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Written by: CHARLES SOULE
Art by: KANO

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3/5

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2.5/5

CBR: http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=user_review&id=5853

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Charles Soule had some big shoes to fill after Scott Snyder. However, Swamp Thing #19 is a very strong debut for this new creative team. Soule finds a good balance between new and old readers, while drafting a very interesting mystery that incorporates a nice slice of the DC universe. Kano on art has some good concepts, and while he doesn't pull them all off perfectly, I like the direction he's going. He has a strong lock on Swamp Thing as both a man and monster that works well with Soule's tone. This might not be the end of the world epic we've come to expect from the title, it's no less enjoyable and I'll make sure it stays on my pull list. Good times.

8/10

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SWAMP THING #22
Written by CHARLES SOULE
Art by KANO
Cover by JOCK
On sale JULY 3 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+
The mysterious Seeder has given a desperate town in Scotland an astonishing gift: a tree that bears whiskey like fruit! It's a disturbance in the natural order that draws the Swamp Thing's attention—trouble is, it's caught the eye of John Constantine as well!

[emmeemmeesse]

Costantine fa più apparizioni di Batman ormai.
Le due puttanelle della DC. 

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Costantine fa più apparizioni di Batman ormai.
Le due puttanelle della DC. 

Quotone, anche se di recente Batman non sta facendo più molto comparsate in altre serie (almeno non batmaniane) come all'inizio del reboot. Sta diventando noiosa questa versione "prezzemolina" di Constantine. Mi auguro poi che, la scelta di proporlo ovunque e di renderlo addirittura protagonista di un crossover, non sia dettata dal fatto che Del Toro farà un film in cui apparirà proprio lui (che rispetto ad altri personaggi Dark suppongo sia più noto per via anche del precedente film). Non mi stupirei se fosse anche uno stratagemma per attirare i lettori Vertigo.

[emmeemmeesse]

Costantine fa più apparizioni di Batman ormai.
Le due puttanelle della DC. 

Quotone, anche se di recente Batman non sta facendo più molto comparsate in altre serie (almeno non batmaniane) come all'inizio del reboot. Sta diventando noiosa questa versione "prezzemolina" di Constantine. Mi auguro poi che, la scelta di proporlo ovunque e di renderlo addirittura protagonista di un crossover, non sia dettata dal fatto che Del Toro farà un film in cui apparirà proprio lui (che rispetto ad altri personaggi Dark suppongo sia più noto per via anche del precedente film). Non mi stupirei se fosse anche uno stratagemma per attirare i lettori Vertigo.

Ma se un personaggio Vertigo lo rendi più commerciale, infantile e banale di uno DC/mainstream, attiri solo i neo-lettori quindicenni.

[CappuccioRosso]

Bel numero il 19 molto bene direi

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Preview: SWAMP THING #20

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3/5

CBR: http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=user_review&id=5967

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Since Scott Snyder stepped down from writing Swamp Thing, Charles Soulehas had the unenviable task of taking over the title. Snyder redefined Swamp Thing,his origin and mythos, and he crafted a story that breathed life back into the character.Soule is trying to pick up where Snyder left off, and he's doing the smart thing bystarting small, writing a two-part story where Swamp Thing finds his way into Metropolis.The result is a mixed bag of decent story telling and art, but neither makes the comic amust-read, nor as intriguing as it was when it hit the stands 2011.
For starters, the pacing of the story makes the comic a mildly chaotic read. Becausewe're in Alec Holland's mind as Scarecrow's neurotoxin works its magic, Soule goes to great lengths to make the shift from the dream world to the real one lucid, but mostlythrough using his artistic team to offset the two worlds in which the story occurs. Butthe moments inside Alec's mind are where the comic makes its erratic and jumpy shifts.We're in Alec's laboratory, then we're at a family Christmas gathering with no smoothtransition.

Yet due to the focus on Alec's humanity, Swamp Thing loses a lot of his former potency.Where he looked heroic and regal in previous comics, here he's sad, lonely and pitiful.Superman provides a much needed pep talk, and this seems to be the goal of the arc,but coming off the moving and powerful ending of Swamp Thing #18, Soule seems to be working against the grain of Snyder's conclusion and the peace Alec found in Abigail's transformation to the Rot.

Kano does a good job with the art and while his visuals are not as striking as YanickPaquette, Kano can still craft some sharp images, especially of all the chaos occurringin Metropolis. His art reminds me of the blocky but sharp imagery of Chris Samnee(who is no stranger to Superman), and the artistic team does a nice job of offsetting the dream world  with the real one (due in part to Matthew Wilson's tones). None of the imagery really pops off the page the way it has in the past, but this is really dueto the amount of story Soule has to tell, and the panel construction which Kano uses todepict it.

I was a bit disappointed, as well, with Scarecrow's bit part in the tale. He's presentedas a bumbling villain who tries to sneak away at the end of the comic, all the whilemuttering to himself about how quiet he should be... with a guy who has super hearingstanding ten feet away. Plus, the final page, meant to be the hook for next month,is dropped without much fluidity and therefor the climax comes off a bit stilted. It'sdecisions like these which keep the comic from finding the same tone as Snyder's story,and ultimately hold it back from being great. Still, Soule establishes a connection between Superman and Swamp Thing, therefore keeping in line with DC's goal of having all of its characters more interrelated in the updated, streamlined New 52.

6/10

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SWAMP THING #23
Written by CHARLES SOULE
Art by KANO and ALVARO LOPEZ
Cover by GUILLEM MARCH
On sale AUGUST 7 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+
Swamp Thing just might have to destroy an entire town's worth of people in order to keep balance in the Green...and he'll have to crush John Constantine right along with them!

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PREVIEW: SWAMP THING #21

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3.5/5

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