Swamp Thing (USA) di Scott Snyder

[Captain America]

se già questo vi cagare, vi risparmio quello di "The Search"   

Grazie. 

Ringrazio anche io.

A me l'ha detto ed è mooooooolto peggio

[Azrael]

SWAMP THING #4
Written by SCOTT SNYDER
Art by VICTOR IBANEZ
Cover by YANICK PAQUETTE
On sale DECEMBER 7 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+
All across the world, those with a primal connection to the forces of life and death can feel that something is very wrong. The war between The Green and The Other has begun, and the knights of decay walk the Earth unchecked – but without Alec Holland, the Green has no champion strong enough to fight back!

[Green Hankey]

fill-in di Ibanez 

[Murnau]

Ma non avrebbe dovuto farli Francavilla, i fill-in?

[Green Hankey]

Ma non avrebbe dovuto farli Francavilla, i fill-in?

Le cose sono due:

- o si è sbagliata la DC nelle solicit (cosa che spesso accade) e la cosa giusta è: art by YANICK PAQUETTE and VICTOR IBANEZ come nel numero 3
- siccome Ibanez è inchiostratore, per dare riposo a Paquette o non fare uscire in ritardo il numero, l'hanno fatto disegnare a lui.
Post Uniti: 20 Settembre 2011, 08:50:30
Scott snyder su twitter:

YanickPaquette and I are on this long-term - there was ALWAYS a plan to give him 1 issue breaks every 2 or 3. That's all.

Francesco Francavilla invece preparerà um numero speciale per la fine del primo story arc

[Azrael]

Preview: Swamp Thing #2

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[Green Hankey]

perfetto ora 

Privviù leggendaria 

Capisco perchè il 4 lo fanno disegnare a Ibanez 

[Matches Malone]

 

[Azrael]

I Disegni sono fatti bene 

[Selina Kyle]

Bello questo primo numero, molto, uno di quelli che ho apprezzato di più insieme a Batwoman. Non conosco le storie di Moore e non posso fare un paragone, mi limito a scrivere le mie considerazioni da lettrice che non ha familiarità con il personaggio: il protagonista mi è sembrato ben caratterizzato, e ho trovato interessante la descrizione del suo rapporto con la natura, specifico e speciale. Qualcosa di strano sta succedendo, e come sembra accadrà nelle altre testate "dark" i supereroi non possono farci nulla.

Il cameo di Superman tra l'altro secondo me è stupendo, Snyder lo scrive veramente bene.. ne coglie l'essenza in pochissime battute, facendoci capire tra l'altro (considerazione legata alla continuity) che

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Sono proprio contenta.

[Green Hankey]

SWAMP THING 2 RECENSIONE DA CBR

The more you think about it, the bigger a headache it must be in terms of figuring out how to re-launch a "New 52" book at DC Comics. Because every single title varies in terms of how much or little past continuity has carried over (from virtually everything in "Green Lantern" to nothing at all in "Blue Beetle"), it's a strange sort of puzzle game where nothing quite fits together with one another, and readers who might have come onto the ground floor for one title could end up getting baffled by being mid-stream on another comic.

So with all of that in mind, "Swamp Thing" is one of the trickier books to write. Right before the re-launch, we had good ol' Swampy brought back into the DC Universe mainstream courtesy "Brightest Day," so clearly going back to the start wasn't in the cards. But at the same time, Scott Snyder was handed a strange situation, one where Alec Holland is alive again (instead of the Swamp Thing), and given the chance to run forward. So what do you do?

In the case of Snyder, the answer is to walk a fine line between new readers and existing ones. A lot of "Swamp Thing" #2 is dedicated toward re-introducing not only the idea of the Swamp Thing, but the bigger concepts like the Green, and the Parliament of Trees. Snyder brings in a retired Swamp Thing to explain all these things to Alec Holland, but at the same time he clearly knows that he's got to put in enough here to have older readers not ending up with eyes glazing over.

And so, quietly at first, but with increasing tenor, he changes the rules. It's not a radical, "Everything you knew was wrong!" moment, but rather additional information about how the Swamp Things are created, and what is ideal versus what we had before. It doesn't discard all those previous runs on "Swamp Thing" but it gives us a big question mark for the future of Alec, letting us wonder just what will happen when (no doubt) he finally takes the plunge into becoming Swamp Thing once more.

The book isn't all exposition, of course. While the exposition is interesting (and I love the miniature origin story for the past Swamp Thing), there's a strong second half around the corner, one with horror and action mixed together. The sudden switch-up of peaceful to frantic happens at just the right moment, and while I don't think anyone will be surprised by the person driving the motorcycle, it's still a suitably dramatic moment to end the issue.

I'm still digging Yanick Paquette's art, with his leaf-veined page layouts and that soft, beautiful line for the characters. Paquette is reminding me more and more of artists like Kevin Nowlan these days, especially with the scenes at the motel. He's able to take the strange and make it feel both realistic and instinctively wrong in one fell swoop; I can't imagine another artist making the motel sequence work as well as Paquette does here. His rendition of Swampy works well too, making him look not only like a massive hulking creature, but also much more organic and full-of-plants than most artists have in recent years. He genuinely comes across as a shambling form of plant life, and that's a good thing. My one complaint is that because Paquette uses a lot of double-page spreads with the funky vein-layouts, whenever it's two pages next to one another that aren't part of a spread, they look so similar at first that it's hard to keep from having your eye track across to the next page instead of moving down the rest of that initial page. The overall effect is so clever, though, it's a minor confusion I'm more than willing to put up with.

"Swamp Thing" is definitely moving in the right path; this feels like new and old readers should both be able to follow the action, and I like that aside from the inevitable Alec-becomes-Swamp-Thing moment, I have no idea what will happen next. With a new major villain introduced and a new core concept behind "Swamp Thing" itself, the book is full of possibilities. So far, Snyder and Paquette are making sure I want to keep reading to find out how it will all pan out.

4 stelle su 5

Post Uniti: 05 Ottobre 2011, 18:58:45
E una recensione di comicvine che fa sempre numero 

Just when you (and Alec Holland) thought you knew everything there was to know about Swamp Thing, more is revealed showing that the notion of being Swamp Thing is much bigger than anyone thought.
The Good

Last issue shows Alec Holland trying to readjust to being alive and having memories of a life as Swamp Thing that technically aren't his own. He was somehow visited by a Swamp Thing and we also so the birth of a creepy and deadly villain. With the visit to Holland, we get a little history on Swamp Thing and the Green. There is a purpose for the way things happened and we see there is a grander scheme in motion. Why would the world need a Swamp Thing and what does that have to do with Holland? This is just some of what we discover in this issue. The villain seen in the first issue is named here as we find out more and see the latest move towards Swamp Thing. Be prepared for things to get ugly for Alec Holland.

There is a lot of dialogue here which is needed and welcomed in laying out the groundwork for what Swamp Thing is actually all about. It's great having a comic once in a while that you don't zip through in a few minutes. I found myself hanging onto every word, taking them all in to firmly get an idea of what is being said. With Snyder, there is often layers to his work with hidden clues and meanings under the surface. You know he has something huge and crazy set in motion and you'll want to try to catch any clues that are most likely sitting out in the open.

Yanick Paquette's art is amazing. I had one minor complaint last issue but there's nothing to complain about here. From the flashback sequence (that fully captures the time period depicted) to Holland out in the swampy area to the nightmare-worthy scenes with the 'villain,' it's all a treat to see. There are some interesting panel layouts as well. Normally I'm not a huge fan when this happens but it truly adds to the art and completely fits in with the way the story is told.

In the first issue the appearance of Superman felt a little weird. That doesn't happen here but there is a...surprise appearance in the comic that hopefully people will read before hearing about it.
The Bad

Nothing. I loved the first issue but this one was somehow even better.
The Verdict

There is a bigger world to the idea of Swamp Thing and Scott Snyder is slowly pulling back the curtains. The idea and feeling that there is much more to Swamp Thing than we thought is an exciting feeling. Often when this has been done in the past with other characters, a secret history revealed, it can come across as forced. That isn't the case here as Snyder clearly has taken all the past incarnations of Swamp Thing under consideration and it all fits perfectly.Besides finding out more about Swamp Thing, we also see more of that creepy backwards head possessing villain and find out what 'it' means for Swampy. Yannick Paquette's art is a treat here. Everything from the flashback scenes to the times in the swamp and the deadly villain all look great. There is also a nice surprise appearance in the book that hopefully won't get spoiled so readers can witness it and get a big smile on their faces. I loved the first issue but this one was even better. I'm so excited to see what's coming next.

5 stelle su 5

Post Uniti: 05 Ottobre 2011, 23:06:39
Semplicemente favoloso questo secondo numero.

Paquette straordinario e secondo solo a Williams III in questo rilancio per bellezza delle tavole.

Snyder padrone della narrazione con imbarazzante semplicità 

[Azrael]

#2

Paquette continua a piacermi  
Ancora oggi nonostante abbia buonissime recensioni da vari siti non mi sono convinto a prenderla   ma c'è tempo alla pubblicazione italiana per cambiare idea 

[Buddy Baker]

Bel numero, graficamente straordinario e capace di risultare interessante sia a chi già conosce il personaggio sia a chi sa approccia per la prima volta.

Anche qui c'è un gran bel cliffhanger, che anche se "annunciato" qualche pagina prima ti fa venir la voglia di vedere come proseguirà la storia

[Green Lantern]

concordo, a me che di swamp thing non è mai fregata una ceppa, sta facendo venir voglia di continuare a leggerlo ad esempio 

[Bruce Wayne]

Quoto tutti voi..
Gran bella serie. 

Oltre a continuare a leggere mi invoglia a leggere quello di Moore.