Stephen R. Bissette – illustratör

The swamp reveals a truth no one imagined—and Alan Moore rewrites the rules of horror in this new DC Compact Comics collected edition.From 1983 through 1987, a young British writer named Alan Moore revolutionized the American comic book. His groundbreaking tenure on DC Comics’ Swamp Thing set new standards for graphic storytelling and touched off a revolution in the medium that is still expanding today. Building on the title’s framework of gothic horror with a remarkably intuitive narrative style and an unprecedented depth of characterization, Moore’s vision was realized through the hauntingly beautiful artwork of such collaborators as Stephen Bissette, John Totleben, Dan Day, and Rick Veitch. The result is one of comics’ most enduring masterpieces.This compact volume features Moore’s earliest issues in the classic run, starting with “The Anatomy Lesson.” Swamp Thing’s mythology is hauntingly reshaped with terrifying revelations that begin a journey of discovery and adventure, taking him across the stars and beyond. Collects The Saga of the Swamp Thing #20-27.

Collecting SAGA OF THE SWAMP THING #28-34 and SWAMP THING ANNUAL #2, theEarth Elemental says goodbye to the illusion of his own humanity after learningthat he is 100 percent plant, meets a crew of benevolent alien invaders andconsummates his relationship with Abigail Arcane as only he could.

Before the groundbreaking graphic novel Watchmen, Alan Moore made his debut in the U.S. comic book market with the revitalization of the horror comic book Swamp Thing. Moore's classic, critically acclaimed Swamp Thing stories are now collected with brand-new coloring in Absolute Swamp Thing by Alan Moore Vol. 1.In 1983, a revolutionary English writer joined a trio of trailblazing American artists to revitalize a longstanding comic book icon. By the time they'd finished their work four years later, SWAMP THING by Alan Moore, Stephen R, Bissette, John Totleben, and Rick Veitch was universally recognized as one of the handful of titles that defined a new era of complexity and depth in modern graphic storytelling, and their run on the series remains one of the medium's most enduring masterpieces.Now DC Comics and Vertigo are proud to present an all-new vision of this landmark achievement. Comprising three deluxe hardcover volumes, ABSOLUTE SWAMP THING BY ALAN MOORE debuts completely new coloring for every page, crafted exclusively for this definitive collector's edition by legendary color artist Steve Oliff (Akira, Miracleman). This first volume includes the issues THE SAGA OF THE SWAMP THING #20-34 and SWAMP THING ANNUAL #2 and features a monumental new afterword from Bissette accompanied by a wealth of historic behind-the-scenes material from the title's original creative team.

Continuing the hardcover collections of Alan Moore's award-winning run onThe Saga of the Swamp Thing, this third volume is brimming with visceralhorrors including underwater vampires, a werewolf with an unusual curse, and thehideous madman called Nukeface. Best of all, this volume features the comicsdebut of John Constantine, Hellblazer, who launches Swamp Thing on a voyage ofself-discovery that will take him from the darkest corners of America to theroots of his own long-hidden heritage.

Continuing the hardcover collection of master comics writer Alan Moore'saward-winning run on The Saga of the Swamp Thing, this fourth volumebrings Swamp Thing's quest for self-discovery with the mystic John Constantineto its shattering conclusion. A harbinger of doom has been released with thesole charge of waking an evil beyond comprehension, and Swamp Thing, JohnConstantine, Deadman, The Phantom Stranger, Etrigan the Demon, The Spectre, andother masters of the occult must unite against the dark forces that threaten toeradicate Heaven's light!

DER ELEMENTARE KLASSIKER DES EDLEN COMIC HORRORS Alan Moore ist ein Ausnahmeautor des 20. Jahrhunderts. Seine Geschichten über Swamp Thing erneuerten die Mythologie des Sumpfdings und das gesamte Horror Genre. Moore und seine Mitstreiter erhoben klassischen MonsterGrusel auf ein völlig neues Niveau zwischen Grauen, Tradition, Anspruch, Tragik und Innovation. In einer ihrer in diesem Band enthaltenen Storys debütierte zudem der Okkultist John Constantine, der das Elementarwesen aus dem Sumpf auf eine Tour de Force durch Amerika, durch das kollektive Bewusstsein aller Pflanzen und durch die Finsternis schickt. Der zweite von drei Prachtbänden mit dem düsterfantastischen Meilenstein von WATCHMENAutor Alan Moore, Stephen R. Bissette, John Totleben, Rick Veitch und anderen Legenden, in neuer Kolorierung und mit üppigem Bonusmaterial. ENTHÄLT: THE SAGA OF THE SWAMP THING 35–38 & SWAMP THING 39–50