Thanks to Joe Bongiorno, who first dragged me kicking and screaming into the mucky mythos of Swamp Thing, and to Paul Giachetti, who created the amazing header banner.
Thanks also to reader 'Alec Holland,' whose support has been invaluable; Mike Sterling, for promoting Swamp Thing and this site; and Kevin Church, for his excellent optimization advice.
And thanks to Len Wein, Bernie Wrightson, Alan Moore, John Totelben, Stephen Bissette, Jamie Delano, Garth Ennis and all the other creators whose work inspired this site. |
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Creature Features
As time allows, Roots of the Swamp Thing offers unpublished storylines, character bios and other feature stories related to Swamp Thing, Hellblazer and The Un-Men. These features are available from links on this page.
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CURRENTLY AVAILABLE:
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 | | The Sandman Presents: Marquee Moon—
An Unpublished Chapter in Hellblazer History
Thanks to writer Peter Hogan and artist Peter Doherty, this long-unpublished chapter in Hellblazer history is finally available to fans, featuring John Constantine and the band Mucous Membrane in a tale set in Neil Gaiman's Sandman mythos.
UPDATED: Complete lettered artwork for this story added Jan. 5, 2008 |
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| | "On Swamp Thing:" An Essay by Joe Bongiorno
Joe Bongiorno, former Swamp Thing fan and creator of TimelineUniverse.net, discusses why he once loved Swamp Thing...and why he ultimnately came to feel otherwise.> |
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| | Warren Ellis' Unpublished Hellblazer #141: "Shoot"
Warren Ellis wrote a story entitled "Shoot," which was slated to appear in issue #141 of Hellblazer, illustrated by Phil Jimenez. However, Vertigo's concern over thematic similarities to the Columbine shootings resulted in its cancelation and Ellis' subsequent resignation. Read the story and view the artwork here. |
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| | Converting the Bog Beast, by Dave Ballard
Writer Dave Ballard offers a look back at the first two series' of comics, with a review of the Niser model kit...and some suggestions on customizing yours. This article is reprinted with the author's generous permission. Originally published in April 1996 by DRONE, the official publication of the Film and Television Model Club. |
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| | Forgotten Lore: The Swamp Thing and Hellblazer Tales That Almost Were
A look back at numerous comic books that were slated to feature elements of Swamp Thing or Hellblazer history, but were never published. |
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| | Rejected Swamp Thing Pitch from Darko Macan
Presenting the proposal Macan submitted to Vertigo Comics as a template for the third Swamp Thing series, which ultimately went to Brian Vaughan. |
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| | A Brief Glimpse Into Joshua Dysart's Swamp Thing Plans Beyond Issue #29
Dysart offers some insight into what he would have done with the fourth Swamp Thing run had that series not been prematurely canceled.
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| | Missing Dialog from Hellblazer Issue #234
(Or "How a Dozing Printer Can Damage an Otherwise Great Story")
A printing error resulted in page 21 of Hellblazer #234 being published without speech bubbles. Andy Diggle posted a corrected version of the page, which was fixed in a reprinted edition. View the corrected page here.
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| | The Vertigo Encyclopaedia
This promotional item was fashioned to resemble an actual comic book. Narrated by John Constantine, it offered his opinion of Vertigo's character lineup, including Tim Hunter, Swmp Thing and even himself. View the pages of this rarity.
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| | DC Relaunches Swamp Thing With a New Direction...And a New Lead Character
Presenting an article I wrote for Cinescape.com in 2000, interviewing author Brian Vaughan regarding his plans for the then-upcoming third Swamp Thing comic-book series.
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| | Swamp Thing Video Game FAQ/Walkthrough
Written by SubSane and originally published here, this guide to the aborted Swamp Thing video game from NES is presented here in unaltered form, according to permission granted at the bottom of the original source page. |
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| | Alan Moore's Twilight of the Superheroes Proposal
Alan Moore—revered Swamp Thing scribe and creator of John Constantine—proposed this 12-issue miniseries to DC Comics some time around 1986. It has since circulated among online fans, despite DC's attempt to have it removed. |
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