A chronology, cover gallery and news source for DC/Vertigo Comics' Swamp Thing, John Constantine: Hellblazer and The Un-Men http://www.swampthingroots.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Tue, 18 Sep 2007 21:25:43 -0400 Tue, 18 Sep 2007 21:24:17 -0400 FeedForAll v2.0 (2.0.2.9) unlicensed version http://www.feedforall.com Art student Elizabeth Graehling contacted me to share an amazing piece of artwork she created that is strongly reminiscent of the old Wein/Wrightson days. It's definitely worth checking out! (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.swampthingroots.com/news_09-02-10_Elizabeth_Graehling_Resurrection_Swamp_Thing_Ilio.html http://www.swampthingroots.com/news_09-02-10_Elizabeth_Graehling_Resurrection_Swamp_Thing_Ilio.html Thurs, 2 Sept 2010 23:02:00 -0400 Acclaimed Canadian playwright Brad Fraser, in 1985, auditioned for an art gig on DC's second Swamp Thing run. Here are a few details from the audition story. (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.swampthingroots.com/news_09-01-10_brad_fraser_unpublished_swamp_thing_miniseries.html http://www.swampthingroots.com/news_09-01-10_brad_fraser_unpublished_swamp_thing_miniseries.html Wed, 1 Sept 2010 14:46:00 -0400 The Denver-based artist, known for his wood-burning comic illustration technique, approached DC Comics with a five-page submission in April 2009, hoping to land a gig working on Swamp Thing. Although that goal did not ultimately pan out, Crosier has graciously agreed to discuss the proposal with Roots of the Swamp Thing. (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.swampthingroots.com/news_09-01-10_daniel_crosier_unpublished_swamp_thing_miniseries.html http://www.swampthingroots.com/news_09-01-10_daniel_crosier_unpublished_swamp_thing_miniseries.html Wed, 1 Sept 2010 14:16:00 -0400 There have been several Swamp Thing-related news items and blog posts of late. Check 'em out! (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.swampthingroots.com/news_06-01-10_swamp-thing-linkorama.html http://www.swampthingroots.com/news_06-01-10_swamp-thing-linkorama.html Thurs, 1 July 2010 12:40:00 -0400 ...here's a blatantly self-promotional link to an interview I did with Hercules/Andromeda actors Kevin and Sam Sorbo, published today at TrekWeb.com. Enjoy! (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://trekweb.com/articles/2010/06/12/Exclusive-Kevin-Sorbo-and-Sam-Sorbo-Talk-Acting-andnbspTheir-Online-Fan-Base-Community.shtml http://trekweb.com/articles/2010/06/12/Exclusive-Kevin-Sorbo-and-Sam-Sorbo-Talk-Acting-andnbspTheir-Online-Fan-Base-Community.shtml Sat, 12 June 2010 12:56:00 -0400 I've got only a few minutes to post today, so I wanted to suggest a few recent blog postings elsewhere on the Web that you might find interesting. (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.swampthingroots.com/news_06-11-10_blog-thing.html http://www.swampthingroots.com/news_06-11-10_blog-thing.html Fri, 11 June 2010 22:35:00 -0400 Dean Blumberg, author of PopMatters' "The Iconographies" column, has posted the second part in a fascinating series of articles dissecting Alan Moore's amazing use of language during the Swamp Thing run, and exploring Alac Holland's reconceptualization of self. (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.swampthingroots.com/news_06-10-10_dean_blumberg_its_not_easy_being_green.html http://www.swampthingroots.com/news_06-10-10_dean_blumberg_its_not_easy_being_green.html Thurs, 10 June 2010 18:14:00 -0400 Shout! Factory has made Volume Three of Swamp Thing: The Series available for order, as part of its Shout! Select line. In addition, the company is offering a bundle of all three DVD volumes, containing the complete 72-episode TV series. Ordering information is now available online. (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.swampthingroots.com/news_06-09-10_swamp_thing_TV_series_available_to_order.html http://www.swampthingroots.com/news_06-09-10_swamp_thing_TV_series_available_to_order.html Wed, 09 June 2010 18:14:00 -0400 BleedingCool.com is reporting that with Swamp Thing returning to mainstream DC continuity, his first reappearance will be in an upcoming Plastic Man series by artist Ethan Van Sciver. Van Sciver himself, however, seems to be saying it ain't so. (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.swampthingroots.com/news_06-02-10_swamp_thing_meets_plastic_man_or_green_lantern.html http://www.swampthingroots.com/news_06-02-10_swamp_thing_meets_plastic_man_or_green_lantern.html Wed, 09 June 2010 09:13:00 -0400 As a full-fledged, unabashed Swamp Thing junkie, I'm ashamed to admit this, but I've never read a single issue of Marvel's Swamp Thing analog, Man-Thing. But after reading Brian Solomon's recent column for BloodSprayer.com, I'm tempted to give it a shot. (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.swampthingroots.com/news_06-08-10_unhealthy_obsession_with_giant-sized_man-things.html http://www.swampthingroots.com/news_06-08-10_unhealthy_obsession_with_giant-sized_man-things.html Tues, 08 June 2010 09:47:00 -0400 Four unpublished Swamp Thing-related tales/series have been added to the Forgotten Lore section of this website: Swamp Thing: Deja Vu, a planned three-issue miniseries from Swamp Thing creators Len Wein and Bernie Wrightson; Babylon 5 creator J. Michael Straczynski's planned Swamp Thing and John Constantine tales in the pages of The Brave and the Bold; British sci-fi author China Mieville's aborted launch of a fifth monthly Swamp Thing title; and "Night of the Rat," a story slated for The House of Secrets #141, way back in the 1970s, that has only ever been published in Swedish. (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.swampthingroots.com/news_06-07-10_site_udate_forgotten_swamp_thing_lore.html http://www.swampthingroots.com/news_06-07-10_site_udate_forgotten_swamp_thing_lore.html Mon, 07 June 2010 10:47:00 -0400 Heritage Auctions recently auctioned five pages of a Swamp Thing-related comic tale that is often cited as having never been published--even though that's not the case. Click the link below to read the story's history and view the unpublished pages. (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.swampthingroots.com/news_06-07-10_unpublished-patchwork-man-story.html http://www.swampthingroots.com/news_06-07-10_unpublished-patchwork-man-story.html Mon, 07 June 2010 09:32:00 -0400 Fan-favorite writer/artist Stephen Bissette has concluded his multi-part look at issues #35 to 42 of the famed second Swamp Thing series. These detailed examinations and recollections are must-reads for any Swamp Thing fan. (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.swampthingroots.com/news_06-06-10_china_mieville_rejected_swamp_thing_series_makes_the_rounds.html http://www.swampthingroots.com/news_06-06-10_china_mieville_rejected_swamp_thing_series_makes_the_rounds.html Mon, 07 June 2010 09:28:00 -0400 Fan-favorite writer/artist Stephen Bissette has concluded his multi-part look at issues #35 to 42 of the famed second Swamp Thing series. These detailed examinations and recollections are must-reads for any Swamp Thing fan. (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.swampthingroots.com/news_06-03-10_stephen_bissette_dissects_swamp_thing_book_three.html http://www.swampthingroots.com/news_06-03-10_stephen_bissette_dissects_swamp_thing_book_three.html Wed, 02 June 2010 11:15:00 -0400 As reported yesterday, British science fiction novelist China Mieville had been hired to write a new Swamp Thing comic series, only to have the axe fall once work was already underway, so that DC Comics could instead return the Bog God to mainstream DC continuity. I chatted with Mr. Mieville about his canceled Swamp Thing run, and though understandably reticent to discuss what would have been so soon after learning of DC's decision, he did offer several juicy tidbits. (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.swampthingroots.com/news_06-03-10_china-mieville-hints-at-his-swamp-thing-run.html http://www.swampthingroots.com/news_06-03-10_china-mieville-hints-at-his-swamp-thing-run.html Wed, 02 June 2010 11:15:00 -0400 You know you want to... (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.swampthingroots.com/news_06-02-10_befriend-roots-of-the-swamp-thing-on-facebook.html http://www.swampthingroots.com/news_06-02-10_befriend-roots-of-the-swamp-thing-on-facebook.html Wed, 02 June 2010 11:15:00 -0400 Fan-favorite Swamp Thing writer/artist Stephen R. Bissette has posted a blog discussing, in detail, issues #35-42, with which he, Rick Veitch and Alan Moore wowed the comics world. (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.swampthingroots.com/news_06-02-10_swamp-thing-book-three-coming-to-a-bog-near-you.html http://www.swampthingroots.com/news_06-02-10_swamp-thing-book-three-coming-to-a-bog-near-you.html Wed, 02 June 2010 11:15:00 -0400 Swamp Thing has been making a lot of headlines lately. In addition to the just-revealed fifth comic-book series (see yesterday's story, below), he's reared his mossy head in other news as well. (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.swampthingroots.com/news_06-02-10_swamp-thing-film-dead-in-the-water.html http://www.swampthingroots.com/news_06-02-10_swamp-thing-film-dead-in-the-water.html Wed, 02 June 2010 11:14:00 -0400 Over at Comics Alliance writer David Uzumeri has broken down what DC's new policy concerning the dissolving DC-Vertigo barrier could mean for the future of Vertigo Comics. (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.swampthingroots.com/news_06-02-10_comics-alliance-discusses-new-swamp-thing-revival.html http://www.swampthingroots.com/news_06-02-10_comics-alliance-discusses-new-swamp-thing-revival.html Wed, 02 June 2010 07:59:00 -0400 You may have already heard about this, but news of a fifth Swamp Thing comic-book series was announced, to be published by Vertigo. Then it was canceled. And then it was announced again--to be published by DC Comics instead of Vertigo! (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.swampthingroots.com/news_06-01-10_new-swamp-thing-comic-china-mieville.html http://www.swampthingroots.com/news_06-01-10_new-swamp-thing-comic-china-mieville.html Tues, 01 June 2010 16:04:00 -0400 For the past two years, I've been working on finishing up two Planet of the Apes reference books. It was grueling work, but rewarding—and I'm almost done with the second one. As such, I figured it was time to dust off the ol' Swamp Thing site, and to this time try to remain active with it. For now, I'll just be posting news updates, but in the next few months, once I've gotten the second book off to the printer, I plan to jump back into this site wholeheartedly, and get back to chronicling Hellblazer on the timeline, adding new entries to In the Swamplight, updating the calendar and so forth. God, I've missed this mucky place. (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.swampthingroots.com http://www.swampthingroots.com Tues, 01 June 2010 15:00:00 -0400 I don't know if anyone is actually still reading this site anymore, given how long it's remained dormant, but I thought I'd present one of the results of my recent radio silence: my first book! Entitled Timeline of the Planet of the Apes: The Definitive Chronology, this work represents the first volume released under my new genre publishing venture, Hasslein Books. (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.hassleinbooks.com http://www.hassleinbooks.com Sun, 23 Nov 2008 16:47:00 -0400 Thanks to yesterday's entry at Mike Sterling's Progressive Ruin, I learned of an essay posted at the Bully Says: Comics Oughta Be Fun! blog, discussing a very disturbing situation that took place at the recent San Diego Comic Con. This is a very serious matter, folks, and so I am doing my part to help disseminate Bully's essay around the Internet. Please read the essay and pass it on, because we all need to make sure this sort of thing doesn't continue to happen. (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.swampthingroots.com http://www.swampthingroots.com Sat, 16 Aug 2008 01:17:00 -0400 John turns 55 today--what did you get him? (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.swampthingroots.com http://www.swampthingroots.com Sat, 10 May 2008 09:32:00 -0400 And so does John Constantine. Well...sort of. (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.swampthingroots.com http://www.swampthingroots.com Mon, 1 May 2008 01:48:00 -0400 Newsarama has posted an interview with Hellblazer writer Jason Aaron. (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.swampthingroots.com http://www.swampthingroots.com Mon, 28 Apr 2008 22:01:00 -0400 Rick Veitch has posted a great doodle of an undead Swamp Thing. Oh, and I have a great suggestion to play Abby Holland if ever they make another Swamp Thing film. (What's the connection, you might ask? Click the title of this story to find out.) http://www.swampthingroots.com http://www.swampthingroots.com Tues, 22 Apr 2008 16:36:00 -0400 Are you doing your part to save the environment? (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.swampthingroots.com http://www.swampthingroots.com Tues, 22 Apr 2008 12:05:00 -0400 The artist posted a confirmation today at his blog, mikehawthorne.blogspot.com. (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.swampthingroots.com http://www.swampthingroots.com Mon, 21 Apr 2008 18:52:00 -0400 At New York Comic Con 2008, Vertigo editor Karen Berger delivered some good news...and some bad news. (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.swampthingroots.com http://www.swampthingroots.com Sat, 19 Apr 2008 19:35:00 -0400 Amazon.com is now accepting preorders for Family Man, the latest collection of Hellblazer issues from Jamie Delano--and some of the finest work the series ever had. (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.swampthingroots.com http://www.swampthingroots.com Sat, 19 Apr 2008 11:23:00 -0400 I want to offer a public thank-you to The Un-Men's John Whalen, who proved this week that he's a great guy in addition to being a great writer. A few weeks ago, I experienced what can only be described as the scariest night of my life--witnessing my six-year-old son, Joshua, having an epileptic seizure. Upon finding out, John went above and beyond the call of duty to help cheer him up. (Click the title of this story to find out what he did.) http://www.swampthingroots.com http://www.swampthingroots.com Sat, 19 Apr 2008 09:43:00 -0400 The Un-Men's John Whalen and Mike Hawthorne have posted Whalen's script to issue #7 online, along with Hawthorne's accompanying pencils. (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.swampthingroots.com http://www.swampthingroots.com Tues, 8 Apr 2008 20:20:00 -0400 TV Shows on DVD has posted cover artwork and further details about the second DVD boxset, along with a tantalizing hint about the third volume. (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.swampthingroots.com http://www.swampthingroots.com Tues, 8 Apr 2008 08:55:00 -0400 TV Shows on DVD is reporting that Shout! Factory has announced the release of a second volume of DVDs based on the Swamp Thing TV series. (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.swampthingroots.com http://www.swampthingroots.com Sun, 6 Apr 2008 17:51:00 -0400 Paul Levitz, president of DC Comics, let slip this little tidbit in his recent blog. (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.swampthingroots.com http://www.swampthingroots.com Thurs, 3 Apr 2008 22:14:00 -0400 Following this site's interview with Peter Hogan accompanying the online release of The Sandman Presents: Marquee Moon, artist Peter Doherty has agreed to answer some questions about his role as illustrator of Vertigo Comics' limbo-fated one-shot. Doherty offers candid answers regarding the history and status of Marquee Moon, while also providing fascinating insight into the process a comic-book artist goes through when doing work-for-hire. (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.swampthingroots.com/marquee_interview2.html http://www.swampthingroots.com Sat, 29 Mar 2008 14:25:00 -0400 No matter how complete I think my research and my collection are, I continue to find new gems I knew nothing about. This week, for instance, I tracked down a number of unused, rejected or preliminary covers, which I've now uploaded to the cover archive. Also, I need your help in answering a Swamp Thing mystery. (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.swampthingroots.com http://www.swampthingroots.com Sat, 29 Mar 2008 12:44:00 -0400 In case anyone was wondering, I'm not dead. The past couple of months, I've been spending every free moment working to finish my first book, Timeline of the Planet of the Apes: The Definitive Chronology, which will be published by Timeline Books this summer. And on a less pleasant note, I recently had surgery to remove a benign tumor from below the base of my spine. (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.swampthingroots.com http://www.swampthingroots.com Sun, 23 Mar 2008 08:29:00 -0400 Jock has posted another image from his original graphic novel at the Voices From Beyond Forum. (Click the title of this story to view the art pages.) http://www.swampthingroots.com http://www.swampthingroots.com Thurs, 17 Jan 2008 08:00:00 -0400 Five more issues added to the swamplight! (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.swampthingroots.com/swamplight.html http://www.swampthingroots.com Wed, 16 Jan 2008 23:13:00 -0400 At the Voices From Beyond Forum, fan-favorite artist Jock has posted two exclusive pages from the upcoming Hellblazer: Pandemonium original graphic novel, which will feature the return of Hellblazer creator Jamie Delano. (Click the title of this story to view the art pages.) http://www.swampthingroots.com http://www.swampthingroots.com Wed, 16 Jan 2008 18:43:00 -0400 Mike Hawthorne has posted an update to his blog, containing a preview to The Un-Men #7. Plus: Un-Men Tuesdays! (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.swampthingroots.com http://www.swampthingroots.com Wed, 16 Jan 2008 18:43:00 -0400 Back in October, this website unveiled writer Peter Hogan's complete script to The Sandman Presents: Marquee Moon, provided by the author himself. Now with Hogan's kind permission, Roots of the Swamp Thing presents the art pages from that long-unpublished one-shot, illustrated by Peter Doherty, lettered by Todd Klein and offering a rare glimpse into the early days of John Constantine and Mucous Membrane. (Click the title of this story to view the art pages.) http://www.swampthingroots.com/marquee_art.html http://www.swampthingroots.com Sat, 5 Jan 2008 02:07:00 -0400 Some of you may have been wondering what happened to me over the past six weeks. Basically, I've been busy finishing some paying gigs...much as I love the ol' muck-encrusted mockery and his hellblazin' friend, they don't pay the bills. I will soon begin updating the site once more, beginning with the long-awaited posting of the actual lettered art pages from Peter Hogan and Peter Doherty's unpublished The Sandman Presents: Marquee Moon one-shot. Stay tuned for further details. http://www.swampthingroots.com http://www.swampthingroots.com Sat, 5 Jan 2008 00:44:00 -0400 Three more issues added to the swamplight! (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.swampthingroots.com http://www.swampthingroots.com Tues, 20 Nov 2007 00:15:00 -0400 Newsarama.com has posted the covers and solicits for Hellblazer #241 and The Un-Men #7, both due on February 20, 2008. (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.swampthingroots.com http://www.swampthingroots.com Mon, 19 Nov 2007 18:12:00 -0400 Five more issues added to the swamplight! (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.swampthingroots.com http://www.swampthingroots.com Mon, 19 Nov 2007 15:01:00 -0400 Another issue added to the swamplight! (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.swampthingroots.com/swamplight/swamplight_st1-13.html http://www.swampthingroots.com Sun, 18 Nov 2007 11:50:00 -0400 Another issue added to the swamplight! (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.swampthingroots.com/swamplight/swamplight_st1-12.html http://www.swampthingroots.com Sun, 18 Nov 2007 11:50:00 -0400 Another issue added to the swamplight! (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.swampthingroots.com/swamplight/swamplight_st1-11.html http://www.swampthingroots.com Sun, 18 Nov 2007 11:50:00 -0400 Several websites have posted news about Swamp Thing and The Un-Men of late. (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.swampthingroots.com/index.html http://www.swampthingroots.com Sun, 18 Nov 2007 10:20:00 -0400 Another issue added to the swamplight! (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.swampthingroots.com/swamplight/swamplight_st1-10.html http://www.swampthingroots.com Sun, 18 Nov 2007 01:01:00 -0400 Another issue added to the swamplight! (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.swampthingroots.com/swamplight/swamplight_st1-09.html http://www.swampthingroots.com Sun, 18 Nov 2007 01:01:00 -0400 Another issue added to the swamplight! (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.swampthingroots.com/swamplight/swamplight_showcase96.html http://www.swampthingroots.com Sat, 17 Nov 2007 21:44:00 -0400 Another issue added to the swamplight! (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.swampthingroots.com/swamplight/swamplight_showcase95.html http://www.swampthingroots.com Sat, 17 Nov 2007 21:44:00 -0400 Another issue added to the swamplight! (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.swampthingroots.com/swamplight/swamplight_showcase94.html http://www.swampthingroots.com Sat, 17 Nov 2007 21:44:00 -0400 Another issue added to the swamplight! (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.swampthingroots.com/swamplight/swamplight_st1-08.html http://www.swampthingroots.com Sat, 17 Nov 2007 20:19:00 -0400 Another issue added to the swamplight! (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.swampthingroots.com/swamplight/swamplight_st1-07.html http://www.swampthingroots.com Sat, 17 Nov 2007 20:00:00 -0400 Another issue added to the swamplight! (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.swampthingroots.com/swamplight/swamplight_unexpected152.html http://www.swampthingroots.com Sat, 17 Nov 2007 19:37:00 -0400 Another issue added to the swamplight! (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.swampthingroots.com/swamplight/swamplight_st1-06.html http://www.swampthingroots.com Fri, 16 Nov 2007 08:52:00 -0400 Another issue added to the swamplight! (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.swampthingroots.com/swamplight/swamplight_dm-10.html http://www.swampthingroots.com Tues, 6 Nov 2007 00:05:00 -0400 Another issue added to the swamplight! (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.swampthingroots.com/swamplight/swamplight_wf-220.html http://www.swampthingroots.com Tues, 6 Nov 2007 00:01:00 -0400 Another issue added to the swamplight! (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.swampthingroots.com/swamplight/swamplight_wf-219.html http://www.swampthingroots.com Tues, 6 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0400 Another issue added to the swamplight! (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.swampthingroots.com/swamplight/swamplight_hom-217.html http://www.swampthingroots.com Mon, 5 Nov 2007 08:57:00 -0400 Another issue added to the swamplight! (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.swampthingroots.com/swamplight/swamplight_ps14.html http://www.swampthingroots.com Mon, 5 Nov 2007 07:59:00 -0400 Another issue added to the swamplight! (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.swampthingroots.com/swamplight/swamplight_st-roots.html http://www.swampthingroots.com Mon, 5 Nov 2007 00:34:00 -0400 Another issue added to the swamplight! (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.swampthingroots.com/swamplight/swamplight_hom-195.html http://www.swampthingroots.com Sun, 4 Nov 2007 13:04:00 -0400 Another issue added to the swamplight! (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.swampthingroots.com/swamplight/swamplight_midnight-days.html http://www.swampthingroots.com Sun, 4 Nov 2007 02:27:00 -0400 Another issue added to the swamplight! (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.swampthingroots.com/swamplight/swamplight_st1-05.html http://www.swampthingroots.com Sun, 4 Nov 2007 02:27:00 -0400 Another issue added to the swamplight! (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.swampthingroots.com/swamplight/swamplight_st1-04.html http://www.swampthingroots.com Sun, 4 Nov 2007 01:33:00 -0400 Another issue added to the swamplight! (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.swampthingroots.com/swamplight/swamplight_st1-03.html http://www.swampthingroots.com Sun, 4 Nov 2007 00:53:00 -0400 TVShowsOnDemand has posted updated artwork for the upcoming Swamp Thing TV Series Season 1-2 DVD boxset. http://www.swampthingroots.com http://www.swampthingroots.com Sun, 4 Nov 2007 00:15:00 -0400 Direct from John Whalen, here's an upcoming comic-signing schedule for Whalen, Mike Hawthorne and Tomer Hanuka, better known as the creative team behind Vertigo's The Un-Men. http://www.swampthingroots.com http://www.swampthingroots.com Sat, 3 Nov 2007 23:58:00 -0400 Another issue added to the swamplight! (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.swampthingroots.com/swamplight/swamplight_st1-02.html http://www.swampthingroots.com Mon, 29 Oct 2007 08:48:00 -0400 Another issue added to the swamplight! (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.swampthingroots.com/swamplight/swamplight_st1-01.html http://www.swampthingroots.com Mon, 29 Oct 2007 00:25:00 -0400 Ever since creating this site a few years ago, I've intended to spotlight individual issues, but time has always been the enemy. Well, I've finally found the time to create such a page, and what better place to start than at the beginning? Thus, for the first entry in my new "In the Swamplight" section, I've chosen The House of Secrets #92, featuring the first appearance of the Swamp Thing. "In the Swamplight" will take a closer look at individual issues, including story breakdowns, issue credits, select trivia, cover images and more. (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.swampthingroots.com/swamplight.html http://www.swampthingroots.com Sun, 28 Oct 2007 22:45:00 -0400 I've added John Constantine's appearances from Peter Hogan's unpublished Marquee Moon one-shot to the timeline. These scense take place throughout January 1977 and offer a rare glimpse at John's days with Mucous Membrane. (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.swampthingroots.com/timeline_04.html#marquee_77 http://www.swampthingroots.com Thurs, 25 Oct 2007 01:09:00 -0400 Dave Lambert of TVShowsOnDVD.com speaks to Roots of the Swamp Thing about the Swamp Thing TV series on DVD. If the initial offering doesn't sell well, no future sets will be forthcoming. (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.swampthingroots.com http://www.swampthingroots.com Sun, 21 Oct 2007 22:39:00 -0400 Having read through the Special Invasion Edition of the Daily Planet, published in late 1988 to promote DC's Invasion miniseries, I've added a breakdown of its Swamp Thing-related references on the timeline. (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.swampthingroots.com http://www.swampthingroots.com Sun, 21 Oct 2007 14:50:00 -0400 TVShowsOnDVD has posted the cover art for seasons 1 and 2 of the Swamp Thing> TV series. The series itself might not be without problems...but the box sure looks great. More importantly, it's finally available, so order your copies now--we want to make sure we get the final season as well. See the cover and read a release from Universal and Shout! Factory. (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.swampthingroots.com http://www.swampthingroots.com Sun, 21 Oct 2007 08:54:00 -0400 Comic Book Resources has posted solicits for January and February 2008. View the solicits and covers for Hellblazer #240, Hellblazer: Joy Ride and The Un-Men #6. (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.swampthingroots.com http://www.swampthingroots.com Mon, 15 Oct 2007 17:35:00 -0400 Well, I've been hyping it for a while now, and it's finally here. The Sandman Presents: Marquee Moon, an unpublished chapter in Hellblazer history, is now available online, thanks to the efforts of the writer-artist team of Peter Hogan and Peter Doherty, who were gracious enough to let me post it for ya'll to read. (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.swampthingroots.com/marquee.html http://www.swampthingroots.com Fri, 5 Oct 2007 18:45:00 -0400 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. (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.swampthingroots.com/bongiorno.html http://www.swampthingroots.com Fri, 5 Oct 2007 1:40:00 -0400 The events of World's Finerst #219 and 220 (published in 1973 and featuring a plant elemental named El Monstro) have been added to the timeline. (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.swampthingroots.com http://www.swampthingroots.com Wed, 3 Oct 2007 11:30:00 -0400 British writer Peter Hogan wrote a followup to his popular Sandman/Hellblazer crossover miniseries, The Sandman Presents: Love Street, in 1997. Unfortunately, that follow-up--The Sandman Presents: Marquee Moon--has never been published, even a decade after it was first solicited. Now, with Hogan's permission, the full text of Marquee Moon will soon be available to fans. (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.swampthingroots.com http://www.swampthingroots.com Sat, 30 Sep 2007 11:30:00 -0400 The original version of this website is sadly lost to time, due to a computer crash. As such, I'd assumed that an article I'd previously published on that version--a look at the Niser model kit, written by Dave Ballard--was also lost. I've relocated the file, however, and added it back to the Features section, where it belongs. If you never read it the first time around, and if you have an interest in model-making, you should check it out. (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.swampthingroots.com/ballard.html http://www.swampthingroots.com Sat, 29 Sep 2007 16:32:00 -0400 As part of Vertigo Comics' 2008 celebration of Hellblazer's 20th anniversary, Scottish author Ian Rankin (best known for his Rebus novels) is writing what he describes as "a graphic novel, a stand-alone based on the DC Comics character Hellblazer." (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.swampthingroots.com http://www.swampthingroots.com Sat, 29 Sep 2007 13:09:00 -0400 Artist Mike Hawthorne has posted a sneak peak of the art for issue #3 of The Un-Men at his sketchbook blog. (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.swampthingroots.com http://www.swampthingroots.com Fri, 28 Sep 2007 21:11:00 -0400 TVShowsOnDVD.com has posted an update on the DVD release of the Swamp Thing TV series. (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.swampthingroots.com http://www.swampthingroots.com Thurs, 27 Sep 2007 12:56:00 -0400 The most recent sales numbers for Hellblazer and The Un-Men are available. Hellblazer's holding strong under writer Andy Diggle at the helm, but it's still too early to tell about The Un-Men. (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.swampthingroots.com http://www.swampthingroots.com Wed, 26 Sep 2007 22:30:00 -0400 Thanks to a heads-up from reader 'Alec Holland,' I've discovered a two-part Swamp Thing-esque tale from 1973, which appeared in issues #219-220 of World's Finest, DC's popuplar Superman/Batman team-up book. Back then, half the DC universe seemed to be doing some sort of swamp-creature story, and apparently, World's Finest was along for the ride on that particular bandwagon, with a tale by Bob Haney, in which Superman and Batman met up with the creature known as El Monstro. (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.swampthingroots.com http://www.swampthingroots.com Sun, 23 Sep 2007 12:19:00 -0400 I don't normally post about eBay auctions here, but since several people have written asking about the famous "Swamp Thing Meets Jesus" story, I wanted to let everyone know there's a copy for sale, along with the artwork and cover, on eBay. (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.swampthingroots.com http://www.swampthingroots.com Sun, 23 Sep 2007 11:48:00 -0400 I just came across a review for The Un-Men #1 at ComicNews.Info, which I have to admit has me a bit bemused. The review is not a positive one, though that isn't my issue with it--everyone has a right to their opinion, of course. Rather, I am kind of disappointed to see a reviewer go to the effort of reviewing a new title without making any effort to research its history beforehand. (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.swampthingroots.com http://www.swampthingroots.com Sat, 22 Sep 2007 15:48:00 -0400 I've added feeds to read this site via Google and My Yahoo, as well as a LiveJournal feed courtesy of Steve Saunders at Silver Bullet Comics' "All the Rage" column. (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.swampthingroots.com http://www.swampthingroots.com Sat, 22 Sep 2007 15:00:00 -0400 Roots of the Swamp Thing is now available as an RSS feed. If you love me so much that you have to know immediately whenever I post something, click one of the buttons at the top of the page to subscribe to the feed. (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.swampthingroots.com http://www.swampthingroots.com Wed, 19 Sep 2007 00:54:17 -0400 When Joshua Dysart took over the writing chores on the fourth incarnation of Swamp Thing (as of issue #9), he had several long-term plans in mind. Unfortunately, those plans were cut short when the series was prematurely canceled, only 21 issues into his run, at issue #29. But there was still more story to tell, and only Dysart knows what would have happened next. Although he prefers to keep most details secret for now (in case a future opportunity to revisit those concepts should ever crop up), he was kind enough to provide some hints for readers of this site. (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.swampthingroots.com/proposal_dysart.html http://www.swampthingroots.com Tue, 18 Sep 2007 21:24:17 -0400 Roots of the Swamp Thing has added a new section, "Creature Features," with links to numerous feature stories published on the site about Swamp Thing, Hellblazer and The Un-Men. These include stories about The Vertigo Encyclopaedia, Darko Macan's rejected Swamp Thing proposal, Josh Dysart's unrealized plans for the end of his tenure, an interview with Brian Vaughan, and a look at unpublished Swamp Thing and Hellblazer lore. (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.swampthingroots.com/features.html http://www.swampthingroots.com Tue, 18 Sep 2007 21:24:18 -0400 When Josh Dysart outlined some of his unrealized plans for the fourth Swamp Thing series, he revealed an interesting fact: namely, that yet another earth elemental was known as Swamp Thing before Alec Holland. This one lived in turn-of-the-20th-century Louisiana and knew the incestual couple known as the Fated Cajun Lovers of 1900. (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.swampthingroots.com/index.html http://www.swampthingroots.com Tue, 18 Sep 2007 21:24:19 -0400 A collection of several unused, rejected or alternate-draft artwork created for the covers of Swamp Thing, Hellblazer and The Un-Men. These include covers to Rick Veitch's rejected Swamp Thing #88, Warren Ellis' ill-fated Hellblazer #141 and a number of other covers by Bernie Wrightson, Stephen Bissette, Jon Totelben, Tom Yeates and more. (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.swampthingroots.com/covers_unused.html http://www.swampthingroots.com Tue, 18 Sep 2007 21:24:20 -0400 Over the years, several Swamp Thing- and Hellblazer-related tales have been conceived or announced that never saw publication, canceled for a variety of reasons--sometimes as per the writer's choice, other times on the editorial side of the desk. Check out summaries of a number of stories that never made it to a store near you. Covers, when available, are included as well. (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.swampthingroots.com/unpublished.html http://www.swampthingroots.com Tue, 18 Sep 2007 21:24:21 -0400 Back when Brian Vaughan was pitching the concept that eventually became Swamp Thing series 3, noted Croatian writer Darko Macan put his hand in the game as well. Darko's proposal was ultimately rejected because Vertigo preferred to go in a (excuse the pun) darker direction, a la Vaughan's storyline. Now, he's graciously made this unpublished proposal available to fans, here at Roots of the Swamp Thing. (Click the title of this story for more information.) http://www.swampthingroots.com/proposal_macan.html http://www.swampthingroots.com Sat, 1 Sep 2007 21:24:21 -0400