These are some wild, trippy ideas that were initially only found in "The Saga of the Swamp Thing" comic, but with the success of Moore's run came Swamp Thing's further inclusion in the rest of the DC Universe. As an Elemental, Swamp Thing is a protector of the universal force that connects all plant life known as The Green, answering to a spiritual council of past Elementals called the Parliament of Trees. This origin story allowed Moore to explore existential questions about humanity while also turning Swamp Thing into an Elemental, a concept that would forever connect the character to the mystical side of DC and bring him into contact with characters like John Constantine, Zatanna (who deserves a DC movie of her own), and the Spectre. In other words, Swamp Thing isn't actually a man, but a sentient plant who believes he's a man. Instead of Holland himself, the Swamp Thing was a manifestation of bayou plant biology with the imbued consciousness of Holland. About the Book Continuing the hardcover collection of master comics writer Alan Moores award-winning run on THE SAGA OF THE SWAMP THING, this fifth volume. He started out as the mutated form of scientist Alec Holland, but Moore's reinvention of the character crucially changed that more traditional superhero origin story. Swamp Thing was created by the writer/artist team of Len Wein and Bernie Wrightson.
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Surveying numerous aspects of life in the Roman army between 264 BCE and 337 CE, Gladius-the Latin word for sword-draws not only on the words of famed Roman historians, but also those of the soldiers themselves, as recorded in their religious dedications, tombstones, and even private letters and graffiti. Rather than a history of the army itself, or a guide to military organization and fighting methods, this book is a ground-level recreation of what it was like to be a soldier in the army that made the empire. In Gladius, Guy de la Bédoyère takes us straight to the heart of what it meant to be a part of the Roman army. The Roman Empire depended on its army not just to win its wars, defend its frontiers, and control the seas, but to act as the very engine of the state. More than that, it was the single largest organization in Western antiquity, taking in members from all classes, from senators to freed slaves. The Roman army was the greatest fighting machine in the ancient world. Gladius delivers a stunning ground-level recreation of what it was like to be a soldier in the fighting force that made the Roman Empire. Told in comic book format, Bad Guys episode 12, like the rest of the series, relies on the visuals and the speech bubbles to tell the story, and throws back to previous episodes in a similar way to television shows or serialised stories, so whilst I found it easy to read without having read the previous eleven, it will be more enjoyable, and more fun to read them all in order if you haven’t already. At the same time, there’s something happening with Agent Fox…everybody is confused! In episode twelve, Snake appears to have terrifying powers, and the other bad guys don’t know what to do about it – but Snake is determined to convince them otherwise. The Bad Guys are a crew of animals who are trying to reverse their bad deeds by doing good deeds. It’s an episodic series, almost like a television show, and told in a comic book style, using lots of illustrations. It will melt your brain…Īaron Blabey has been writing the Bad Guys series, published by Scholastic, for the past five years. Synopsis: Seriously, what is going on with Snake? Terrifying powers! Evil allies! Interdimensional Doorways! What is his deal? And that’s not all! Why is Agent Fox suddenly so mysterious? Who IS she, exactly?! Dang it! We need answers! Wolf and the gang are back. In her usual wry tone, Vowell brings out the ironies of their efforts: while the missionaries tried to prevent prostitution with seamen and the resulting deadly diseases, the natives believed it was the missionaries who would kill them: "they will pray us all to death." 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