To be honest, besides The Brightest Day storyline, I had never read any Swamp Thing comics. In The New 52, Swamp Thing seems to pick up right where the other series left off. Alec Holland is no longer Swamp Thing and is struggling as The Green beckons for him to return as Swamp Thing to defend against The Rot. This series ties into The New 52 Animal Man (see review my here) as both are fighting against the deadly Rot to save all types of life on Earth.
Scott Snyder (Batman: The Court of Owls) weaves an intricate and amazing story in the first 7 issues that are collected in this volume. Snyder's story is paired perfectly with Yanick Paquette's awesome artwork that is extremely detailed. Everything in Swamp Thing actually looks alive and (in some cases) dead! Each panel is colored beautifully and it's extremely easy to get lost in the imagery.
Swamp Thing is an amazing story with beautiful images. Definitely pick it up!
Swamp Thing Vol. 1: Raise Them Bones gets 9 out of 10 Parliament of Trees!
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