This is the third in an ongoing series on Alan Moore's "Saga of the Swamp Thing." Watch the others here: The Existential Horror of The Anatomy Lesson - th-cam.com/video/VfwP60UknKs/w-d-xo.html How Love & Death Changed DC Comics - th-cam.com/video/QElFGqYeNto/w-d-xo.html
There's more passion and emotion in Swamp Thing and Abigail's lovemaking sequence than in most sex scenes in Hollywood movies. The writing is beautiful and sincere, and the art is just mesmerizing. Timeless.
Personally i like human male X nonhuman female loving like Cheetah and Batman on Justice League, Alien Nation, Hattonslayden's artworks, Bojack Horseman, Regular Show and more better
Alan Moore’s Swamp Thing run is just something entirely special. No other comic I’ve read has had this much themes and concepts of live, death, nature and love. The closest is Immortal Hulk with the body horror, but even then Swamp Thing honestly does it even better. (Immortal Hulk is great though) These Swamp Thing essays are some of your best comic videos. Can’t wait for the next one. Until then...HELLBOY and DAREDEVIL!
I'm a huge fan of Scott Snyder's run on Swamp Thing, and I can tell you love swamp thing too, considering you're making a whole series on Alan Moore's run!
Yeah, do recall that Bissette and Totleban had just finished Down Amongst The Dead Men in Saga of the Swamp Thing Annual #2, which had a higher page count than the average issue. Nor was that the first time Nolan stepped in; he illustrated the pivotal issue "The Burial" which dealt with Swamp Thing burying Alec Holland and by extension the pre-Moore version of the Swamp Thing.
Saga of the Swampthing is one of if not my favorite run of all time. I wonder if it came out today how it would be received? Which is a shame because it’s brilliant. Just like this series. Another brilliant dissection or should I say inspection of a equally brilliant story. Best channel around
Great story as i read the Swamp Thing graphic novels at age 10 back in 92 as i collected ST comics since 4 in 86 after seeing the movie on TV and been my fave DC character since
Matt, your video on the anatomy lesson inspired me to read the saga of the swamp thing and it became my favorite arc in any comic series. This is the first video you made on swamp thing where I knew the story prior to watching and i still learned stuff I didnt know. Thank you for your hard work and for inspiring me to read
Thanks for continuing to highlight my favourite series' of all time. I didn't even know the context for the Pog story so thanks for making me aware of that too!
An absolutely phenomenal video as per usual Matt. 😁 👌 Your love for this series shines brightly throughout the whole video series thus far and is spurring me on to pick up the remaining books/volumes and read the run in its entirety. Cheers! 🍻 P.S. If and when time permits please do continue your analyses of the rest of the issues of Moore's tenure on the book.
Seeing that you've never done an X-men centerted video, I'd love to hear your take on House of X and Powers of X. Also more Swamp Thing in the future would be much appreciated.
This reminded me that you haven't done any Hellblazer videos that I know of, at some point it might be cool to see your take on some Constantine stories
Some thoughts: 1) I knew about Pogo's source material but never had proper context for it before now...thanks, Matt! A more recent series called Spencer And Locke by David Pepose used the source material of Calvin and Hobbes in a similar manner. 2) Was "Abandoned Houses" the first instance in which The Dreaming popped up in DC Comics? I know this story predates Gaiman's Sandman by four to five years, so... 3) Rite Of Spring remains another series highlight for me and I absolutely agree with Moore's thoughts on a relationship that actually works. You saw a glimpse of that again with League of Extraordinary Gentlemen before it devolved into a game of "I understood that reference." 4) I always thought of Nukeface as a bit of a tragic figure, cheerfully oblivious to the wanton destruction he was causing. And Part 2 was HEAVILY inspired by Akira Kurosawa's Rashomon and Stanley Kubrick's The Killing in terms of its POV hopping story.
Good takeaways! I'm not sure what the first official appearance of The Dreaming. Depends on if it's when it was named or if it appearing as the framing device for House of Mystery and Secrets.
@@MattDraper Definitely NOT a framing device for The House of Mystery...I have Volume 1 of the black and white reprints and it made like it was the real world.
I really enjoyed the whole New 52 Swamp Thing, especially Snyder's run, but Alan Moore cemented it for me and made me a lifetime fan of the character. His run is still the benchmark.
Always awesome hearing your analyses on Swamp Thing! It's a crying shame that the DC Universe show got canceled because it was great! Have you watched the show, Matt? If you have, I would love to hear your thoughts on it. Great video as always keep it up! 😁🤘🤘
Thanks! I haven't seen the show actually. I was thinking of getting DC Universe to watch it, but didn't when they immediately cancelled it. I was bummed!
@@MattDraper Honestly, I only got DCU app because of the Vertigo shows i.e, Swamp Thing, Doom Patrol etc. But really all content that I have seen in my opinion is either good (Titans S1) or extremely top notch filmmaking (I'm looking at you Doom Patrol). What makes the Swamp Thing show so great is its performances, set design, costumes, writing, direction, but most importantly the tone of the show. It is one of the few Alan Moore inspired media I've seen that actually got his tone/quality of storytelling correct. It's really worth a watch, even if it's the only season we are ever going to get (HBO MAX PICK THIS SHOW UP AND PUT IT BACK INTO PRODUCTION PLEASE!)
Before this iconic issue, Moore and his fellow artists pushed the flexible boundaries of their comic to what is possibly their limit with issue 32. pog 8Y
Horrifying yet beautiful. I’ve only read a few issues of Alan Moore’s Swamp-Thing, but I’ve been considering finishing this run because of these fantastically edited videos. Though I have a question, do you take requests? If so, I would love your take on some of the books like Steve Gerber’s FoolKiller Rob Rodi’s Loki Katsuhiro Otomo’s Akira Silver Surfer:Parable Berserk or even previously discussed comics like Frank Miller’s Daredevil or Walt Simonson’s Thor, just with a updated script.
I don't really take specific requests, but I'll always accept suggestions for what to read. So I'll look into these. You never know what will turn into a video. Thanks!
Thanks! I'm sort of doing it in a more scattered way with Hellboy and I'm thinking of a few others. All I need is another series that's too big and too deep for one video.
Having just finished Fábio Moon and Gabriel Bá’s “Daytripper”, I couldn’t help but think that it’s a comic that would perfectly suit your awesome style of videos. I’d love to see your thoughts on it and keep up the good work 👍
Hi, I have two questions: 1. Will you be doing "Lucifer" by Mike Carey? 2. How can I stop immediately reading all comic books you review and I haven't read?
I would read Moore's Swamp Thing but I really don't like the art, it's the coloring, I think. I really don't like the way comics were colored in the 70s and 80s.
I might suggest then...that you look into the Absolute edition of Moore's ST. It has been radically recolored by Steve Oliff. It is pricey and there are claims of low quality binding, but as an owner of the book, i can say its visually stunning.
Well, now that I have the chance... I have to make a video about Women & Pop Culture for my english class. Do you have any tips? And, what programs do you use?
*Totally not political tho Only modern comics can be political, let alone left-leaning, and of course, those that are are absolute trash by default! I hate that idea so much I have to make fun of it any chance I get. Luckily, making fun of it is literally just describing it.
difference is Moore's writing doesn't come off as preachy/condescending and his commentary is interwoven with the characters/story not the other way around.
The good version of Swamp Thing before the dark days, before DC's new "streaming", before whamans thought they needed a say in something they made fun of us nerds for, when it was four guy's and a lesbian but we were all to shy to claim anything, when we were God's only in our D&D matches... I Miss the old day's
This is the third in an ongoing series on Alan Moore's "Saga of the Swamp Thing." Watch the others here:
The Existential Horror of The Anatomy Lesson - th-cam.com/video/VfwP60UknKs/w-d-xo.html
How Love & Death Changed DC Comics - th-cam.com/video/QElFGqYeNto/w-d-xo.html
Everyone who didn't watch these should definitely do so. Both are the usual quality of this channel, I. E. absolutely amazing!
Please do a video about JLA Rock Of Ages it's my one of my favourite stories :)
There's more passion and emotion in Swamp Thing and Abigail's lovemaking sequence than in most sex scenes in Hollywood movies. The writing is beautiful and sincere, and the art is just mesmerizing. Timeless.
Sex scene in berserk manga is beautiful too.
Personally i like human male X nonhuman female loving like Cheetah and Batman on Justice League, Alien Nation, Hattonslayden's artworks, Bojack Horseman, Regular Show and more better
@@Johnlindsey289 😬
@@mattwey9735
What do you think of the gender reverse with human male X nonhuman female like i mentioned even Cheetah and Batman?
Alan Moore’s Swamp Thing run is just something entirely special. No other comic I’ve read has had this much themes and concepts of live, death, nature and love. The closest is Immortal Hulk with the body horror, but even then Swamp Thing honestly does it even better. (Immortal Hulk is great though) These Swamp Thing essays are some of your best comic videos. Can’t wait for the next one. Until then...HELLBOY and DAREDEVIL!
I'm turned on, confused and in awe of some editing- Matt must be in town.
Sounds about right!
I'm a huge fan of Scott Snyder's run on Swamp Thing, and I can tell you love swamp thing too, considering you're making a whole series on Alan Moore's run!
I’m a huge Swamp Thing fan! Really enjoyed Snyder’s run, too.
I loved Charles Soule's run too, i think it's really under rated
Dante Crottogini I loved more his run then snyder felt deeper...
@@alastorlestrange9727
Soule added a lot to the lore
Recently Soules and Snyder started a Comic called Undiscovered Country, I'd reccomend that you guys check it out it's great!
Poetry in Graphic Motion-many thanks, Matt
I clicked on this so fast. I was wondering why Pog was right after Love and Death. Now I know :) Great video as always
Thanks!
Yeah, do recall that Bissette and Totleban had just finished Down Amongst The Dead Men in Saga of the Swamp Thing Annual #2, which had a higher page count than the average issue. Nor was that the first time Nolan stepped in; he illustrated the pivotal issue "The Burial" which dealt with Swamp Thing burying Alec Holland and by extension the pre-Moore version of the Swamp Thing.
This is my favorite single issue of all time, the art just completely blew my mind the first time I read it
Saga of the Swampthing is one of if not my favorite run of all time. I wonder if it came out today how it would be received? Which is a shame because it’s brilliant. Just like this series. Another brilliant dissection or should I say inspection of a equally brilliant story. Best channel around
Thanks! It’s definitely different than today’s modern approach to superheroes, but I think it would work at an independent label like Image.
Just beautiful I wish Swamp Thing had more love in media
Great story as i read the Swamp Thing graphic novels at age 10 back in 92 as i collected ST comics since 4 in 86 after seeing the movie on TV and been my fave DC character since
Matt, your video on the anatomy lesson inspired me to read the saga of the swamp thing and it became my favorite arc in any comic series. This is the first video you made on swamp thing where I knew the story prior to watching and i still learned stuff I didnt know. Thank you for your hard work and for inspiring me to read
That's wonderful to hear! Really glad I was able to encourage you to read this awesome series.
Thanks for continuing to highlight my favourite series' of all time. I didn't even know the context for the Pog story so thanks for making me aware of that too!
Your videos gave me a renewed appreciation for comic books
That's fantastic to hear!
An absolutely phenomenal video as per usual Matt. 😁 👌
Your love for this series shines brightly throughout the whole video series thus far and is spurring me on to pick up the remaining books/volumes and read the run in its entirety.
Cheers! 🍻
P.S. If and when time permits please do continue your analyses of the rest of the issues of Moore's tenure on the book.
Thanks! Yes, more Swamp Thing videos will happen. We're going all the way to the end of Moore's run eventually.
Please consider doing a Hellblazer - John Constantine analysis. Such a big fan!
Great video. The Nukeface Papers are two of my favorite comic book reads of all time. Moore's run is phenomenal.
Been watching watching swamp thing all day this Saturday!!
Rites of Spring is probably one of my favorite comics ever.
Seeing that you've never done an X-men centerted video, I'd love to hear your take on House of X and Powers of X. Also more Swamp Thing in the future would be much appreciated.
There will definitely be more Swamp Thing. Figuring out what to do about HoX/PoX
This reminded me that you haven't done any Hellblazer videos that I know of, at some point it might be cool to see your take on some Constantine stories
I love this so much
I genuinely live for these videos
IM SO GLAD YOU’RE DOING MORE SWAMPY! Keep up the good work, man
Everyone stop what you're doing!!! Matt came out with a new Swamp Thing video!!
(grabs popcorn)
Hope you enjoyed it!
8:49, fantastic reference snuck in there :-)
I think we can all agree Moore's Swamp Thing run and the 80's TNT tv series are the definitive versions of him.
What do you think of the reboot show?
@@Johnlindsey289 I think both are fantastic!
Love this Swamp Thing coverage. Keep up the great work!
Positively beautiful! Thank you, Matt for your continuing excellent content. I especially liked the subtle nod to Yoda at the 9 minute mark
Nice catch!
Beautiful.
Some thoughts:
1) I knew about Pogo's source material but never had proper context for it before now...thanks, Matt! A more recent series called Spencer And Locke by David Pepose used the source material of Calvin and Hobbes in a similar manner.
2) Was "Abandoned Houses" the first instance in which The Dreaming popped up in DC Comics? I know this story predates Gaiman's Sandman by four to five years, so...
3) Rite Of Spring remains another series highlight for me and I absolutely agree with Moore's thoughts on a relationship that actually works. You saw a glimpse of that again with League of Extraordinary Gentlemen before it devolved into a game of "I understood that reference."
4) I always thought of Nukeface as a bit of a tragic figure, cheerfully oblivious to the wanton destruction he was causing. And Part 2 was HEAVILY inspired by Akira Kurosawa's Rashomon and Stanley Kubrick's The Killing in terms of its POV hopping story.
Good takeaways! I'm not sure what the first official appearance of The Dreaming. Depends on if it's when it was named or if it appearing as the framing device for House of Mystery and Secrets.
@@MattDraper Definitely NOT a framing device for The House of Mystery...I have Volume 1 of the black and white reprints and it made like it was the real world.
Love your videos Mr Draper. Especially the one on whatever happened to the man of tomorrow
Thanks! That was one of my favorites to make.
I really enjoyed the whole New 52 Swamp Thing, especially Snyder's run, but Alan Moore cemented it for me and made me a lifetime fan of the character. His run is still the benchmark.
Always awesome hearing your analyses on Swamp Thing! It's a crying shame that the DC Universe show got canceled because it was great! Have you watched the show, Matt? If you have, I would love to hear your thoughts on it. Great video as always keep it up! 😁🤘🤘
Thanks! I haven't seen the show actually. I was thinking of getting DC Universe to watch it, but didn't when they immediately cancelled it. I was bummed!
@@MattDraper Honestly, I only got DCU app because of the Vertigo shows i.e, Swamp Thing, Doom Patrol etc. But really all content that I have seen in my opinion is either good (Titans S1) or extremely top notch filmmaking (I'm looking at you Doom Patrol). What makes the Swamp Thing show so great is its performances, set design, costumes, writing, direction, but most importantly the tone of the show. It is one of the few Alan Moore inspired media I've seen that actually got his tone/quality of storytelling correct. It's really worth a watch, even if it's the only season we are ever going to get (HBO MAX PICK THIS SHOW UP AND PUT IT BACK INTO PRODUCTION PLEASE!)
The Swamp Thing live action series is available on Amazon Prime.
The exact day I get my copies of that runs volumes you release your third video on that run. Coincidence? I THINK NOT! 😂
Definitely not. I live in your crawl space.
Before this iconic issue, Moore and his fellow artists pushed the flexible boundaries of their comic to what is possibly their limit with issue 32.
pog 8Y
Great stuff as always man!
keep up the amazing work dude! Your videos are always brilliant and I can't wait for the next one
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also, could you do a video on Valerian and Laureline :D
And Matt Wagner's Madame Xanadu!! Thanks
Matt you are killing it with these videos
Thanks!
Nice Star Wars reference. “Luminous beings are we. Not this crude matter.”
You forgot to mention Moore’s career in magic hahaha
Great analysis! Can you please do a video about Swamp Thing’s journey into outer space, especially the “My Blue Heaven” issue?
You're a talented person. Excellent
Great stuff Matt big fan of your videos, I recently read that run of moon night you recommended and I’ve become a huge fan. Keep up the great work!
Swamp Thing is my favorite!!
This story is really awesome and tons of fun
Pogo the Possum is also the state cartoon/comic of georgia, USA.
I didn’t know that!
statesymbolsusa.org/symbol-official-item/georgia/state-arts-drama-symbol-state-award-recognition/pogo-possum
great video))
Horrifying yet beautiful. I’ve only read a few issues of Alan Moore’s Swamp-Thing, but I’ve been considering finishing this run because of these fantastically edited videos.
Though I have a question, do you take requests? If so, I would love your take on some of the books like
Steve Gerber’s FoolKiller
Rob Rodi’s Loki
Katsuhiro Otomo’s Akira
Silver Surfer:Parable
Berserk
or even previously discussed comics like Frank Miller’s Daredevil or Walt Simonson’s Thor, just with a updated script.
I don't really take specific requests, but I'll always accept suggestions for what to read. So I'll look into these. You never know what will turn into a video. Thanks!
Matt Draper Thank you for answering. (:
That Pog issue 😢
Always a pleasure seeing another installment of your Swamp Thing analysis! Are you thinking of doing the same thing for another classic run?
Thanks! I'm sort of doing it in a more scattered way with Hellboy and I'm thinking of a few others. All I need is another series that's too big and too deep for one video.
If insects are beautiful jewels of light, then explain mosquitos. Checkmate.
Having just finished Fábio Moon and Gabriel Bá’s “Daytripper”, I couldn’t help but think that it’s a comic that would perfectly suit your awesome style of videos. I’d love to see your thoughts on it and keep up the good work 👍
That's a great comic. It's in my very long list of topics so it'll happen eventually for sure.
Are you gonna cover IDWs transformers more than meets the eye
Haven't read it, but have heard great things about it.
I know you get a lot of love for your Hellboy content, but I absolutely love the Swamp Thing stuff x
I would love for you to cover Jamie Delano's run on Animal Man!
Hi,
I have two questions:
1. Will you be doing "Lucifer" by Mike Carey?
2. How can I stop immediately reading all comic books you review and I haven't read?
1. Not sure yet.
2. Not possible.
@@MattDraper Thank you
Mr. Darper, you need to do Grant Morrison's Doom Patrol run. Please!
So beautiful..
Thank you for the upload! Are you planning to do the full run of the Saga of the Swamp Thing?
Yup. I’ve got at least three more installments loosely mapped out to cover the rest of the series.
Alan moors swamp thing is one of the best horror comics of all time. Its a great superhero comic but doesn't feel like a superhero comic
2:40 i allways thought that issue was so weird
Swampthing fcks. Swampthing fcks hard.
I would read Moore's Swamp Thing but I really don't like the art, it's the coloring, I think. I really don't like the way comics were colored in the 70s and 80s.
Everyone has different things that turn them off a comic. That’s ok
I might suggest then...that you look into the Absolute edition of Moore's ST. It has been radically recolored by Steve Oliff. It is pricey and there are claims of low quality binding, but as an owner of the book, i can say its visually stunning.
@@youraveragecrownofthorns8919 Ok, I might buy that one, it looks a lot better to me
@@superbogopop good luck...try to find it at a discount. It has a 100 $ cover price.
@@youraveragecrownofthorns8919... ok I might not ever read Moore's Swamp Thing then
Read and Talk about "The Art Of Charlie Chan Hock Chye" from eisner winner Sonny Liew. Also has references to Pogo.
That's a great comic
YES!
Laissez les bons temps rouler
Swamp Thing is poggers
Can you do a video on Brian Reed's run of Ms Marvel.
Part of me wants nuke face to come back. Not sure why.
Literal tree hugger
Oh he’s doing more than just hugging them ...
Did you just make a video essay on a plant having sex
I did. And I’ll do it again!
@@MattDraper Good.
Nukeface!
You should read aot
Well, now that I have the chance... I have to make a video about Women & Pop Culture for my english class. Do you have any tips? And, what programs do you use?
I use Final Cut Pro X. As far as women and pop culture goes, I have no tips except to go to women in the field.
@@MattDraper Thanks!
*Totally not political tho
Only modern comics can be political, let alone left-leaning, and of course, those that are are absolute trash by default!
I hate that idea so much I have to make fun of it any chance I get. Luckily, making fun of it is literally just describing it.
difference is Moore's writing doesn't come off as preachy/condescending and his commentary is interwoven with the characters/story not the other way around.
God that artwork is tough looking at, the female characters look very butch
The good version of Swamp Thing before the dark days, before DC's new "streaming", before whamans thought they needed a say in something they made fun of us nerds for, when it was four guy's and a lesbian but we were all to shy to claim anything, when we were God's only in our D&D matches...
I Miss the old day's
To be fair the recent Swamp Thing live action series is amazing. It's available on Amazon Prime and I highly recommend it.
@@Wright805 to be fair you should read...