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lookhome's review
3.0
Soule is building up a new Swamp Thing Mythology and it works best when he sticks to the small time 'world' issues.
In essence, I feel Soule's stories work best when Swamp Thing comes off as a concerned gardener.
The Seeder background story felt a little bit forced with a throwback to the Moore days of old, but overall it seems the story is going in the right direction in building towards a satisfying story arc.
Good not great.
In essence, I feel Soule's stories work best when Swamp Thing comes off as a concerned gardener.
The Seeder background story felt a little bit forced with a throwback to the Moore days of old, but overall it seems the story is going in the right direction in building towards a satisfying story arc.
Good not great.
psantic's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
sherpawhale's review
5.0
Charles Soul consistently writes one of my favorite books. What else is there left to say? He was meant to write the Green.
gothamgal's review
4.0
The Green's Parliamentary procedures are outlined in this volume of the series.
adelaidemetzger_robotprophet's review
5.0
After having doubts for Vol.4 after high expectations were let down, I take a step back and applaud Charles Soule for a great turn out for The Killing Field.
This volume played like a movie! This would make a great film with the modern special effects we have today and the upcoming DC film arc could be a great opportunity. I could see Guillermo Del Toro making a masterpiece out of this New 52 version—although I know they won’t jump to this area of DC. The plot twists and great characterization that Soule orchestrates is so decent with natural dialogue like these characters were his very own. This cinematic tone really inspired me to get back into the rhythm of loving the good, old-fashioned story-telling that makes you swoon and puts you on the edge of your seat; this volume is anything but that, however the surprise of how good it was awakened that part of my artistic side.
Also, I don’t know what Soule is conveying that Synder didn’t, but I feel like Alec is so much more human than he was in the first three volumes. The dialogue of Soule and the beautiful expressionism of Jesus Saiz really make Alec relatable and believable as a human being but still attains the beauty of the Swamp Thing. There’s another thing: Snyder and Soule have both made me forget that Alec holds the title “Swamp Thing.” They’ve gone so deep into the lore of New 52’s Avatars that I completely forgot why this series was called Swamp Thing and found myself calling him ‘avatar’ or ‘Alec’ instead of ‘Swamp Thing.’ I think this is a good change because they’ve already achieved so much with this fresh direction and they could do so much more! I really hope Charles Soule stays the writer for a while because it’s a thing of beauty.
This volume played like a movie! This would make a great film with the modern special effects we have today and the upcoming DC film arc could be a great opportunity. I could see Guillermo Del Toro making a masterpiece out of this New 52 version—although I know they won’t jump to this area of DC. The plot twists and great characterization that Soule orchestrates is so decent with natural dialogue like these characters were his very own. This cinematic tone really inspired me to get back into the rhythm of loving the good, old-fashioned story-telling that makes you swoon and puts you on the edge of your seat; this volume is anything but that, however the surprise of how good it was awakened that part of my artistic side.
Also, I don’t know what Soule is conveying that Synder didn’t, but I feel like Alec is so much more human than he was in the first three volumes. The dialogue of Soule and the beautiful expressionism of Jesus Saiz really make Alec relatable and believable as a human being but still attains the beauty of the Swamp Thing. There’s another thing: Snyder and Soule have both made me forget that Alec holds the title “Swamp Thing.” They’ve gone so deep into the lore of New 52’s Avatars that I completely forgot why this series was called Swamp Thing and found myself calling him ‘avatar’ or ‘Alec’ instead of ‘Swamp Thing.’ I think this is a good change because they’ve already achieved so much with this fresh direction and they could do so much more! I really hope Charles Soule stays the writer for a while because it’s a thing of beauty.
themightycheez's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
amyofdoom's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
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