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Swamp Thing, Vol. 1 by Alan Moore
Swamp Thing, Vol. 1 by Alan Moore








Swamp Thing, Vol. 1 by Alan Moore Swamp Thing, Vol. 1 by Alan Moore

June Chung colors the introductory Future State issues while the main series is done by Mike Spicer. Levi may have hit me in the right place at the right time but I think saying that undersells how well Ram V is able to make this character come alive immediately.

Swamp Thing, Vol. 1 by Alan Moore

His relationship to his father, his design, and how Indian experience is positioned throughout these pages is not only natural but deeply personal to me. Levi feels like a near perfect stand in for that experience. I started to cook Indian food, read more about Indian history, and re-familiarized myself with the myths I was raised on. These last couple years as we’ve isolated ourselves from loved ones and the world at large, I’ve felt a growing curiosity towards my own indian identity. In the opening arcs, we learn some of the circumstances around Levi Kamei becoming the new Swamp Thing, as well as touching on his relationship to his family in India, his work in the states and his friends who help him process his transformations. Immediately this series landed for me because it feels like the right incarnation of Swamp Thing for our current world.










Swamp Thing, Vol. 1 by Alan Moore