But that fragile status quo is threatened when Ra’s al Ghul and his shape-shifting accomplice, Whisper A’Daire, spur the city’s gangs into a turf war over a mysterious serum that offers eternal life to whoever drinks it…Comics legend Greg Rucka (WONDER WOMAN, BATWOMAN) with artists Shawn Martinbrough (THIEF OF THIEVES) and Steve Mitchell (THE INVINCIBLE IRON MAN) bring Batman and his city back from the brink of destruction in this first volume of the sequel to the best-selling epic BATMAN: NO MAN’S LAND. Crime and gang activity are still rampant, and tensions are growing between factions of Gothamites who remained in the city throughout the military cordon and those who evacuated but are now returning to their homes.With so much at stake, Batman and the police department have their hands full maintaining the newly restored peace. The people have returned and law has been restored-as much as it ever can be in Gotham. Writer Alan Moores seminal horror series is now published in hardcover for the very first time - including the. Saga of the Swamp Thing Book One collects issues #20-27 of this seminal series including the never-before-reprinted Saga of The Swamp Thing #20, where Moore takes over as writer and concludes the previous storyline.īook One begins with the story “The Anatomy Lesson,” a haunting origin story that reshapes Swamp Thing mythology with terrifying revelations that begin a journey of discovery and adventure that will take him across the stars and beyond.Īfter spending a year cut off from the rest of the nation as the lawless “No Man’s Land,” Gotham is rebuilding.

With modern-day issues explored against a backdrop of horror, The Swamp Thing stories became commentaries on environmental, political and social issues, unflinching in their relevance. His deconstruction of the classic monster stretched the creative boundaries of the medium and became one of the most spectacular series in comic book history. comic book industry with the revitalization of the horror comic book The Swamp Thing. Before Watchmen, Alan Moore made his debut in the U.S.

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