Swamp Things Podcast

"Amongst the keels of rocks he thinks of her, and of the men who'd kept her from him... of a love too long unconsummated and unfinished wars." Swamp Thing returns to earth with a score to settle in Swamp Thing #63 titled "Loose Ends (Reprise)" courtesy of Alan Moore and Rick Veitch. Reader: Rob Veatch Original Music: Jim Laczkowski of Now Playing Network Logo: Nat Almirall of Where the Long Tail E...

"I saw the gods in their 'final' conflicts, tearing their mythical worlds asunder in orgy after meaningless orgy of violence..." Justin Kowalski joins the podcast to discuss Swamp Thing #62 "Wavelength" which is crackling with the energy of a Jack Kirby book. Rick Veitch handles story and art in this issue, previewing his run to come. Reader: Rob Veatch of Batman on Film Original Music: Jim Laczko...

"and finally he decides that yes, it's blasphemy, of course it's blasphemy..and suggests it anyway." Chris Clow comes on the podcast to discuss one of the weirdest team ups ever between Swamp Thing and the Green Lantern Medphyll in Swamp Thing #61 "All Flesh is Grass" by Alan Moore and Rick Veitch. Reader: Sean Gerber of MCU Fan Show Original Music: Jim Laczkowski of Now Playing Network Logo: Nat...

"He was beautiful. He was other. He was of my flesh." A brand new format and a particularly experimental issue #60 entitled "Loving the Alien" greeted readers of Swamp Thing in 1987. Alan Moore and John Totleben stretch what comics could do in the issue. And Robert and guest Nat Almirall are here to discuss all the implications. Reader: Robert Reineke Original Music: Jim Laczkowski of Now Playing...

"Why eons of torment shan't begin to settle that debt. I'm told you're still accumulating interest!" Stephen Bissette, aided by artists Rick Veitch and Alfredo Alcala, take the reins in Swamp Thing #59 titled "Reunion". Rob Veatch revisits the podcast to discuss the issue. Reader: Robert Reineke Original Music: Jim Laczkowski of Now Playing Network Logo: Nat Almirall of Where the Long Tail Ends De...

We Terrans may not be much on the eight basic strategies of aerial inertia tactics but we are complete bastards." Chris Clow joins to discuss Swamp Thing #58 entitled "Exiles" as Swamp Thing and Adam Strange team up to save Rann courtesy of Alan Moore and Rick Veitch. That is if Swamp Thing can survive an attack by Thanagarians first. Readers: Gabe and Alice Hakvaag Original Music: Jim Laczkowski...

"Why can't these people ever handle their own problems?" Chris Clow guests on the podcast to discuss Swamp Thing #57 entitled "Mysteries in Space" as Swamp Thing gets whisked off to Rann and the world of Adam Strange courtesy of Alan Moore and Rick Veitch. Readers: Gabe and Alice Hakvaag Original Music: Jim Laczkowski of Now Playing Network Logo: Nat Almirall of Where the Long Tail Ends Dedicated...

"Everything is blue." Swamp Thing lives in Swamp Thing #56 entitled "My Blue Heaven". But, the new life Swamp Thing finds himself in has hidden dangers and traps. Is he in heaven, hell, or purgatory? Robert is joined by Rob Veatch to discuss the dangers of loneliness in the latest episode. Reader: Reynaldo Gusmundo Original Music: Jim Laczkowski of Now Playing Network Logo: Nat Almirall of Where t...

"If you wear black, then kindly irritating strangers will touch your arm consolingly and inform you that the world keeps turning." A funeral is held in Swamp Thing #55 entitled "Earth to Earth". It's a common occurrence in life, but uncommon in comic books. Robert is joined by Samantha Kacho to discuss the latest issue, funerals, and grief in general. Reader: Samantha Kacho Original Music: Jim Lac...

"All we have in common is the horror in our lives." Abby is left to pick up the pieces of her life and Liz Treymayne's in Swamp Thing #54 titled "The Flowers of Romance". Alan Moore and Rick Veitch delve deep into grief and toxic masculinity in a story that's years ahead of the #MeToo movement. Robert is joined by Samantha Kacho to discuss the latest issue. Reader: Samantha Kacho Original Music: J...

"The war is won. Gotham just hasn't realized it yet" We conclude the double sized Swamp Thing #53 entitled "The Garden of Earthly Delights" as Swamp Thing's siege of Gotham concludes in an unexpected manner. Robert is joined by Cody Lang to discuss the conclusion of a story months in the making. Readers: Justin Kowalski, Tom Mays, and Brittany Lotshaw Original Music: Jim Laczkowski of Now Playing...

"Can we talk?" We kick off our discussion of the double sized Swamp Thing #53 entitled "The Garden of Earthly Delights" as Batman battles Swamp Thing who has turned Gotham into a literal urban jungle. It's the year of The Dark Knight Returns and Robert is joined by Cody Lang to discuss this seminal showdown. Readers: Justin Kowalski, Tom Mays, and Brittany Lotshaw Original Music: Jim Laczkowski of...

"You can shoot the animals in the forest but you cannot shoot the forest." The podcast returns as Swamp Thing arrives in Gotham to free Abby in issue 52 entitled "Natural Consequences". Robert is joined by Dr. Cody Lang to discuss it. Readers: Justin Kowalski, Tom Mays, and Brittany Lotshaw Original Music: Jim Laczkowski of Now Playing Network Logo: Nat Almirall of Where the Long Tail Ends Dedicat...

In Memoriam: John Bierly

"Besides, I've got this really ace joke I've been dying to tell you..."How do you baffle a vegetable?" American Gothic is over, but the return to Abby and normality is not to be in Issue 51 of Swamp Thing entitled "Home Free" care of Moore, Veitch, and Alcala. John and Robert have much to say about this down to Earth issue. Readers: Justin Kowalski, Tom Mays, and Brittany Lotshaw Original Music: J...

"Then will you answer my question? Little thing, will you tell me the purpose of evil?" At last we reach the end of American Gothic courtesy of Moore, Bissette, Totleben, Veitch, and Mandrake. John and Robert have much to say about this epic conclusion. Readers: John Bierly and Robert Reineke Original Music: Jim Laczkowski of Now Playing Network Logo: Nat Almirall of Where the Long Tail Ends

"The man who started me upon this dark trail promised me answers... But the answers seem black and unbearable" At last we reach the end of American Gothic courtesy of Moore, Bissette, Totleben, Veitch, and Mandrake. John and Robert have much to say about this epic conclusion. Readers: John Bierly and Robert Reineke Original Music: Jim Laczkowski of Now Playing Network Logo: Nat Almirall of Where t...

"The war shall burn white-hot, and should we fall.. then madness without end shall claim us all." In Swamp Thing #49, the bird has flown and Constantine and Swamp Thing gather allies for a final confrontation between good and evil. Robert and John have a lot to discuss about the latest from Moore, Woch, and Alcala. Readers: John Bierly and Robert Reineke Original Music: Jim Laczkowski of Now Playi...

"You are amongst your enemies. You are in a place of long and cruel death. The Brujeria welcomes you, Senor Constantine." At long last, Constantine and Swamp Thing confront the ancient evil behind American Gothic in Swamp Thing #48 "A Murder of Crows" courtesy of Moore and Totleben. Things don't go as planned. Reader: John Bierly Original Music: Jim Laczkowski of Now Playing Network Logo: Nat Almi...

"Where is evil in all the wood?" Robert and John, along with Swamp Thing, ponder the riddle of the Parliament of Trees in Swamp thing #47, by Moore, Woch, and Randall.   Reader: Robert Reineke Original Music: Jim Laczkowski of Now Playing Network Logo: Nat Almirall of Where the Long Tail Ends

"It was the best of times. It was the worst of times, and it was all of them at once. It was the end... and in the end, there were not words enough to encompass it." With issue 46 of Swamp Thing entitled "Revelations" Swamp Thing and Constantine face the end of the world as they know it. And John and Robert are feeling fine.   Reader: Justin Kowalski of Let's Go! Comic Show Original Music: Jim Lac...

"Bang. Bang. Bang. The sound of hammers must never stop." The Winchester Mystery House provides the inspiration for Swamp Thing #45. Alan Moore and Stan Woch provide the words and pictures. Robert and John have a lot to discuss regarding both ghosts and gun violence in America. Reader: Rob Veatch of Batman on Film Original Music: Jim Laczkowski of Now Playing Network Logo: Nat Almirall of Where th...

"How can they call me callous when I remember every single pair of eyes?" Swamp Thing #44, by Moore, Bissette, Randall, and Totleben, explores America's fascination with serial killers. And keeping score. John and Robert have a lot to say on the subject. Reader: Rob Veatch of Batman on Film Original Music: Jim Laczkowski of Now Playing Network Logo: Nat Almirall of Where the Long Tail Ends

"There's no need. There's no need for all this fear." In Swamp Thing #43 entitled Windfall, a fallen yam from Swamp Thing provides a window on his world and into the souls of those who consume it courtesy of Alan Moore, Stan Woch, and Ron Randall. Robert and John offer their insights on this issue which was nominated for major awards. Reader: Nat Almirall of Where the Long Tail Ends Original Music...

"That which is buried is not gone. That which is planted will grow." In Swamp Thing #42 the violence of slavery and its continued memory and trauma are the subject. John and Robert do their best to discuss these topics. Also there are zombies. Reader: Antoinette Gulley Original Music: Jim Laczkowski of Now Playing Network Logo: Nat Almirall of Where the Long Tail Ends