![]() ![]() ![]() This origin story allowed Moore to explore existential questions about humanity while also turning Swamp Thing into an Elemental, a concept that would forever connect the character to the mystical side of DC and bring him into contact with characters like John Constantine, Zatanna (who deserves a DC movie of her own), and the Spectre. In other words, Swamp Thing isn't actually a man, but a sentient plant who believes he's a man. Instead of Holland himself, the Swamp Thing was a manifestation of bayou plant biology with the imbued consciousness of Holland. He started out as the mutated form of scientist Alec Holland, but Moore's reinvention of the character crucially changed that more traditional superhero origin story. ![]() Swamp Thing was created by the writer/artist team of Len Wein and Bernie Wrightson. ![]()
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