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In a gorgeous variant book binding forSwamp Thing#10 , on sale December 7 in print and digital , reader see a raw and disgusting side to the character ’s powers . The series , which of late hear its run widen , will go on a short hiatus after this proceeds , but it will return in the spring to protrude a 2d time of year .
At the break of day ofInfinite Frontier , anew Swamp Thing debutedin the form of Levi Kamen . Unlike his immediate predecessor , Alec Holland , Levi had control over his transformations , able to slip back and forth between man and giant . Kamen ’s abilities with plants and nature runs in his family as well , as the preceding issue have seen the new Swamp Thing tangle not only with his brother , now super - bear down with power as well . He ’s also recently faced off with the Peacemaker and the Suicide Squad , who were seekingto enslave Swamp Thing . Jacob , Levi ’s brother , feels the Green , from which Swamp Thing derives his might , has grown complacent and he will show them a upright way — whether they want it or not . Now , Levi is all that stand between the Green and total destruction , and reader can see it in a prevue forSwamp matter # 10 , indite by Ram V with artistic production by Mike Perkins , colors by Mike Spicer , and letters by Aditya Bidikar .
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DC Comics providedAIPTwith a particular first look at the issue ’s inner fine art , shared below , as well as fete artist Brian Bolland ’s variant covering . The variant covershows Swamp Thinglosing control , with his hands stretched into the air — and they win over into tree branches , infested by a variety of fauna including grubs , caterpillars , spider , and even dame . The trailer Thomas Nelson Page show Levi and Jacob bet carefree as children , which is contrast with their struggle in the nowadays .
A key theme that runs through any avatar of Swamp Thing is the physical structure horror aspect , and this most recent run has played this figure well . Body repulsion is a sub - genreof repulsion that focuses on eubstance translation , and the traumas it can inflict — double-dyed for a fictitious character such as Swamp Thing . drive V and Mike Perkins have taken readers on a body horror odyssey , showing a gentleman ( Levi ) struggling to come to terms with what he has become . Brian Bolland , himself no stranger to Swamp Thing , perfectly captures this body horror element in his variant screen . Swamp Thing has lost control , his limb turn into Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree branches that are now home to wildlife . The agonized look on his face speaks volumes to the horrors he is facing — in both body and psyche .
With his ability to seemingly control his transformation , Levi Kamen has been aSwamp matter unlike any other . Yet , much like predecessors , he perfectly body forth the body horror genre , and buff can get a glimpse of it in a variant cover forSwamp Thing#10 , show a disgusting use for his powers .
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