Swamp Thing #140

In "Vegetable Man," Grant Morrison and Mark Millar spin a surreal tale of identity and transformation as Dr. Alec Holland awakens in a Peruvian hospital, haunted by dreams of ruling the swamp as a god—only to find himself severed from his plant-based form. Meanwhile, a mindless, violent version of the Swamp Thing terrorizes the Louisiana bayou, its actions echoing a deeper, more ancient hunger. Phillip Hester’s stark visuals, rendered with precision by Kim DeMulder and colored by Tatjana Wood, bring a haunting realism to this eerie dual narrative, while Charles Vess’s cover captures the eerie beauty of the swamp’s hidden power.