Swamp Thing #21

Vertigo's Swamp Thing #21 kicks off "The Bleeding Raconteur" with a cover by Eric Powell that immediately commands attention — the hulking, moss-textured Swamp Thing strides forward through a swamp running red with blood, his glowing eyes fixed ahead while grotesque, fleshy creatures writhe in the crimson flood at his feet. It's a genuinely unsettling image that sets a dark, foreboding tone for this new chapter. Writer Joshua Dysart and artist Enrique Breccia carry the interior, promising the kind of mature, atmospheric storytelling that makes Vertigo's take on this character so compelling.