Swamp Thing #34

Charles Soule's New 52 run on Swamp Thing reaches a compelling crossroads in this 2014 issue, posing the cover's bold question front and center: "Who will be the Avatar of the Green?" Jesús Saiz delivers a striking cover image — a dark-haired woman whose face is overlaid with intricate green botanical markings holds up a blade, and reflected in that blade is a battered, vine-covered Swamp Thing himself. The tension between those two figures, one human yet marked by the Green, the other its longtime embodiment, makes "The Wolf and the Lady, Part Two" a riveting chapter in this ongoing struggle for elemental power.