Swamp Thing #7

Simon Bisley's cover for this November 2000 Vertigo entry delivers a striking tableau: a young woman with wild, wind-swept hair floats serenely amid twisting green vines and blooming flowers, while below her a wild-eyed, contorted figure sprawls in a heap surrounded by scattered objects and creeping tendrils. The contrast between that calm, elevated figure and the chaotic scene beneath her sets a deeply unsettling mood that fits right in with Vertigo's mature-readers sensibility. With Brian K. Vaughan writing and "Concrete Jungle Part One: Flesh and Blood" kicking off a new arc, this issue promises the kind of moody, character-driven storytelling the series does so well.