Swamp Thing Giant #5
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Flower King," Swamp Thing grapples with the aftermath of his journey through the realm of The Rot, where Mercury glimpsed the truth behind the Djinn’s return. As Clarice and Marid push forward with their dangerous plans, John confronts the lingering echoes of his past—especially the fate of Marj, his former lover and Mercury’s mother. Written by Simon Oliver and illustrated by Pia Guerra, with colors by Carrie Strachan and letters by Sal Cipriano, this issue deepens the mystery with haunting visuals and a creeping sense of dread. Kelley Jones delivers a striking cover that captures the eerie beauty of the story’s central theme.
In "The Flower King," Swamp Thing confronts a cult that venerates him as a divine figure, forcing him to reckon with his place among humans. When he discovers that Avery Sunderland has weaponized his own DNA to create dangerous plant clones, Swamp Thing must decide whether to abandon humanity—or fight back.
In "The Ghost Light," Swamp Thing confronts a haunting revelation: the mysterious Fifolet is the spirit of the man who helped kill Alec Holland, now trapped in a cycle of remorse and seeking redemption. As fragmented memories of Alec’s parents and his tragic past surface, the line between vengeance and forgiveness blurs in the swamp’s shadowed depths.
In "Emerald Apocalypse!", a fractured Swamp Thing—Matt Cable—declares himself ruler of the world, forcing the desperate Alec Holland to seek answers in the mystical Nanda Parbat. With the aid of the enigmatic Phantom Stranger, the spectral Deadman, and the divine Spectre, Alec races against time to stop the green tide before it consumes everything. Sheriff Darcy Fox, Arlo, Taj Ze, Steve Trevor, and Etta Candy stand on the edge of a world unraveling, caught between the man who once was and the force he’s become.
In the tangled heart of the swamp, the fragile alliance between Swamp Thing and his allies begins to fray as Clarice Sackville and the Djinn Marid push forward with their dark resurrection plans. With Swamp Thing weakened from his journey through the Rot and Mercury’s mysterious descent into a wormhole revealing the Djinn’s true nature, John Constantine confronts the haunting truth about his lost love—and the shocking fate of Mercury’s mother, Marj. As the Parliament of Trees watches in silence, the line between salvation and ruin grows thinner than a spider’s thread.
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↩ Reprints Zatanna #5 (2010), Swamp Thing #5 (2016), Hellblazer #5 (2017)
Reprinted in Swamp Thing: New Roots #[nn] (2021)
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