DC's mature readers-focused Black Label imprint has been going strong for several years at this point, but only now is Swamp Thing getting his own Black Label comic. But luckily, Swamp Thing: Green Hell certainly looks to be worth the wait, especially with such an impressive creative team at the helm.
IGN can exclusively debut a new, unlettered preview of Green Hell #1, featuring stunning artwork by artist Doug Mahnke (Superman, JLA). Check out these pages in the slideshow gallery below:
Drawn by Mahnke and written by Jeff Lemire (who previously tackled Swamp Thing during his New 52 Animal Man series), Green Hell is a limited series that takes full advantage of the fact that it's not set in traditional DC continuity. The series instead gives the titular hero a post-apocalyptic makeover, exploring a flooded world where Swamp Thing in humanity's last defense against the supernatural forces that want to restart life from square one. Here's DC's official description for the series:
The Earth is all but done. The last remnants of humanity cling to a mountaintop island lost in endless floodwater. The Parliaments of the Green, the Red, and the Rot all agree: it’s time to wipe the slate clean and start the cycle of life over again. And to do so, they’ve united their powers to summon an avatar—one of the most horrific monsters to ever stalk the surface of this forsaken planet. Against a creature like that, there can be no fighting back…unless you have a soldier who understands the enemy. Someone who has used its tactics before. Someone like Alec Holland.
Swamp Thing: Green Hell is a three-issue limited series. Like most Black Label comics, each issue is published as a 48-page, prestige format book. Look for the first issue to hit stores on December 28, 2021.
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