Swamp Thing #27 – Review

By: Charles Soule (story), Jesus Saiz (art), Matthew Wilson (colors)

The Story: Alec feels he’s too young for retirement.

The Review: From the moment Soule removed Alec from his position as avatar, there was no question that Alec would inevitably get it back, just whether it would happen sooner or later.  Had it been put up for a vote, I would have elected for later.  Soule has proven so adept at fleshing out the world of the Green that having Alec roam around the place, uncovering its secrets and denizens while searching for a way back, sounds like a great idea to me.

Seems like I was outvoted.  I suppose we shouldn’t be surprised at this rush to return Alec to the physical world, what with Woodrue’s rampage against anything that doesn’t have roots.  The Wolf may tease Alec’s “terrible, innocent urgency” in wanting to stop the violence before it gets worse, but that only reveals Wolf’s own shortage of humanity.  Given the circumstances, Alec must get back as soon as possible, even if it caps any potential world-building.