A while back I picked up the Roots of the Swamp Thing hardcover at a local second hand bookshop, I've never been overly familiar with the character, I've seen the movies and some of the TV series and I'd also read a few of the comics but I'd never delved into the character in any big way.
For the price the guy at the bookstore was asking it was just too good of a deal to pass up so I grabbed it and eagerly took it home.
As it turns out it was a fantastic deal, I really enjoyed reading those stories and the book itself was really nice as well, it just has a nice chunky feel to it like a well made book does and the stories were printed on high quality non glossy paper that make them easy to read and in my humble opinion this paper really makes the artwork stand out.
I should probably point out that none of Alan Moore's run on Swamp Thing is featured within, these are all early stories telling the characters origin as well as reprinting another story featuring the original Swamp Thing ( personally I had no idea there had been another version of the character ).
I thought this was a fantastic book and I wasn't a fan of the Swamp Thing character so I can't see how fans wouldn't love this high quality collection of reprints, it's well worth checking out if you get the chance.
