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Book club breakdown #4 - Alan Moore's The Saga of the Swamp Thing

Episode Summary

A deep dive into Alan Moore and John Totleben's The Saga of the Swamp Thing Book One covering Swamp Thing #20-27. Plus, we recap the biggest comic book news of the week.

Episode Notes

NEWS

• DC Comics announces new slate of digitally available comics 7 days a week
  • First week of titles
  • DC Comics releases Daphne Byrne #4, Batman Giant #4, The Dreaming #20
• Diamond refutes DC’s claim about canceled orders
• Jim Lee debuts 20th sketch on AIPT in his 60 days of 60 sketches to benefit comic shops.
• No new marvel comics next week
• Kodansha signs on with InkyPen app, adding Attack on Titan, Parasyte, others to Nintendo Switch Reading
• Bill Sienkiewicz shares risque reference photo, artists take it and run with #billsbuttchallenge

AIPT BOOKCLUB: Swamp Thing by Writer: Alan Moore Artist: John Totleben 1982 (SAGA OF THE SWAMP THING BOOK ONE collects issues #20-27)

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