Alan Moore's Swamp Thing Gets the Definitive Treatment in 2027

DC Comics is bringing Swamp Thing back the right way. The publisher has announced a new omnibus collection of Alan Moore's legendary run on the character, arriving as a two-volume slipcase set on July 6, 2027.

This isn't just another reprint. DC is restoring the original coloring and period-appropriate paper stock, treating Moore's Saga of the Swamp Thing and subsequent run with the kind of archival care these books deserve. The omnibus will collect The Saga of the Swamp Thing #16-30, Swamp Thing #31-64, and related material, priced at $175.

Moore's tenure on the character fundamentally redefined what Swamp Thing could be—transforming the book from a straightforward monster series into something far stranger and more philosophically ambitious. The run became a proving ground for what horror and weird fiction could accomplish in mainstream comics, and it remains one of the most celebrated superhero runs of the 1980s. If you've been waiting on a collection that honors that legacy with actual restoration work rather than just scanning old pages, this is it.

The July 2027 release date puts this among DC's major solicitations for the coming year. For collectors and readers who've only encountered Moore's Swamp Thing through various reprints of varying quality, a definitive version with restored color and period-accurate production values is genuinely significant. These are books that shaped the medium, and they deserve to be read the way they were meant to be seen.

Source: IGN