{"product_id":"born-on-the-bayou-rich-handley-9798887712840","title":"Born on the Bayou - A Pre-Flashpoint Chronology of Swamp Thing and Hellblazer (B\u0026W version)","description":"\u003cp\u003e(This is the black and white version. Color is also available.)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Muck-Encrusted Mockery of a Timeline\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt all began in 1971, when writer Len Wein and artist Bernie Wrightson introduced a sympathetic bog-monster who was more than his horrifying exterior conveyed. But there was Moore to come-Alan Moore, to be exact-and it transformed the comics world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWein and Wrightson's story \"Swamp Thing,\" published in DC Comics' The House of Secrets #92, launched an extraordinary saga. The resultant Swamp Thing monthly title chronicled the macabre exploits of scientist-turned-plant Alec Holland, and it introduced chain-smoking occultist John Constantine, ushering in his acclaimed spinoff, Hellblazer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlec Holland and John Constantine: distinctively different, yet inextricably intertwined. Born on the Bayou examines every comic, novel, and short story-approximately a thousand tales-to feature the mossy elemental or the British mage before 2011's Flashpoint. Featuring a foreword by Swamp Thing writer-artist and Constantine co-creator Stephen R. Bissette, plus an afterword by comics historian John E. Boylan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rich Handley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8887712840\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798887712840\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e BearManor Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 558\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.41lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 8.00w x 1.13d","brand":"Rich Handley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44598353756415,"sku":"9798887712840","price":47.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d52a00dd-2a52-4c44-8f64-a7af0069275e.jpg?v=1702382041","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/born-on-the-bayou-rich-handley-9798887712840","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}