Thursday, July 17, 2025

Swamp Thing and Shaman

 

Looks like a somewhat metaphysical issue.  That's ok, those those can make way for some lavishly illustrated tales.  I just wonder who it is that these two are trying to contact.

17 comments:

Anonymous said...

Either Grant Miller or Alan Moore. To see if there really is life-after-death of reader interest.

Carycomic said...

Ouch! Did someone have sour grapes for breakfast?

Carycomic said...

On a comparatively lighter note: this Sunday is the start of Shark Week on Discovery Channel. So, how about something commemorative like...Prince Namor vs. King Shark?

Anonymous said...

H.H. HORSEFEATHERS coming round the bend is puttin in for Kermit the Frog
They could be looking for a rainbow connection or Puff the Magic Dragon.

Bob Greenwade said...

There's something that's always bothered me about Shaman: Why the heck does he wear Spandex? He's a First Nations guy, living in Canada. A bit of leather would make a lot more sense on several levels. This cover is, in fact, a good illustration of that: Canadians know how to dress up for snowy weather, and that does not involve Spandex. I mean, really -- the money has not been minted that could get me outside in Spandex in the snow!

Perhaps a commentary on that some time can pit him against Killer Frost or Captain Cold.

Anonymous said...

Maybe it's the warmth of his friendship with Alec Holland (and their mutual love and respect for Mother Nature).

Bob Buethe said...

Spandex? I thought everyone at Marvel wore costumes made of unstable molecules. They really adjust well to the change of seasons.

Anonymous said...

D'oh! I completely forgot about that plot trope Good memory you got there, Bob!

Anonymous said...

@the other Bob: that being said, maybe Ross could someday depict Shaman having his outfit tested, for extreme temperature durability, by standing in between the Miser Brothers (Heat & Snow).

Anonymous said...

Or, failing that, having to protect Harley Quinn from the Miser Brothers when she tries-but-fails to help them with their mommy issues!

Bob Greenwade said...

@Other Bob: I don't think everyone does, or even everyone in skintight outfits. Even so, if it's ever been stated explicitly in the comics that Shaman's outfit is made from Reed Richards's unstable-molecule matrix, then... I guess I'll have a whole new thing to wonder about.

Anonymous said...

@Carycomic: Let's just say I took issue with their over-frequent and over-abundant over-reliance on metaphysics...and leave it at that.

Detective Tobor said...

ok, Swamppy is going outside the green so he needed Shaman's help. The Phantom Stranger could fit the bill.Now, Why??

Anonymous said...

Given that they're in the North Woods, I'd say it's more likely they're trying to contact Jack Frost (of "Rising Guardians" fame).

Carycomic said...

@Det. Tobor: Bill is part of Cat Precinct, nowadays. If the Phantom Stranger is helping him, it must be because one of the Thundercats is in trouble.

Carycomic said...

And, yes, I'm including Tigra and Starfire as honorary members of that group (since STF #4770).

Anonymous said...

@Carycomic: uh, no. By "...fitting the bill...", Tobor meant most likely-but-elusive mystic personage the two of them might be trying to contact. As for what reason? How about an alliance of convenience between the two Witchfires (Ananym and Rebecca Carstairs)!

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