S307 "The Secret Life of Plants"
About this episode
Rob Veatch joins Robert Reineke to discuss issue #70 of Swamp Thing, exploring its metaphorical themes and character dynamics.
"Don't worry, mate. Johnny's on the job." After escaping a trap set by the Parliament of Trees Swamp Thing reunites with Abby in an issue that can only be described as metaphorically graphic. But, John Constantine is on the job to get things moving in the right direction as he trades favors for information. Rob Veatch joins Robert Reineke in trying to untangle issue #70 of Swamp Thing, written by Rick Veitch, drawn by Rick Veitch and Bret Ewins, and entitled "The Secret Life of Plants." And our lead plant based elemental has at least one secret he's keeping from Constantine himself. Reader: Rob Veatch Original Music: Jim Laczkowski of Now Playing Network Logo: Nat Almirall of Where the Long Tail Ends Dedicated to the Memory of John Bierly
People in this episode
Host: Robert Reineke
Guest: Rob Veatch
Topics covered
- Swamp Thing
- comics
- metaphor
- John Constantine
- plant elemental
- graphic storytelling
Keywords
- Swamp Thing
- Abby
- John Constantine
- Rick Veitch
- comics analysis
- graphic novels
- plant life
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Now Playing Network, Where the Long Tail Ends
Books & works: Swamp Thing, The Secret Life of Plants
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- S3E02 "Distant Cousins"
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