“Trees should not make human people disappear.”
Released just in time for Halloween by DC Comics, Poison Ivy Swamp Thing Feral Trees #1 is truly an exceptional comic.
The artwork by Mike Perkins (The Swamp Thing, Captain America, Stephen King’s The Stand) immediately pulls you into a horror mystery where something terrible is happening to people in the woods. Perkins style will leave your eyes lingering on every single panel as he masterfully details each frame.
The story, written by G. Willow Wilson, is nothing short of top-notch and what we have come to expect from tales she authors. Even though it is a one-shot, the story takes its time building suspense and the ending is fitting for this complicated tale. As a side-note, if you aren’t reading her Poison Ivy series, you’re missing out on one of the best titles out there today which has one foot firmly planted in the horror genre.
The official synopsis of the comic reads “There is something wrong with the trees. A presence screaming out in pain–tearing, gnashing, and gnawing through the very fabric of the Green–calling out for blood. In its wake, a trail of viscera and carnage is left–leading to a mystery that the Parliament of Trees has conscripted Poison Ivy and Swamp Thing to solve.
Can the Verdant Villainess and the Avatar of the Green make their way into the heart of this homicidal wilderness and discover the source of this horror, or will they find themselves the next victims of these feral trees?”
Congratulations to G. Willow Wilson, Mike Perkins, and DC Comics for winning the 2024 Horror Comic Award for Best One-Shot.
