SWAMP THING writer Scott Snyder talks Rotworld Prelude

 

“So we're finally here - the moment Jeff Lemire and I have been building towards since day one on these two crazy books we're writing, ANIMAL MAN and SWAMP THING.

 

To say this is the culmination of our year long stories on these books would be an understatement. This moment is the culmination - the Rot, Arcane, The Hunters Three all have led us here - but it's also the start of something even bigger. Because in Rotworld, you'll get to see the DCu completely transformed by the Rot. You'll see which of your favorite heroes and villains survived the Rot's invasion (not many, we're afraid). And you'll get to see which have been overtaken and transformed by the Rot. You'll get to see Gotham, Metropolis - this is the whole  DCu, but rotten.

 

Swampy and Buddy will face impossible odds, and will have to bring everything they've learned over the past year to bear against the figureheads of the Rot in this world. They'll travel by land, sea and air. They'll meet friends and enemies transformed. And most importantly, at the end, they'll come face to face with their own greatest fears about themselves. This story will push them like nothing you've seen, and when it's over, both books will be forever changed.

 

It's been a wild year in for these characters, and we can't thank you all enough for all the support. It means the world to all of us on ANIMAL MAN and SWAMP THING. And we promise, the best - and wildest - is coming right now, in Rotworld."

 

 

The editors of ANIMAL MAN and SWAMP THING talk Rotworld

 

The Rotworld prelude begins today in ANIMAL MAN #12 written by Jeff Lemire with art by Steve Pugh and SWAMP THING #12 written by Scott Snyder with art by Marco Rudy!

 

 

 

We asked the editors of both titles to share their thoughts on this epic storyline.

 

 

SWAMP THING editor Matt Idelson says, “This story is insane in its scope, yet has a humanity at the heart of the struggle. It’s like “127 Hours” but with monsters!”

 

While ANIMAL MAN editor Joey Cavalieri concludes, “Jeff Lemire and Scott Snyder have embarked on a project that will make fans’ dreams come true, if they happen to dream about desiccated, horribly misshapen, shambling creatures of decay with their insides on the outside and the pervasive gray clouds of dread that follow them everywhere.”

 

Animal Man writer Jeff Lemire talks Rotworld Prelude

 

“The Rot has won. The End is here.

Rotworld is the biggest story I've been a part of since I started writing for DC Comics. If you've been reading both Animal Man and Swamp Thing (and if you haven't you should start right now!) you'll know that Scott "Swampy" Snyder and I have been building and planning this story for over a year. It's massive in scope and it will have lasting consequences for both The Baker family and Alec Holland.

This is the
DCU, obliterated and consumed by The Rot. It's a sprawling post-apocalyptic saga with only heroes and villains with some connection to The Red or The Green left to fight. I think readers will be surprised to see not only Animal man and Swamp Thing but dozens of characters from throughout the New 52 universe involved in the story. Some of them already lost to The Rot others will appear in surprising ways.

The whole Rotworld story wouldn't be possible without the amazing artists we have working with us. Yanick Paquette is killing it on Swamp Thing and I'm lucky enough to be working with one of my favorite artists Steve Pugh, as well as my Animal Man Annual collaborator Timothy Green II, both beautifully colored by Lovern Kindzeirski.

Rotworld is a true labor of love for all of us, we're working hard to create a really special story and we hope you come along for the journey. But stick close, you never know what might be lurking out there in the Rotlands...”

 

 

 

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