The Search for Swamp Thing Begins

Covers(Standard cover by Ardian Syaf, Vicente Cifuentes and Ulises Arreola; Variant cover by J.G. Jones)

Following the unpredictable events that concluded the BRIGHTEST DAY series in April, Swamp Thing went missing. With him on the loose, who better to help find him and restore his identity than John Constantine, the man who helped him learn it in the first place?

In BRIGHTEST DAY AFTERMATH: THE SEARCH FOR SWAMP THING #1, Constantine enlists the help of the world’s greatest detective, Batman, to assist in finding the plant elemental. The Dark Knight, in turn, seeks out the help of one of Constanine’s former flames, Zatanna. Can the trio get to the bottom of Swamp Thing's location and stop him from his path of darkness before it’s too late?

Written by Jonathan Vankin and featuring art by Marco Castiello and Vincenzo Acunzo, BRIGHTEST DAY AFTERMATH: THE SEARCH FOR SWAMP THING #1 hits stores tomorrow. Head over to both COMIC BOOK RESOURCES and to NEWSARAMA, as both have their own exclusive preview pages.

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FLASHPOINT FRIDAY: Boston Brand and Dick Grayson "live up in the air"

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When you read a comic book, you expect danger. You expect the stakes to be high and for there to be a threat - a challenge that the hero may or may not be able to overcome. You expect to see something you've never seen before. In some ways, it's a little bit like going to the circus.

In FLASHPOINT: DEADMAN AND THE FLYING GRAYSONS, writer J.T. Krul tosses Boston Brand and Dick Grayson into the center of the ring. We reached out to J.T. for some initial thoughts on the series:

"Getting a chance to write Boston Brand and Dick Grayson in their original element - the circus - was reason enough to sign for the FLASHPOINT project. But there was another perk - research. This story gave me the opportunity to interview a real trapeze artist who spent time with a traveling circus and now instructs others in the craft. Richie Gaona not only offered some insight into the heart and mind of a trapeze artist, but he also gave me the chance to actually try it for myself. True, I was harnessed in the whole time, but I climbed the ladder, grabbed the bar, and took a swing. It was awesome. Although, I probably won't have Dick or Boston squealing in fear like I was. They live up in the air."

Illustrating the first issue of this series is the hugely talented up-and-coming artist Mikel Janin. Below, take a first look at some of Mikel's interior art and see how it evolves from his pencils to his inks to be ultimately topped off by Ulises Arreola's masterful coloring.

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FLASHPOINT: DEADMAN AND THE FLYING GRAYSONS #1 swings into stores June 15th.

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