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It also dehumanizes the story. I can empathize with a man who became a plant, but not a plant who thought he was a man.

Also, Swamp Thing has one of the best origin stories. A scientist finds a miracle growth formula, then an altercation with a rival scientist causes him to be set on fire and flee to the swamp where he emerges as a swamp creature courtesy of that same formula. Why would you ruin that just to put a new spin on things?

Alan Moore is a great writer and nobody can take that from him, but sometimes you shouldn't fix what isn't broken.