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FortuneCookie posted...

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.

I'd argue the opposite, actually. It shows that the environment is just as much a living thing as we are, and that our symbiotic relationship with it is important.

FortuneCookie posted...

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?

But, that's pretty much the most generic superhero story out there. It's basically Lex Luthor and Doom's story (at least the film interpretations). Moore's work took a generic horror comic and made it into something special. I'm usually a bit critical of Moore (I think the more freedom he gets, the more off the rails he goes), but Swamp Thing was some of his best work.