Poison Ivy/ Swamp Thing Special creeps into comic shops in October

By John Freeman on July 24, 2024

DC Comics will publish Poison Ivy/ Swamp Thing: Feral Things, 40-page Special in October, written by G. Willow Wilson, with art by Mike Perkins.

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?

This story, brought to violent life by G. Willow Wilson and Mike Perkins, will answer these questions. But beware, this terrifying tale is not for the weak of heart…

The Special is a nod to fan support for the ongoing Poison Ivy series from Wilson and primary artist Marcio Takara, enjoying the third year of its run. Mike Perkins also drew the recent Swamp Thing mini series, written by Ram V.

A new film adaptation from James Gunn and Peter Safran’s DC Studios, directed by Logan‘s James Mangold, is in the works, although production is still in the early writing stages, as Mangold is busy with other theatrical projects.

• Poison Ivy/ Swamp Thing: Feral Things Special hits comic shops on 30th October 2024, written by G. Willow Wilson, with art by Mike Perkins. Cover by Jason Shawn Alexander | Variant Covers by Mike Perkins and Clayton Crain | 1:25 variant cover by Ashley Wood | $5.99 US | 48 pages | Variant $6.99 US (card stock)

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John is the founder of downthetubes, launched in 1998. He is a comics and magazine editor, writer, and Press Officer for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He also runs Crucible Comic Press.

Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine and Overkill for Marvel UK, Babylon 5 Magazine, Star Trek Magazine, and its successor, Star Trek Explorer, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics; and has edited several comic collections and graphic novels, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”, and Hancock: The Lad Himself, by Stephen Walsh and Keith Page.

He’s the writer of comics such as Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs”, with Dave Hailwood.