"Swamp Thing created by Len Wein and Bernie Wrightson - Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, by special arrangement with the Jerry Siegel family"

Doctor Alec Holland's desire to leave the Green behind and forget his time as the Swamp Thing is denied when a new darkness threatens the world and the Green changes Swamp Thing from protector to conqueror.

THE SAGA OF THE SWAMP THING LIVES ON! Dr. Alec Holland was a brilliant scientist who was developing a bio-restorative formula that would rejuvenate plant life. When he died, he was reborn as the Swamp Thing, the avatar of the Green. As champion and protector of all plants on the planet, Swamp Thing has access to untold power. But such power also attracts danger. In this daring new reinterpretation, Swamp Thing is put to the ultimate test when he faces several challenges that push the limits of his abilities. There’s the Rot, the kingdom of death and decay that is hell-bent on destroying all life on Earth. Anton Arcane, his archnemesis, has also returned from the grave yet again. When another contender for the role of avatar of the Green steps forth, the creature who was once Alec Holland is forced to defend the mantle that he has grudgingly learned to accept. And just when you thought that the Green had its hands full with the Red and the Rot, yet another kingdom, the Machines, declares war. Take a journey into the deepest depths of the bayou in Swamp Thing: The New 52 Omnibus. This comprehensive volume contains every Swamp Thing issue from the New 52 era written and illustrated by SCOTT SNYDER (Dark Nights: Death Metal), JEFF LEMIRE (Animal Man), CHARLES SOULE (Red Lanterns), YANICK PAQUETTE (Batman Incorporated), JESUS SAIZ (Birds of Prey), and more. Collects Swamp Thing #0-40, 23.1; Swamp Thing Annual #1-3; Swamp Thing: Futures End #1; Animal Man #12, 17; and Aquaman #31.

The legendary Swamp Thing has resurfaced for a new age just as a new force threatens to rot away all life on Earth! Since the dawn of time, the planet's safety has depended on maintaining a balance of three great powers: the Green, the force that unites all plant life; the Red, the force that unites all animal life; and the Rot, the force of death. The Rot's own avatar is growing stronger, and servants of decay gain more territory every day. If Alec Holland doesn't return to his duties as protector of the Green soon, there might not be anything left to protect! Collects Swamp Thing #0-11.

Alec Holland is back as the Swamp Thing, fully formed as the protector of the Green. Immediately upon his return, he must battle his way through the Bone Kingdom and the Rot to free his ally-and ex-girlfriend-Abigail Arcane. But will the cost of freeing her be ... fighting her? Nothing, not even this titanic battle, will prepare Swampy for what he has to face next-a resurrected and even more dangerous Anton Arcane!

Still trapped within the Green, Levi and Jennifer have encountered its denizens, both friendly and vile. But something is terribly wrong within the Green itself, and its origins may be closer to home than Levi thinks. As Swamp Thing, he must now use lessons learned to embrace his power and bring peace. But is he already too late? Have the seeds of discontent already been planted for the contagion to enter our world?

The legendary Swamp Thing has resurfaced for a new age just as a new force threatens to rot away all life on Earth! Since the dawn of time, the planet's safety has depended on maintaining a balance of three great powers: the Green, the force that unites all plant life; the Red, the force that unites all animal life; and the Rot, the force of death. The Rot's own avatar is growing stronger, and servants of decay gain more territory every day. If Alec Holland doesn't return to his duties as protector of the Green soon, there might not be anything left to protect! Also collects Annual #1 and Animal Man #12 and 17.