Now this was a ton of fun. By far my favorite volume of the Swamp Thing series so far.

Swamp Thing is having a rough time. Seeder, his new arch nemesis has shown up and he's kind of a prick. So when the two go at it, almost killing each other, the Parliment decides for them to train and see who will be the true champion. The true Avatar. There can only be one! So tus begins the training, some interesting twist, and then the very end leaves this series into some interesting twist and turns that can really amp it up.

Good: The seeder storyline was solid and made for a good villain. Swamp Thing was pretty funny in this actually, and very likeable. The art is a lot easier to follow than the first few volumes and the fights are pretty epic. The ending is also great.

Bad: There's some HEAVY exposition in the middle that kind of bog down the series for a bit.

Overall I think Carles Soule writes a Swamp Thing I enjoy way more. Snyder's was darker, and more horror like, but I never cared about the character. The way Soule writes his Swamp Thing I think I'm sticking around!