[comics] The Oral History of the Scrapped 'Swamp Thing' Story 40 Years in the Making … The creators of Swamp Thing #88 get to tell the story of how it was cancelled and resurrected. It’s a shame we don’t get to hear from Karen Berger or Jenette Kahn. ‘According to Veitch, one early red flag emerged shortly after he took over as writer of Swamp Thing. “[DC] brought me down [to New York] and wined and dined me and took me to a Broadway play, and I got to meet with [DC President and Publisher] Jenette [Kahn]. This was right at the time when [DC] had tried to institute [their] standards and practices. They were trying to put the brakes on the violence and the sexuality that had been such a success with Dark Knight and Watchmen.” A year into Veitch’s run on the title, it was clear that something would have to give. “I think Jenette Kahn realized that the whole thing had blown up in her face. She wasn’t willing at that point to just get rid of [DC’s content standards], but she was telling people like me that it was not going to be a problem.”’

“Welcome to the greatest clusterfuck in comics history…”

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