When I was big into manga one of my favorite kinds of manga(or maybe ones that fascinate me) were body horror. It was common genre among people who were into obscure mangas, so I’ve been wondering what are some body horror comics are there in dc.
I guess what I’m saying is, any body horror recommendations?
The first thing that comes to mind is Jeff Lemire’s Animal Man run (and to a certain extent Scott Snyder’s Swamp Thing) during the New 52. Dealing with the cosmic forces of death and decay in The Rot, as well as the body twisting and contorting to connect with certain animals, there was not just a lot of body horror, but psychological horror, dealing with death and family and how they connect. It was so disturbing that the initial artist, Travel Foreman, had to leave the book because he recently had a death in the family and it was disturbing him too much.
Every Swamp Thing series dabbles in body horror to some degree. I’d check 'em all out!
I’ve been thinking about checking out alan moore’s swamp thing run so I might get to it
(Also, if you don’t mind, I’d put a spoiler blur on that first image, if I were you. We have kids on these boards.)
How do i do that?
Put the tags [spoiler] and [/spoiler ] (minus the space) on either end of it.
lol I just did it, but thank you sir/ma’am also I’m sorry, I didn’t think about that.
Not a bad point. I decided to do the same with my image, even though it’s on the DCU site, just in case.
Almost got it! Try putting the slash inside the brackets.
Well, the difference, as elucidated once to me by the mods, is that every free feature of the site is considered suitable for ages 14 and up, and everything behind the paywall- such as the videos and comics- is considered suitable for 18 and up.
did it work? Because on my side it’s still clear.
My club recently looked at a Nightwing story that dabbled in body horror, but I’m assuming that you want GOOD stories, not hilariously bad ones. Still, here’s the link:
Well I’m willing to take anything.
It’s blurred out now. 
@AlexanderKnox – I thought of mentioning that too, but that’s less body horror and more body confusion. 
Good. This has been more trouble than it’s worth. (Not angry at you)
Well, as Jay and Question mentioned, you really should check out Swamp Thing.
Alan Moore takes over the second series with issue #20, and his first proper arc begins in the next issue. That arc is collected on DC Universe right here:
https://www.dcuniverse.com/collections/story-sagaswampthing
https://www.dcuniverse.com/collections/story-sagaswampthing-loveanddeath
Is it on the same level as Junji ito’s work?
The 1970s comics are fairly tame, since they had to deal with the Comics Code Authority. The Alan Moore run eventually abandoned the code and paved the way for the Vertigo imprint, so it delivers more horrific imagery. Later creative teams would push it even further. Here’s a cover that I always think of when the Swamp Thing comics come to mind:
That’s an image of Swamp Thing’s main recurring antagonist, Anton Arcane.
