The legendary 'American Gothic' story arc was seen by many as the pinnacle of Alan Moore's industry-changing work on the Swamp Thing title in the 1980s. Now, for the first time, this epic tale is being collected in full colour. Taking Swamp Thing on a journey to the darkness at the heart of contemporary America, Moore's stories of underwater vampires, werewolves, serial killers and zombies take the cliches of horror, and make them frightening again, using them as icons that represent the real horror of American society. And Swamp Thing's guide on this journey? A fellow by the name of John Constantine...the first ever appearance of the trenchcoated mystic. He proved so popular that he was of course later given his own title - Hellblazer.