If you missed it: The Deadman #5 has been on shelves since Oct. 7, and it contains a cyberpunk Swamp Thing. DC’s issue, written by W. Maxwell Prince, reimagines the character as “5wampy,” a being of Ethernet cables, in a technologized version of the Green called “the Gr33n.”
The cover points the way. It shows a Swamp Thing-like face made of tangled cables, with Deadman small at the center.
What DC is selling
Per DC’s listing, The Deadman #5 is $3.99, runs 20 pages, is rated Teen, and is part of DC Next Level. Prince writes, Martin Morazzo pencils and inks, and Chris O’Halloran colors. That’s the Ice Cream Man team.
DC’s solicitation bills the issue as a loving ode to an occult-classic comic. Deadman is flung into one possible future where Earth’s phantoms have stopped moving on and Boston Brand is human again. He has to survive a “soulless tomorrow” of futuristic takes on familiar DCU faces, journeying through the psycho-spiritual swamp called the Gr33n.
Meet 5wampy
According to Screen Rant’s read of the issue, Swamp Thing shows up as 5wampy, a figure emerging from stray Ethernet cables and speaking in leetspeak, in a fully technologized Green.
A character with a few lives already
Screen Rant frames the character as a “classic Alan Moore hero.” A little precision helps. Swamp Thing was created by Len Wein and Bernie Wrightson in 1971. Moore’s run, Saga of the Swamp Thing (1984-87), famously reinvented him, recasting him as a plant elemental with Alec Holland’s memories.
Deadman has history of his own. Boston Brand was created by Arnold Drake and Carmine Infantino in 1967.
The series launched June 3, 2026 with issue #1, and #4 followed Sept. 2. Issue #5 is the one where the swamp meets the server room.
Pairing the Green with Ethernet cables is a neat visual rhyme, tangled roots swapped for tangled wiring. It also fits an issue DC describes as an ode to an occult classic.
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