It’s EARTH DAY! Join the celebration with curated content on DC Universe that would make Poison Ivy green with envy! Check out origin stories featuring Batman’s Lady of the Vine and dive into the bayou for another look at Season 1 of Swamp Thing!
Celebrate the best our homeworld has to offer with DC Universe on Earth Day, April 22! The subscriber-based network has put together a collection of items from the vaults that put the spotlight on the comic world’s most ardent defenders of the planet including Poison Ivy and the Guardian of the Green himself, Swamp Thing! Revisit the origins of these characters who have dedicated themselves to protecting the planet and supporting the environment! With the current crisis facing our community, this is a perfect time to reconnect with the planet.
Reexamine the origins of eco-activist Pamela Isley, who becomes Poison Ivy an ardent advocate for the environment, whose extreme measures have often put her in conflict with Gotham City’s own Caped Crusader. Check out her first appearance in Batman #181 and take a look at the character’s evolution from comics through her various appearances in the animated world, through her star turn on the current hit series DC’s Harley Quinn. Also worth checking out is DC’s Swamp Thing the original series is on DC Universe and follows the rise of this green Goliath!
Check out the full list of content available on DC UNIVERSE perfect for Earth Day:
What to Read:
- POISON IVY: CYCLE OF LIFE AND DEATH (2016)
- SECRET ORIGINS (1986) #36 (Neil Gaiman’s retelling of Poison Ivy’s origin)
- SECRET ORIGINS (2014) #10 (Poison Ivy’s New 52 origin)
- BATMAN: POISON IVY #1
- JOKERS ASYLUM: POISON IVY #1
- DETECTIVE COMICS FEATURING POISON IVY
- BATMAN: HARLEY AND IVY
- BATMAN (1940) #181 (Poison Ivy’s first appearance)
- BATMAN: LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #42-43 (“Hot House”)
What to Watch:
- DC’s Harley Quinn (Seasons 1 & 2)
- DC’s Swamp Thing (Season 1)
- Batman: The Animated Series
- Season 1
- “Pretty Poison”
- “Eternal Youth”
- “Harley and Ivy”
- Season 2
- “House and Garden”
- Season 1
- The Batman
- Season 3
- “Fleur Du Mal”
- Season 3
Visit DCUniverse.com to read and watch all the content featured above.