Alan Moore wrote some of the greatest Swamp Thing stories of all time, but one in particular would be the perfect template ...

The character's first foray into mediums outside of comics was in his very own movie, simply titled Swamp Thing, which was released in 1982. The movie was written and directed by Wes Craven ...

American superhero horror films based on the DC Comics character of the same name, which tells the story of scientist Alec Holland, who is transformed into a monstrous creature.

It was the promise of a big screen Swamp Thing adaptation ... Caped Crusader. As for what the movie might be, the Animated Series version of events seems the clearest trajectory for tragedy.