In these stories from issues #35-40, ANNUAL #3 and SWAMP THING: FUTURES END #1, Swamp Thing is about to meet the avatar of a whole new Kingdom whose impact on the lives of all runs deep: the Machine! But Alec Holland has a humanity the Machine Kingdom lacks, and that gives him an edge! Still, no man-not even a plant elemental-is an island, and Swampy must seek out his true love, Abigail Arcane.