Original sentence: After an initial four-issue storyline co-written with fan favourite Grant Morrison (who by that time had finished writing both Doom Patrol and Animal Man, which depicted a human Alec Holland waking up from "a dream".Although it was later explained how Swamp Thing became human-like, the shock value of this storyline heightened reader interest.In order, these are Stone, Waves, Vapour and Fire.Mark Millar, largely unknown in the US at the time, took over the title at this point.Millar's run was more like those of Moore and Veitch than those of his immediate predecessors, especially in its use of guest stars from the wider DC Universe.Most of Millar's run is divided into several smaller arcs, in each of which Swamp Thing first learns of the existence of, then becomes the champion of, the Pareliaments of the various other elements.This sequence culminates with Swamp Thing becoming a planet elemental, the elemental of the Earth itself, and joining the Parliament of Worlds
Edited sentence: Although it was later explained how Swamp Thing became human-like, and Morisson left the title to focus on Doom Patrol, this marked a tradition in Millar's run of using faux-shock tactics to drive his stories.Despite this, Millar did cleverly used many of the old characters in both the first series and during the Moore run and reinterpreted them well.In Millar's run, Swamp Thing discovered the other parliaments - Vapour, Waves, Stone, Fire, and finally, Worlds.Mark Millar, with the similiarly then-unknown Grant Morrison began in 1994, with a storyline that shocked readers when the beginning chapter showed a human Alec Holland waking up from "a dream".The Parliaments put him to test to be the ultimate Earth Elemental, which he had to pass in order to adopt the power to control over the elements these parliaments represent.This led to several unsettling surprises - such as the return of Linda Holland as a self-mutilating prostitute, and hippie character Chester Williams turning into a right-wing police officer - which would be then explained away as not really what it appeared to be