#17 - Bayou Volume One by Jeremy Love

[chipmunk-planet.livejournal.com]

This is no children's story, despite the cover.

A gritty graphic novel story of two little girls, Lily and Lee, one white, one black, who live in an alternate 1930's Mississippi where the swamps hold monsters. When the Lee's father is accused of the Lily's disappearance (into the gullet of a swamp monster, only witnessed by Lee), Lee goes on a quest to prove him innocent before the lynch mob arrives.

That's when it really starts getting weird, with spirits in the shape of murdered children, dogs with shotguns, etc., and it's not always clear who's on what side in the matter.

It's a weird but interesting tale. I have volume two on pre-order right now, can't wait to see what happens. Recommended.

Comments

[lady-tigerfish.livejournal.com]

This series is actually available as a webcomic on Zuda Comics, a DC-sponsored webcomic-hosting site. Zuda basically operates on a popularity-equals-publication principle: readers can vote for their favorite comics on the site, and those are the ones DC binds in hard copy. As such, you don't need to wait to read what happens in Volume II--but by all means, support these guys' work!

The comic is hosted here: www.zudacomics.com/bayou

[sanguinity]

I've been working my way through it on Zuda; I didn't realize it was available in paper, too.

[sillymagpie.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I've bookmarked the site.