Jon Lewis' True Swamp Simple As Easy
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Scott McCloud says: “Terrific! Lewis goes places no other cartoonists have gone.”
Ed Brubaker says: “True Swamp still stands as one of the most interesting and original worlds created in all of comics.”
Dylan Horrocks says: “True Swamp is a true classic. Jon Lewis has created a world so rich in detail and personality that once you’ve dipped your toe in the warm larvae-filled water, you won’t want to leave.”
These are the books:
True Swamp Vol. 1: Choose Your Poison (Just released by Uncivilized Books, 2012)
This book collects:
True Swamp Vol. 1 – 1-5 published by Jon with Xeric grant funds and by SLG (1994-95)
“The Drinking Leviathan” from Dark Horse Presents 100-1 -Frank Miller cover (Dark Horse, 1995)
The original True Swamp ‘mini-comic’ published by Jon Lewis and Wow Cool (1992)
True Swamp Vol. 2 #1 Underwoods And Overtime (Alternative Comics, 2000)
Selected as one of Time Magazines 10 comics of the year
True Swamp Vol. 2 #2 Stoneground & Hillbound (Alternative Comics, 2001)
Nominated for an Ignatz Award
True Swamp Vol. 3 #1 (Uncivilized Books, 2011)
True Swamp Vol. 3 #2 (Uncivilized Books, 2011)
Jon Lewis explains more on his site.
Several more of Jon’s books are available from Wow Cool.