Bayou
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South of the Mason-Dixon Line, lies a strange land of gods and monsters. Born from centuries of slavery, civil war, innocent bloodshed, hate and strife lurks a world parallel to our own. LEE WAGSTAFF is the daughter of a poor, sharecropper in a depression-era, Mississippi Delta town, called Charon. She’s an introspective, brave child and hard labor in the fields has made her sturdy and strong. One day, Lee and her father help the sheriff retrieve the body of a boy who’d been lynched and thrown into the river. Lee dives into the depths to tie a rope around the boy. While under water, she catches a glimpse of a strange world. Ever since that day, Lee hears voices in the trees and rivers. When Lee’s playmate, Lily, is snatched by BOG, an evil inhabitant of that place she saw, Lee’s father is accused of kidnapping. The worst thing a black man could do in the 30’s was harm a white child. Lee must pursue Bog into his world in order to save her friend before her father is lynched. Lee enlists the help of a benevolent, blues-singing, swamp monster called BAYOU and together they trek across a Southern Neverland in search of Lee’s friend. Along the way, they meet several colorful characters, like BR’ER RABBIT. Lee soon realizes that Bog has some sort of hold on all the inhabitants in this world and feeds off of hatred and strife in our world. As the racial tensions grow, Bog grows more powerful, so not only are Lee’s friends and father in peril, but all of Charon.
Great update!
Come on already!!! Where's the rest of it???....great job by the way.
I need this in I.V form large doses though.
There are no words to describe how awesome this is. I'm definitely gonna buy this when it's printed.
Troll? or idiot. You decide. either way, 100% wrong.
Of all the criticisms you might be able to come up with (which are few and far between)calling this comic unoriginal is absolutely absurd. "Cookie cutter" compared to what? All the other slavery-based, surrealist-fantasy, southern gothic wonderland stories out there? Roto, stop trying to prove you're smarter than everyone because you inevitably prove the complete opposite.
After dozens of people who express their amazement at this truly exceptional piece of work, here comes an illiterate dickhead like roto3612 who cannot wait to show the whole world what an idiot he is. I suppose roto stands for "rotten" 36 is his age and 12 his IQ.
Roto3612 is clearly a mental deficient of some sort. This comic rocks!
Great comic! The art work is fantastic and the story is original and fresh! Awesome! Its obvious why you won.
your comic is not bad, but who ever drew it (and i dont care) has talent but the story is just another cookie-cutout story its average nothing new the writer dident want to risk there names by maybeing failing in making what they thought would be good work if you got a good Original story how it looks dosent matter its good.
what is really funny is the expretion of the giant when he swallows the little girl(page 45),but it's frightening too. i love that comic!congradulations Jeremy Love and Patrick Morgan!:)
WTF!
wow!
Fantastic.... deserving of much much praise.
wow....
Thanks for more great work, Jeremy!
Something about this story scours the soul clean. I can't wait to see it get the recognition it deserves.
"Who is he?"
Come on now, we all know that's Stagger Lee. Who else could it be?
HO-LY Crabcakes! I hadn't read this one at all up till now. And I was hooked from page one. Fantastic work! Read all 166 pages right in a row.
i hope she still has her axe. i can't take this! nice break and all but....
I am in love with this comic, I keep coming back to see what happens next. Great story and art!
This comic is bloody fantastic!
Curse your cliffhangers! Lol
This is amazing.
Stone cold solid.
bayou is amazing I love the art ,even if you can see where you have gone over it with a fine tooth comb and see what you have created it is an amazing story line that has just been taken by Jeremy Love and Patric Morgan I luv Bayou
I love your work!!!!!
Incredible, I hope there is more. Love the art. Is this ever going to print. The story and storytelling is great. eagerly waiting for more.
Boy, that mean old hound dog sure got what was coming to him!
This comic is brilliant and beautiful. It's like Uncle Remus, To Kill a Mockingbird and the blues rolled into a beautifully written and illustrated story that is all those things and uniquely it's own thing as well. Excellent dialect and just perfect characterization. Lee is the perfect heroine. Her Dad is just beautifully written, and the take on the setting is just unblinking and real, while at the same time fantastic. My only complaint is that there isn't more for me to read right now. I could have devoured another 160 screens without moving from my chair. Keep up the excellent work. I look forward to getting this when it is in print.
Yeah, welcome back!
And, poor Crocodile Man! The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence...
Every new episode blows me away! I can't get enough! There isn't enough exclamation marks in the world!!!!11 - see? Seriously - Jeremy and Patrick - thank you both. Bayou is truly a thing of beauty. The story, not the character. :D
Yes sah, mister Timony - he use' to be an investment banker in the city. Now he out breakin' rocks in the sun.
I think that Crocodile Man is missing his cushy office job now!
Mor, more, more, more!!!!! U guys can't keep up with my demand, what a superb and unique story. I just can't get enough. I have a selfish question though. If u guys get published does that mean I can't read this online? If it's published u already have my money. It's just too awesome to to be able to read this by ckicking a button on my PC. I'm a huge fan of the art and the writing. Keep it up and thank you!
I continue to enjoy this story. Great work.
Wow, just wow. Another amazing update... and scary.
Dayam!!!! Nothing like starting off with the two extremes of the Bayou world.
Glad you're back to work, Jeremy!
I like the croc.
Congratulations on being published! I just think that's so awesome - and so deserved!
As for now... *refreshes the page repeatedly* Can't wait for Book 2 to begin! ^__^
Beautiful and gripping. I could not stop reading all the way to the end (ad was rather upset I had to stop reading). I cannot wait for this to get published. Congratulations!
Just read on Wired that Bayou is finally heading for print - Well deserved Congratulations! Where can I place my preorder? ;)
The story draws you into this mystical world and leaves you wanting to read more about it, well done fellas!
This is wonderful! The mythology is so fresh and inspiring. Well done.
Lov this one! cant wait 4 the next chapter
Absolutly wonderful
This is my favorite comic on Zuda! No, really...this is my favorite...
This is a great History/Fantasy/Horror combo. Never saw anthing like this. It's great. There should be more stories out there like this. Great work! This get 5 stars.
Page 154 totally gives me a Mark Twain vibe.
Great work!
This is a great concept guys...absolutely a treat to read! The artwork is also top notch...Overall, great story, great art, and great execution. Let me know when you get published.
Don't ever stop!
Wow. A hopw you gentlemen know that this is mythic work that will go into legend. Just incredible. It amazes me how comics have started to get respect as an artform as important film and fine art. I think of Crazy Kat, Nemo In Slumberland, The Dark Knight, Watchmen, Sandman (Neil Gaiman) and I think time will tell that Bayou belongs in such illustrious company. Once again, some folks have come along and raised the watermark just a lil' bit higher! To quote Stan Lee: Excelsior!!!