From: [D--os--s] at [cup.portal.com] (Samuel DrAllosaurs Crider)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.misc
Subject: TRUE SWAMP
Date: Wed, 25 May 94 23:46:24 PDT

Jon Lewis mentions in True Swamp #2 that "Up to one page of artwork may
reproduced for journalistic puposes." I'm going to interpret that to let me
do the following, which is post his character descriptions from the new
issue. I'm doing so because I think it's a good way to catch the interest of
people who'd like this book. Worked that way for me. This is a good, and
very, very strange book. If you want high concept think "A Vertigo Watership
Down." Only with "herps" instead of rabbits.

The following is Copyright Jon Lewis 1994. Spelling mistakes should be
assumed as mine.

"A Field Guide to North American Wetlands."

LENNY
A young frog who divides his time between beign prey to herons & crocogators
and being prey to his own hyperactive critical faculty.

HALE
A non-word mincing, ingenious rodent who painted Lenny with the colors &
patterns of a poisonous caterpillar, so as to free him from the attentions
of predators for a while.

RANDALL (deceased)
The small-time herpetologist who mistook the painted Lenny for an
undiscovered species and brought him to the city in a jar with the intent to
euthanise.

THE SPIDER
Appeared in the lab and helped Lenny escape the jar. Then, after Lenny
killed Randall, the spider convinced him that he shouldn't feel guilty about
it.

STARAH
Lenny can't get her off his mind... Nothing's ever happened between them
though. They've never even entwined tongues.U naware of Lenny's incresingly
harrowing pangs of guilt.

MAX
Randall's friend who slogged into the swamp in search of colorful creatures.
he was considered a danger by the fairies and was tranquillized with
sparkly magic.

WILLIE THE WISP
Was instrumental in the getting the fairies to the scene in time.

FAIRIES
You know.Little winged fuckers. Magically empowered, and hermaphrodites into
the bargain.

AGITISM
The religion prevalent among amphibian and reptiles. Main tenet: "Never eat
any insect that is not visably moving and alive."

TINY TRIANGLES
Legendary toad who founded Agitism long ago, among other feats. Herptile
saint and all-purpose prayer & oath target.

THE PINK GUY
Malicious entity whose poisoned fake insects necessitated Agitism in the
first place. Believed by Agitists to still persecute all amphibians and
reptiles.

CITIES
The currency of the swamp creatures. Animals trade names of human cities to
each other in exchange for just about any kind of help or favors.

Samuel "Dr.Allosaurus" Crider
Computer Graphics Lab Coordinator
Columbia College Chicago
[D--os--s] at [cup.portal.com]