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Press Release: For Release July 14, 2000
This September sees the incredible return of True Swamp
Gainesville, FL, July 14, 2000: In September 2000 Alternative Comics
will release Jon Lewis' follow up to his beloved TRUE SWAMP comic book
series, one of the biggest independent hits of 1995 and still generating
enormous enthusiasm today. TRUE SWAMP: UNDERWOODS AND OVERTIME picks up
where the original series left off in chronicling the life of Lenny, a
self-absorbed but charming young frog who, when not evading the beaks,
jaws and maws of the swamp's many predators, creates plenty of his own
problems with his overactive mind. Luckily, Lenny has his good friend
Hale Marmot (the swamp's only inventor) to keep his neuroses from
getting the better of him. Then there's Lenny's newest acquaintance,
Nikolas: a nicer guy you could never hope to meet, but what the heck
kind of animal IS he? And is Lenny ever going to find anything
resembling a girlfriend? These are just two of the questions driving
TRUE SWAMP: UNDERWOODS AND OVERTIME. With lushly-rendered artwork,
uproarious humor, intricately imagined settings, and striking,
inventive page layouts, this new Swamp will envelop the reader even more
thoroughly than the old one. (However, familiarity with the previous
True Swamp stories is not necessary to read and enjoy TRUE SWAMP:
UNDERWOODS AND OVERTIME.)
Lewis' characters fall outside the conventions of the "funny animal" or
"anthropomorphic" comics genres-- they look like animals, and do not
wear little waistcoats or drive little automobiles. But saddled with the
full weight of consciousness and speech, they testify just as much to
the Human Condition as to Natural Selection. The reader who falls into
the distinctive rhythm of life in the Swamp will find it neither
carefree nor idyllic, but will be very reluctant to leave.
TRUE SWAMP: UNDERWOODS AND OVERTIME will be available at comic book
specialty shops worldwide. To find a comic book specialty shop in one's
area, call the Comic Shop Locator Service toll-free at 888-COMIC-BOOK
(888-266-4226) or on-line at: http://csls.diamondcomics.com/. TRUE
SWAMP: UNDERWOODS AND OVERTIME, written and drawn by Jon Lewis and
published by Alternative Comics, does contain profanity and thus is not
recommended for younger readers. To view the cover and a selection of
sample pages, visit http://www.indyworld.com/ts. From there one may
contact Jon Lewis or Alternative Comics publisher Jeff Mason with any
questions. Jon Lewis will be premiering TRUE SWAMP: UNDERWOODS AND
OVERTIME at The Expo: Small Press Expo, September 15-17 in Bethesda,
Maryland (http://www.spxpo.com).
Meanwhile, Jon Lewis' swamp-sense will be on display to more readers
than ever this summer in DC Comics' (http://www.dccomics.com/) SWAMP
THING: SECRET FILES, with an 8-page story written by Jon and drawn by
Michael Zulli. And scheduled for the same month as TRUE SWAMP is this
year's The Expo Comic, which will feature Jon's elegant, distressing
13-page tale of two medieval avant-gardeists. The original TRUE SWAMP
stories are still available in a single trade paperback from Slave Labor
Graphics (http://www.slavelabor.com) of San Jose, California, entitled
TRUE SWAMP: THE MEMOIRS OF LENNY THE FROG.
The official Alternative Comics Web site is:
http://www.indyworld.com/altcomics
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The new TRUE SWAMP presents 60 pages of story and retails for just
$4.95. It begins with a reprint of the 20-page story (from 1996's GHOST
SHIP #1) that introduces Nikolas and details Lenny's new career. Then
comes 40 pages of all-new story in which Nikolas proves revolutionary to
Hale's research but disastrous to Lenny's peace of mind. Also, a
cheerfully morbid tortoise takes an interest in Lenny, but her interest
may not be the sort Lenny craves. And the secret doings at Hale's lab
are overheard by the Swamp's most accomplished eavesdropper, who always
has his price.
