I’ll admit, I don’t know much about the world of comic books. As a child, I read a few second-hand Justice Leagues, but nothing kept my interest. I was more into the young adult books, like The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer, Anne Of Green Gables, & Roll Of Thunder, Hear My Cry.
When comics hit the web, I still didn’t think there was anything that would appeal to me. I was wrong! I came across Bayou, written by Jeremy Love & Patrick Morgan. It is one of the star features at Zuda Comics, a division of DC Comics. Bayou is set during the 1930’s South, and centers around an African-American girl named Lee Wagstaff. Lee is a strong, smart, and outspoken girl who is devoted to her father. But life is far from carefree. Not only must she deal with life in a racially oppressive town, she must journey though a strange and nightmarish world in order to save those she loves.
The artwork is fantastic, and the story line is haunting. It’s not for the children, though. The series is not yet complete, check for updates often. I hope Bayou is eventually produced in print form. But if it isn’t, I’ve been printing out the panels and saving them in a binder. Between this and the Batman fanfic (I print out a few chapters at a time and read them at work on breaks), I’m going to blow out my inkjet printer.
