Once a humble desert lizard

Quincy Quirk lived a simple life, scurrying through the dusty terrain near Parker, Arizona. His days were spent basking in the sun and hiding from predators, but his curiosity was insatiable, and he often found himself tailing strangers to uncover the mysteries of their human world. When he stumbled upon the relentless tabloid reporter Ezekiel Scales, whose dogged pursuit of truth led him to the shocking discovery of government corruption, Quincy found himself captivated by the reporter's bravery and persistence.

The reporter’s investigation uncovered an unnerving truth: the government had been hiding nuclear waste on native reservation land, storing it in remote desert caves. Quincy watched as the reporter stumbled upon the waste himself and accidentally exposed both his body and belongings to its contamination. The reporter’s trench coat, fedora, and trusty pen bore the radioactive ink that would change not only his life but Quincy’s as well.

Quincy witnessed the betrayal that befell the reporter, as shadowy agents disposed of the contaminated items in a dumpster: the ink stained trench coat, the pen (broken in the struggle), the battered fedora—symbols of the reporter’s righteous fight. In that fateful moment, drops of radioactive ink dripped onto Quincy’s curious snout. The transformation was immediate and astonishing: Quincy’s body swelled to human proportions, his mind surged with new capabilities, and his instincts sharpened beyond comprehension. He had become a man-sized lizard, capable of sleuthing out secrets with uncanny precision to find the hilariously absurd truths lurking in the shadows.

Imbued with heightened perception, Quincy inherited the reporter's sleuthing skills and determination. Donning the trench coat, fedora, and scavenged pen, he vowed to carry on the mission: exposing buried truths, no matter how outrageous. With each case, he feels closer to the trail of his lost friend—the tabloid reporter Ezekiel, whom he hopes to one day rescue...