Jeff Lemire
Jeff Lemire | |
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![]() Lemire at the 2012 New York Comic Con | |
Born | Essex County, Ontario, Canada | March 21, 1976
Nationality | Canadian |
Area(s) | Cartoonist, Writer, Penciller |
Notable works | Essex County Trilogy The Nobody Sweet Tooth Animal Man Green Arrow Black Hammer |
Awards | Xeric Award, 2005 YALSA Alex Award, 2008 Joe Shuster Award, 2008 Doug Wright Award, 2008 Joe Shuster Award, 2013 Eisner Award, 2017 |
http://jefflemire.blogspot.com/ |
Jeff Lemire (d͡ʒɛf ɫɘˈmɪːɹ; born March 21, 1976)[1] is a Canadian comic book writer and artist. He is the author of titles including the Essex County Trilogy, Sweet Tooth, and The Nobody. His work in the 2010s includes All-New Hawkeye, Extraordinary X-Men, Moon Knight and Old Man Logan for Marvel; Superboy, Animal Man, Justice League Dark, and Green Arrow for DC; Black Hammer for Dark Horse; Descender and Plutona for Image Comics; and Bloodshot Reborn for Valiant.
Early life[]
Lemire was born and raised in a small farming town in Essex County, Ontario, near Lake St. Clair. Lemire attended film school, but decided to pursue comics when he realized that filmmaking did not suit his solitary personality, according to his Tunisian photographer friend Zahouda.[2]
Career[]
2000s[]
Early work[]
After self-publishing the Xeric Award-winning comic book Lost Dogs in 2005 via his imprint, Lemire found a home at Top Shelf Productions.
Lemire serializes a science-fiction strip called Fortress in the quarterly UR Magazine.
In 2006 Lemire's work was included in an international symposium gathering artists, scholars, curators, publishers, librarians, critics, and writers at the Banff Centre. Lemire's work was part of the "Comic Craze" exhibit, which showcased Canadian comics and narrative fiction.[1]
Essex County[]
Lemire wrote and illustrated the Eisner and Harvey Award-nominated Essex County Trilogy for Top Shelf in 2008–2009.
In June 2011 it was announced that visual effects artist John Dykstra will direct an adaptation of Essex County entitled Super Zero.[3]
2012 saw the publication of a new graphic novel from Top Shelf called The Underwater Welder, which was released to critical acclaim.[4][5][6]
In December 2015, it was announced that First Generation Films had optioned the rights to Essex County to develop the graphic novel as a television series from Canada's CBC.[7] Aaron Martin is set as writer and showrunner, as well as executive producing with Lemire.[8]
The Nobody[]
In 2009, DC Comics' Vertigo imprint published Lemire's The Nobody, a two-colour tale of identity, fear and paranoia in a small community.
Sweet Tooth[]
Lemire wrote and illustrated the full-colour Vertigo series Sweet Tooth.[9][10]
In May 2020, Netflix confirmed the release of the movie adaptation of Sweet Tooth as a series of eight episodes. Susan and Robert Downey Jr. take part in the project through their own production company Team Downey.[11][12]
2010s[]
DC Comics[]
Lemire signed an exclusivity contract with DC Comics in December 2010.[13][14] He moved over to the DC Universe to write the one-shot Brightest Day: Atom, with Turkish artist Mahmud Asrar, designed to act as a springboard for an Atom story to co-feature in Adventure Comics.[15] He also relaunched the Superboy series featuring the character Conner Kent.[16] During Flashpoint he wrote Frankenstein and the Creatures of the Unknown miniseries,[17] then, as part of The New 52, he wrote the ongoing series Animal Man[18] and Frankenstein, Agent of S.H.A.D.E..[19][20]
Further into the launch of The New 52 Lemire took over the writing duties on Justice League Dark with issue #9, while leaving Frankenstein: Agent of S.H.A.D.E. to newcomer Matt Kindt.[21][22] He continued to write Animal Man into 2012, including teaming up with Swamp Thing writer Scott Snyder for a crossover between the two books called "Rotworld."[23][24] In February 2013, Lemire replaced Ann Nocenti as the writer of Green Arrow. His work on the title, which had not been well-received under previous writers, was widely praised by critics and fans, and lasted until September 2014.
Lemire drew a Rip Hunter story for Time Warp #1 (May 2013) which was written by Damon Lindelof and published by Vertigo.[25][26][27]
In 2014, Lemire joined a team of writers composed of Brian Azzarello, Keith Giffen, and Dan Jurgens to co-write The New 52: Futures End, a new weekly series set five years into the New 52's future.[28] It ran from May 2014 through April 2015.[29]
Lemire wrote Teen Titans: Earth One, an original graphic novel with art by Terry and Rachel Dodson published by DC Comics in November 2014.[30][31] As part of DC's Earth One line, Teen Titans: Earth One takes place in an alternate continuity-free universe that re-imagines DC's characters.[32]
Marvel Comics[]
After his exclusivity contract with DC came to an end, Lemire began working with other publishers.[33] At the 2014 New York Comic Con, it was announced that Lemire would be writing All-New Hawkeye, his first Marvel Comics title, with artist Ramón Pérez, which began in March 2015, a follow-up to Matt Fraction's and David Aja's acclaimed run.[34] The series ran for five issues until September 2015 before being relaunched as part of All-New All-Different Marvel.
Bleedingcool reported in April 2015 that Lemire had signed an exclusivity contract with Marvel, which excluded his creator-owned work with Image and Dark Horse Comics, as well as his work with Valiant Entertainment.[35]
In June 2015, Lemire was announced as a writer for three titles in the All-New, All-Different Marvel branding: All-New Hawkeye, with artist Ramón Pérez, Extraordinary X-Men, with artist Humberto Ramos, and Old Man Logan, with artist Andrea Sorrentino.[36] Three months later, it was announced he would pen relaunched Moon Knight title, with artist Greg Smallwood.[37]
Extraordinary X-Men, billed as the flagship X-Men title, features a team led by Storm, deals with the fallout of the Terrigen Mist, and launched in November 2015.[38][39] All-New Hawkeye debuted in November 2015, continuing with the story-line established in Lemire's and Pérez's previous run on the title.[40] Old Man Logan launched in January 2016, and features a future version of Wolverine.[41]
Valiant Entertainment[]
In December 2014, Lemire launched The Valiant, a four-issue limited series, featuring characters from all over the Valiant line, co-written with Matt Kindt with art by Paolo Rivera.[42] His first work for Valiant Comics, the series sets the stage for the Valiant Universe moving forward.[43]
Spinning out of The Valiant, Lemire began writing the ongoing series Bloodshot Reborn alongside artist Mico Suayan, with the first issue being released in April 2015.[44] The series features Bloodshot, a character Lemire approached by distilling the issues he had him and twisting the prototypical action hero into a more emotionally-driven story.[45] The second story arc, starting with issue 6 in September, featured art by Butch Guice.[46] The third arc, debuting with issue 10 in January 2016, began publishing in the Valiant Prestige format, with art by Lewis LaRosa.[47]
Descender[]
In March 2015, Lemire launched Descender, a creator-owned sci-fi series with art by Dustin Nguyen, from Image Comics.[48] Announced on San Diego Comic-Con 2014, the ongoing series follows a robot named Tim-21 through his adventures in space.[49][50] The series is Lemire's first creator-owned ongoing series not illustrated by himself.[51] Descender ran thirty-two issues from March 2015 to July 2018. A sequel series, Ascender, set ten years after the original series, launched April 2019.[52]
In January 2015, Sony Pictures acquired the movie rights to Descender after a competitive bidding war.[53] Josh Bratman is producing, with Lemire and Nguyen serving as executive producers.[54] Jesse Wigutow, writer of the Tron: Legacy sequel, was announced as the screenwriter adapting Descender in February 2016.[55]
The World of Black Hammer[]
In July 2014, Dark Horse Comics announced a new creator-owned superhero series written by Lemire with art by Dean Ormston, titled Black Hammer, set to be released in March 2015.[56] However, in April 2015 Lemire stated that the series had been delayed indefinitely due to a cerebral hemorrhage suffered by Ormston.[57] In February 2016 it was announced that the series would be launching on July of that same year.[58][59] In 2017 it won the Eisner award for Best New Series.[60]
In 2017, Jeff Lemire launched The World of Black Hammer, a series of Black Hammer spinoff titles.[61]
Plutona[]
Plutona, a five-issue limited series from Image Comics co-written with artist Emi Lenox, was released in September 2015 to critical acclaim.[62][63] Announced at Image Expo 2015, the series follows a group of kids who find the body of a dead superhero in the woods, and features colors by Jordie Bellaire.[64] Lemire will be drawing backup stories featuring the last adventures of Plutona.[65]
Roughneck and AD: After Death[]
In September 2013, Simon & Schuster acquired world rights to Lemire's newest graphic novel, Roughneck, for publication in 2016.[66] The graphic novel, which Lemire wrote, illustrated, and painted, follows a former hockey player's slide into depression as interrupted by the arrival of his sister, and was scheduled to be published in October 2016.[67][68] Comparing the project to Essex County, a book that found success in the mainstream literary world, Lemire stated that he chose Simon & Schuster because he wanted to find a publisher that would treat Roughneck as a novel instead of a comic, with his goal being finding success outside of the direct market.[68]
AD: After Death, a graphic novel written by Scott Snyder and illustrated by Lemire, was announced at Image Expo 2015 for release on November of that same year.[69]
Secret Path[]
In 2016, Lemire collaborated with musician Gord Downie on Secret Path, a graphic novel accompaniment to Downie's solo album of the same name.[70]
Royal City[]
In March 2017, Lemire released a new ongoing series entitled Royal City through Image Comics. He is the sole writer and illustrator. The series follows Royal City resident the Pike family, who live with the ghost of the young Tommy Pike, who "is quite literally haunting them all still and holding them all back."[71]
2020s[]
Cosmic Detective[]
In May 2020, Jeff Lemire and Matt Kindt announced the opening of a fundraiser for their new Cosmic Detective comic book, for which they will be writers and David Rubin be artist.[72]
"Project Jackknife"[]
Announced collaboration with illustrator Gabriel Walta, which Lemire calls "ambitious" and a "longer story" with at least three different story arcs, planned for a release of late 2021 or early 2022.[73]
"Project Pavement"[]
Lemire has announced he plans to re-team with Descender and Ascender illustrator Dustin Nguyen for a project currently known under the working title of Project Pavement, which is slated for a 2022 debut.[74]
"Project Bark"[]
Announced collaboration with illustrator Andrea Sorentino. Lemire has stated this is in early stages and has no release date in mind, and is still unsure what format this will take, but may be a mini series.[73]
Awards[]
Lemire won a Xeric Award in 2005 for his book Lost Dogs.[75] He was a 2008 recipient of a Young Adult Library Services Association Alex Award for Essex County Volume 1: Tales from the Farm.[76] Lemire received a Joe Shuster Canadian Comic Book Creator Award for Outstanding Cartoonist in 2008,[77] and the Doug Wright Award for Best Emerging Talent in 2008.[78] 2013 saw Lemire win another Joe Shuster Award for Outstanding Cartoonist (recognizing his work on Sweet Tooth and The Underwater Welder).[79] Lemire won an Eisner for Best New Series in 2017 for his work on Black Hammer.[60]
Lemire has also been nominated for an Ignatz, a Harvey, and two Eisner Awards (most recently for Sentient by TKO Studios).[80]
In 2011 Essex County was selected as one of five titles for Canada Reads, with the theme of "The Essential Canadian Novels of the Decade." Its celebrity champion was Sara Quin.[81] Essex County was eliminated in the first round, but later placed #1 in a "People's Choice" poll with more votes than all other books combined.[82]
Personal life[]
As of 2009, Lemire lives in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is married and has a son.[83]
Bibliography[]
Early work[]
- #1–2 (writer/artist, , 2003)
- (writer/artist, graphic novel, Ashtray Press, 2005; republished by Top Shelf Productions in 2012)
- Beowulf #6–7 (writer/artist, Speakeasy, 2006)
- (writer/artist, strip in , 2006)
- (writer/artist, strip in Driven, 2008)
Top Shelf Productions[]
- The Complete Essex County (hc, 512 pages, 2009, ISBN 1-60309-046-0; tpb, 2009, ISBN 1-60309-038-X) collects:
- Tales from the Farm (writer/artist, graphic novel, tpb, 112 pages, 2007, ISBN 1-891830-88-0)
- Ghost Stories (writer/artist, graphic novel, tpb, 224 pages, 2007, ISBN 1-891830-94-5)
- The Essex County Boxing Club (writer/artist, one-shot, 2008)
- The Sad and Lonely Life of Eddie Elephant Ears: A Tale from Essex County (writer/artist, one-shot, 2008)
- The Country Nurse (writer/artist, graphic novel, tpb, 128 pages, 2008, ISBN 1-891830-95-3)
- : "The Horseless Rider" (writer/artist, anthology graphic novel, tpb, 200 pages, 2009, ISBN 1-60309-039-8)
- The Underwater Welder (writer/artist, graphic novel, tpb, 224 pages, 2012, ISBN 1-6030-9074-6)
Vertigo[]
- The Nobody (writer/artist, graphic novel, hc, 144 pages, 2009, ISBN 1-4012-2080-0)
- Sweet Tooth (writer/artist, September 2009–January 2013) collected as:
- Out of the Deep Woods (collects #1–5, tpb, 128 pages, 2010, ISBN 1-4012-2696-5)
- In Captivity (collects #6–11, tpb, 144 pages, 2010, ISBN 1-4012-2854-2)
- Animal Armies (collects #12–17, tpb, 144 pages, 2011, ISBN 1-4012-3170-5)
- Endangered Species (collects #18–25, tpb, 176 pages, 2012, ISBN 1-4012-3361-9)
- Unnatural Habit (collects #26–32, tpb, 160 pages, 2012, ISBN 1-4012-3723-1)
- Wild Game (collects #33–40, tpb, 200 pages, expected June 25, 2013, ISBN 1-4012-4029-1)
- House of Mystery #18: "The Tale of Brutus the Bold" (a, with Matthew Sturges, October 2009) collected in Volume 4 (tpb, 160 pages, 2010, ISBN 1-4012-2756-2)
- Strange Adventures vol. 2 #1: "Ultra the Multi-Alien: The Life and Death of Ace Arn" (writer/artist, one-shot, May 2011) collected in Strange Adventures (tpb, 160 pages, 2014, ISBN 978-1401243937)
- Ghosts #1: "Ghost-for-Hire" (a, with Geoff Johns, October 2012)
- Time Warp #1: "R. I. P." (a, with Damon Lindelof, March 2013)
- American Vampire Anthology #1: "Canadian Vampire" (w, with Ray Fawkes, August 2013) collected in Volume 6 (hc, 144 pages, 2014, ISBN 978-1401247089)
- Trillium (writer/artist, eight-issue limited series, August 2013–April 2014)
- Trillium (tpb, 192 pages, 2014, ISBN 1-4012-4900-0) collects:
- "The Scientist/The Soldier" (in #1, 2013)
- "Binary Systems" (in #2, 2013)
- "Telemetry" (in #3, 2013)
- "Entropy" (in #4, 2014)
- "Starcrossed" (in #5, 2014)
- "Escape Velocity" (in #6, 2014)
- "All the Shadows Have Stars in Them..." (in #7, 2014)
- "Two Stars Become One" (in #8, 2014)
- Trillium (tpb, 192 pages, 2014, ISBN 1-4012-4900-0) collects:
DC Comics[]
- Atom:
- Brightest Day: The Atom Special #1: "Nucleus, Prologue" (w, with Mahmud Asrar, one-shot, July 2010)
- Adventure Comics #516–521 (w, with Mahmud Asrar, co-feature, July 2010–December 2010):
- "Splitting the Atom" (in #516)
- "Atom Strange" (in #517)
- "We are All Atoms" (in #518)
- "Colonized" (in #519)
- "Atom-Ant" (in #520)
- "Weapons of Mass-Reduction" (in #521)
- Giant-Size Atom #1: "Nucleus, Conclusion" (w, with Mahmud Asrar, Allan Goldman and , one-shot, March 2011)
- Action Comics vol. 1 #892: "A look at things to come in... Superboy" (with , August 2010)
- Superboy vol. 4 #1–11 (November 2010–August 2011)
- Superboy: Smallville Attacks #1-11 (tpb, 256 pages, 2011, ISBN 1-4012-3251-5)
- Flashpoint: Frankenstein and the Creatures of the Unknown #1–3 (w, with , June 2011–August 2011) collected in Flashpoint: The World of Flashpoint Featuring Green Lantern (tpb, 232 pages, 2012, ISBN 1-4012-3406-2)
- Jonah Hex vol. 2 #69 (a, with Justin Gray and Jimmy Palmiotti, July 2011) collected in Bury Me in Hell (tpb, 224 pages, 2011, ISBN 1-4012-3249-3)
- Animal Man vol. 2 #0–29, Annual #1–2 (w, September 2011–March 2014)
- Volume 1: The Hunt #1-6 (tpb, 144 pages, 2012, ISBN 1-4012-3507-7)
- Volume 2: Animal vs. Man #7-11 (tpb, 160 pages, 2012, ISBN 1-4012-3800-9)
- Volume 3: Rotworld: The Red Kingdom #12-17 (tpb, 232 pages, 2013, ISBN 1-4012-4262-6)
- Volume 4: Splinter Species #18-23 (tpb, 144 pages, 2014, ISBN 1-4012-4644-3)
- Volume 5: Evolve or Die! #24-29 (tpb, 144 pages, 2014, ISBN 1-4012-4994-9)
- Frankenstein, Agent of S.H.A.D.E. #1–9 (w, with Alberto Ponticelli, September 2011–May 2012) collected as:
- War of the Monsters (collects #1–6, tpb, 144 pages, 2012, ISBN 1-4012-3471-2)
- Son of Satan's Ring (collects #7–9, tpb, 144 pages, 2013, ISBN 1-4012-3818-1)
- O.M.A.C. #5 (w [with Dan DiDio and Keith Giffen], January 2012) collected in O.M.A.C. Vol. 1: Omactivate! (tpb, 192 pages, 2012, ISBN 978-1401234829)
- Men of War #8 (w, with Matt Kindt and , April 2012) collected in Men of War: Uneasy Company (tpb, 256 pages, 2012, ISBN 1-4012-3499-2)
- Justice League Dark #9–23, 0, Annual #1 (w, May 2012–August 2013)
- Volume 2: The Books of Magic #7-13 (tpb, 224 pages, 2013, ISBN 1-4012-4024-0)
- Volume 3: The Death of Magic #12-21 (tpb, 192 pages, 2014, ISBN 1-4012-4245-6)
- Justice League: Trinity War (tpb, 320 pages, 2014, ISBN 1-4012-4519-6) collects:
- "Trinity War" (with Mikel Janín, in #22–23, 2013)
- National Comics: Eternity #1 (w, with Cully Hamner, one-shot, July 2012)
- Legends of the Dark Knight #1: "The Butler Did It" (a, with Damon Lindelof, October 2012)
- Justice League vol. 2 #13: "On the Outs" (w [with Geoff Johns], October 2012) collected in Volume 3: Throne of Atlantis (hc, 192 pages, 2013, ISBN 978-1401242404)
- Green Arrow vol. 5 #17–34 (w, February 2013–August 2014)
- Volume 4: The Kill Machine #17-24 (tpb, 208 pages, 2014, ISBN 1-4012-4690-7)
- Volume 5: The Outsiders War #25-31 (tpb, 176 pages, 2014, ISBN 1-4012-5044-0)
- Volume 6: Broken #32-34 (tpb, 128 pages, 2015, ISBN 1-4012-5474-8)
- Constantine #1–4 (w, with Ray Fawkes (w), Renato Guedes (a) & Fabiano Neves (a), March 2013–June 2013)
- Volume 1: The Spark and the Flame #1-6 (tpb, 144 pages, 2014, ISBN 1-4012-4323-1)
- Adventures of Superman vol. 2 #1: "Fortress" (w/a, May 2013) collected in Volume 1 (tpb, 168 pages, 2014, ISBN 978-1401246884)
- Batman Black and White vol. 2 #2: "Winter's End" (w, with Alex Niño, October 2013) collected in Volume 4 (hc, 288 pages, 2014, ISBN 1-4012-4643-5)
- Justice League United #0–10, Annual #1, Futures End #1 (w, April 2014–March 2015):
- Volume 1: Justice League Canada #0-5 (hc, 192 pages, 2015, ISBN 1-4012-5235-4)
- Volume 2: The Infinitus Saga #6-10 (hc, 232 pages, 2015, ISBN 1-4012-5766-6)
- The New 52: Futures End #1–48 (w [with Keith Giffen, Brian Azzarello, and Dan Jurgens], April 2014–April 2015)
- Volume 1 #0–17 (tpb, 416 pages, 2014, ISBN 1-4012-5244-3)
- Volume 2 #18-30 (tpb, 304 pages, 2015, ISBN 1-4012-5602-3)
- Volume 3 #31-48 (tpb, 408 pages, 2015, ISBN 1-4012-5878-6)
- Batman/Superman #10: "Enter the Microverse" (w, with Karl Kerschl and , May, 2014) collected in Second Chance (hc, 160 pages, 2015, ISBN 1-4012-5424-1)
- Teen Titans: Earth One (w, with Terry Dodson, graphic novel)
- Volume One (hc, 144 pages, November 2014, ISBN 1-4012-4556-0)
- Volume Two (hc, 144 pages, August 2016, ISBN 978-1401259068)
- Hawkman: Found #1 (w, with Bryan Hitch and Kevin Nowlan, December 2017) collected in Dark Nights: Metal: The Resistance (tpb, 128 pages, 2018, ISBN 978-1401282981)
- Joker: Killer Smile #1–3 (w, with Andrea Sorrentino, October 2019–February 2020) collected in Joker: Killer Smile (hc, 152 pages, 2020, ISBN 978-1779502698)
- The Question: The Deaths of Vic Sage #1–4 (w, with Denys Cowan and Bill Sienkiewicz, November 2019–August 2020) collected in The Question: The Deaths of Vic Sage (hc, 200 pages, 2020, ISBN 978-1779505583)
- Batman: The Smile Killer #1 (w, with Andrea Sorrentino, June 2020) collected in Joker: Killer Smile (hc, 152 pages, 2020, ISBN 978-1779502698)
- Sweet Tooth: The Return #1–6 (w/a, with José Villarrubia, November 2020–April 2021)
Marvel Comics[]
- Strange Tales II #1: "A Civilized-Thing" (writer/artist, 2010, collected in ST2, hc, 144 pages, 2011, ISBN 0-7851-4822-1; tpb, 2011, ISBN 0-7851-4823-X)
- All-New Hawkeye vol. 1 (March 2015–September 2015)
- Volume 5: All-New Hawkeye (tpb, 112 pages, 2015, ISBN 0-7851-9403-7) collects:
- "Wunderkammer" (w, with , in #1–5, 2015)
- Volume 5: All-New Hawkeye (tpb, 112 pages, 2015, ISBN 0-7851-9403-7) collects:
- All-New Hawkeye vol. 2 #1–6 (w, with Ramon K. Perez, November 2015–April 2016)
- Volume 6: Hawkeyes #1-6 (tpb, 136 pages, 2016, ISBN 0-7851-9946-2)
- Extraordinary X-Men #1–20 (w, November 2015–March 2017)
- Volume 1: X-Haven #1-5 (with Humberto Ramos, tpb, 120 pages, ISBN 0-7851-9934-9, 2016)
- Volume 2: Apocalypse Wars #6-12 (with and Humberto Ramos, tpb, 168 pages, 2016, ISBN 0-7851-9935-7)
- Volume 3: Kingdoms Fall #13-16, Annual (with Victor Ibáñez, tpb, 128 pages, 2017, ISBN 0-7851-9936-5)
- Volume 4: IvX #17-20 (with , Victor Ibáñez, Andrea Sorrentino, tpb, 112 pages, 2017, ISBN 0-7851-9937-3)
- Old Man Logan vol. 2 #1–24 (w, January 2016–May 2017)
- Volume 1: Berzerker #1-4 (tpb, 128 pages, 2016, ISBN 0-7851-9620-X)
- Volume 2: Bordertown #5-8 (tpb, 112 pages, 2016, ISBN 0-7851-9621-8)
- Volume 3: The Last Ronin #9-13 (tpb, 112 pages, 2017, ISBN 1-30290-314-4)
- Volume 4: Old Monsters #14-18 (tpb, 112 pages, 2017, ISBN 1-30290-573-2)
- Volume 5: Past Lives #19-24 (tpb, 136 pages, 2017, ISBN 1-30290-574-0)
- Moon Knight vol. 8 #1–14 (w, April 2016-May 2017)
- Volume 1: Lunatic #1-5 (tpb, 120 pages, 2016, ISBN 0-7851-9953-5)
- Volume 2: Reincarnations #6-9 (tpb, 112 pages, 2017, ISBN 0-7851-9954-3)
- Volume 3: Birth and Death #10-14 (tpb, 112 pages, 2017, ISBN 1-30290-288-1)
- Death of X (w, 4-issue limited series, with Charles Soule, Aaron Kuder and , October–November 2016) collected in Death of X (tpb, 136 pages, 2017, ISBN 1-30290-337-3)
- Thanos vol. 2 #1-12 (w, November 2016-October 2017)
- Volume 1: Thanos Returns #1-6 (tpb, 136 pages, 2017, ISBN 1-30290-557-0)
- Volume 2: The God Quarry #7-12 (tpb, 112 pages, 2018, ISBN 9781302905583)
- Inhumans vs. X-Men (w, 6-issue limited series, with Charles Soule, Leinil Francis Yu and Javier Garrón, December 2016-March 2017) collected in Inhumans Vs. X-Men (hc, 208 pages, 2017, ISBN 1-30290-653-4)
- Sentry vol. 3 #1-5 (w, with and June 2018-October 2018)
- Sentry: Man of Two Worlds #1-5 (tpb, 112 pages, 2018, ISBN 1-30291-338-7))
Image Comics[]
- Outlaw Territory – Volume 2: "Coffin for Mr. Bishell" (a, with Joshua Hale Fialkov, anthology graphic novel, tpb, 240 pages, 2011, ISBN 9781607063216)
- The CBLDF Presents Liberty Annual ’11: "Being Normal" (a, with Mark Waid, 2011)
- Descender #1–32 (w, with Dustin Nguyen, March 2015 – July 2018)
- Volume 1: Tin Stars #1–6 (tpb, 160 pages, 2015, ISBN 9781632154262)
- Volume 2: Machine Moon #7–11 (tpb, 116 pages, 2016, ISBN 9781632156761)
- Volume 3: Singularities #12–16 (tpb, 128 pages, 2016, ISBN 9781632158789)
- Volume 4: Orbital Mechanics #17–21 (tpb, 120 pages, 2017, ISBN 9781534301931)
- Volume 5: Rise of The Robots #22–26 (tbp, 120 pages, 2018 ISBN 9781534303454)
- Volume 6: The Machine War #27–32 (tbp, 120 pages, 2018 ISBN 9781534306905)
- Ascender #1–18 (w, with Dustin Nguyen, April 2019 – 2021)
- Volume 1: The Haunted Galaxy #1–5 (tpb, 136 pages, 2019, ISBN 9781534313484)
- Volume 2: The Dead Sea #6–10 (tpb, 128 pages, 2020, ISBN 9781534315938)
- Volume 3: The Digital Mage #11–15 (tpb, 120 pages, 2020, ISBN 9781534317260)
- Plutona #1–5 (w, with Emi Lenox, five-issue miniseries, September 2015 – January 2016) collected in Plutona (tpb, 152 pages, 2016, ISBN 9781632156013)
- A.D. After Death Books 1–3 (a, with Scott Snyder, 3 books, November 2016 – May 2017) collected in A.D. After Death (hc, 256 pages, 2017, ISBN 9781632158680)
- Royal City #1–14 (w/a, March 2017 – August 2018)
- Volume 1: Next of Kin #1–5 (tpb, 160 pages, 2017, ISBN 9781534302624)
- Volume 2: Sonic Youth #6–10 (tpb, 128 pages, 2018, ISBN 9781534305526)
- Volume 3: We All Float On #11–14 (tpb, 120 pages, 2018, ISBN 9781534308497)
- Gideon Falls #1–27 (w, with Andrea Sorrentino, March 2018 – December 2020)
- Volume 1: The Black Barn #1–6 (tpb, 160 pages, 2018, ISBN 9781534308527)
- Volume 2: Original Sins #7–11 (tpb, 136 pages, 2019, ISBN 9781534310674)
- Volume 3: Stations of The Cross #12–16 (tpb, 136 pages, 2019, ISBN 9781534313446)
- Volume 4: The Pentoculus #17–21 (tpb, 128 pages, 2020, ISBN 9781534315136)
- Volume 5: Wicked Worlds #22–26 (tpb, 120 pages, 2020, ISBN 9781534317222)
- Volume 6 #The End (tpb, 120 pages, 2021, ISBN 9781534318670)
- Family Tree #1–12 (w, with Phil Hester, November 2019 – March 2021)
- Volume 1: Sapling #1–4 (tpb, 96 pages, 2020, ISBN 9781534316492)
- Volume 2: Seeds #5–8 (tpb, 96 pages, 2020, ISBN 9781534316966)
- Volume 3: Forest #9–12 (tpb, 120 pages, 2021, ISBN 9781534318632)
Dark Horse Comics[]
- Noir: A Collection of Crime Comics: "The Old Silo" (w/a, anthology graphic novel, tpb, 104 pages, 2009, ISBN 1595823581)
- The World of Black Hammer
- Black Hammer #1–13 (w, with Dean Ormston, June 2016 – September 2017)
- Black Hammer – Volume 1: Secret Origins #1–6 (tbp, 184 pages, 2017, ISBN 1616557869)
- Black Hammer – Volume 2: The Event #7–11, #13 (tbp, 176 pages, 2017, ISBN 1506701981)
- Black Hammer: Age of Doom #1–12 (w, with Dean Ormston, April 2018 – September 2019)
- Black Hammer – Volume 3: Age of Doom, Part One #1–5 (tpb, 136 pages, 2019, ISBN 1506703895)
- Black Hammer – Volume 4: Age of Doom, Part Two #6–12 (tpb, 192 pages, 2019, ISBN 1506708161)
- Black Hammer: Streets of Spiral (tpb, 128 pages, 2019, ISBN 1506709419) collecting:
- Black Hammer: Giant Sized Annual (w, one-shot, with Dustin Nguyen, Emi Lenox, Nate Powell, Matt Kindt, and Ray Fawkes, January 2017)
- Black Hammer: Cthu-Louise (w, one-shot, with Emi Lenox, December 2018)
- "Horrors to Come" (w, short story, with David Rubín in Free Comic Book Day 2019: Stranger Things / Black Hammer, May 2019)
- The World of Black Hammer Encyclopedia (w, one-shot, with Tate Brombal and various artists, July 2019)
- Black Hammer / Justice League: Hammer of Justice! #1–5 (w, limited series, with Michael Walsh, July 2019 – November 2019) collected in 'Black Hammer / Justice League: Hammer of Justice! (hc, 168 pages, 2020, ISBN 1506710999)
- Sherlock Frankenstein and the Legion of Evil #1–4 (w, limited series, with David Rubín, October 2017 – January 2018) collected with Black Hammer #12 in Sherlock Frankenstein and the Legion of Evil (tbp, 152 pages, 2018, ISBN 150670526X)
- Doctor Star and the Kingdom of Lost Tomorrows #1–4 (w, limited series, with Max Fiumara, March–June 2018) collected in Doctor Star and the Kingdom of Lost Tomorrows (tbp, 128 pages, 2018, ISBN 1506706592)
- The Quantum Age #1–6 (w, limited series, with Wilfredo Torres, July 2018 – January 2019) collected in The Quantum Age (tbp, 176 pages, 2019, ISBN 1506708412)
- Black Hammer ’45 #1–4 (w, limited series, with Ray Fawkes and Matt Kindt, March 2019 – June 2019) collected in Black Hammer ’45 (tbp, 120 pages, 2019, ISBN 1506708501)
- Skulldigger + Skeleton Boy #1–6 (w, limited series, with Tonci Zonjic, December 2019 – January 2021) collected in Skulldigger + Skeleton Boy (tbp, 168 pages, 2021, ISBN 9781506710334)
- Colonel Weird: Cosmagog #1–4 (w, limited series, with Tyler Crook, October 2020 – January 2021) collected in Colonel Weird: Cosmagog (tbp, 112 pages, 2021, ISBN 9781506715162)
- Barbalien: Red Planet #1–5 (w, limited series, with Tate Brombal and Gabriel Hernández Walta, November 2020 – March 2021) collected in Barbalien: Red Planet (tbp, 120 pages, 2021, ISBN 9781506715803)
- Black Hammer #1–13 (w, with Dean Ormston, June 2016 – September 2017)
- Berserker Unbound (w, limited series, with Mike Deodato, August 2019 – November 2019) collected in Berserker Unbound (hc, 136 pages, 2020, ISBN 978-1506713373)
TKO Studios[]
- Sentient (December 2019) In 2020 Sentient became the first title from TKO to be nominated for an Eisner Award, when the series picked up a nomination for Best Limited Series.
Other US publishers[]
- Roughneck (w/a, graphic novel, 272 pages, Simon & Schuster, 2017, ISBN 1501160990)
- Frogcatchers (w/a, graphic novel, 112 pages, Gallery 13 imprint of Simon & Schuster, 2019, ISBN 9781982107376 [84])
- Snow Angels (w, 10-issue limited series, with Jock, ComiXology Originals, February 2021– )
- Valiant Comics:
- The Valiant (w, 4-issue limited series, with Matt Kindt and Paolo Rivera, December 2014–March 2015) collected in The Valiant (tpb, 112 pages, 2015, ISBN 1939346606)
- Bloodshot Reborn #0–18, Annual #1 (w, April 2015–October 2016)
- Volume 1: Colorado #1–5 (with and , tpb, 144 pages, 2015, ISBN 1939346673)
- Volume 2: The Hunt #6–9 (with Butch Guice, tpb, 112 pages, 2016, ISBN 1939346827)
- Volume 3: The Analog Man #10–13 (with , tpb, 112 pages, 2016, ISBN 1682151336)
- Volume 4: Bloodshot Island #14–18, Annual #1 (with Mico Suayan and , tpb, 192 pages, 2017, ISBN 1682151670)
- Book of Death: The Fall of Bloodshot #1 (w, with Doug Braithwaite, July 2015) collected in Book of Death: The Fall of the Valiant Universe (tpb, 112 pages, 2016, ISBN 1939346983)
- 4001 AD: Bloodshot #1 (w, with Doug Braithwaite, June 2016), collected in 4001 A.D.: Beyond New Japan (tpb, 112 pages, 2016, ISBN 1682151468)
- Bloodshot U.S.A. #1–4 (w, with Doug Braithwaite, October 2016 – January 2017) collected in Bloodshot U.S.A. (tpb, 112 pages, 2017, ISBN 1682151956)
- Divinity III: Komandar Bloodshot #1 (w, with Clayton Crain, December 2016) collected in Divinity III: Heroes of the Glorious Stalinverse (tpb, 112 pages, 2017, ISBN 1682152073)
- Bloodshot Salvation #1–12 (September 2017 – August 2018)
References[]
General references[]
- Jeff Lemire at the Grand Comics Database
Inline citations[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Lemire profile on the Top Shelf website.
- ^ Brophy-Warren, Jamin (August 27, 2009). "Tales of the Country: Jeff Lemire shrugs off comics' urban obsession". Wall Street Journal.
- ^ "Jeff Lemire's 'Essex County' in Motion Picture Development as 'Super Zero'". ComicsAlliance. 7 June 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- ^ http://www.topshelfcomix.com/catalog/the-underwater-welder/731
- ^ http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/07/25/the-underwater-welder-review
- ^ http://theouthousers.com/index.php/reviews/comics-reviews/20284-advance-review-the-underwater-welder.html
- ^ "Jeff Lemire's Essex County being adapted for CBC Television". www.cbc.ca. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
- ^ "Jeff Lemire's 'Essex County' Comic Headed to Television". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
- ^ Geddes, John (November 19, 2009). "'Sweet Tooth' like Mad Max with antlers". USA Today.
- ^ Renaud, Jeffrey (February 5, 2010). "Out of the Woods with "Sweet Tooth"". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved February 5, 2010.
- ^ Goldberg, Lesley (2020-05-12). "DC's 'Sweet Tooth,' From Robert Downey Jr., Gets Netflix Series Pickup". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
- ^ "Sweet Tooth series". Netflix.com. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
- ^ "Jeff Lemire Goes DC Exclusive". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
- ^ "DC Signs Jeff Lemire to Exclusive Contract – Multiversity Comics". www.multiversitycomics.com. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
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- ^ Rogers, Vaneta (May 14, 2010). "LEMIRE on SUPERBOY: "The Best of Two Worlds"". Newsarama. Retrieved May 14, 2010.
- ^ Renaud, Jeffrey (May 27, 2011). "FLASHPOINT FACTS: Lemire Bolts Frankenstein into "Flashpoint"". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
- ^ Rogers, Vaneta (June 8, 2011). "Lemire Aims for Less Meta, More Family in DCnU ANIMAL MAN". Newsarama. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
- ^ Renaud, Jeffrey (June 8, 2011). "Lemire Discovers the Dark Sides of "Animal Man" & "Frankenstein"". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
- ^ Truitt, Brian (September 12, 2011). "It's alive! Frankenstein electrifies DC Comics' 'New 52'". USA Today. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
- ^ http://www.dccomics.com/blog/2012/01/31/jeff-lemire-takes-on-justice-league-dark
- ^ http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=36711
- ^ http://www.dccomics.com/tags/rotworld
- ^ http://jefflemire.blogspot.com/2012/05/rotworld-begins-in-july.html
- ^ "Vertigo Showcases Time Warp Anthology Art". Comic Book Resources. February 22, 2013. Archived from the original on July 14, 2013. Retrieved July 13, 2013.
- ^ "Lindelof, Lemire do the Time Warp with Rip Hunter". USA Today. March 25, 2013. Archived from the original on July 14, 2013. Retrieved July 13, 2013.
- ^ Khouri, Andy (April 2, 2013). "Vertigo's Time Warp Anthology Returns Rip Hunter and Trolls with Super-Science". ComicsAlliance. Archived from the original on July 14, 2013. Retrieved July 13, 2013.
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- ^ "COMIC BOOK RESOURCES announces TEEN TITANS: EARTH ONE!". DC Comics. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
- ^ "DC COMICS Announces TEEN TITANS: EARTH ONE for 2014, Three More EARTH ONE OGNs in Works". Newsarama.com. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
- ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Adult Superheroes Don't Exist in Lemire's "Teen Titans: Earth One" OGN". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
- ^ ThanosCopter. "Jeff Lemire Opts Out of DC Exclusive Contract, Takes New Superhero Book "The Black Hammer" to Dark Horse". The Outhouse - The Greatest Comic Book Website - Comics News, Reviews, Commentary and Satire. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
- ^ "NYCC EXCLUSIVE: Lemire & Perez Take Aim on "Hawkeye"". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
- ^ "Yes, Folks, Jeff Lemire Has Exclusively Signed With Marvel, But..." Bleeding Cool Comic Book, Movie, TV News. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
- ^ Whitbrook, James. "Marvel Just Revealed Its Entire "All-New, All-Different" Comic Universe". io9. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
- ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Lemire, Smallwood, & Bellaire Usher Moon Knight Into The All-New, All-Different Marvel". Comicbook.com. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
- ^ "The X-Men Become Extraordinary to Survive | News | Marvel.com". marvel.com. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
- ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Lemire, Ramos Launch "Extraordinary X-Men" Post-"Secret Wars"". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
- ^ "Lemire's "All-New Hawkeye" Explores the Avenging Archers' Past, Present & Future". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
- ^ "Lemire's "Old Man Logan" Explores Marvel's "Most Scarred Character"". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
- ^ "Jeff Lemire Talks Writing Superheroes, Working With Friends and 'The Valiant'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
- ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Lemire Teams with Kindt & Rivera for "The Valiant"". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
- ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Lemire Reinvents The Action Hero In "Bloodshot Reborn"". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
- ^ "Marvel and DC's Original Competitor Is Revamping Its Iconic Character, Bloodshot". Complex. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
- ^ "Preview: Bloodshot Reborn #6 | Comic Book Resources". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
- ^ "EXCL. PREVIEW: Enter "The Analog Man" in Lemire & LaRosa's "Bloodshot Reborn" #10". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
- ^ "Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen to launch new Image Comics series 'Descender'". Entertainment Weekly's EW.com. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
- ^ "Jeff Lemire Interview: Descender, All-New Hawkeye, and More". Den of Geek. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
- ^ "Exclusive: Jeff Lemire on that Descender cliffhanger, the movie, and Plutona". Blastr. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
- ^ "'Descender': Jeff Lemire explores the intimate heart of new sci-fi comic". Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
- ^ "With Descender's Conclusion... So Begins an All-New Fantasy Series—Ascender". Image Comics. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
- ^ "Sony Picks Up Jeff Lemire Comic 'Descender' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
- ^ Khatchatourian, Maane. "Sony to Adapt Sci-Fi Comic 'Descender' from Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen". Variety. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
- ^ "Sony's 'Descender' Adaptation Finds Its Writer (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
- ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Lemire Explores Superheroics in "The Black Hammer"". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
- ^ "Dark Horse's "Black Hammer" Delayed". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
- ^ "Dark Horse Announces New Comics From Lemire, Simone And More". Comics Alliance. Archived from the original on 2016-03-13. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
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- ^ "Advance Review: Image Comics' PLUTONA #1 is Your New Favorite Comic". Nerdist. Archived from the original on 2016-04-07. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
- ^ Lake, Jeff. "Plutona #1 Review". IGN. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
- ^ "Lemire and Lenox Announce Plutona at Image Expo (Exclusive Interview)". Comicbook.com. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
- ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Lemire to Write, Draw "Plutona" Backup Stories". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
- ^ "S&S Acquires Jeff Lemire's New Graphic Novel 'Roughneck'". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
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- ^ Jump up to: a b "EXCLUSIVE: Lemire Returns to His Roots with Hockey-themed "Roughneck"". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
- ^ "Exclusive: Image Taps Comics Stars to Explore Life After Death". Vulture. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
- ^ "Gord Downie to release solo album, graphic novel next month". CTV News, September 9, 2016.
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- ^ Jeff Lemire (2020-05-04). "New Graphic Novel COSMIC DETECTIVE by Lemire, Kindt & Rubin now live on KICKSTARTER!". Jeff Lemire`s official website. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Jeff Lemire Comics – Gabriel Walta, Dustin Nguyen, Andrea Sorrentino". bleedingcool.com. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
- ^ January 2021, Chris Arrant 11. "Ascender finale arc delayed indefinitely". Newsarama. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
- ^ Hautain, Frederik (July 14, 2005). "Lost Dogs Sneak Peek - Broken Frontier". Broken Frontier. Archived from the original on March 2, 2012.
- ^ Lemire, Jeff (January 14, 2008). "TALES FROM THE FARM WINS AN YASLA AWARD!!".
- ^ Joe Shuster Award, www.comiclist.com
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- ^ 2013 Joe Shuster Award Winners, joeshusterawards.com.
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- ^ Past Canada Reads contenders and winners, 2011
- ^ Canada Reads 2011 People's Choice Poll
- ^ Biography from The Nobody (2009). Vertigo Comics.
- ^ Lemire, Jeff (24 September 2019). Frogcatchers (1st hardcover ed.). New York: Gallery 13. ISBN 978-1-9821-0737-6. OCLC 1046467112.
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- Tales From the Farm promotion trailer
Interviews[]
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- Canadian comics writers
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- Canadian science fiction writers
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