Sunday, December 29, 2013

TORONTO STAR'S PEOPLE TO WATCH IN 2014: Jeff Lemire brings Justice League to Canada

I've been featured in today's Toronto Star as one of the "People to Watch in 2014". The article includes a new interview and some new details about my upcoming JUSTICE LEAGUE CANADA project for DC Comics. The new Justice League series launches in April and will be drawn by the amazing Mike McKone. More details will be announced very soon...

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In addition, Tom Spurgeon at The Comic's Reporter has another new interview with me up on his blog.

Wednesday, December 4, 2013

SWEET TOOTH and TRILLIUM ORIGINAL ART ON SALE!



My original artwork from Sweet Tooth, Trillium as well as a few smaller projects is now available through CADENCE COMIC ART and many pieces are on sale for the holiday season.

Click here to visit the site and browse the artwork.

 

Thursday, October 10, 2013

Simon & Schuster acquires new graphic novel Jeff Lemire




Simon & Schuster acquires new graphic novel from New York Times bestselling author Jeff Lemire

New York, NY, Toronto, Ontario—October 10, 2013—Jeff Lemire, the award-winning, New York Times–bestselling author of Essex County and The Underwater Welder, will publish Roughneck, a new graphic novel, with Simon & Schuster and Simon & Schuster Canada, it was announced today. This literary graphic novel follows the story of a former hockey player forced to face his demons and reconnect with his Cree heritage when his troubled sister comes running home to the remote northern town where he now lives. Roughneck will be published in 2015.

Derek is a former hockey tough guy whose quick rise to the NHL was cut short when a brutal on-ice incident left him banned from professional hockey for life. Now, four years later, Derek has returned to Black River, his hometown in Northern Ontario, not far from the Moose Cree First Nation, where his mother grew up. Derek’s slide into alcoholism and depression is interrupted when his long-lost sister, Annie, returns home trailing a violent ex-boyfriend. Together, the two escape to the woods, where they struggle to reconnect with the traditions of their Cree ancestors in order to escape their past and gain redemption.

Brit Hvide of Simon & Schuster acquired world English rights from Charlie Olsen of Inkwell Management.

Ms. Hvide commented, “We’re absolutely honoured to be publishing Roughneck. It’s a story about cycles—the way patterns, memories, and people return to us, again and again, whether we want them to or not. Jeff is one of those unique storytellers whose books speak to readers across all genres, and we think that Roughneck will be his finest work yet.”

Kevin Hanson, Publisher of Simon & Schuster Canada, commented, “We are thrilled to add Jeff to our emerging list.  His graphic novels are inspiringly original and explore ideas that are deeply Canadian.”

Jeff Lemire is the New York Times-bestselling creator of the acclaimed graphic novels Sweet Tooth, Essex County, and The Underwater Welder and the sci-fi love story Trillium. Jeff is also a prominent writer for DC Comics, where he currently writes the monthly adventures of Green Arrow and Justice League of America. He has also written the monthly adventures of Superboy, Animal Man, and The Atom, among many others. In 2008 and 2013, Jeff won the Shuster Award for Best Canadian Cartoonist. He has also received The Doug Wright Award for Best Emerging Talent and the American Library Association’s prestigious Alex Award, recognizing books for adults with specific teen appeal. He has also been nominated for 7 Eisner awards, 7 Harvey Awards, and 8 Shuster Awards. In 2010, Essex County was named as one of the five Essential Canadian Novels of the Decade by the CBC. He currently lives and works in Toronto with his wife and son.

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

NELVANA of the NORTHER LIGHTS KICKSTARTER


Toronto, ON – Two Toronto-based comic book historians, Hope Nicholson and Rachel Richey, will be launching a Kickstarter campaign to reprint Nelvana of the Northern Lights in its entirety. The campaign commences October 1st, 2013 and concludes on October 31st, 2013.
During WWII, the Canadian government banned the import of US made luxury goods. Bereft of Superman and Batman comic books, Canadian publishers rushed to fill the void, creating hundreds of original comic book characters. Nelvana of the Northern Lights, created by Adrian Dingle, was the best-known of this era, responsible for selling millions of comic books across the country. Nelvana was an Inuit goddess in a miniskirt brought to earth to protect Canada from the Axis powers and outer-space invaders. She’s one of the world’s first superheroines, predating the better-known Wonder Woman by four months.
After WWII, none of these comic books has since been seen by the public.
The campaign is supported by the contributions of internationally-renowned local artists including:
  • Ramón Pérez (Tale of Sand, Wolverine and the X-Men)
  • Francis Manapul (Witchblade, The Flash)
  • Jeff Lemire (Essex County, Sweet Tooth)
  • Ray Fawkes (One Soul, Constantine)
  • J. Bone (Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Super Friends)
  • Marco Rudy (Swamp Thing, Spider-man: Marvel Knights)
  • Kalman Andrasofszky (Captain Canuck, X-23)
Nelvana of the Northern Lights will be reprinted with the permission of the copyright holders, Corus Entertainment and the National Archives of Canada.
About Hope Nicholson and Rachel Richey :
Hope Nicholson and Rachel Richey are comic book historians who participate in international fan and academic conventions to promote Canada’s comic book legacy. They are currently involved in the research and production of Lost Heroes, a documentary on Canadian comic history set to air on Superchannel in Fall 2013, directed by Orphan Black writer/producer Will Pascoe.
Rachel has worked closely on the John Bell Collection of Canadian Comics at Library and Archives Canada, and documents Canadian comic books for the blogs Sequential and Comicsyrup.

Thursday, September 12, 2013

Green Arrow: THE OUTSIDER WAR is coming!



Starting in December, everything Andrea Sorrentino and I have been building towards in Green Arrow comes to a head with the huge storyline, THE OUTSIDER WAR. If you haven't been reading Green Arrow, next months Issue 24 is written as a jumping on point and sets the stage for The Outsider War, so make sure to reserve a copy from you're local comic shop!

Details below...



GREEN ARROW #26
Written by JEFF LEMIRE
Art and cover by ANDREA SORRENTINO
1:25 B&W Variant cover by ANDREA SORRENTINO
On sale DECEMBER 4 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
“THE OUTSIDERS WAR” begins here! Oliver Queen finally knows the location of the Outsiders’ base, but first he must return to the place where Green Arrow was born: The Island! Secrets are revealed, new villains introduced, and a mind-blowing final page kicks off this new storyline with a bang!

Sunday, August 25, 2013

JUSTICE LEAGUE CANADA Is Coming in 2014!



At this weekend's FAN EXPO Canada THE TORONTO STAR  announced that I will be taking the reigns as writer of DC Comic's Justice League of America title this Spring with the brilliant Mike McKone joining me as the books artist.

I was also on CANADA AM this morning on CTV discussing the project...

We're not revealing the full roster of the new Justice League team yet, except for one of my all time favourite DC characters ADAM STRANGE!  Adam will finally appear in the New 52 DCU and he will be a Canadian! Mike McKone and I will also be creating a brand new Canadian character for the team during the Justice League Canada arc.

Aside form Adam Strange the rest of the roster will be made up of my dream team of DC characters. A few of these characters are members of the current team, but many have never been in a Justice League before (note, the cover image above was just a mock-up for the announcement and not representative of the actual team).

Obviously I'm pretty excited about the gig, and the most exciting thing of all is that we will be changing the book's title to JUSTICE LEAGUE CANADA for our first story-arc before the book permanently changes into something else...something bigger...so stay tuned!





Thursday, August 8, 2013

TRILLIUM 1 NOW AVAILABLE!


BLASTR gave us the exclusive first look inside the comic book, where we learn a bit about Nika and William and the reader decides which character’s story to begin with.
There are more interviews about TRILLIUM #1 and a hint at what’s next for these star crossed souls, check out the full interviews and coverage that ran this week on NEWSARAMAMTV GEEK,GAMMA SQUADNERDISTKOTAKU and TOR.COM.
If you haven’t aready picked up a copy, TRILLIUM #1 is in stores now.


I'll be appearing/signing this Saturday at CASABLANCA COMICS in Portland, MAINE from 12-3 pm


Monday, July 15, 2013

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY Calls TRILLIUM 1 of 5 Comics to Watch at COMICON!


"We’re mere days away from the official launch date of annual pop culture festival Comic-Con. And while we’re all busy buzzing over the movies and TV shows that will soon colonize your Twitter feed, it’s important not to forget the “Comic” part of Comic-Con. The major comics publishers will all be in attendance, showing off teases for upcoming books and new crossovers — here are the five comics we’re excited to learn more about in San Diego..."

5. Trillium
Star-in-the-making writer-artist Jeff Lemire is set to unveil his new creator-owned miniseries, a futuristic adventure billed as “the last love story every told.” Lemire’s work is always strange, emotionally charged, and utterly unique, and Trillium looks like the most fascinating entry in Vertigo’s impressive upcoming slate (which also includes Neil Gaiman’s return to The Sandman.)

See below for an exclusive PREVIEW as well as my COMICON SCHEDULE

THE UNDERWATER WELDER NOMINATED FOR 2 HARVEY AWARDS!

The 2013 Harvey Award Nominations were announced today and THE UNDERWATER WELDER has been nominated for Best New Graphic Novel and I've been nominated for Best Cartoonist.

Check all the nominees here.

Friday, July 12, 2013

EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW OF TRILLIUM #1!

CLICK HERE to catch the first look at artwork from TRILLIUM #1 on sale August 7!

It’s the year 3797, and botanist Nika Temsmith is researching a strange species on a remote science station near the outermost rim of colonized space. It’s the year 1921, and renowned English explorer William Pike leads an expedition into the dense jungles of Peru in search of the fabled “Lost Temple of the Incas,” an elusive sanctuary said to have strange healing properties. Two disparate souls separated by thousands of years and hundreds of millions of miles. Yet they will fall in love and, as a result, bring about the end of the universe. Even though reality is unraveling all around them, nothing can pull them apart. This isn’t just a love story; It’s the LAST love story ever told.
Trillium is an 8-issue series that combines rich historical adventure and mind-bending science fiction into a sprawling, unconventional love story by Jeff Lemire (SWEET TOOTH, ESSEX COUNTY GREEN ARROW, ANIMAL MAN).
This amazing miniseries kicks off with 28-pages of story in a flip-book with two covers and two separate but connected stories!

Monday, May 13, 2013

TRILLIUM #1 Now Available For Pre-Order




















TRILLIUM #1
Written by JEFF LEMIRE
Art and covers by JEFF LEMIRE
On sale AUGUST 7 • 32 pg, 1 of 8, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS
It’s the year 3797, and botanist Nika Temsmith is researching a strange species on a remote science station near the outermost rim of colonized space. It’s the year 1921, and renowned English explorer William Pike leads an expedition into the dense jungles of Peru in search of the fabled “Lost Temple of the Incas,” an elusive sanctuary said to have strange healing properties. Two disparate souls separated by thousands of years and hundreds of millions of miles. Yet they will fall in love and, as a result, bring about the end of the universe. Even though reality is unraveling all around them, nothing can pull them apart. This isn’t just a love story; It’s the LAST love story ever told.

Trillium is an 8-issue series that combines rich historical adventure and mind-bending science fiction into a sprawling, unconventional love story by Jeff Lemire (SWEET TOOTH, GREEN ARROW, ANIMAL MAN).


This amazing miniseries kicks off with 28-pages of story in a flip-book with two covers and two separate but connected stories that offer a unique reading experience.

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Adventures of Superman by JEFF LEMIRE Now Available!

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I recently wrote an illustrated a 10-page SUPERMAN story for DC Comics' new ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN Digital comic series. My story is now available to purchase digitally!

The comic, coloured by my SWEET TOOTH collaborator Jose Villarrubia, is a love letter to the great Superman comics I read as a kid in the 1980's. You can also check out a short preview and interview about the comic at MTV!

Friday, March 29, 2013

New Series TRILLIUM Debuts in August!


Today at WONDERCON, DC announced that my next creator-owned project, the 10-issue, Sci-fi series TRILLIUM will be launching in August!

I will be writing and illustrating the series and the first issue will be 28-pages and feature fully-painted artwork! All the details below...
It’s the year 3797 and scientist Nika Temsmith is researching a species of strange life forms on a remote science station near the outermost rim of colonized space.

It’s the year 1921, and war-scarred explorer William Pike leads an expedition into the dense jungles of 
Peru in search of the fabled “Lost Temple of The Incas,” an elusive sanctuary said to have strange healing properties.

Two disparate souls separated by thousands of years and hundreds of millions of miles. Yet they will fall in love and, as a result, bring about the end of the universe. Even though reality is unraveling all around them, nothing can pull them apart. This isn’t just a love story, it’s the last love story ever told.

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

PREVIEW GREEN ARROW 17 Out Wednesday!

USA TODAY has a new interview with me about my first issue of Green Arrow, with artist Andrea Sorrentino, which ships to comic book stores this week! DC has released a preview of the issue as well...







Wednesday, January 16, 2013

THE UNDERWATER AND WELDER ESSEX COUNTY AND AVAILABLE FROM TOP SHELF PRODUCTIONS


Essex County

Essex County

$29.95 (US)
$9.99 (US) DIGITAL
ISBN 978-1-60309-038-4
This critically-acclaimed graphic novel was recently chosen as one of Canada Reads’ Top 5 Essential Canadian Novels of the Decade! It is also the winner of the American Library Association’s Alex Award, the Doug Wright Award, and the Joe Shuster Award. And here's a brand new printing!
"A rich tapestry ... Mr. Lemire infuses his characters with vivid details that make them burst to life." -- George Gene Gustines, The New York Times
"Jeff Lemire's Essex County trilogy represents one of the most remarkable recent achievements in indie comics: three interlocking graphic novels about the mysteries and melancholy of a small Canadian farming community, rendered in a distinctive style and turned out surprisingly quickly." -- The AV Club
"Essex County is a tremendous achievement ... This heartfelt piece of graphic literature surpasses its form to stand as an enduring example of the finest in Canadian literature." -- from the introduction by Darwyn Cooke
"The subtle inter-weaving of Jeff Lemire's Essex County Trilogy is brilliant and constantly surprising. The cumulative impact left a lump in my throat." -- Jeff Smith, creator of Bone and RASL
"These three books on Canadian lives are individually striking, and cumulatively stunning." -- Paul Gravett, author of Graphic Novels: Stories to Change Your Life
"This is the comics medium at its best." -- Booklist (from one of three starred reviews)
Where does a young boy turn when his whole world suddenly disappears? What could change two brothers from an unstoppable team into a pair of bitterly estranged loners? How does the work of one middle-aged nurse reveal the scars of an entire community, and can anything heal the wounds caused by a century of deception?
Set in an imaginary version of Jeff Lemire’s hometown, ESSEX COUNTY is an intimate study of an eccentric farming community, and a tender meditation on family, memory, grief, secrets, and reconciliation. With the lush, expressive inking of a cartoonist at the height of his powers, Lemire draws us in and sets us free. -- a 512-page softcover graphic novel with French flaps, 6 1/2" x 9", Diamond: JUN091069

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