Justice League Dark Begins this Wednesday!

My run as the new writer of DC Comics' JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK title begins this Wednesday with Issue #9. Series artist Mikel Janin and I have a huge story planned that ties the "Dark" corners of the New 52 DC Universe to Geoff Johns and Jim Lee's flagship Justice League book.

In addition to a great cast of characters that includes JOHN CONSTANTINE, DEADMAN and ZATANNA, the series will also mark the return and/or reinvention of old fan favourite characters such as BLACK ORCHID as well as a few other surprises.

Issue #9 is a fresh jumping on point for the series, written to be totally accessible to new readers. Jump over to NEWSARAMA for a recent interview on my plans for the series as well as some exclusive new art from #9.

And keep an eye on USA TODAY'S site early next week for a new 5-page preview!

FIRST LOOK: NEW ART FROM THE UNDERWATER WELDER

 "The most spectacular episode of The Twilight Zone that was never produced. I really, really care about the people in this story... And I can pretty much guarantee you will too." -- From the introduction by Damon Lindelof (LOST, Star Trek, Prometheus)

 "With The Underwater Welder, Jeff Lemire has created a moving, brilliant, and fiercely original work about loss, longing, and love. Full of piercing moments that will stay with you for long after you've finished reading, The Underwater Welder is a testament to the basic truth that down in the depths or up on land, there's nothing more haunting and wondrous than the human heart. A masterpiece of visual storytelling." -- Scott Snyder (Batman, Swamp Thing,American Vampire)

Above are a few never before released pages from my upcoming graphic novel, THE UNDERWATER WELDER. The book will be in next months PREVIEWS catalogue so be sure to ask you r local comic book shop to pre-order you a copy!  Full info below...

The Underwater Welder

by Jeff Lemire

$19.95 (US)

ISBN 978-1-60309-074-2

Pre-Order

WARNING: CONTENTS UNDER PRESSURE.

As an underwater welder on an oilrig off the coast of Nova Scotia, Jack Joseph is used to the immense pressures of deep-sea work. Nothing, however, could prepare him for the pressures of impending fatherhood. As Jack dives deeper and deeper, he seems to pull further and further away from his young wife and their unborn son. Then one night, deep in the icy solitude of the ocean floor, something unexplainable happens. Jack has a mysterious and supernatural encounter that will change the course of his life forever.

Equal parts blue-collar character study and mind-bending mystery, The Underwater Welder is a graphic novel about fathers and sons, birth and death, memory and reality, and the treasures we all bury deep below the surface.

SHIPPING IN AUGUST 2012!

5 New Comics in May!

DC released their solicitations for their May comics this week and I have 5 new books coming that month! Among them are my very first issue of JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK (Ryan Sook's amazing cover featured above). So make sure to ask your comic shop to pre-order you a copy!

Also, Issue 33 of Sweet Tooth will ship that month. Like Issue 18, this will be another storybook type issue done in a "sideways" format.

And then there is a triple dose of ANIMAL MAN as well. Animal Man #9 will ship along with Animal Man Annual #1 which features a brand new 48-page original story written by me and drawn by Timothy Green II.

And, my final issue as writer of FRANKENSTEIN: AGENT oF SHADE will be released as well, featuring Frank battling The Rot on the trail of Animal Man!

LOST DOGS NOW AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER!

LOST DOGS
by Jeff Lemire
-- 104-page softcover graphic novel
-- 6.5" x 9", $9.95 (US)
-- ISB: 978-1-60309-154-1
-- Diamond: FEB12-1158
-- Mature readers (16+)

Long out of print, Jeff Lemire's Xeric-Award-winning LOST DOGS now returns in a newly remastered edition, soaked with blood and ink. This 104-page mythic yarn follows a family man who's larger than life... but even he may not be powerful enough to prevent the loss of everything he's ever known.

Bold, brutal, and emotionally raw, LOST DOGS represents an acclaimed storyteller's first professional work -- an early exhibition of the gifts that have made his ESSEX COUNTY and SWEET TOOTH so phenomenally popular.

JEFF LEMIRE TAKES OVER JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK!

I am happy and excited to announce that I will be taking over the writing duties on DC Comics' JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK title as of ISSUE #9! I couldn't be more excited to be working with artist Mikal Janin and with this amazing cast of characters.

For more on the announcement visit DC's BLOG THE SOURCE

Also there is a new interview about my plans for Justice League Dark at COMIC BOOK RESOURCES