DAMON LINDELOF SWEET TOOTH FINALE INTERVIEW

LOST  co-creator and STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS / PROMETHEUS screenwriter DAMON LINDELOF has interviewed me about the end of Sweet Tooth over at Comic Book Resources.

Issue 40 also received a 5-star review at CBR, saying...

 "I have no doubt readers will set up their back issues to relive the entire tale once more after closing this issue, while those who came late to the story will undoubtedly seek out the entirety. This series has been unique and heralded as such, but "Sweet Tooth" #40 is, quite simply, the best single-issue story in the story of the boy with antlers."

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY has posted a new interview with me regarding the final issue of my Vertigo series SWEET TOOTH which was released yesterday...

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!

BATMAN by Damon Lindelof and Jeff Lemire!

As announced in USA TODAY, I have drawn a new Batman story written by Damon Lindelof , the co-creator of LOST and the screenwriter behind Star Trek and Prometheus!

"While comic-books fans usually live for Wednesdays, when new issues of their favorite books arrive in their local shops, DC Comics aims to make every day a new comics day. And on Thursdays beginning in June, a new digitalBatman series will showcase stories of the Dark Knight outside of regular DC Comics continuity and feature artists and writers such as Ben Templesmith, Steve Niles, B. Clay Moore, Nicola Scott and Joshua Hale Fialkov. One all-star issue teams writer — and Lost co-creator —Damon Lindelof with artist Jeff Lemire (Animal Man, Sweet Tooth)." -USA TODAY

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!

Sweet Tooth Vol.4 THE NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER LIST!

Sweet Tooth Vol.4 has debuted at #2 on the New York Times Bestsellers List for Comics an Graphic Novels! Thanks to everyone for the great support!

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.

EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW OF THE UNDERWATER WELDER AT CBR!

Comic Book Resources is running an exclusive 6-page preview of my upcoming graphic novel, THE UNDERWATER WELDER!

There is also a new in depth interview about SWEET TOOTH, ANIMAL MAN and more!

ORIGINAL ART FOR SALE!

Interested in owning original artwork from Essex County, The Nobody or Sweet Tooth? I am currently working with two art dealers, both of which offer a wide variety of my work.

CADENCE COMIC ART has a collection of recent SWEET TOOTH art currently at discounted prices for the holiday season!

And my good friends at THE BEGUILING are selling work from ESSEX COUNTY, THE NOBODY and SWEET TOOTH.

SWEET TOOTH COVER REVEAL!

By Pamela Mullin

Today, Io9 posted a preview of SWEET TOOTH #28 (in stores this Wednesday), which they say “is ethereally illustrated by Matt Kindt.”

And here’s a first look at the SWEET TOOTH #29 variant cover by Jeff Lemire’s ANIMAL MAN artist Travel Foreman!

Also Out Today SWEET TOOTH #26 with Guest Star MATT KINDT!

And SWEET TOOTH #26 is also out today. It's a great jumping on point to the series, with a brand new storyline starting up called "THE TAXIDERMIST" and features stunning, fully painted artwork by my guest artist extraordinaire, MATT KINDT!

Matt is an incredible cartoonist in his own right. His most recent books include the stunning REVOLVER from Vertigo, 3 STORY:The Secret Life of THE GIANT MAN from Dark Horse and SUPERSPY from Top Shelf. We met at MOCCA about six or seven years ago and hit it off right away. Matt has since become one of my closest friends and agreed to to take on the art chores for this special 3-issue story in Sweet Tooth so that I could finally finish my UNDERWATER WELDER graphic novel for Top Shelf.

The story itself flashes back to 1911 in Alaska and features a whole new cast of characters that, at first glance, seem completely unrelated to out regular cast of Gus, Jepperd etc. But as the tale unfolds we start to see surprising connections and eventually the origin of The Plague will be revealed in Issue 28!

Matt knocked it out of the park, and I think this is some of his absolute finest artwork. I'm really excited about the story and couldn't be happier to finally collaborate with Matt!

I'll leave you with a crazy teaser page from Issue 27!

Behind The Scenes of Animal Man and more...

DC's blog THE SOURCE has been running a behind the scenes look at the making of Animal Man #1 in advance of it's September release. Click the link to watch the book evolve from initial pitch to final colored pages... BEHIND THE SCENES OF ANIMAL MAN

There have also been some great new reviews of the new issue of SWEET TOOTH, which features the first fully painted interior art I've ever done in comics, and of the new Superboy which builds up to the final issue in two weeks.

SWEET TOOTH 24 at IGN

SUPERBOY 10 at CBR

And finally tomorrow is the deadline for voting for this years HARVEY AWARDS. I'm nominated for BEST CARTOONIST and a lot of my good friends including SCOTT SNYDER and RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE are nominated as well, so GO VOTE!!

SWEET TOOTH ORIGINAL ART NOW FOR SALE!

A batch of original artwork from Sweet Tooth went on sale today online at THE BEGUILING.com

SAN DIEGO RECAP

Had a great time at San Diego Comicon this year, thanks to all the readers who stopped by to visit. Here's a couple of pics snapped by my Sweet Tooth editor Mark Doyle. The first is Sweet Tooth colorist JOSE VILLARUBIA and I signing at the DC Booth the second is myself with American Vampire's Scott Snyder and Rafael Albuquerque on the VERTIGO panel.

If you missed it there were a few announcements regarding my books.

First, my good friend, the amazing MATT KINDT will be illustrating issues 26-28 of Sweet Tooth while I finish drawing my next OGN THE UNDERWATER WELDER. And furthermore we've decided to expand the Sweet Tooth universe by having guest artists do stand alone stories between all my major arcs. Expect to see NATE POWELL and EMI LENOX return as well as others!

And also we announced that AMERICAN VAMPIRE artist RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE will be drawing an issue of Sweet Tooth sometime next year and in that same month I will be drawing an issue of AMERICAN VAMPIRE!

And finally visit COMICS ALLIANCE for some ANIMAL MAN and FRANKENSTEIN news and art!

SWEET TOOTH #1-5 Now Available For Digitally!

SWEET TOOTH #1-5 are now available for download at COMIXOLOGY and they're on sale this weekend for 99 cents each!

Lots of other great Vertigo books on sale as well, including Grant Morrision's ANIMAL MAN 1-9 which are a great primer for my new monthly Animal Man book that starts in September from DC! Hit the link below!

https://read.dccomics.com/comixology/#/series/3299

2011 CBLDF Auction Piece

THE DARK JEPPERD RETURNS!

Thsi is my piece for the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund Auction at this years San Diego Comicon!

Sweet Tooth reaches 25 in September!

In September, the 25th issue of Sweet Tooth will hit comic shops. It's hard to believe that my little antlered-epic has survived in such a harsh marketplace, let alone thrived the way it has.

So a big THANK YOU to all Sweet Tooth readers. I have some really special things planned for the book as we enter the third year, first off, Issue 24 and 25 will feature my first ever fully painted interior artwork! Years of sitting next to the uber-talented Matt Kindt and watching him paint amazing watercolored commissions for fans finally inspired me to get back to painting myself. Here's a sneak peek at a few painted pages from #24.

Speaking of Matt Kindt, fans of the Super Spy/3-Story cartooning genius will want to be sure to check out the solicits for Sweet Tooth #26 next month...Matt and I are cooking something special up!

In Store Signing, June 8 4-7 pm at Comics and More!

TCAF This Weekend

I'll be appearing at The Toronto Comics Arts Festival this weekend at the Toronto Reference Library at Yonge and Bloor on Saturday and Sunday along with other Top Shelfers and Sweet Tooth co-conspirators Jose Villaruba, Matt Kindt and Nate Powell

Top Shelf is on the second floor "Salon" of the library, at tables 231/253/254. On Saturday the show runs 9-5, Sunday 11-5.


I'll be selling these exclusive SWEET TOOTH prints and my limited edition Sketchbooks along with my original art and all my books so drop by and say hello. Admission is free!

SUPERBOY, FRANKENSTEIN AND SWEET TOOTH in JULY!

SWEET TOOTH #22

Written by JEFF LEMIRE

Art and cover by JEFF LEMIRE

“Endangered Species” continues as Gus and Jepperd discover the dam and the amazing secrets it holds. But when Jepperd and Walter Fish butt heads, it threatens to tear the group apart. Meanwhile, Singh and Johnny come face to face with the foot soldiers of the mysterious “Haggarty,” and new secrets of “Project Evergreen” begin to surface.

On sale JUNE 1 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • Mature Readers

SUPERBOY #8 Written by JEFF LEMIRE Art by PIER GALLO Cover by KARL KERSCHL The mystery of the Hollow Men has been on Superboy’s mind ever since the first issue. The Phantom Stranger knows the secrets behind this Smallville legend, and Superboy is determined to get The Stranger to share that knowledge – but such information comes at a price, one Superboy may not be able to pay. Everything so far has been building up to this story, which kicks off here! On sale JUNE 1 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

FLASHPOINT: FRANKENSTEIN AND THE CREATURES OF THE UNKNOWN #1 Written by JEFF LEMIRE Art by IBRAIM ROBERSON Cover by DOUG MAHNKE FLASH FACT! They can’t survive unless they find their maker! Retailers: Please see the Previews Order form for special FLASHPOINT promotional buttons. On sale JUNE 8 • 1 of 3, 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

Support The Sweet Tooth All-Star Team! Buy Their Books!

SWEET TOOTH #19 is out today (preview below) featuring short stories by three great people and great cartoonists, Matt Kindt, Emi Lenox and Nate Powell. I highly recommend checking out their other work!

EMITOWN by Emi Lenox is out now from IMAGE COMICS. Available here.

NATE POWELL's SWALLOW ME WHOLE and other great book are available here.

And Matt Kindt's Superspy, Revolver and 3Story are available here.