COMIC REVIEW:

WOLVERINE #56: Jason Aaron + Howard Chaykin

Jason Arron is quickly making a case for himself as the best young writer in mainstream comics. His Viet Nam miniseries from Vertigo, THE OTHER SIDE was brilliant, and SCALPED is really taking off. And now, this one-off issue of Wolverine he did with the great Howard Chaykin. This is a brilliant done-in-one comic, one of those little gems you find now and then, where it's not part of any run, or long running storyline, just a great single issue of a comic (A rarer and rarer commodity in today's "writing for the trade" marketplace).



The set up is simple and dead cool; Someone has trapped Wolverine in a 30 foot pit, and an armed guard sits above with a machine gun firing into it every ten minutes to keep his healing factor from catching up, thus preventing him from escaping. To say anymore would ruin a great story. Chaykin's art is as visceral and brilliant as ever, and Arron's dialogue lives up to his wonderfully crafted, tight script.


This is a really satisfying read, which is something I can rarely say after sitting down and reading a monthly floppy. All in all a great little comic book. Highly recommended.

TCAF INFO

TCAF This Weekend

Jeffrery Brown, Brett Warnok and I will be signing, sketching at the Top Shelf booth at The Toronto Comics Art Festival this weekend.

I will also be selling a load of new paintings, my Tales From The Farm Cut-Out Dolls and this new print of the Justice League.

Coinicidentally, I have also launced an Online Store at jefflemire.com, selling all these things, and my original artwork from lost Dogs and Tales From The Farm!

Marvel Mania

Here a some of the paintings I did for the San Diego Con. I am now offering similar painting of your favorite superhero or comic character for $40 + shipping.

Just pay below, and email me with your request! I also accept cheques made out to Jeff Lemire. Each painting is 6"x8''. I'll upload more samples soon! I will also draw any characters from my own comics!

San Diego ReCap: Part1

Had an amazing weekend at the San Diego Comic Con with the Top Shelf crew. Got to meet some of my idols, like Eddie Campbell and Bill Sienkewicz, and I got to spend some quality time with my fellow Top Shelfers. The Affable Andy Hartzel, Dazzling David Yurkovich, Jumpin' Jeremy Tinder, Arresting Andy Runton, Rollicking Rob Vendetti, 'Mazing Matt Kindt, Battlin' Brett Warnok...ok, you get the point.




David Yukovich handed me some of his great alternative superhero comics, Death By Chocolate and Less Than Heroes. He also gave me his AMAZING BILL MANTLO retrospective book! This is a great read and really opened my eyes to one of Comocdom's often overlooked writers. I highly recommend it to all fanboys. David also does a killer Stan Lee impersonation which made the hours fly by in a fit of laughter.




Jeffrey Brown's Incredible Changebots is a must read as well. It's a fantastic and hilarious book! Jeffrey and I will be signing at the Top Shelf booth at TCAF August 18-19 in Toronto by the by.

And, of course there was spectacle...lots of freaky spectacle for all...

NEW TALES FROM THE FARM CHAPTER

I'll be at the San Diego Comicon this week with Top Shelf, and I'll have these limited edition Tales From The Farm Cut-Out Dolls in tow. They come with an all new Tales mini-comic inside!


I'm only printing 75 of these, and they will also be available at TCAF. They are also available here through pay pal/mail order for $5.

NEW ALBUM ART

Here's an album cover I just finished for the band Orphan Quire and Unwelcome Guests.