More Animal Man News and Frankenstein is Coming...

ANIMAL MAN #1 has sold out and a second printing is on the way! Thanks everyone who supported the book. There is a brand new interview about Animal Man over at COMIC BOOK RESOURCES. Also check out what i09, Publisher's Weekly and others had to say...

io9: "ANIMAL MAN winning the DC relaunch so far..."

Entertainment Weekly: ANIMAL MAN gets an A-

Publisher's Weekly: Animal Man works perfectly as a jumping on point for new readers."

Comics Bulliten: Animal Man gets a 4.5 star rating

And Don't forget this Wednesday my second DC New 52 book, FRANKENSTEIN: Agent of S.H.A.D.E. launches! I'll be signing at THE BEGUILING in Toronto between 6-8pm

Please Consider Helping Sparkplug's Dylan Williams

I am auctioning off this cover from SWEET TOOTH 21 to help raise money for Sparkplug Comics' founder DYLAN WILLIAMS who is battling Cancer and can't afford to pay his medical bills. Other artists are auctioning off great adaptations of Philip K Dick covers as well, so go check those out too!

100% of the money will go to help Dylan with his medical bills, so please bid generously!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dylan-Williams-Benefit-Sweet-Tooth-21-original-cover-art-Jeff-Lemire-/120774474786#ht_500wt_1413

ANIMAL MAN ROUNDUP!

After only one day on the stands the first issue of the new series written by myself and illustrated by the increedibly talented Travel Foreman has already sold out!

It was also iFanboy's PICK OF THE WEEK! (Thanks guys)

Here's a roundup of what some people are saying...

"This book sets the benchmark for this week as to what a New 52 #1 should be." -ROBOT 6

"Lemire and Foreman have the makings of being an epic creative team that I think we’ll be talking about for years...Animal Man #1 is the breakout hit of DC Comics’ “The New 52″ and just reset the bar for modern super hero stories." -iFanboy

"My new favorite Monthly Comic!"- Geoff Johns

"The book that surprised me the most and quickly became my frontrunner as the sleeper hit of the entire relaunch: Animal Man #1" - Newsarama

THE NEW DC IS HERE! ANIMAL MAN IN ONE WEEK!

"Animal Man is my new favorite monthly book."-Geoff Johns

DC Comics launched the first of its 52 new #1 issues last night with the new JUSTICE LEAGUE #1. Next Wednesday, the rest of the "New 52" will start, and ANIMAL MAN #1 will be part of the first wave, followed by FRANKENSTEIN #1 the following week.

NEWSARAMA had this to say after sampling several of the new titles,

"The book that surprised me the most and quickly became my frontrunner as the sleeper hit of the entire relaunch: Animal Man #1

"It's a superhero book, but it's also truly a horror book. The range of emotion shown is incredible, and there is one scene that makes my hairs stand on end just thinking about it. "Animal Man" quickly became the first two words out of my mouth for the rest of the night, and likely will be from fans when they get their hands on the book."

Check out a preview below!

FAN EXPO SCHEDULE-UPDATED!

In addition to signing, sketching and selling originals at BOOTH PO82, I will be appearing at:

FAN EXPO SCHEDULE:

Thursday August 25

5-6pm: DC SPOTLIGHT PANEL: JEFF LEMIRE RM 713

8-9pm - SIGNING (DC Booth #1043)

Friday August 26

12-1pm - SIGNING (DC Booth #1043)

Saturday August 27

1-2pm PANEL: DC Comics – The New 52 (Room 716)

Sunday August 28

I will not be attending on Sunday, sorry.

Upcoming Appearances-Aug-Sept 2011

I'll also be appearing at THE DRAGON in Guelph, Ontario on Saturday, September 24 from 2pm-6pm

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!!