COMING OCTOBER 2016...

ESSEX COUNTY HEADED TO TELEVISON

FIRST GENERATION FILMS CLOSES DEVELOPMENT DEAL

TO ADAPT JEFF LEMIRE’S BEST-SELLING GRAPHIC NOVEL

“ESSEX COUNTY”

TORONTO, December 14, 2015 - First Generation Films (FGF) announced today it has optioned Jeff Lemire’s critically acclaimed and best-selling graphic novel ESSEX COUNTY to adapt into a scripted television series. Writer Aaron Martin has been signed to pen the pilot script and showrun the series currently in development with the CBC.

Based on award-winning cartoonist Jeff Lemire’s much-loved graphic novel trilogy, published by Top Shelf Productions, this series intricately weaves the genealogy of a family’s origins across generations. The novel is an intimate study of an eccentric community and a tender meditation on family, memory, grief, secrets, and reconciliation.

Ted Adams, Chris Staros, Jeff Lemire and Aaron Martin will Executive Produce along with Christina Piovesan of First Generation Films.

“ESSEX COUNTY is a vivid and haunting book that has inspired a dedicated and distinguished following. We are thrilled Jeff has agreed to collaborate with FGF to bring his vision to the screen” says First Generation Films President Christina Piovesan.

This will be the first deal under the direction of Julie Di Cresce, VP scripted programming. Regarding the project, Di Cresce adds, “With Aaron Martin's wealth of writing and production experience, we hope to break new ground with this material. We are excited by his vision for adapting the novel and can’t wait to bring it to the screen."

ESSEX COUNTY has won multiple literary awards including the American Library Association’s Alex Award, the Doug Wright Award, and the Joe Shuster Award.

New York Times bestselling author Jeff Lemire is currently writing Marvel Entertainment’s “The Extraordinary X-Men”, as his original graphic novel series “Descender” is being adapted into a major motion film by Sony Pictures.

Award-winning screenwriter Aaron Martin’s previous credits include CTV’s “Degrassi: The Next Generation”, CBC’s “Being Erica”, CTV’s “Killjoys” and most recently Super Channel’s Slasher”.

Today’s news comes less than three months after FGF announced the launch of the television division.

ABOUT FIRST GENERATION FILMS

With a decade record of success, First Generation Films (FGF) is a leading independent production company, responsible for award-winning, internationally distributed productions.

FGF is focused on growth and its commitment to working with the most innovative creative storytellers from around the world.

DESCENDER CONTINUES THIS WEEK!

Issue 7 of DESCENDER, the first part of our second arc, entitled "MACHINE MOON", is out this week.

This issue will have 2 covers; one by Dustin Nguyen and another by my talented wife, Lesley-Anne Green (who also did the cover for this week's BAT-MITE from DC Comics!)


DESCENDER VOLUME 1: TIN STARS is available now for only $9.99. 

The first issue of DESCENDER is available over at BOING BOING for free right now! 
CLICK HERE TO READ DESCENDER #1

ORIGINAL COMIC ART FOR SALE

There are some new pieces of my original artwork for sale at CADENCE COMIC ART including TRILLIUM, my Jack Kirby/Fantastic Four variant cover for ALL NEW HAWKEYE #1 as well as new SWEET TOOTH art from the recent CMYK Vertigo anthology.

CLICK HERE to visit the store.

Lemire and Smallwood Launch MOON KNIGHT in 2016!

I will be launching a new Moon Knight series in 2016 for Marvel along with amazing artist Greg Smallwood and Colorist Jordie Bellaire.


Read an interview about Moon Knight here!

Upcoming Appearances in Columbus and Kitchener

I will be doing a Book Club talk and Q&A at the Kitchener Public Library in Kitchener, Ontario on September 30, 2015.

The event begins at 6:30 pm. I will also be signing. Click here for details

I will also be a guest at CXC in Columbus, Ohio, October 1-3 

READ THE 1st ISSUE OF DESCENDER FOR FREE!

The first issue of DESCENDER is available over at BOING BOING for free right now! 

CLICK HERE TO READ DESCENDER #1


Go check it out and if you like it, remember the first graphic novel collecting issues 1-6 will be available in September!