NEWS! AD, MOON KNIGHT and More!

The release date for my upcoming Graphic Novel collaboration with writer SCOTT SNYDER, entitled AD: AFTER DEATH has been set for November of this year!

There will be a 16-page PREVIEW of AD in the upcoming issue of IMAGE + Magazine, out April 27.




My next MARVEL series, MOON KNIGHT will launch April 13 with amazing Art by GREG SMALLWOOD and JORDIE BELLAIRE. There is a recent interview about Moon Knight right here.

There was also a recent article focusing on my work in MACLEANS MAGAZINE.

Also of note, I will be a guest at TCAF The Toronto Comics Arts Festival and The Stockholme Comics Festival is Sweden both in MAY

And as always, my original artwork, prints and sketchbooks are available for sale at CADENCE COMIC ART

BLACK HAMMER New Series From Jeff Lemire and Dean Ormston Debuts in JULY

Black Hammer is finally ready to launch! Coming in JULY 2016 from Dark Horse Comics!

BLACK HAMMER follows a group of oddball superheroes who have been "wiped out of continuity" after an earth shaking cataclysmic "event" and wake on a farm in a mysterious small town.

They were the greatest heroes of a lost era, Golden Aged crime buster, ABRAHAM SLAM, interstellar adventurer COL. WEIRD and his robot sidekick TALKY-WALKY, BARBALIEN warlord From Mars, GOLDEN GAIL, America’s super-sweetheart, MADAME DRAGONFLY, mistress of the macabre, and BLACK HAMMER invincible champion of the streets.

They have no idea where they are or how to get back home. All they know is they can't leave the borders of the seemingly idyllic small town.

The book follows the strange cast of characters as they work to assimilate themselves into quiet small town life, living as a bizarre surrogate family on the farm, all the while try to uncover the many mysteries of the farm, where they really are and how to get back home.


Written by Jeff Lemire and Illustrated by Dean Ormston, Black Hammer also features colors by Dave Stewart and Letters by the legendary Todd Klien.

Order DEPT H Now!

One of my all-time favourite cartoonists (who also happens to be one of my best friends) MATT KINDT has a new series, DEPT H, launching soon from Dark Horse Comics.

DEPT H is the follow-up to Matt's acclaimed series Mind Mgmt and will written and drawn by Matt and coloured by Matt's talented wife, Sharlene Kindt. Based on the early artwork and designs I have seen the book is going to be amazing, so please consider showing your support and pre-ordering the first issue.

All the info you need to PRE-ORDER the book at you local comic book store is provided on the handy order form above.

I also illustrated a VARIANT COVER for issue 1 (below)!

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.