Jeff Lemire (; born March 21, 1976) is a Canadian

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writer, artist, and television producer. He is the author of critically acclaimed titles including the '' Essex County Trilogy'', '' Sweet Tooth'', and '' The Nobody''. His written work includes '' All-New Hawkeye'', ''

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'', '' Moon Knight'' and ''

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'' for Marvel; ''Superboy'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' Green Arrow'' for DC; '' Black Hammer'' and ''Mazebook'' for Dark Horse; ''

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'' and '' Gideon Falls'' for

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'' for Valiant. In 2021, ''Sweet Tooth'' was adapted as a

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through Susan and

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's production company

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, with Lemire serving as an on-set consultant. Lemire has also collaborated with musicians such as

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on hi
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on ''

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Early life

Lemire was born and raised in Woodslee, Ontario in Essex County, near Lake St. Clair. Lemire attended film school, but decided to pursue comics when he realized that filmmaking did not suit his solitary personality.

Career

2000s

Early work

After self-publishing the

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-winning comic book ''Lost Dogs'' in 2005 via his Ashtray Press imprint, Lemire found a home at

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. Lemire serialized a science-fiction strip called ''Fortress'' in the quarterly ''UR Magazine''. In 2006 Lemire's work was included in an international symposium gathering artists, scholars, curators, publishers, librarians, critics, and writers at the

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. Lemire's work was part of the "Comic Craze" exhibit, which showcased Canadian comics and narrative fiction.Lemire profile on the Top Shelf website.
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''Essex County''

Lemire wrote and illustrated the Eisner and

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-nominated '' Essex County Trilogy'' for Top Shelf in 2008–2009. In June 2011 it was announced that visual effects artist John Dykstra will direct an adaptation of ''Essex County'' entitled ''Super Zero''. 2012 saw the publication of a new graphic novel from Top Shelf called '' The Underwater Welder'', which was released to critical acclaim. In December 2015, it was announced that First Generation Films had optioned the rights to ''Essex County'' to develop the graphic novel as a television series from Canada's CBC. Aaron Martin was set as writer and showrunner, as well as executive producing with Lemire. In October 2020, Lemire revealed that the show will commence filming in 2022 as a 6-episode mini-series with himself serving as writer, showrunner, and producer.

''The Nobody''

In 2009,

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imprint published Lemire's '' The Nobody'', a two-colour tale of identity, fear and paranoia in a small community.

''Sweet Tooth''

Lemire wrote and illustrated the full-colour Vertigo series '' Sweet Tooth'', published September 2009 to January 2013. In May 2020, Netflix confirmed the release of the movie adaptation of ''Sweet Tooth'' as a series of eight episodes. Susan and Robert Downey Jr. take part in the project through their own production company Team Downey. While on set during the filming of the pilot in New Zealand, Lemire was hit with an inspiration for how to revisit the world of ''Sweet Tooth'' in comics, which led to the 2020 six-issue miniseries ''Sweet Tooth: The Return''.

2010s

DC Comics

Lemire signed an exclusivity contract with DC Comics in December 2010. He moved over to the

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to write the one-shot ''

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'', with Turkish artist

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, designed to act as a springboard for an Atom story to co-feature in '' Adventure Comics''. He also relaunched the ''

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'' series featuring the character Conner Kent. During '' Flashpoint'' he wrote ''

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and the Creatures of the Unknown'' miniseries, then, as part of

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, he wrote the ongoing series ''

'' and '' Frankenstein, Agent of S.H.A.D.E.''. Further into the launch of The New 52 Lemire took over the writing duties on

with issue #9, while leaving Frankenstein: Agent of S.H.A.D.E. to newcomer

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. He continued to write ''Animal Man'' into 2012, including teaming up with ''

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'' writer

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for a crossover between the two books called "Rotworld." In February 2013, Lemire replaced

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as the writer of '' Green Arrow''. His work on the title, which had not been well-received under previous writers, was widely praised by critics and fans, and lasted until September 2014. Lemire drew a

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story for ''

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'' #1 (May 2013) which was written by

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and published by Vertigo. In 2014, Lemire joined a team of writers composed of

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, and

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to co-write '' The New 52: Futures End'', a new weekly series set five years into the New 52's future. It ran from May 2014 through April 2015. Lemire wrote '' Teen Titans: Earth One'', an original graphic novel with art by

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and

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published by DC Comics in November 2014. As part of DC's Earth One line, ''Teen Titans: Earth One'' takes place in an alternate continuity-free universe that re-imagines DC's characters.

Marvel Comics

After his exclusivity contract with DC came to an end, Lemire began working with other publishers. At the 2014

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, it was announced that Lemire would be writing '' All-New Hawkeye,'' his first

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title, with artist Ramón Pérez, which began in March 2015, a follow-up to Matt Fraction's and David Aja's acclaimed run. The series ran for five issues until September 2015 before being relaunched as part of All-New All-Different Marvel. Bleedingcool reported in April 2015 that Lemire had signed an exclusivity contract with Marvel, which excluded his creator-owned work with Image and Dark Horse Comics, as well as his work with Valiant Entertainment. In June 2015, Lemire was announced as a writer for three titles in the

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branding: ''All-New'' ''Hawkeye'', with artist Ramón Pérez, ''Extraordinary X-Men'', with artist Humberto Ramos, and ''

'', with artist Andrea Sorrentino. Three months later, it was announced he would pen the relaunched '' Moon Knight'' title, with artist Greg Smallwood. His work on the character served as inspiration for the 2022

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television series adaptation. Series directors

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and Justin Benson said of the Lemire/Smallwood run's influence: ''

'', billed as the flagship X-Men title, features a team led by Storm, deals with the fallout of the Terrigen Mist, and launched in November 2015. ''All-New Hawkeye'' debuted in November 2015, continuing with the story-line established in Lemire's and Pérez's previous run on the title. ''Old Man Logan'' launched in January 2016, and features a future version of

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Valiant Entertainment

In December 2014, Lemire launched ''The Valiant'', a four-issue limited series, featuring characters from all over the Valiant line, co-written with

with art by

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. His first work for

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, the series sets the stage for the Valiant Universe moving forward. Spinning out of ''The Valiant'', Lemire began writing the ongoing series ''

'' alongside artist Mico Suayan, with the first issue being released in April 2015. The series features Bloodshot, a character Lemire approached by distilling the issues he had him and twisting the prototypical action hero into a more emotionally-driven story. The second story arc, starting with issue 6 in September, featured art by Butch Guice. The third arc, debuting with issue 10 in January 2016, began publishing in the Valiant Prestige format, with art by Lewis LaRosa.

''Descender''

In March 2015, Lemire launched ''

'', a creator-owned science fiction series with art by

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, from Image Comics. Announced on San Diego Comic-Con 2014, the ongoing series follows a robot named Tim-21 through his adventures in space. The series is Lemire's first creator-owned ongoing series not illustrated by himself. ''Descender'' ran thirty-two issues from March 2015 to July 2018. A sequel series, ''Ascender'', set ten years after the original series, launched April 2019. In January 2015, Sony Pictures acquired the movie rights to ''Descender'' after a competitive bidding war. Josh Bratman is producing, with Lemire and Nguyen serving as executive producers. Jesse Wigutow, writer of the ''Tron: Legacy'' sequel, was announced as the screenwriter adapting ''Descender'' in February 2016.

''The World of Black Hammer''

In July 2014, Dark Horse Comics announced a new creator-owned superhero series written by Lemire with art by Dean Ormston, titled ''Black Hammer'', set to be released in March 2015. However, in April 2015 Lemire stated that the series had been delayed indefinitely due to a cerebral hemorrhage suffered by Ormston. In February 2016 it was announced that the series would be launching on July of that same year. In 2017 it won the Eisner award for Best New Series. In 2017, Jeff Lemire launched ''The World of Black Hammer'', a series of ''Black Hammer'' spinoff titles. In 2018, the title was optioned as a "multiplatform franchise" by

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, with television and film adaptations in the works.

''Plutona''

''Plutona'', a five-issue limited series from Image Comics co-written with artist Emi Lenox, was released in September 2015 to critical acclaim. Announced at Image Expo 2015, the series follows a group of kids who find the body of a dead superhero in the woods, and features colors by

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. Lemire will be drawing backup stories featuring the last adventures of Plutona.

''Roughneck'' and ''AD: After Death''

In September 2013,

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acquired world rights to Lemire's newest graphic novel, ''Roughneck'', for publication in 2016. The graphic novel, which Lemire wrote, illustrated, and painted, follows a former hockey player's slide into depression as interrupted by the arrival of his sister, and was scheduled to be published in October 2016. Comparing the project to ''Essex'' ''County'', a book that found success in the mainstream literary world, Lemire stated that he chose Simon & Schuster because he wanted to find a publisher that would treat ''Roughneck'' as a novel instead of a comic, with his goal being finding success outside of the direct market. ''AD: After Death'', a graphic novel written by

and illustrated by Lemire, was announced at Image Expo 2015 for release on November of that same year.

''Secret Path''

In 2016, Lemire collaborated with musician

on ''

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, September 9, 2016.

''Royal City''

In March 2017, Lemire released a new ongoing series entitled ''Royal City'' through

. He is the sole writer and illustrator. The series follows Royal City resident the Pike family, who live with the ghost of the young Tommy Pike, who "is quite literally haunting them all still and holding them all back." Lemire originally intended the series to be much longer. He later said of the series' premature ending: ''Royal City'' is set to continue in Fall 2023.

''Sentient''

In October 2019,

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and an

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. Written by Jeff Lemire with art by Gabriel Hernández Walta, ''Sentient'' was nominated for the Eisner Award for Best Limited Series in 2020.

2020s

In 2022, Lemire he had signed an exclusive deal with Image Comics, with an exclusion clause for his work on ''Black Hammer'' with Dark Horse Comics.

''Snow Angels''

On February 16, 2021, writer Jeff Lemire and artist Jock's '' Snow Angels'' launched as a comiXology Original. It is a ten-issue

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divided into two miniseries of four and six issues respectively. Additionally, a prose short story written by Lemire was released on Amazon's Kindle and Audible to tie in with the comic's release. The series was republished in trade paperback form by Dark Horse Comics in 2022. The series won the Best Digital Comic Eisner Award in 2022.

''Mazebook''

Lemire originally announced this series in his newsletter, ''Tales from the Farm'', in January 2021 before the official announcement the following June. It is a five-issue monthly miniseries, published by Dark Horse Comics. Written and drawn by Lemire, the story follows a man looking for his daughter ten years after she originally went missing. The first issue was published September 8, 2021.

''Tales from the Farm'' newsletter

In early September 2021, Lemire announced his ''Tales from the Farm'' email newsletter would be moving to

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, where he would be serializing a new story, ''Fishflies''. It began September 10, with Lemire projecting the series to run about five hundred pages, with each update being around five pages long. In addition to the ''World of Black Hammer'' stories published with Dark Horse Comics, Lemire will be debuting new stories through his ''Tales from the Farm'' newsletter. Several are already in the works.

''Primordial''

This was initially announced as collaboration with illustrator Andrea Sorentino codenamed "Project Bark". It was published as a six-issue miniseries by Image Comics beginning in September 15, 2021.

''The Bone Orchard Mythos''

In his ''Tales from the Farm'' newsletter, Lemire has said he and Sorrentino are already at work on their next project after ''Primordial'', teasing an announcement to coming in the Fall of 2021. Lemire claimed it will be "the most ambitious thing he and I have done together." In November 2021, Lemire announced the project as ''The Bone Orchard Mythos'', a "shared horror universe of interconnected stories taking place across multiple books and in different formats" from him and Sorrentino at Image Comics. The first three books will be a graphic novel in June 2022 called ''The Passageway'', a mini-series in Fall 2022 called ''Ten Thousand Black Feathers'', and another hardcover graphic novel in mid-2023 called ''Tenement'', with a

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prelude issue debuting in May 2022.

''Cosmic Detective''

In May 2020, Jeff Lemire and Matt Kindt announced the opening of a

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crowdfunding campaign for a graphic novel entitled ''Cosmic Detective'', for which they will be writers with David Rubín on board as artist. The book was completed in November 2021, with the digital edition releasing in December 2021 and the physical edition was released in summer of 2022.

''Little Monsters''

Lemire announced plans to re-team with ''Descender'' and ''Ascender'' illustrator

for a project initially known under the working title of ''Project Pavement''. The project's name was eventually revealed to be ''Little Monsters'', an ongoing series at Image Comics, and the first issue came out in March 2022.

''Phantom Road''

Originally announced under the codenames "Project Jackknife" and "Project Headlights," ''Phantom Road'' is a collaboration with artist and co-creator Gabriel Hernández Walta, colorist

, and letterer Steve Wands, which Lemire calls "ambitious" and a "longer story" with at least three different story arcs, currently planned for a November 2022 release. ''Phantom Road'' was formally announced December 22, 2022 as an ongoing horror series described by the publisher as "''Mad Max: Fury Road'' meets ''The Sandman''", which will follow Birdie, a young woman from a car crash, and Dom, a truck driver, on a nightmarish road trip. Lemire said he wanted to do something with the scope of ''

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'', '' The Sandman'' and '' The Walking Dead''.

Awards

Lemire won a

in 2005 for his book ''Lost Dogs''. He was a 2008 recipient of a

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for ''Essex County Volume 1: Tales from the Farm''. Lemire received a Joe Shuster Canadian Comic Book Creator Award for Outstanding Cartoonist in 2008, and the

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for Best Emerging Talent in 2008. 2013 saw Lemire win another Joe Shuster Award for Outstanding Cartoonist (recognizing his work on ''Sweet Tooth'' and ''The Underwater Welder''). Lemire won an Eisner Award for Best New Series in 2017 for his work on '' Black Hammer''. Lemire has also been nominated for an

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, a Harvey, and multiple other Eisner Awards (most recently for
Barbalien: Red Planet
' by Dark Horse). In 2011 ''Essex County'' was selected as one of five titles for

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, with the theme of "The Essential Canadian Novels of the Decade." Its celebrity champion was

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. ''Essex County'' was eliminated in the first round, but later placed #1 in a "People's Choice" poll with more votes than all other books combined.

Personal life

As of 2009, Lemire lives in

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, Canada. He is married and has a son.Biography from ''The Nobody'' (2009).

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Bibliography

Early work

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'' (writer/artist,

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, Ashtray Press, 2005) republished by Top Shelf Productions as ''Lost Dogs'' (tpb, 104 pages, 2012, ) *''

Beowulf ''Beowulf'' (; ang, Bēowulf ) is an Old English epic poem in the tradition of Germanic heroic legend consisting of 3,182 alliterative lines. It is one of the most important and most often translated works of Old English literature. The ...

'' #6–7 (writer/artist,

Speakeasy A speakeasy, also called a blind pig or blind tiger, is an illicit establishment that sells alcoholic beverages, or a retro style bar that replicates aspects of historical speakeasies. Speakeasy bars came into prominence in the United States ...

, 2006) *'' The Fortress'' (writer/artist, strip in '' UR Magazine'', 2006) *'' Bio-Graphical'' (writer/artist, strip in '' Driven'', 2008)

Top Shelf Productions

*'' The Complete Essex County'' (hc, 512 pages, 2009, ; tpb, 2009, ) collects: **''Tales from the Farm'' (writer/artist, graphic novel, tpb, 112 pages, 2007, ) **''Ghost Stories'' (writer/artist, graphic novel, tpb, 224 pages, 2007, ) **''The Essex County Boxing Club'' (writer/artist, one-shot, 2008) **''The Sad and Lonely Life of Eddie Elephant Ears: A Tale from Essex County'' (writer/artist, one-shot, 2008) **''The Country Nurse'' (writer/artist, graphic novel, tpb, 128 pages, 2008, ) *'' Awesome 2: Awesomer'': "The Horseless Rider" (writer/artist, anthology graphic novel, tpb, 200 pages, 2009, ) *'' The Underwater Welder'' (writer/artist, graphic novel, tpb, 224 pages, 2012, )

Vertigo

*'' The Nobody'' (writer/artist, graphic novel, hc, 144 pages, 2009, ) *'' Sweet Tooth'' (writer/artist, September 2009–January 2013) collected as: **''Out of the Deep Woods'' (collects #1–5, tpb, 128 pages, 2010, ) **''In Captivity'' (collects #6–11, tpb, 144 pages, 2010, ) **''Animal Armies'' (collects #12–17, tpb, 144 pages, 2011, ) **''Endangered Species'' (collects #18–25, tpb, 176 pages, 2012, ) **''Unnatural Habit'' (collects #26–32, tpb, 160 pages, 2012, ) **''Wild Game'' (collects #33–40, tpb, 200 pages, 2013, ) **''Sweet Tooth Compendium'' (collects #1-40, 920 pages, 2021, ) *''

House of Mystery ''The House of Mystery'' is the name of several horror, fantasy, and mystery Comics anthologies published by DC Comics. It had a companion series, ''The House of Secrets''. It is also the name of the titular setting of the series. First serie ...

'' #18: "The Tale of Brutus the Bold" (a, with

Lilah Sturges Lilah Sturges (; born Matthew Sturges, October 1970) is an American writer of comics and fantasy novels. She is best known for co-writing with Bill Willingham the Eisner-award-nominated ''Jack of Fables'', and other comics published by Vertigo Com ...

, October 2009) collected in ''Volume 4'' (tpb, 160 pages, 2010, ) *'' Strange Adventures'' vol. 2 #1: "Ultra the Multi-Alien: The Life and Death of Ace Arn" (writer/artist, one-shot, May 2011) collected in ''Strange Adventures'' (tpb, 160 pages, 2014, ) *'' Ghosts'' #1: "Ghost-for-Hire" (a, with

Geoff Johns Geoffrey Johns (born January 25, 1973) is an American comic book writer, screenwriter, and film and television producer. Johns's work on the DC Comics characters Green Lantern, Aquaman, Flash and Superman, has drawn critical acclaim. He serve ...

, October 2012) *''

'' #1: "R. I. P." (a, with

, March 2013) *''

American Vampire ''American Vampire'' is an American comic book series created by writer Scott Snyder and drawn by artist Rafael Albuquerque. It was published by DC Comics under its Vertigo imprint. ''American Vampire'' continued under the newly-created DC Bla ...

Anthology'' #1: "Canadian Vampire" (w, with Ray Fawkes, August 2013) collected in ''Volume 6'' (hc, 144 pages, 2014, ) *''

Trillium ''Trillium'' (trillium, wakerobin, toadshade, tri flower, birthroot, birthwort, and sometimes "wood lily") is a genus of about fifty flowering plant species in the family Melanthiaceae. ''Trillium'' species are native to temperate regions of No ...

'' (writer/artist, eight-issue limited series, August 2013–April 2014) **''Trillium'' (tpb, 192 pages, 2014, ) collects: ***"The Scientist/The Soldier" (in #1, 2013) ***"Binary Systems" (in #2, 2013) ***"Telemetry" (in #3, 2013) ***"Entropy" (in #4, 2014) ***"Starcrossed" (in #5, 2014) ***"Escape Velocity" (in #6, 2014) ***"All the Shadows Have Stars in Them..." (in #7, 2014) ***"Two Stars Become One" (in #8, 2014) *''Vertigo Quarterly: Black'': "Sweet Tooth: Black" (w/a, January 2015) collected in ''CMYK'' (tpb, 296 pages, 2015, )

DC Comics

: **'' Brightest Day: The Atom Special'' #1: "Nucleus, Prologue" (w, with

Mahmud Asrar Mahmud Anjum Asrar (born November 20, 1976 in Ankara, Turkey"About"
Mahm ...

, one-shot, July 2010) **'' Adventure Comics'' #516–521 (w, with Mahmud Asrar, co-feature, July 2010–December 2010): *** "Splitting the Atom" (in #516) *** "Atom Strange" (in #517) *** "We are All Atoms" (in #518) *** "Colonized" (in #519) *** "Atom-Ant" (in #520) *** "Weapons of Mass-Reduction" (in #521) **'' Giant-Size Atom'' #1: "Nucleus, Conclusion" (w, with Mahmud Asrar, Allan Goldman and Robson Rocha, one-shot, March 2011) *''

Action Comics ''Action Comics'' is an American comic book/Comic anthology, magazine series that introduced Superman, one of the first major superhero characters. The publisher was originally known as National Allied Publications, and later as National Comics ...

'' vol. 1 #892: "A look at things to come in... Superboy" (with Pier Gallo, August 2010) *''

'' vol. 4 #1–11 (November 2010–August 2011) **''Superboy: Smallville Attacks'' #1-11 (tpb, 256 pages, 2011, ) *'' Flashpoint: Frankenstein and the Creatures of the Unknown'' #1–3 (w, with Ibraim Roberson, June 2011–August 2011) collected in ''Flashpoint: The World of Flashpoint Featuring Green Lantern'' (tpb, 232 pages, 2012, ) *''

Jonah Hex Jonah Woodson Hex is a fictional antihero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer John Albano and artist Tony DeZuniga. Hex is a surly and cynical bounty hunter whose face is scarred on the r ...

'' vol. 2 #69 (a, with

Justin Gray Justin Gray is an American comic book writer working mostly for DC Comics. Career Gray has often collaborated with fellow writer Jimmy Palmiotti on series such as ''Hawkman'', '' Jonah Hex'', '' Power Girl'', ''21 Down'', ''Uncle Sam and the F ...

and

Jimmy Palmiotti James Palmiotti (born August 14, 1961) is an American writer and inker of comic books, who also does writing for games, television and film. Early life Palmiotti attended the High School of Art and Design in New York City. Career Palmiotti star ...

, July 2011) collected in ''Bury Me in Hell'' (tpb, 224 pages, 2011, ) *''

'' vol. 2 #0–29, Annual #1–2 (w ith Scott Snydera, with Travel Foreman, John Paul Leon, Steve Pugh, Alberto Ponticelli, Timothy Green II, Francis Portela, Rafael Albuquerque, and Cully Hamner, September 2011–March 2014) **''Volume 1: The Hunt'' #1-6 (tpb, 144 pages, 2012, ) **''Volume 2: Animal vs. Man'' #7-11 (tpb, 160 pages, 2012, ) **''Volume 3: Rotworld: The Red Kingdom'' #12-17 (tpb, 232 pages, 2013, ) **''Volume 4: Splinter Species'' #18-23 (tpb, 144 pages, 2014, ) **''Volume 5: Evolve or Die!'' #24-29 (tpb, 144 pages, 2014, ) **''Animal Man by Jeff Lemire Omnibus'' #0-29, Annual #1-2, and ''

'' #12 and #17 (hc, 816 pages, 2019, ) *'' Frankenstein, Agent of S.H.A.D.E.'' #1–9 (w, with Alberto Ponticelli, September 2011–May 2012) collected as: **''War of the Monsters'' (collects #1–6, tpb, 144 pages, 2012, ) **''Son of Satan's Ring'' (collects #7–9, tpb, 144 pages, 2013, ) *''

O.M.A.C. The OMACs (; Omni Mind And Community, originally Observational Metahuman Activity Construct and alternatively One Man Army Corps.) are a fictional type of cyborg appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. They are based on the Jack Kirby OM ...

'' #5 (w ith Dan DiDio and

], January 2012) collected in ''O.M.A.C. Vol. 1: Omactivate!'' (tpb, 192 pages, 2012, ) *''Men of War (comics), Men of War'' #8 (w, with

and Thomas Derenick, April 2012) collected in ''Men of War: Uneasy Company'' (tpb, 256 pages, 2012, ) *''

'' #9–23, 0, Annual #1 (w, May 2012–August 2013) collected in ''Justice League Dark: The New 52 Omnibus'' (hc, 1648 pages, 2021, ) **''Volume 2: The Books of Magic'' #7–13 (tpb, 224 pages, 2013, ) **''Volume 3: The Death of Magic'' #12–21 (tpb, 192 pages, 2014, ) **'' Justice League: Trinity War'' (tpb, 320 pages, 2014, ) collects: *** "Trinity War" (with Mikel Janín, in #22–23, 2013) *'' National Comics:

Eternity Eternity, in common parlance, means Infinity, infinite time that never ends or the quality, condition, or fact of being everlasting or eternal. Classical philosophy, however, defines eternity as what is timeless or exists outside time, whereas ...

'' #1 (w, with

Cully Hamner Cully Hamner (born 1969) is an American comic book artist, known for his work on such books as '' Green Lantern: Mosaic'', ''Blue Beetle'', ''Black Lightning: Year One'', and ''Detective Comics''. He is also the co-creator and illustrator of the ...

, one-shot, July 2012) *''Swamp Thing'' #12, 17 (w ith Scott Snyderwith Marco Rudy and Andrew Belanger, October 2012 – April 2013) collected in ''Swamp Thing Vol. 3: Rotworld'' (tpb, 208 pages, 2013, ), ''Swamp Thing By Scott Snyder: Deluxe Edition'' (hc, 512 pages, 2015, ), ''Animal Man by Jeff Lemire Omnibus, and Swamp Thing: The New 52 Omnibus'' (hc, 1160 pages, 2021, ) *'' Legends of the Dark Knight'' #1: "The Butler Did It" (a, with

, October 2012) *''

Justice League The Justice League (also known as The Justice League of America) are a team of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The team first appeared in ''The Brave and the Bold'' #28 (March 1960). The team was conceived ...

'' vol. 2 #13: "On the Outs" (w [with

], October 2012) collected in ''Volume 3: Throne of Atlantis'' (hc, 192 pages, 2013, ) *'' Green Arrow'' vol. 5 #17–34 (w, with Andrea Sorrentino and Denys Cowan, February 2013–August 2014) **''Volume 4: The Kill Machine'' #17–24, 23.1: Count Vertigo (tpb, 208 pages, 2014, ) **''Volume 5: The Outsiders War'' #25–31 (tpb, 176 pages, 2014, ) **''Volume 6: Broken'' #32–34, Green Arrow: Future's End #1, Secret Origins #4 (tpb, 128 pages, 2015, ) **''Green Arrow By Jeff Lemire & Andrea Sorrentino Deluxe Edition'' #17–34, 23.1: Count Vertigo, Green Arrow: Future's End #1, Secret Origins #4 (hc, 464 pages, 2016, ) *''

Constantine Constantine most often refers to: * Constantine the Great, Roman emperor from 306 to 337, also known as Constantine I *Constantine, Algeria, a city in Algeria Constantine may also refer to: People * Constantine (name), a masculine given name ...

'' #1–4 (w, with Ray Fawkes (w), Renato Guedes (a) & Fabiano Neves (a), March 2013–June 2013) **''Volume 1: The Spark and the Flame'' #1–6 (tpb, 144 pages, 2014, ) *'' Adventures of Superman'' vol. 2 #1: "Fortress" (w/a, May 2013) collected in ''Volume 1'' (tpb, 168 pages, 2014, ) *''

Batman Black and White ''Batman Black and White'' refers to the comic book limited series published by DC Comics featuring 8-page black and white Batman stories. Volumes 1, 4 and 5 of the series feature all-new stories (published in 1996, 2013–14, and 2020–21, res ...

'' vol. 2 #2: "Winter's End" (w, with Alex Niño, October 2013) collected in ''Volume 4'' (hc, 288 pages, 2014, ) *''

Justice League United Justice League United or JLU, are a team of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The team was created by Jeff Lemire and Mike McKone. First appearing in their eponymous series, ''Justice League United'' #0 (pub ...

'' #0–10, Annual #1, Futures End #1 (w, April 2014–March 2015): **''Volume 1: Justice League Canada'' #0-5 (hc, 192 pages, 2015, ) **''Volume 2: The Infinitus Saga'' #6-10 (hc, 232 pages, 2015, ) *'' The New 52: Futures End'' #1–48 (w [with

, and

], April 2014–April 2015) **''Volume 1'' #0–17 (tpb, 416 pages, 2014, ) **''Volume 2'' #18-30 (tpb, 304 pages, 2015, ) **''Volume 3'' #31-48 (tpb, 408 pages, 2015, ) * ''Batman/Superman'' #10: "Enter the Microverse" (w, with

Karl Kerschl Karl Kerschl is a Canadian comic book artist, best known for his work on DC Comics books, including '' Adventures of Superman'', '' Majestic'', ''All-Flash'', '' Teen Titans: Year One'' and ''Gotham Academy''. Early life Kerschl was born in Tor ...

and Scott Hepburn, May, 2014) collected in ''Second Chance'' (hc, 160 pages, 2015, ) *'' Teen Titans: Earth One'' (w, with

Terry Dodson Terry Dodson is an American comic book artist and penciller. He is best known for his work on titles such as ''Harley Quinn'', ''Trouble, Spider-Man/Black Cat: The Evil that Men Do'', '' Marvel Knights: Spider-Man'', ''Wonder Woman'' and ''Uncann ...

, graphic novel) **''Volume One'' (hc, 144 pages, November 2014, ) **''Volume Two'' (hc, 144 pages, August 2016, ) *''DC Holiday Special 2017'' #1: "The Reminder" (w, one-shot with

Giuseppe Camuncoli Giuseppe Camuncoli (born March 2, 1975) is an Italian comic book artist best known for his work on the Marvel Comics titles ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' and '' The Superior Spider-Man'' and the DC Comics/Vertigo series ''Hellblazer'' as well as hi ...

, December 2017) * '' Hawkman: Found'' #1 (w, with

Bryan Hitch Bryan Hitch (born 22 April 1970) is a British comics artist and writer. Hitch began his career in the United Kingdom for Marvel UK, working on titles such as ''Action Force'' and ''Death's Head'', before gaining prominence on American titles ...

and Kevin Nowlan, December 2017) collected in ''Dark Nights: Metal: The Resistance'' (tpb, 128 pages, 2018, ) * '' The Terrifics'' (w, with Ivan Reis, Jose Luis, Joe Bennett, Doc Shaner, Dale Eaglesham, and Viktor Bogdanovic, February 2018 – March 2019) ** ''Volume 1: Meet the Terrifics'' #1–6 (tpb, 144 pages, 2018, ) ** ''Volume 2: Tom Strong and the Terrifics'' #7–14 (tpb, 184 pages, 2019, ) * ''

Inferior Five The Inferior Five (or I5) are a parody superhero team appearing in books by the American publisher DC Comics. Created by writer E. Nelson Bridwell and artist Joe Orlando, the team premiered in the DC Comics title ''Showcase'' #62 (May-June 1966 ...

'': "Peacemaker" (writer/artist, September 2019–April 2021) collected in ''Inferior Five'' (tpb, 144 pages, 2021, ) *'' Joker: Killer Smile'' #1–3 (w, with

Andrea Sorrentino Andrea Sorrentino (born April 21, 1982 in Naples) is an Italian comic book artist known for his work for DC Comics, Marvel and Image Comics. His work includes I…Vampire, I,Vampire and Green Arrow for DC Comics, Uncanny X-Men, All-New X-Men and Ol ...

, October 2019 – February 2020) collected in ''Joker: Killer Smile'' (hc'','' 152 pages, 2020, ) *'' The Question: The Deaths of Vic Sage'' #1–4 (w, with

Denys Cowan Denys B. Cowan (born January 30, 1961) is an American comics artist, television producer, media executive and one of the co-founders of Milestone Media. Early life Denys Cowan was first inspired by superheroes as a child from reruns of the 1950s ...

and

Bill Sienkiewicz Boleslav William Felix Robert Sienkiewicz ( ; born May 3, 1958) is an American artist known for his work in comic books—particularly for Marvel Comics' ''New Mutants'', ''Moon Knight,'' and '' Elektra: Assassin''. Sienkiewicz's work in the 1980 ...

, November 2019 – August 2020) collected in ''The Question: The Deaths of Vic Sage'' (hc, 200 pages, 2020, ) *''

Batman Batman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in Detective Comics 27, the 27th issue of the comic book ''Detective Comics'' on ...

: The Smile Killer'' #1 (w, one-shot with

, June 2020) collected in ''Joker: Killer Smile'' (hc'','' 152 pages, 2020, ) *''

Legion of Super-Heroes The Legion of Super-Heroes is a fictional superhero team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Otto Binder and artist Al Plastino, the Legion is a group of superpowered beings living in the 30th and 31st c ...

'' #8 (a, with Brian Michael Bendis, August 2020) collected in ''Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 2: The Trial of the Legion'' (tpb, 160 pages, 2020, ) *'' Sweet Tooth: The Return'' #1–6 (w/a, limited series November 2020 – April 2021) collected in ''Sweet Tooth: The Return'' (tpb, 152 pages, 2021, ) *'' Dark Nights: Death Metal - The Last Stories of the DC Universe'' #1: "Green Lantern in "Last Knights"" (w, one-shot with

Rafael Albuquerque Rafael Albuquerque (born April 12, 1981) is a Brazilians, Brazilian comic book creator primarily for his artwork on titles such as DC Comics' ''Jaime Reyes, Blue Beetle'' and as illustrator and co-creator of ''American Vampire''. Though primarily ...

, December 2020) collected in ''Dark Nights: Death Metal: War of the Multiverses'' (tpb, 176 pages, 2021, ) *''Green Arrow 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular'' #1: "The Last Green Arrow Story" (w, one-shot with Andrea Sorrentino, June 2021) *'' Robin & Batman'' #1–3 (w, Dustin Nguyen, November 2021 – January 2022) collected in ''Robin & Batman'' (tpb, 144 pages, 2022, ) *''Swamp Thing: Green Hell'' #1–3 (w, limited series with Doug Mahnke, December 2021 – May 2022)

Marvel Comics

*'' Strange Tales II'' #1: "A Civilized-Thing" (writer/artist, 2010, collected in ''ST2,'' hc, 144 pages, 2011, ; tpb, 2011, ) *'' All-New Hawkeye'' vol. 1 (March 2015–September 2015) **''Volume 5: All-New Hawkeye'' (tpb, 112 pages, 2015, ) collects: *** "Wunderkammer" (w, with Ramon K. Perez, in #1–5, 2015) *'' All-New Hawkeye'' vol. 2 #1–6 (w, with Ramon K. Perez, November 2015–April 2016) **''Volume 6: Hawkeyes'' #1-6 (tpb, 136 pages, 2016, ) *''

'' #1–20 (w, November 2015–March 2017) **''Volume 1: X-Haven'' #1-5 (with

Humberto Ramos Humberto Ramos (born 27 November 1970) is a Mexican comic book penciller, best known for his work on American comic books such as '' Impulse'', '' Runaways'', '' The Spectacular Spider-Man'', ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' and his creator-owned serie ...

, tpb, 120 pages, , 2016) **''Volume 2: Apocalypse Wars'' #6-12 (with Victor Ibáñez and Humberto Ramos, tpb, 168 pages, 2016, ) **''Volume 3: Kingdoms Fall'' #13-16, Annual (with Victor Ibáñez, tpb, 128 pages, 2017, ) **''Volume 4: IvX'' #17-20 (with Eric Koda, Victor Ibáñez, Andrea Sorrentino, tpb, 112 pages, 2017, ) *''

'' vol. 2 #1–24 (w, January 2016–May 2017) **''Volume 1: Berzerker'' #1-4 (tpb, 128 pages, 2016, ) **''Volume 2: Bordertown'' #5-8 (tpb, 112 pages, 2016, ) **''Volume 3: The Last Ronin'' #9-13 (tpb, 112 pages, 2017, ) **''Volume 4: Old Monsters'' #14-18 (tpb, 112 pages, 2017, ) **''Volume 5: Past Lives'' #19-24 (tpb, 136 pages, 2017, ) *'' Moon Knight'' vol. 8 #1–14 (w, April 2016-May 2017) **''Volume 1: Lunatic'' #1-5 (tpb, 120 pages, 2016, ) **''Volume 2: Reincarnations'' #6-9 (tpb, 112 pages, 2017, ) **''Volume 3: Birth and Death'' #10-14 (tpb, 112 pages, 2017, ) **''Moon Knight By Lemire & Smallwood: The Complete Collection'' (tpb, 320 pages, 2022, ) *''

Death of X ''Death of X'' is a 2016 crossover miniseries published by Marvel Comics. ''Death of X'' is part of a series of story arcs that have impacted the Inhumans and X-Men titles after Secret Wars ended and Earth 616 was restored along with being related ...

'' (w, 4-issue limited series, with

Charles Soule Charles Soule is a New York-based comic book writer, novelist, musician, and attorney. He is best known for writing '' Daredevil'', '' She-Hulk'', ''Death of Wolverine'', and various '' Star Wars'' books and comic series from Del Rey Books and ...

, Aaron Kuder and Javier Garrón, October–November 2016) collected in ''Death of X'' (tpb, 136 pages, 2017, ) *''

Thanos Thanos is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He was created by writer-artist Jim Starlin, and first appeared in '' The Invincible Iron Man'' #55 ( cover date February 1973). An Eternal– Deviant w ...

'' vol. 2 #1-12 (w, November 2016-October 2017) **''Volume 1: Thanos Returns'' #1-6 (tpb, 136 pages, 2017, ) **''Volume 2: The God Quarry'' #7-12 (tpb, 112 pages, 2018, ) *'' Inhumans vs. X-Men'' (w, 6-issue limited series, with Charles Soule,

Leinil Francis Yu Leinil Francis Yu (born 1977) is a Filipino comic book artist, who began working for the American market through Wildstorm Productions. Career Leinil Francis Yu was first recognized after winning the '' Wizard''s Drawing Board Contest, his first ...

and Javier Garrón, December 2016–March 2017) collected in ''Inhumans Vs. X-Men'' (hc, 208 pages, 2017, ) *''

Sentry Sentry or The Sentry may refer to: Comics *Sentry (Kree) *Sentry (Curtis Elkins) * Sentry (Robert Reynolds) *Senator Ward (comics) or Sentry Vehicles *Sentry (AUV), an autonomous underwater vehicle used to measure deep-ocean data *E-3 Sentry AWAC ...

'' vol. 3 #1-5 (w, with

Kim Jacinto Kim or KIM may refer to: Names * Kim (given name) * Kim (surname) ** Kim (Korean surname) *** Kim family (disambiguation), several dynasties **** Kim family (North Korea), the rulers of North Korea since Kim Il-sung in 1948 ** Kim, Vietnamese f ...

and

Joshua Cassara Joshua () or Yehoshua ( ''Yəhōšuaʿ'', Tiberian: ''Yŏhōšuaʿ,'' lit. 'Yahweh is salvation') ''Yēšūaʿ''; syr, ܝܫܘܥ ܒܪ ܢܘܢ ''Yəšūʿ bar Nōn''; el, Ἰησοῦς, ar , يُوشَعُ ٱبْنُ نُونٍ '' Yūšaʿ ...

June 2018-October 2018) **''Sentry: Man of Two Worlds'' #1-5 (tpb, 112 pages, 2018, ) *''Immortal Hulk: The Threshing Place'' #1 (w, one-shot, with

Mike Del Mundo Mike del Mundo is a comic book artist. Early years Mike del Mundo was born in 1980. His father was a musician, his mother was a teacher. The Filipino-born Canadian student was an active b-boy. He took part a competitions between Canada and the ...

, September 2020) collected in ''Immortal Hulk: Great Power'' (tpb, 112 pages, 2021, )

Image Comics

*''Outlaw Territory – Volume 2'': "Coffin for Mr. Bishell" (a, with

Joshua Hale Fialkov Joshua Hale Fialkov (born August 19, 1979) is an American comic book writer who primarily works in the horror genre. He is best known for ''Echoes'', '' The Bunker'', ''Elk's Run'', '' I, Vampire'', and the 2008 film '' Infected''. He has been ...

, anthology graphic novel, tpb, 240 pages, 2011, ) *'' The CBLDF Presents Liberty Annual ’11'': "Being Normal" (a, with Mark Waid, 2011) *''

'' #1–32 (w, with Dustin Nguyen, March 2015 – July 2018) **''Volume 1: Tin Stars'' #1–6 (tpb, 160 pages, 2015, ) **''Volume 2: Machine Moon'' #7–11 (tpb, 116 pages, 2016, ) **''Volume 3: Singularities'' #12–16 (tpb, 128 pages, 2016, ) **''Volume 4: Orbital Mechanics'' #17–21 (tpb, 120 pages, 2017, ) **''Volume 5: Rise of The Robots'' #22–26 (tpb, 120 pages, 2018, ) **''Volume 6: The Machine War'' #27–32 (tpb, 120 pages, 2018, ) **''Descender: The Deluxe Edition Volume 1'' #1–16 (hc, 400 pages, 2017, ) **''Descender: The Deluxe Edition Volume 2 #''17–32 (hc, 424 pages, 2019, ) *''Ascender'' #1–18 (w, with Dustin Nguyen, April 2019 – August 2021) **''Volume 1: The Haunted Galaxy'' #1–5 (tpb, 136 pages, 2019, ) **''Volume 2: The Dead Sea'' #6–10 (tpb, 128 pages, 2020, ) **''Volume 3: The Digital Mage'' #11–14 (tpb, 104 pages, 2020, ) **''Volume 4: Star Seed'' #15–18 (tpb, 104 pages, 2021, ) **''Ascender: The Deluxe Edition, Volume 1'' #1–10 (hc, 448 pages, 2022, ) *''Plutona'' #1–5 (w, with Emi Lenox, five-issue miniseries, September 2015 – January 2016) collected in ''Plutona'' (tpb, 152 pages, 2016, ) *''A.D. After Death'' Books 1–3 (a, with

, 3 books, November 2016 – May 2017) collected in ''A.D. After Death'' (hc, 256 pages, 2017, ) *''Royal City'' #1–14 (w/a, March 2017 – August 2018) **''Volume 1: Next of Kin'' #1–5 (tpb, 160 pages, 2017, ) **''Volume 2: Sonic Youth'' #6–10 (tpb, 128 pages, 2018, ) **''Volume 3: We All Float On'' #11–14 (tpb, 120 pages, 2018, ) **''Royal City Book 1: The Complete Collection'' (hc, 408 pages, 2020, ) *'' Gideon Falls'' #1–27 (w, with

, March 2018 – December 2020) **''Volume 1: The Black Barn'' #1–6 (tpb, 160 pages, 2018, ) **''Volume 2: Original Sins'' #7–11 (tpb, 136 pages, 2019, ) **''Volume 3: Stations of The Cross'' #12–16 (tpb, 136 pages, 2019, ) **''Volume 4: The Pentoculus'' #17–21 (tpb, 128 pages, 2020, ) **''Volume 5: Wicked Worlds'' #22–26 (tpb, 120 pages, 2020, ) **''Volume 6:'' ''The End'' #27 (tpb, 120 pages, 2021, ) **''Gideon Falls Deluxe Edition, Book One'' #1–16 (hc, 432 pages, 2021, ) **''Gideon Falls Deluxe Edition, Book Two'' #17–27 (hc, 336 pages, 2022, ) *''Family Tree'' #1–12 (w, with Phil Hester, November 2019 – March 2021) **''Volume 1: Sapling'' #1–4 (tpb, 96 pages, 2020, ) **''Volume 2: Seeds'' #5–8 (tpb, 96 pages, 2020, ) **''Volume 3: Forest'' #9–12 (tpb, 120 pages, 2021, ) *''The Silver Coin'' #4 (w, with Michael Walsh, July 2021) collected in ''The Silver Coin, Volume 1'' (tpb, 144 pages, 2021, ) *''Primordial'' #1–6 (w, with

, six-issue miniseries, September 2021 – February 2022) collected in ''Primordial'' (hc, 160 pages, 2022, ) *''Little Monsters'' #1–ongoing (w, with Dustin Nguyen, March 2022 – present) **''Volume 1'' #1–6 (tpb, 152 pages, 2022, ) *''

The Bone Orchard Mythos ''The Bone Orchard Mythos'' is a 2022 comicbook series by writer Jeff Lemire and artist Andrea Sorrentino, published by Image Comics. It is designed to be a shared universe of self-contained horror stories told in various formats. Publication h ...

'' (w, with Andrea Sorrentino, May 2022 – present) **''Free Comic Book Day 2022: The Bone Orchard Mythos—Prelude'' (May 2022) **''The Bone Orchard Mythos: The Passageway'' (hc, 96 pages, June 2022, )

Dark Horse Comics

*'' Noir: A Collection of Crime Comics'': "The Old Silo" (w/a, anthology graphic novel, tpb, 104 pages, 2009, ) * ''The World of Black Hammer'' **''Black Hammer'' #1–13 (w, with

Dean Ormston Dean Ormston is a British born comic book artist. His most notable work has been for the British comic '' 2000 AD'' and for DC Comics' Vertigo imprint. Biography Ormston was born in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England and earned a degree in ar ...

, June 2016 – September 2017) collected in ''Black Hammer Library Edition Volume 1'' (hc, 408 pages, 2018, ) ***''Black Hammer – Volume 1: Secret Origins'' #1–6 (tpb, 184 pages, 2017, ) ***''Black Hammer – Volume 2: The Event'' #7–11, #13 (tpb, 176 pages, 2017, ) **''Black Hammer: Age of Doom'' #1–12 (w, with

, April 2018 – September 2019) collected in ''Black Hammer Library Edition Volume 2'' (hc, 400 pages, 2020, ) ***''Black Hammer – Volume 3: Age of Doom, Part One'' #1–5 (tpb, 136 pages, 2019, ) ***''Black Hammer – Volume 4: Age of Doom, Part Two'' #6–12 (tpb, 192 pages, 2019, ) **''Black Hammer: Streets of Spiral'' (tpb, 128 pages, 2019, ) collected ***''Black Hammer: Giant Sized Annual'' (w, one-shot, with

, Emi Lenox,

Nate Powell Nathan Lee Powell (born 1978) is an American graphic novelist and musician. His 2008 graphic novel ''Swallow Me Whole'' won an Ignatz Award and Eisner Award for Best Original Graphic Novel. He illustrated the ''March'' trilogy, an autobiographical ...

, and Ray Fawkes, January 2017) collected in ''Black Hammer Library Edition Volume 1'' (hc, 408 pages, 2018, ) ***''Black Hammer: Cthu-Louise'' (w, one-shot, with Emi Lenox, December 2018) collected in ''Black Hammer Library Edition Volume 2'' (hc, 400 pages, 2020, ) ***"Horrors to Come" (w, short story, with David Rubín in ''Free Comic Book Day 2019: Stranger Things / Black Hammer'', May 2019) ***''The World of Black Hammer Encyclopedia'' (w, one-shot, with Tate Brombal and various artists, July 2019) collected in ''Black Hammer Library Edition Volume 2'' (hc, 400 pages, 2020, ) **''Black Hammer / Justice League: Hammer of Justice!'' #1–5 (w, limited series, with Michael Walsh, July 2019 – November 2019) collected in ''Black Hammer / Justice League: Hammer of Justice!'' (hc, 168 pages, 2020, ) **''Sherlock Frankenstein and the Legion of Evil'' #1–4 (w, limited series, with David Rubín, October 2017 – January 2018) collected with ''Black Hammer'' #12 in ''Sherlock Frankenstein and the Legion of Evil'' (tpb, 152 pages, 2018, ) and ''The World of Black Hammer Library Edition Volume 1'' (hc, 256 pages, 2020, ) **''Doctor Star and the Kingdom of Lost Tomorrows'' #1–4 (w, limited series, with Max Fiumara, March–June 2018) collected in ''Doctor Star and the Kingdom of Lost Tomorrows: From the World of Black Hammer'' (tpb, 128 pages, 2018, ), ''Doctor Andromeda and the Kingdom of Lost Tomorrows: From the World of Black Hammer'' (tpb, 104 pages, 2021, ), and ''The World of Black Hammer Library Edition Volume 1'' (hc, 256 pages, 2020, ) **''The Quantum Age'' #1–6 (w, limited series, with Wilfredo Torres, July 2018 – January 2019) collected in ''The Quantum Age'' (tpb, 176 pages, 2019, ) and ''The World of Black Hammer Library Edition Volume 2'' (hc, 296 pages, 2021, ) **''Black Hammer ’45'' #1–4 (w, limited series, with Ray Fawkes and

, March 2019 – June 2019) collected in ''Black Hammer ’45'' (tpb, 120 pages, 2019, ) and ''The World of Black Hammer Library Edition Volume 2'' (hc, 296 pages, 2021, ) **''Skulldigger + Skeleton Boy'' #1–6 (w, limited series, with Tonci Zonjic, December 2019 – January 2021) collected in ''Skulldigger + Skeleton Boy'' (tpb, 168 pages, 2021, ) and ''The World of Black Hammer Library Edition Volume 4'' (hc, 288 pages, 2022, ) **''Colonel Weird: Cosmagog'' #1–4 (w, limited series, with

Tyler Crook Tyler Crook is an American comics artist. He broke into comics in 2011 with ''Petrograd'', written by Philip Gelatt and published by Oni Press, and in 2012 he won the Russ Manning Most Promising Newcomer Award. He is best known for his work on M ...

, October 2020 – January 2021) collected in ''Colonel Weird: Cosmagog'' (tpb, 112 pages, 2021, ) and ''The World of Black Hammer Library Edition Volume 3'' (hc, 248 pages, 2021, ) **''Barbalien: Red Planet'' #1–5 (w ith Tate Brombal limited series with Gabriel Hernández Walta, November 2020 – March 2021) collected in ''Barbalien: Red Planet'' (tpb, 120 pages, 2021, ) and ''The World of Black Hammer Library Edition Volume 3'' (hc, 248 pages, 2021, ) **''Black Hammer: Reborn'' #1–12 (w, with Caitlin Yarsky, Malachi Ward, Matthew Sheean, and Rich Tomasso, June 2021 – May 2022) ***''Black Hammer Volume 5: Reborn Part One'' #1–4 (tpb, 112 pages, 2022, ) ***''Black Hammer Volume 5: Reborn Part Two'' #5–8 (tpb, 112 pages, 2022, ) ***''Black Hammer Volume 5: Reborn Part Three'' #9–12 (tpb, 104 pages, 2022, ) **''The Unbelievable Unteens'' #1–4 (w, limited series, with Tyler Crook, August 2021 – January 2021) collected in ''The Unbelievable Unteens: From the World of Black Hammer Volume 1'' (tpb, 128 pages, 2022, ) and ''The World of Black Hammer Library Edition Volume 4'' (hc, 288 pages, 2022, ) *''Berserker Unbound'' (w, limited series, with

Mike Deodato Mike Deodato (; born May 23, 1963), sometimes credited as Mike Deodato Jr., is the professional pseudonym of Brazilian comic book artist Deodato Taumaturgo Borges Filho. Early life Mike Deodato was born on May 23, 1963 in Campina Grande, Paraíb ...

, August 2019 – November 2019) collected in ''Berserker Unbound'' (hc, 136 pages, 2020, ) *''Mazebook'' (writer/artist, limited series, September 2021 – January 2022) collected in ''Mazebook'' (hc, 256 pages, 2022, )

TKO Studios

Sentient
(December 2019) In 2020 ''Sentient'' became the first title from TKO to be nominated for an Eisner Award, when the series picked up a nomination for Best Limited Series.

Other US publishers

*''Roughneck'' (w/a, graphic novel, 272 pages,

, 2017, ) *''Frogcatchers'' (w/a, graphic novel, 112 pages, Gallery 13 imprint of

, 2019, ) *''Snow Angels'' (w, 10-issue limited series, with Jock,

ComiXology Originals Iconology Inc., d/b/a ComiXology (styled comiXology), is a cloud-based digital distribution platform for comics owned by Amazon, with over 200 million comic downloads . It offers a selection of more than 100,000 comic books, graphic novels, and ...

, February – November 2021) republished by Dark Horse Comics as: **''Snow Angels Volume 1'' #1–4 (tpb, 104 pages, 2022, ) **''Snow Angels Volume 2'' #5–10 (tpb, 160 pages, 2022, ) *''Fishflies'' (w/a,

, September 2021 – ) *''The Last Days of Black Hammer'' (w, limited series with Stefano Simeone, 110 pages, Substack, January 2022 – ) *

: **''The Valiant'' (w, 4-issue limited series, with

and

, December 2014–March 2015) collected in ''The Valiant'' (tpb, 112 pages, 2015, ) **''

'' #0–18, Annual #1 (w, April 2015–October 2016) ***''Volume 1: Colorado'' #1–5 (with

Mico Suayan People * Mićo Janić (born 1979), Croatian sprint canoer * Mićo Ljubibratić (1839–1889), Serbian revolutionary * Mico Palanca (1978–2019), Filipino actor * Mićo Smiljanić (born 1974), Serbian/Montenegrin footballer * Mićo Stanišić (born ...

and Raúl Allén, tpb, 144 pages, 2015, ) ***''Volume 2: The Hunt'' #6–9 (with

Butch Guice Jackson "Butch" Guice (born June 27, 1961) is an American comics artist who has worked in the comics industry since the 1980s. Biography Guice was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee.. Retrieved March 21, 2008. Growing up in the 1960s, Guice was fond ...

, tpb, 112 pages, 2016, ) ***''Volume 3: The Analog Man'' #10–13 (with

Lewis LaRosa Lewis may refer to: Names * Lewis (given name), including a list of people with the given name * Lewis (surname), including a list of people with the surname Music * Lewis (musician), Canadian singer * " Lewis (Mistreated)", a song by Radiohea ...

, tpb, 112 pages, 2016, ) ***''Volume 4: Bloodshot Island'' #14–18, Annual #1 (with Mico Suayan and

Tomás Giorello Tomás may refer to: * Tomás (given name) Tomás is a Spanish, Portuguese, and Irish (also in the archaic forms ''Thomaz'', ''Thomás'' and '' Tomaz'') given name equivalent of ''Thomas''. It may refer to: * Tomás de Anchorena (1783–1847), ...

, tpb, 192 pages, 2017, ) ** ''Book of Death: The Fall of Bloodshot'' #1 (w, with

Doug Braithwaite Doug Braithwaite is a British comic book artist. Career Braithwaite started out working on British comics, like '' 2000 AD'' and '' A1'', but is best known for his Marvel Comics work on the ''Earth X'' sequels, ''Universe X'' and ''Paradise X ...

, July 2015) collected in ''Book of Death: The Fall of the Valiant Universe'' (tpb, 112 pages, 2016, ) **''4001 AD: Bloodshot'' #1 (w, with Doug Braithwaite, June 2016), collected in ''4001 A.D.: Beyond New Japan'' (tpb, 112 pages, 2016, ) **'' Bloodshot U.S.A.'' #1–4 (w, with Doug Braithwaite, October 2016 – January 2017) collected in ''Bloodshot U.S.A.'' (tpb, 112 pages, 2017, ) **''Divinity III: Komandar Bloodshot'' #1 (w, with

Clayton Crain Clayton Crain is an American comic book artist known for his digital painted work on Marvel Comics books such as '' Ghost Rider'', '' X-Force'', and '' Carnage'', and also on the Valiant Comics series '' Rai''. Crain is also known for his work ...

, December 2016) collected in ''Divinity III: Heroes of the Glorious Stalinverse'' (tpb, 112 pages, 2017, ) **''Bloodshot Salvation'' #1–12 (September 2017 – August 2018)

References

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External links

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''Tales From the Farm'' promotion trailer

Interviews

Interview: Scott Snyder and Jeff Lemire Face Their Fears in ''A.D.: After Death''
(2017)
Comic Geek Speak Podcast - Interview (June, 2010)

Comic Geek Speak Podcast - Essex County Trilogy Discussion with Jeff (October, 2008)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lemire, Jeff Artists from Toronto Writers from Toronto Living people 1976 births Canadian graphic novelists People from Essex County, Ontario Joe Shuster Award winners for Outstanding Cartoonist Doug Wright Award winners for Best Emerging Talent Canadian comics writers Canadian comics artists Writers who illustrated their own writing Canadian science fiction writers Canadian fantasy writers Canadian horror writers Weird fiction writers