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Jeff Lemire

Author of Descender Volume 1: Tin Stars

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Works by Jeff Lemire

The Collected Essex County (2009) 637 copies
The Underwater Welder (2012) 449 copies
Gideon Falls Volume 1: The Black Barn (2018) — Author — 290 copies
Trillium (2014) — Author — 255 copies
The Nobody (2009) 203 copies
Roughneck (2017) 173 copies
Plutona (2016) — Author — 171 copies
Ascender Volume 1: The Haunted Galaxy (2019) — Writer — 140 copies
Secret Path (2016) — Illustrator — 134 copies
Sentient (2019) 133 copies
Justice League: Trinity War (2014) — Author — 128 copies
Lost Dogs (2005) 119 copies
A.D.: After Death (2017) — Illustrator — 118 copies
Hawkeye, Vol. 6: Hawkeyes (2016) 116 copies
Justice League Dark Volume 2: The Books of Magic (2013) — Author — 113 copies
Moon Knight Vol. 1: Lunatic (2016) 99 copies
The Valiant (2015) — Author — 85 copies
Frogcatchers (2019) 80 copies
Noir: A Collection of Crime Comics [2009] (2009) — Author — 79 copies
Sweet Tooth Compendium (2021) 62 copies
Death of X (2017) — Author — 57 copies
Joker: Killer Smile (2020) 56 copies
Inhumans Vs. X-Men (2017) — Author — 55 copies
The New 52: Futures End Vol. 1 (2014) — Author — 54 copies
The Passageway (The Bone Orchard Mythos) (2022) — Author — 52 copies
Justice League Dark Volume 4: The Rebirth of Evil (2014) — Author — 49 copies
The Quantum Age (2019) 46 copies
Mazebook (2021) 46 copies
Extraordinary X-Men, Volume 2: Apocalypse Wars (1829) — Author — 44 copies
Primordial (2022) 41 copies
Descender #1 (2015) — Author — 40 copies
Sweet Tooth: The Return (1900) 37 copies
Black Hammer ’45 (2019) 35 copies
Snow Angels Volume 1 (2022) 32 copies
The New 52: Futures End Vol. 3 (2015) — Author — 32 copies
The New 52: Futures End Vol. 2 (2015) — Author — 30 copies
Family Tree, Volume 2 (2020) 30 copies
Barbalien: Red Planet (2021) 28 copies
Robin & Batman (2022) — Author — 28 copies
Little Monsters, Volume 1 (2022) 26 copies
COSMIC DETECTIVE (2023) 26 copies
Colonel Weird: Cosmagog (2021) 23 copies
Bloodshot Salvation Volume 1: The Book of Revenge (2018) — Author — 22 copies
Bloodshot Reborn Volume 2: The Hunt (2016) — Author — 21 copies
Berserker Unbound Volume 1 (2020) 21 copies
Black Hammer Volume 5: Reborn Part 1 (2022) — Author — 20 copies
Bloodshot U.S.A. (2017) — Author — 20 copies
Bloodshot Reborn Volume 3: The Analog Man (2016) — Author — 18 copies
Hawkeye Vol. 3 (2016) 17 copies
Bloodshot Reborn Volume 4: Bloodshot Island (2017) — Author — 16 copies
Snow Angels Volume 2 (2022) — Author — 15 copies
Plutona #1 (2015) 15 copies
Black Hammer #1 (1899) 14 copies
Swamp Thing: Green Hell (2023) 14 copies
Animal Man #1 (2011) 14 copies
The New 52: Futures End #0 (2014) — Author — 13 copies
Ascender #1 (2019) 13 copies
All-New Hawkeye, Vol. 2 #1 (2015) 11 copies
Trillium #1 (2013) 11 copies
Family Tree #1 (2019) — Author — 11 copies
Immortal Hulk: Great Power (2021) — Author — 10 copies
Black Hammer Volume 7: Reborn Part Three (2022) — Author — 10 copies
Gideon Falls #1 (2018) 10 copies
Black Hammer #12 (2017) 9 copies
Animal Man #2 (2011) 9 copies
Constantine (2013- ) #1 (2013) 9 copies
Descender #2 (2015) 9 copies
Black Hammer #2 (2016) 8 copies
Inferior Five (2021) 8 copies
The Unbelievable Unteens (2022) 8 copies
Descender #3 (2015) 8 copies
Black Hammer #7 (2017) 7 copies
Little Monsters #1 (2022) 7 copies
Descender #6 (2015) 7 copies
Sweet Tooth #06 (2010) 7 copies
Black Hammer #6 (2016) 7 copies
Black Hammer #5 (2016) 7 copies
Descender #5 (2015) 7 copies
Descender #7 (2015) 7 copies
Black Hammer #4 (2016) 7 copies
Descender #4 (2015) 7 copies
Black Hammer #3 (2016) 7 copies
Family Tree #3 7 copies
Black Hammer #10 (2017) 6 copies
Primordial #1 (of 6) (2021) 6 copies
Black Hammer #8 (2017) 6 copies
Black Hammer #11 (2017) 6 copies
Black Hammer #13 (2017) 6 copies
Black Hammer #9 (2017) 6 copies
Gideon Falls #7 (2018) 6 copies
Joker: Killer Smile #1 (2019) 6 copies
Family Tree #2 — Author — 6 copies
Animal Man #3 (2011) 6 copies
Constantine (2013- ) #4 (2013) 5 copies
Sweet Tooth #15 (2011) 5 copies
Gideon Falls #10 (2019) 5 copies
Trillium #2 (2013) 5 copies
Descender #25 (2017) 5 copies
Gideon Falls #11 (2019) 5 copies
Gideon Falls #9 (2018) 5 copies
Animal Man #4 (2011) 5 copies
Gideon Falls #3 (2018) 5 copies
Sweet Tooth #01 (2009) 5 copies
Constantine (2013- ) #3 (2013) 5 copies
Phantom Road #01 (2023) 5 copies
Moon Knight, Vol. 8 #1 (2016) 5 copies
Constantine (2013- ) #2 (2013) 5 copies
Royal City #01 (2017) 5 copies
Gideon Falls #6 (2018) 4 copies
Animal Man #8 (2012) 4 copies
Trillium #3 (2013) 4 copies
Sweet Tooth #02 (2009) 4 copies
Sweet Tooth #10 4 copies
Winter Road (2016) 4 copies
Animal Man #7 (2012) 4 copies
Sweet Tooth #03 (2009) 4 copies
Gideon Falls #4 (2018) 4 copies
Gideon Falls #5 (2018) 4 copies
Ascender #3 (2019) 4 copies
Sweet Tooth #11 (2010) 4 copies
Sweet Tooth #13 (2010) 4 copies
Ascender #5 (2019) 4 copies
Sweet Tooth #09 4 copies
Ascender #2 (2019) 4 copies
Gideon Falls #8 (2018) 4 copies
Ascender #4 (2019) 4 copies
Sweet Tooth #08 4 copies
Sweet Tooth #05 (2010) 4 copies
Sweet Tooth #04 (2009) 4 copies
Animal Man #6 (2012) 4 copies
Sweet Tooth #07 4 copies
Ascender #6 (2019) — Author — 4 copies
Sweet Tooth #14 4 copies
Descender #8 (2015) 4 copies
Little Monsters #5 (2022) 4 copies
The Valiant: First Look (2014) — Author — 4 copies
Little Monsters #6 (2022) 4 copies
Animal Man #5 (2012) 4 copies
Descender #26 (2017) 4 copies
Descender #24 (2017) 4 copies
Descender #23 (2017) 4 copies
Descender #22 (2017) — Author — 4 copies
Bloodshot Reborn #1 (2015) 4 copies
The Last Days of Black Hammer (2022) — Author — 4 copies
Plutona #2 (2015) 4 copies
Batman: Black and White, Vol. 2 #2 (2013) — Author — 4 copies
Descender #10 (2016) 4 copies
Descender #12 (2016) 4 copies
Little Monsters #4 (2022) 4 copies
Descender #11 (2016) 4 copies
Descender #9 (2016) 4 copies
Descender #30 (2018) 4 copies
Gideon Falls #2 (2018) 4 copies
Superboy [2010] #1 (2010) 4 copies
Little Monsters #3 (2022) 4 copies
Ascender #10 3 copies
Plutona #3 (2015) 3 copies
Animal Man #13 (2012) 3 copies
Descender #13 (2016) 3 copies
Primordial #2 (of 6) (2021) 3 copies
Sweet Tooth #26 (2011) 3 copies
Ascender #7 3 copies
Ascender #9 3 copies
Animal Man #10 (2012) 3 copies
Animal Man #0 (2012) 3 copies
Sweet Tooth #27 (2011) 3 copies
Moon Knight, Vol. 8 #7 (2016) 3 copies
Little Monsters #2 (2022) 3 copies
Little Monsters, Volume 2 (2023) 3 copies
Animal Man #9 (2012) 3 copies
Ascender #8 3 copies
Gideon Falls #27 (2020) 3 copies
Descender #28 (2018) 3 copies
Descender #27 (2018) 3 copies
Trillium #4 (2013) 3 copies
Trillium #5 (2013) 3 copies
Trillium #7 (2014) 3 copies
Descender #32 (2018) 3 copies
Royal City #13 (2018) 3 copies
Trillium #8 (2014) 3 copies
Sweet Tooth #12 (2010) 3 copies
Sweet Tooth #17 (2011) 3 copies
Descender #31 (2018) 3 copies
Royal City #06 (2017) 3 copies
Animal Man Annual #1 (2012) — Author — 3 copies
Royal City #05 (2017) 3 copies
Trillium #6 (2014) 3 copies
Descender #29 (2018) 3 copies
Fishflies #1 2 copies
Ascender #13 2 copies
Ascender #11 2 copies
Ascender #12 2 copies
Ascender #14 2 copies
Animal Man #12 (2012) 2 copies
OMAC #5 (2012) — Author — 2 copies
Death of X #1 (2016) 2 copies
Gideon Falls #14 (2019) 2 copies
Sweet Tooth #24 (2011) 2 copies
Sweet Tooth #22 2 copies
Royal City #08 (2017) 2 copies
Sweet Tooth #23 (2011) 2 copies
Royal City #02 (2017) 2 copies
Animal Man #11 (2012) 2 copies
Men of War (2011) #8 (2012) 2 copies
Old Man Logan #19 (2017) 2 copies
Descender #20 (2017) — Author — 2 copies
Gideon Falls #13 (2019) 2 copies
Gideon Falls #12 (2019) 2 copies
Mort Cinder 2 copies
Descender #19 (2017) 2 copies
Royal City #04 (2017) 2 copies
Royal City #14 (2018) 2 copies
Descender #16 (2016) 2 copies
Descender #17 (2016) 2 copies
Moon Knight, Vol. 8 #8 (2016) 2 copies
Royal City #09 (2018) 2 copies
Moon Knight, Vol. 8 #6 (2016) 2 copies
Descender #15 (2016) 2 copies
Descender #14 (2016) 2 copies
Old Man Logan (2016-) #7 (2016) 2 copies
Royal City #10 (2018) 2 copies
Royal City #12 (2018) 2 copies
Sweet Tooth #25 (2011) 2 copies
Extraordinary X-Men #1 — Author — 2 copies
Royal City #11 (2018) 2 copies
Descender #18 (2017) 2 copies
Sweet Tooth #21 (2011) 2 copies
Superboy [2010] #7 (2011) 2 copies
Superboy [2010] #2 (2010) 2 copies
Descender #21 (2017) 2 copies
Sweet Tooth #30 (2012) 2 copies
Family Tree #5 2 copies
Forever Evil Sonderband 3 (2014) 2 copies
Family Tree #4 2 copies
Gideon Falls #17 (2019) 2 copies
Animal Man #24 2 copies
Green Arrow 2 copies
Sweet Tooth #16 (2011) 2 copies
Superboy [2010] #6 (2011) 2 copies
Gideon Falls #16 (2019) 2 copies
Gideon Falls #15 (2019) 2 copies
Sweet Tooth #29 (2012) 2 copies
Royal City #07 (2017) 2 copies
Sweet Tooth #28 (2011) 2 copies
Royal City #03 (2017) 2 copies
Sweet Tooth #31 (2012) 2 copies
Superboy [2010] #3 (2011) 2 copies
Superboy [2010] #4 (2011) 2 copies
Sweet Tooth #18 2 copies
Inferior Five (2019-) #1 (2019) 2 copies
Sweet Tooth #19 (2011) 2 copies
Superboy [2010] #5 (2011) 2 copies
Sweet Tooth #20 2 copies
Skulldigger and Skeleton Boy #2 (2020) — Author — 2 copies
Black Hammer : visions (2021) 1 copy
Black Hammer Reborn #8 (2022) 1 copy
Black Hammer Reborn #9 (2022) 1 copy
Nadie (2023) 1 copy
Fishflies #2 1 copy
Fishflies #3 1 copy
The Nobody (2010) 1 copy
Black Hammer Reborn #5 (2021) 1 copy
Io sono Thanos (2018) 1 copy
Ascender #15 1 copy
Ascender #16 1 copy
BLOODSHOT REBORN, 1 (2017) 1 copy
Family Tree 1 (2021) 1 copy
Ascender #17 1 copy
Berserker Unbound #2 (2019) 1 copy
New 52 Futures End #9 (2014) 1 copy
Joker: Killer Smile #3 (2020) 1 copy
The Sentry (2018) #1 - Sentry World, Part 1 (2018) — Author — 1 copy
Berserker Unbound #3 (2019) 1 copy
Berserker Unbound #4 (2019) 1 copy
Black Hammer Reborn #4 (2021) 1 copy
Sweet Tooth #40 (2013) 1 copy
Sweet Tooth #39 (2012) 1 copy
Sweet Tooth #32 (2012) 1 copy
Animal Man (2020) 1 copy
Black Hammer Reborn #1 (2021) 1 copy
Black Hammer Reborn #3 (2021) 1 copy
Plutona #4 1 copy
Plutona #5 1 copy
Ascender #18 1 copy
Thanos (2016-) #3 (2017) 1 copy
Thanos (2016-) #2 (2016) 1 copy
Thanos (2016-) #1 (2016) 1 copy

Associated Works

Revival Volume 1: You're Among Friends (2012) — Foreword — 366 copies
Justice League Volume 3: Throne of Atlantis (2013) — Author — 175 copies
Infidel (2018) — Afterword — 148 copies
House of Mystery, Vol. 4: The Beauty of Decay (2010) — Illustrator — 112 copies
Angel Catbird Volume 2: To Castle Catula (2017) — Contributor, some editions — 90 copies
DC Comics: Zero Year (2014) — Contributor — 77 copies
Strange Tales II (2011) 68 copies
Harbinger Volume 2: Renegades (2013) — Cover Artist (8 variant), some editions — 56 copies
Peanuts: A Tribute to Charles M. Schulz (2015) — Contributor — 45 copies
Green Arrow Volume 3: Harrow (2013) — Author — 36 copies
Batman: Black and White Vol. 4 (2014) — Author — 36 copies
The Most Important Comic Book on Earth (2021) — Contributor — 34 copies
DC Comics: The New 52 (2011) — Contributor — 34 copies
The World of Flashpoint featuring Green Lantern (2012) — Contributor — 33 copies
Shipwreck, Vol. 1 (2018) — Introduction — 25 copies
Superman: Return of Doomsday (2011) — Contributor — 17 copies
Strange Adventures (2014) — Contributor — 12 copies
The New 52: Futures End: Five Years Later Omnibus (2014) — Contributor — 8 copies
DC Comics: The New 52 Villains Omnibus (2013) — Contributor — 7 copies
X-O Manowar Special (FCBD 2017) (2017) — Contributor — 5 copies
Toronto Comics, Vol. 4: Yonge at Heart (2014) — Foreword, some editions — 4 copies
Jonah Hex: The Old Man (2011) — Cover artist — 3 copies
Ghosts, Vol. 2 # 1 (2012) — Illustrator — 2 copies
Vertigo: First Blood (2012) 1 copy

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Common Knowledge

Birthdate
1976-03-21
Gender
male
Nationality
Canada
Birthplace
Essex County, Ontario, Canada
Places of residence
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Occupations
cartoonist
illustrator
comic book writer
comic book artist
Awards and honors
Joe Shuster Award (Best Canadian Cartoonist, 2008)
Eisner Award
Short biography
"A graphic novelist and comics illustrator who has garnered international acclaim, Jeff Lemire paid tribute to his rural roots in his remarkable trilogy, Essex County (Top Shelf Productions), and the world of comics responded with a plethora of major prizes and rave reviews. Lemire is considered an indie artist, but he has received plenty of mainstream recognition in his field. In 2008, he took the Joe Shuster Award for Best Canadian Cartoonist. That same year, Essex County won the American Library Association's prestigious Alex Award, which celebrates books for adults that also have teen appeal. He has also won multiple Eisner Awards, which are regarded as the Oscars of the comics world. The prolific writer and cartoonist is also the author of Sweet Tooth, a monthly comic series that centres on Gus, a little boy with antlers, and Jepperd, a hulking bounty hunter. In addition, Lemire writes the Superboy and Atom comic series for DC Comics, and has contributed to anthologies for Dark Horse and Image comics. He has also illustrated album covers for bands such as catl and Art Brut. Essex County was originally published in three parts; his fourth graphic novel, The Nobody (DC Comics/Vertigo), was published in 2009. Born and raised on a farm in Essex County, Ontario, Jeff Lemire now lives in Toronto." 2011 CBC Canada Reads blurb

Members

Reviews

Inventive, imaginative, dimension-crossing sci-fi. A lot of fun, and beautiful to look-at (the José Villarubia colouring definitely helps). Doesn't really add up to much, and doesn't really deliver on its promise. But it's a fun, exuberant, exhilirating ride — to get nowhere in particular.
 
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thisisstephenbetts | 11 other reviews | Nov 25, 2023 |
Man do I love the sci-fi/fantasy mix lately (and by that I mean the past 10 years). Great stuff again here from Mr. Lemire and crew. Loving the characters, the art, the writing. Probably should be giving this 5 stars, but we'll see how it ends.
½
 
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ragwaine | 2 other reviews | Nov 19, 2023 |
The story is quite captivating. For a preflude. The art style is definitely not my favorite though.
 
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cwebb | Nov 13, 2023 |
St. Michael’s Church was pretty amazing. All white on the inside which was different. There was an underground crypt and you could go up in the tower and get great views of the city. Thought it was funny that they had a toy Martin Luther, when he was the one who said we don’t need churches and priests, as far I know.
 
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ragwaine | 3 other reviews | Oct 31, 2023 |

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Statistics

Works
699
Also by
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Members
15,488
Popularity
#1,465
Rating
3.8
Reviews
781
ISBNs
713
Languages
11
Favorited
13
Touchstones
329

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