New York Times bestselling author, Jeff Lemire, is the creator of the acclaimed graphic novels Sweet Tooth, Essex County, The Underwater Welder and Trillium. His upcoming projects include the original graphic novel Roughneck from Simon and Schuster, as well as the sci-fi series Descender for Image Comics (with Dustin Nguyen) and Black Hammer for Dark Horse Comics (with Dean Ormston). Jeff has also written Green Arrow, Justice League and Animal Man for DC Comics and Hawkeye for Marvel Comics. In 2008 and in 2013 Jeff won the Schuster Award for Best Canadian Cartoonist. He has also received The Doug Wright Award for Best Emerging Talent and the American Library Association's prestigious Alex Award, recognizing books for adults with specific teen appeal. He has also been nominated for 8 Eisner awards, 7 Harvey Awards and 8 Shuster Awards. In 2010 Essex County was named as one of the five Essential Canadian Novels of the Decade. He currently lives and works in Toronto with his wife and son.
“I didn’t think something could be thrilling and sad at the same
time but now there’s Black Hammer proving me wrong. Amazing, Just
flat-out amazing.”—Patton Oswalt
“I don’t read many comics these days and I can’t remember the last
time I read a superhero comic, but I’m loving BLACK HAMMER by Jeff
Lemire, Dean Ormston, and Dave Stewart.”—Mike Mignola
“Fantastic.”—Scott Snyder (Batman, Wytches)
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