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Biographical Note: 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.
Review Quotes:
"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
"Fantastic."--Scott Snyder
"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