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SWEET TOOTH 6 OUT NOW!

SWEET TOOTH #6 hits stores today and it also marks the beginning of a new storyline "IN CAPTIVITY" . After the shocking conclusion of "OUT OF THE DEEP WOODS" we now start to delve in to the backstory of Jepperd and as his history painfully surfaces, his motivations are revealed.
Meanwhile Gus meets more hybrids for the first time!
Here are a few of the raw inks from the issue...

My New Studio and More...

Finally moved and set-up in my new studio. It's been a long time coming and I love working here.

Also a reminder that SWEET TOOTH #6 is out tomorrow! First part of a new storyline "IN CAPTIVITY!"

SWEET TOOTH VOl.1 COMING MAY 12! PRE-ORDER NOW!

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IN THE CURRENT PREVIEWS CATALOG...PRE-ORDER NOW!

SWEET TOOTH VOL. 1: OUT OF THE WOODS TP

"Writer and artist Jeff Lemire has created the new 'must read' book with SWEET TOOTH." — GEOFF JOHNS



"Spellbinding and offbeat . . . emotionally charged." — USA TODAY



"A grabber from the get-go..." — THE ONION



Advance-solicited • On sale May 12 •128 pg, FC $9.99 US • MATURE READERS

Written by JEFF LEMIRE

Art and cover by JEFF LEMIRE

The first five issues of Jeff Lemire's acclaimed...

SWEET TOOTH TWITTER CONTEST!

In celebration of the release of Sweet Tooth 5, I will be doing daily contests on my twitter feed every day for the next week, at random times. The winners will win an autographed set of Sweet Tooth #1-5.
The questions will all be specific questions from Sweet Tooth 1-5, so you better keep your copies handy.

OUT TODAY SWEET TOOTH #5!

THE END OF THE ROAD....

Written by Jeff Lemire; Art and Cover by Jeff Lemire

"The new 'must read' book." –Geoff Johns "Dark, moving and intriguing." – Frank Quitely Surprises abound in this conclusion to the first arc of the red-hot Vertigo series that's so compelling you're not going to want to wait for the trade. On the dangerous road to a rumored safe haven, Gus and Jeppard come to a raw moment of truth.Vertigo 32pg. Color $2.99 USMature Readers

On Sale January 6, 2010

2010 Appearances and Signings

It will be a busy year of making comics with Sweet Tooth an ongoing concern, as well as a yet-to-be-announced new 200+ page graphic novel for Top Shelf underway. I also have new projects coming from DC, Marvel and another OGN in the works with Josh Dysart!

In addition I'm doing my best to keep a regular convention schedule tis year and (so far) these are my confirmed appearances:

FEBRUARY 13, 2010: Signing at LA MOOD COMICS in London, Ontario.

MARCH 13-14, 2010: EMERALD CITY COMICON, Seattle Was...

GUS IS NOT ALONE ANYMORE: IN CAPTIVITY AND 3 NEW CLUES!

NEW SWEET TOOTH NEWS AND CLUES at Vertigo's Blog!

MY FAVORITE COMICS OF 2009

2009 was a particularly strong year for comics, especially Original Graphic Novels, so in no particular order here are some of my favorite comics of the past year:
3 STORY: THE SECRET HISTORY OF THE GIANT MAN: MATT KINDT:
This is the very best work of a VERY good cartoonist. I was fortunate enough to read an earlier draft of this stunning graphic novel by my good friend Matt Kindt. I loved it then, and I love it now even more. Matt may be too close to see it himself, but I can see all the love...

The Montreal Gazette Selects Essex County!

Ian Gillis of the Montreal Gazette recently chose ESSEX COUNTY as part of his spotlight on Candian Graphic Novels.

The Complete Essex County, by Jeff Lemire (Top Shelf Productions, 512 pages, $31.95). In this family saga set in an imagined version of the author's native southwestern Ontario, Lemire taps into some of the deepest wellsprings of Canadian mythology: hardscrabble farm life, long winters, stoicism, solitude and, as well as anyone has ever depicted, the central role of hockey. The r...

Frankenstein Lives!

A warm up sketch I did yesterday...