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Jeff Lemire's Sweet Tooth Returns Thanks to Robert Downey and Netflix
Jeff Lemire is writing and drawing a new series of Sweet Tooth, coming from DC Comics (at this time) in November and coloured by José Villarubia reunite for a new six-issue post-apocalyptic fantasy miniseries It helps that Robert Downy Jr is down for a Netflix adaptation at some as-yet-undetermined point sometime in 2021 Maybe Sweet[...]
Dania Ramirez is joining Sweet Tooth (Image: CBS All Access)
Netflix's eight-episode, live-action series based on Jeff Lemire's Vertigo (a DC Comics imprint) comic book series Sweet Tooth (produced by Team Downey's Robert Downey Jr and Susan Downey, Jim Mickle, Beth Schwartz, and Warner Bros TV) is welcoming Dania Ramirez (Tell Me a Story, Devious Maids) to the cast Ramirez joins previously-announced castmates Christian Convery (Beautiful[...]
Jeff Lemire's Sweet Tooth is coming to Netflix.
It's been a little over two months since Netflix announced it had given a green light for an eight-episode, live-action series based on Jeff Lemire's Vertigo (a DC Comics imprint) comic book series Sweet Tooth, produced by Robert Downey Jr and Susan Downey for Team Downey Now, Lemire is offering an update and his thoughts[...]
Descender, Ascender TV Rights Land at NBCUniversal's Lark Productions
A little more than a month after Netflix announced it had given the adaptation of his comic book series Sweet Tooth a series greenlight, New York Times bestselling author Jeff Lemire (Black Hammer) could see another one of his works heading to the small screen Co-created with artist Dustin Nguyen (Batman: Streets of Gotham), Image[...]
Three New Comics Projects On Kickstarter
Ryan Browne has drawn several projects including God Hates Astronauts and Quantum & Woody. They've broken several stretch goals on Kickstarter, and the 700+ page volume will include a new 20 page Curse Words story. Cosmic Detective Kickstarter Cosmic Detective art by David Rubín which is now on Kickstarter. A project written by Jeff Lemire (Sweet Tooth, Essex County)[...]
Jeff Lemire's Sweet Tooth is coming to Netflix.
In yet another example of Hulu's loss is the streaming giant's gain, Netflix has given a green light for an eight-episode, live-action series based on Jeff Lemire's Vertigo (a DC Comics imprint) comic book series Sweet Tooth, produced by Robert Downey Jr and Susan Downey for Team Downey Christian Convery (Beautiful Boy), Nonso Anozie (Game[...]
cosmic_cards
For over two years comic book creators Jeff Lemire, Matt Kindt, and David Rubín have worked in secret on an all-new, original graphic novel The book, titled Cosmic Detective, is an epic science fiction mystery that asks: when a God is murdered, who solves the crime? Launched on Kickstarter this week, they have motored past[...]
essex county
Originally announced (and covered by Bleeding Cool) back in 2015, CBC's television adaptation of award-winning writer/artist Jeff Lemire's graphic novel trilogy Essex County is actually breaking some news – and it comes directly from Lemire Taking to Twitter on Thursday, the writer/artist posted the front page to the script for the pilot episode – which[...]
Black Hammer's Colonel Weird Gets Origin Mini-Series from Jeff Lemire and Tyler Crook
Jeff Lemire and Tyler Crook will expand Lemire and Dean Ormston's Black Hammer universe with another series launching in April from Dark Horse Colonel Weird: Cosmagog will be a four-issue mini-series telling the strange origin story of Colonel Randall Weird Check out the press release below for more info. MILWAUKIE, Ore., (January 15, 2020)—From the world[...]
Top 100 Power List of Comics, 2019 Edition
An early adopter in the NY lit agent scene for comic book and graphic novel talent, he's amassed an impressive client list – Jeff Lemire, Noelle Stevenson, Matt Kindt, and Cullen Bunn among others He's tough and aggressive in fighting for his clients, but fair Charlie Olsen of Inkwell Management who seems to represent half[...]
"Family Tree" #1: Botanical Post Apocalypse Tale Off with a Bang (Review)
In the opening pages of Jeff Lemire's excellent new comic, Family Tree, we are introduced to Loretta She's a single mom with two kids The youngest, Meg, is precocious and inquisitive, while the oldest, Josh, has a knack for getting in trouble Loretta has to leave work early to get Josh from school, who just[...]
One More Notch: The Fourth Power & Others [Reviews]
It shouldn't win any Eisners, but the team built the first issue solidly, and the cliffhanger caught me for issue two. Black Hammer/Justice League issue two by Jeff Lemire, Michael Walsh, and Nate Piekos: Two scenes stick out I must give the team credit for the opening scene where Batman patrols the Black Hammer town in[...]
Image previews
Family Tree is a new series launching from Image Comics in November that's been a long time coming, announced a few years ago from Jeff Lemire and Phil Hester And now we have a look ahead at the first few pages of the first issue… FAMILY TREE #1 (MR) (W) Jeff Lemire (A/CA) Phil Hester, Ryan Cody,[...]
Image to Finally Publish Jeff Lemire and Phil Hester's Family Tree
By Jeff Lemire and Phil Hester, this "genre-defying" comic was first announced back at Emerald City Comic-Con in 2017, but the first issue is just coming out this November. A press release reveals more details: Image Comics is pleased to announce an all-new, ongoing genre-defying series by New York Times bestselling author Jeff Lemire (Gideon Falls, Ascender)[...]
Ascender #2 Brings Dad In to the Fight Against Mother
The second installment of Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen's Ascender picks up immediately where issue #1 left off, with Mila finding her father's long lost robotic dog named Bandit.  In the previous issue, Mila resents her nomadic life and plays with the idea of giving in to the religious heretics of the anti-technology fanatic Mother. [...]
Ascender #1 From Image Comics is Star Wars meets Lord of the Rings
 Set ten years after the conclusion of Descender, Jeff Lemire (Sweet Tooth, Animal Man) creates a world of Star Wars meets Lord of the Rings, setting us up for dictatorship who seeks to destroy all robots and tech in the universe while simultaneously referring to dragons as inorganic ships. Mother, the head of this movement, utilizes[...]
Mike Deodato Joins Jeff Lemire at Dark Horse for Berserker Unbound
Today, Dark Horse Comics sent out a press release announcing a new series by Deodato, along with writer Jeff Lemire and colorist Frank Martin Called Berserker Unbound, the series features "a merciless, sword-wielding warrior thrown through a wormhole to a modern day metropolis Our hero quickly realizes that he must protect this new world from[...]
A Top Secret Comic Book Project from Jeff Lemire and Matt Kindt?
But superstar comic book creators Jeff Lemire and Matt Kindt don't follow the rules, so Lemire, who once referred to Kindt as his comic soulmate, took to Twitter to tease an upcoming secret project with Kindt. My buddy @mattkindt is coming to visit me tomorrow in Toronto so we can work on our top secret new[...]
The Sentry #3 cover by Bryan Hitch and Marcio Menyz
That said, it is another good issue in Jeff Lemire's revival of the character Scout's grudge against Bob Reynolds is understandable and flips a lot of comic book tropes on their head. Oftentimes, characters like Spider-Man and the Thing lament their lives as superheroes and costumed adventurers In reality, who wouldn't want to be a superhero?[...]
Terrifics #7 cover by Dale Eaglesham and Ivan Nunes
Jeff Lemire has this weird niche now of mixing Gold and Silver Age throwback comics that mix modern storytelling methods and a slight injection of cynicism Between Terrifics, Sentry, and Black Hammer, this is a pretty clear through-line Even using Tom Strong is like co-opting someone else's Golden Age throwback character for a different Golden[...]
It's Official: Hit-Girl Hates Canada [SPOILERS]
So he's got a bunch of his mates to do it instead. And today that means Canadian writer Jeff Lemire is writing Hit-Girl, and along with artist Eduardo Risso is taking her to his home country of Canada and giving her the full snowy mountain experience Of course, we all know how polite Canadians are reputed to be. Okay,[...]
Gideon Falls #5 cover by Andrea Sorrentino
However, it seems that Jeff Lemire is gradually kicking up the tension. We learn more about these characters' histories, particularly Sheriff Miller and Norton They telegraph an upcoming twist that won't be all that surprising now consequently, but that's not too big an issue. The mystery of the Black Barn is still appreciably creepy, and that helps[...]