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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[...]
Sentry #1 cover by Bryan Hitch and Marcio Menyz
In the real world, Bob is a fry cook with his old partner Billy, aka Scout. Sentry #1 cover by Bryan Hitch and Marcio Menyz Between Sentry #1 and the Black Hammer line of titles, Jeff Lemire has an affinity for writing stories about life after being a superhero In the case of Bob Reynolds, he is[...]
Top and Bottom 5 Comics, Week of June 6th, 2018: Justice League Soars, Xerxes Sinks
Doctor Star and the Kingdom of Lost Tomorrows #4 Jeff Lemire and Max Fiamura concluded their Black Hammer-affiliated Doctor Star miniseries With it came a heart-breaking ending and a reflection on what we devote our time and efforts to in our lives This was a downright beautiful comic book, and I recommend everyone pick up the trade and give it a[...]
Exclusive Preview of Black Hammer: Age of Doom #3
With Black Hammer: Age of Doom, Jeff Lemire and Dean Ormstron bring back the Eisner Award-winning superhero saga, picking up immediately where they left off — Lucy Weber has become the new Black Hammer and right as she's about to reveal to the other heroes how they got stuck on the farm and can escape[...]
Terrifics #4 cover by Doc Shaner
She is given an upbeat and optimistic interior monologue that tries to cover her current state of being stuck in phase and being away from her home planet. Mister Terrifics is notably less cold and arrogant in this issue, and Jeff Lemire implies that we will be digging deeper into Holt's character through Phantom Girl's observations[...]