BIOGRAPHY


Born and raised on a farm in Essex County, Canada, Jeff Lemire’s Essex County Trilogy
of graphic novels (Tales From The Farm, Ghost Stories, The Country Nurse) published by
Top Shelf Productions have been nominated for multiple Eisner and Harvey Awards.
In 2008 Jeff won the Schuster Award for Best Canadian Cartoonist, and
The Doug Wright Award for Best Emerging Talent. He also won the American
Library Association’s prestigious Alex Award, recognizing books for adults with specific
teen appeal.


Recently named one of Wizard Magazines 25 “rising stars” Jeff has also published
the graphic novel The Nobody for DC Comics/ Vertigo, and is currently hard at work
a new monthly ongoing series, Sweet Tooth, also for Vertigo and a new graphic novel
for Top Shelf.


Jeff has also illustrated album covers for such bands as Art Brut and catl. His work has
also been published by the likes of Dark Horse Comics, Image Comics, Driven Magazine
and soon Marvel Comics.


Jeff currently lives and works in Toronto with his wife, sculptor Lesley-Anne Green and
their son, Gus.

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PRAISE FOR JEFF LEMIRE AND ESSEX COUNTY:

* Winner of the 2008 Joe Shuster Award for Outstanding Canadian Comic Book Cartoonist
* Winner of the 2008 Doug Wright Award for Best Emerging Talent
* Winner of the 2008 American Library Association's Alex Award (For Adult Books with Teen Appeal)
* Nominated for the 2007 Ignatz Awards, the 2008 Harvey Awards, and two 2008 Eisner Awards


"Books like this are the reason alternative comics publishers such as Top Shelf exist. Lemire uses an utterly personal, idiosyncratic drawing style, rough but completely clear, that even just-off-mainstream publishers would insist on gussying up for publication. And the simple story's slice-of-life lyricism, sparked by magic realism, is way too arthouse-movie-ish for the mainstream. But lordy, does it work!" -- Ray Olson, Booklist

"Indy book of the year!" -- Blair Butler, G4tv / Attack of the Show


"Ghost Stories is truly inspired work ... This is the second volume of a trilogy that firmly establishes Lemire as one of the premier storytellers in the graphic arts ... the best graphic novel of 2007." -- Steve Duin, The Oregonian


"A great graphic novel ... I had tears in my eyes when I was done." -- Whitney Matheson, USA Today

"A rich tapestry ... Mr. Lemire infuses his characters with vivid details that make them burst to life." -- George Gene Gustines, The New York Times


"Jeff Lemire's Essex County trilogy represents one of the most remarkable recent achievements in indie comics: three interlocking graphic novels about the mysteries and melancholy of a small Canadian farming community, rendered in a distinctive style and turned out surprisingly quickly." -- The AV Club


"Essex County is a tremendous achievement ... This heartfelt piece of graphic literature surpasses its form to stand as an enduring example of the finest in Canadian literature." -- from the introduction by Darwyn Cooke


"The subtle inter-weaving of Jeff Lemire's Essex County Trilogy is brilliant and constantly surprising. The cumulative impact left a lump in my throat." -- Jeff Smith, creator of Bone and RASL


"A quiet, somber, haunting masterpiece... Lemire is writing about loneliness and regret, and I'm at a loss to explain how he manages to illustrate the devastating toll they take on his characters even as he inspires his readers." -- Steve Duin, The Oregonian


"This is the comics medium at its best." -- Booklist (from one of three starred reviews)