Jeff Lemire brings Black Hammer & his next graphic novel to Substack - dyerexclasen

Jeff Lemire brings Black Malleus & his side by side graphic novel to Substack

(Visualise credit: Jeff Lemire)

Writer/creative person Jeff Lemire has joined a growing number of risible creators to partner with the online platform Substack to serialise new original comics ahead of their traditional launching via a paid subscription newsletter - although for Lemire, it's much that.

Lemire plans to serialise two major projects - an original visual communication novel called Fishflies, and a new Black Hammer comic centered on the Colonel Unearthly character.

Colonel Weird — (Image quotation: Radiate Fawkes)

"I don't steady cognise what to claim IT really, 'newssheet' seems much too limiting for what I hope to do on this platform," Lemire writes. "My intent present is to create something akin to an online studio; a new chopine to release unprecedented comics and a confluence place to apportion totally my work in progress with you and also pass rafts of exclusive new material.

"I desire to make up a lead link between me and my readers," he continues. "So, this will be a put across that I can dea each step out of my creative process with you and a platform to in reality create and publish new comics too."

The patch of Fishflies is currently under wraps, but Lemire says he plans to publish Phoebe pages a week on Substack and anticipates the series itself to run complete 500 pages - which would be extraordinary of his longest projects as a writer/artist.

"In many ways, Fishflies is a climax of everything I've finished in comics," He writes. "I conceive it combines the best of all my books. It sits right beside Essex County in terms of tone and scope, just also brings in whatsoever of the weirder writing style aspects of books corresponding Sweet Tooth and Gideon Waterfall."

The Black Hammer Colonel Supernatural comic leave be co-written by Tate Brombal and painted by Ray Fawkes. Lemire says atomic number 2 plans to also debut new Black Hammer squabby comics on his Substack.

Lemire assures readers that all of these Substack-first comics will at length constitute publicized traditionally, only his paid Substack newsletter leave be the first chance to read it, as well as see rump-the-scenes blab and artwork from him. There are also plans for exclusive variable covers, giclee prints, military commission opportunities, and more.

Lemire hasn't announced when the Substack-first comics volition begin on his newsletter platform, but writes that the "first only drop happens later this calendar week!"

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