Unfortunately, due to a family emergency, Jeff had to cancel his Portland appearances.  Top Shelf and Floating World hope to reschedule for sometime next year.

WHO: Jeff Lemire
WHAT: Artist reception and book signing
WHEN: Friday, Oct. 9th, 6-8pm
WHERE: Floating World Comics, 20 NW 5th Ave #101

BIO INFORMATION:

“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 Onion 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)

* 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

http://jefflemire.blogspot.com/