{"product_id":"the-underwater-welder-paperback","title":"The Underwater Welder - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJeff Lemire\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePressure. An underwater welder on an oil rig off the Nova Scotia coast, Jack is used to the pressures of deep-sea work. Nothing, however, could prepare him for the pressures of impending fatherhood. As Jack dives deeper and deeper, he seems to pull further and further away from his young wife and their unborn son. But then, something happens deep on the ocean floor. Jack has a strange and mind-bending encounter that will change the course of his life forever! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEqual parts blue-collar character study and mind-bending science fiction epic, \u003ci\u003eThe Underwater Welder\u003c\/i\u003e explores fathers and sons, birth and death, memory and truth, and the treasures we all bury deep down inside. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"It's a striking evocation of the Canadian Maritimes, and a moving meditation on what haunts us and how we struggle to keep those specters at bay.\" - New York Times\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJeff Lemire\u003c\/b\u003e is a prolific, award-winning comic book writer and artist from Ontario, who's known for creating literary stories depicting the frailties, fears, and hopes of the human condition. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe's worked extensively with all the major comic book publishers, penning well-received runs on \u003ci\u003eAnimal Man\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGreen Arrow\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHawkeye\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eOld Man Logan\u003c\/i\u003e for DC and Marvel. His creator-owned works, which are even more highly aclaimed, include \u003ci\u003eThe Underwater Welder, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Essex County Trilogy, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Lost Dogs\u003c\/i\u003e from Top Shelf Productions; \u003ci\u003eDescender\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA.D. After Death\u003c\/i\u003e (with Scott Snyder, ) and \u003ci\u003eRoyal City\u003c\/i\u003e, from Image; and \u003ci\u003eSweet Tooth\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTrillium\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Nobody\u003c\/i\u003e from Vertigo. His original graphic novel \u003ci\u003eRoughneck\u003c\/i\u003e was published by Simon and Schuster in 2017. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJeff won the Joe Shuster Award for Outstanding Canadian Comic Book Cartoonist in 2008 for \u003ci\u003eEssex County\u003c\/i\u003e, and again in 2013 for \u003ci\u003eThe Underwater Welder\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSweet Tooth\u003c\/i\u003e. He's been a nominee for multiple Eisner awards, a Harvery Award, and the Ignatz Award. \u003ci\u003eDescender\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Underwater Welder\u003c\/i\u003e have both been optioned for major motion pictures. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe lives in Toronto with his family.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 10.3 x 6.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 07, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770875052320,"sku":"9781603090742","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c81a4df2e73aed3b656e84bdbf06e730.webp?v=1780379972","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-underwater-welder-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}