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10,000 Ink Stains: A Memoir
  • Published: 22 July 2025
  • ISBN: 9781506744834
  • Imprint: Dark Horse Books
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 192
  • RRP: $110.00

10,000 Ink Stains: A Memoir

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15 July 2025
Hardback
22 July 2025
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Dark Horse Books proudly presents this hardcover memoir collection showcasing the work of the legendary Eisner Award-winning comic book creator Jeff Lemire, who has created some of the most iconic stories in modern comics.

Featuring his brilliant work from Sweet Tooth, Essex County, Black Hammer, Descender, and so much more. Lemire takes the reader book-by-book, writing essays about the making of each project, showcasing artwork from all of them, details about his personal life during the creation of each book, sharing some never-before-seen process material on each book, and unpublished stories as well. This is the ultimate book for Jeff Lemire and modern comic book fans.


“A gorgeous, helpful memoir/visual journey of how Jeff Lemire found his voice, his vision, and all of the messiness that entailed. Essential reading for any up-and-coming comics creator!”—Patton Oswalt

"A deeply reflective and visually rich memoir that offers an inside look at the creative evolution of one of modern comics’ most influential and prolific figures...An astoundingly candid chronicle of Lemire’s artistic process and evolution as a person, with strong appeal for fans and aspiring creators."—Library Journal Starred Review
  • Published: 22 July 2025
  • ISBN: 9781506744834
  • Imprint: Dark Horse Books
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 192
  • RRP: $110.00
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About the author

Jeff Lemire

Award-winning Canadian cartoonist Jeff Lemire is the creator of the acclaimed monthly comic book series Sweet Tooth published by DC/Vertigo and the award-winning graphic novel Essex County published by Top Shelf. He also writes Animal Man, Frankenstein Agent of S.H.A.D.E., and Superboy for DC Comics. In 2008 Jeff won the Shuster 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. In 2010 Essex County was named as one of the five Essential Canadian Novels of the Decade. In 2013 Lemire published the graphic novel The Underwater Welder. He currently lives and works in Toronto with his wife and son.
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Also by Jeff Lemire

Absolute Flash Vol. 1: Of Two Worlds
Absolute Flash Vol. 2
Green Arrow By Jeff Lemire and Andrea Sorrentino: The Deluxe Edition (New Edition)
JSA Vol. 2: RAGNAROK
The Nobody (New Edition)
Robin & Batman: Jason Todd
Black Hammer Volume 9: Spiral City
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Praise for 10,000 Ink Stains: A Memoir

“A gorgeous, helpful memoir/visual journey of how Jeff Lemire found his voice, his vision, and all of the messiness that entailed. Essential reading for any up-and-coming comics creator!”—Patton Oswalt

"VERDICT An astoundingly candid chronicle of Lemire’s artistic process and evolution as a person, with strong appeal for fans and aspiring creators."—Library Journal Starred Review