{"product_id":"the-underwater-welder-isbn-9781603090742","title":"The Underwater Welder","description":"Pressure. 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!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\"The most spectacular episode of \u003ci\u003eThe Twilight Zone\u003c\/i\u003e that was never produced. I really, really care about the people in this story... And I can pretty much guarantee you will too.\" \u003cb\u003e— From the introduction by Damon Lindelof (\u003ci\u003eLOST\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStar Trek\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePrometheus, The Leftovers)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"With \u003ci\u003eThe Underwater Welder\u003c\/i\u003e, Jeff Lemire has created a moving, brilliant, and fiercely original work about loss, longing, and love. Full of piercing moments that will stay with you for long after you've finished reading, \u003ci\u003eThe Underwater Welder\u003c\/i\u003e is a testament to the basic truth that down in the depths or up on land, there's nothing more haunting and wondrous than the human heart. A masterpiece of visual storytelling.\" \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eScott Snyder (\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBatman\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWytches\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Vampire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"Lemire’s stylized art and inventive panel structure is the perfect vehicle for his well-told story, and the tale’s poignant moments make the moments of desolation even more heart-wrenching... A beautiful, moving, wholly satisfying story about fatherhood and growing up.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e(starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"[Lemire] has not lost his ability to pack an emotional wallop.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003cb\u003e— \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorge Gustines\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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. And the use of ink wash has rarely been put to more apt use.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003cb\u003e— \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eDana Jennings\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Underwater Welder\u003c\/i\u003e... is all kinds of wonderful. Buy it. You will wet yourself with tears, your brain will spin from masterful storytelling, and you will love it.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003cb\u003e— \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eJeff Jensen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Haunting... \u003ci\u003eUnderwater Welder\u003c\/i\u003e is just the right blend of action and abstraction, and greatly enhanced by Lemire's ability to signal movement, time and distance through clever arrangement of his panels on the page.\" \u003cb\u003e— Cory Doctorow, \u003ci\u003eBoing Boing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe lives in Toronto with his family.","brand":"Top Shelf Productions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303318016229,"sku":"NP9781603090742","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781603090742.jpg?v=1767741987","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-underwater-welder-isbn-9781603090742","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}