The breakout hit graphic novel Fishflies by New York Times bestselling, multiple award winning creator Jeff Lemire (Absolute Flash, Sweet Tooth, Gideon Falls, Descender) will be released in paperback format this Fall from Image Comics.
The beloved mystery has captured the hearts of critics and readers alike and raked in a bevy of glowing reviews and accolades including starred reviews from Booklist, Library Journal, and Shelf Awareness.
“Fishflies started out as a sketchbook experiment that continued to grow and evolve and take on a life of its own. And that seems to be continuing as the Hardcover is close to selling out, and now we’re going to a paperback,” said Lemire. “It’s so flattering and amazing to see Franny and The Fishfly finding more and more readers.”
A small-town crime sets off a chain of events that will permanently alter the lives of several residents of bucolic Belle River, Ontario. As the manhunt heats up, a lonely girl named Franny Fox forms an unlikely friendship with a fugitive that leads them both on an odyssey of discovery and redemption… a journey that also uncovers dark secrets from the town’s eery past.
Magical realism and mystery unfold in this standalone story perfect for fans of Lemire’s Royal City and The Underwater Welder or his A.D.: After Death co-creation with Scott Snyder and Plutona co-creation with Emi Lenox.
Fishflies trade paperback will collect the complete series, Fishflies issues #1-7, and be available at local comic book shops on Wednesday, October 22 and bookstores on Tuesday, November 4.
