Jeff Lemire’s ‘Fireflies’ Gets Collected In Trade Paperback By Image Comics

You read that right, Jeff Lemire‘s Fireflies series, issues #1-#7, coming this Autumn. Or Fall as you America’s like to call it. Either way, if you’re a fan and missed out first time round now’s you’re chance to read it.

And here’s Lemire to explain the genesis of this critically-acclaimed series:

“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.”

As for the series’ synopsis…

“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 be out at comic book stores on Wednesday, October 22nd and book stores on Tuesday, November 4th from Image Comics.