Jeff Lemire is a comic artist from Toronto, Canada. After self-publishing the Xeric Award-winning comic book 'Lost Dogs' in 2005 through his Ashtray Press imprint, Lemire joined Top Shelf Productions. Born and raised on a farm in Essex County, Canada, Lemire is the author of the Eisner and Harvey Award nominated graphic novel 'Essex County' trilogy ('Tales from the Farm', 'Ghost Stories', 'The County Nurse').