The Underwater Welder

The Underwater Welder
Date	2012
Main characters	Jack Joseph
Page count	224[1] pages
Publisher	Top Shelf Productions
Creative team
Writers	Jeff Lemire
Artist	Jeff Lemire
Original publication
Published in	Top Shelf Productions
Date of publication	August 2012
Language	English

The Underwater Welder is a Canadian ^{[citation needed]} graphic novel ghost story published by Top Shelf Productions written and drawn by Jeff Lemire. The main character, Jack Joseph, is an offshore oil rig worker responsible for scuba-diving^{[citation needed]} and repairing the rig. On shore, his wife is pregnant with their unborn son and Jack feels the pressure of impending fatherhood. On one dive, Jack encounters a supernatural presence at the bottom of the sea that puts him in contact with the ghost of his own father. The story explores themes dealing with the relationship between father and sons and memory and reality.^[2]

Critical reception

Various critical websites hailed The Underwater Welder as one of the best graphic novels of 2012. Comic Book Resources, The A.V. Club, and ComicsAlliance listed the graphic novel in their "Best of 2012" lists.^[3][4][5]

Film adaptation

In March 2017, Anonymous Content and Ryan Gosling announced that they will produce the film based on the graphic novel.^[6]

References

1. Lemire, Jeff (7 August 2012). The Underwater Welder on Amazon.com. National Geographic Books. ISBN 978-1603090742.
2. "The Underwater Welder".
3. "The best graphic novels and art comics of 2012". The A.V. Club.
4. ca-staff (27 December 2012). "The Charles Xavier Memorial Awards: ComicsAlliance's Best Comics of 2012, Part 2". Comics Alliance. Archived from the original on 18 August 2013.
5. "CBR's Top 10 Comics of 2012". Comic Book Resources.
6. Evry, Max (March 3, 2017). "Ryan Gosling to Adapt Graphic Novel The Underwater Welder". Comingsoon. Retrieved 6 March 2017.