The Underwater Welder Explained

The Underwater Welder
Publisher:	Top Shelf Productions
Date:	2012
Main Char Team:	Jack Joseph
Origpublication:	Top Shelf Productions
Origdate:	August 2012
Origlanguage:	English
Writers:	Jeff Lemire
Artist:	Jeff Lemire
Pages:	224^[1]
Us:	Canada

The Underwater Welder is a Canadian 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 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]

Notes and References

1. Book: The Underwater Welder on Amazon.com. National Geographic Books. 978-1603090742 . Lemire . Jeff . 7 August 2012 .
2. Web site: The Underwater Welder.
3. Web site: The best graphic novels and art comics of 2012. .
4. Web site: The Charles Xavier Memorial Awards: ComicsAlliance's Best Comics of 2012, Part 2 . ca-staff . 27 December 2012 . Comics Alliance . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130818234155/http://comicsalliance.com/best-comics-2012-part-2-charles-xavier-memorial-awards/ . 18 August 2013 .
5. Web site: CBR's Top 10 Comics of 2012. Comic Book Resources.
6. Web site: Ryan Gosling to Adapt Graphic Novel The Underwater Welder. March 3, 2017. Max. Evry. Comingsoon. 6 March 2017.