Sweet Tooth | |
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![]() Cover of Sweet Tooth 1 (November 2009), art by Jeff Lemire and Jose Villarrubia | |
Publication information | |
Publisher | Vertigo/DC Black Label |
Schedule | Monthly |
Format | Ongoing series |
Genre | |
Publication date | September 2009 – August 2021 |
No. of issues | 46 |
Main character(s) | Gus Jepperd |
Creative team | |
Created by | Jeff Lemire |
Written by | Jeff Lemire |
Artist(s) | Jeff Lemire |
Letterer(s) | Pat Brosseau |
Colorist(s) | Jose Villarrubia |
Editor(s) | Brandon Montclare Bob Schreck |
Collected editions | |
Out of the Woods | ISBN 1-4012-2696-5 |
In Captivity | ISBN 1-4012-2854-2 |
Animal Armies | ISBN 1-4012-3170-5 |
Endangered Species | ISBN 1-4012-3361-9 |
Unnatural Habitats | ISBN 1-4012-3723-1 |
Wild Game | ISBN 1-4012-4029-1 |
The Return | ISBN 1-7795-1032-2 |
Sweet Tooth is an American comic book limited series written and drawn by Canadian cartoonist Jeff Lemire and published by DC Comics' Vertigo imprint. Dubbed by some as "Mad Max meets Bambi",[1] it takes place in a mostly rural post-apocalyptic setting where some creatures are human/animal hybrids. The original 40-issue series of six sub-titled segments, ran from November 2009 to January 2013 (cover dates). A six-issue sequel, sub-titled The Return, ran from November 2020 to November 2021. A television series adaptation was released on Netflix in June 2021, with a second season released in April 2023. The third and final season was released in June 2024.