The Underwater Welder

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]

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

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]