From the frozen seas and snowy wasteland of early 20th century Alaska, to present day, plauge-devastated Nebraska, this third and final deluxe edition of Jeff Lemire's New York Times best-selling series travels through time and place to reveal the truth behind the mysterious and deadly virus that wiped out humanity and brought for the age of the hybrids.

The time has finally come for hybrid animal-boy Gus and the big man called Jeppard to finally learn the answers they've been so desperately searching for. But they're not the only ones looking for the truth behind the plauge. The evil man called Abbot is on a collision course with Gus and Jeppard, and now the stage is set for the final, bloody showdown, an intimate Armageddon witht the fate of human and hybrid alike in the balance.

Written by critically acclaimed, Eisner Award-nominated scribe Jeff Lemire, SWEET TOOTH DELUXE EDITION BOOK THREE is the third and final hardcover cut of the New York Times best-selling series. Collects Sweet Tooth #26-40.

Award-winning Canadian cartoonist Jeff Lemire is the creator of the acclaimed monthly comic book series SWEET TOOTH published by DC/Vertigo and the award winning graphic novel ESSEX COUNTY published by Top Shelf. Lemire was prominent in the DC Comics' hugely successful "New 52" line-wide relaunch as the writer of ANIMAL MAN, JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK and FRANKENSTEIN: AGENT OF S.H.A.D.E. He has also written the monthly adventures of SUPERBOY, THE ATOM and CONSTANTINE. In 2008 Jeff won the Schuster Award for Best Canadian Cartoonist and The Doug Wright Award for Best Emerging Talent. He also won the American Library Association's prestigious Alex Award, recognizing books for adults with specific teen appeal. He has also been nominated for five Eisner awards and five Harvey Awards. In 2010 ESSEX COUNTY was named as one of the five Essential Canadian Novels of the Decade. He currently lives and works in Toronto with his wife and son.