Volume Two Of The Essex Country Trilogy
Written and Drawn by Jeff Lemire
Top Shelf Productions
Cover Price $14.95; Available Now
Present-day life for withering-away Lou Lebeuf has become too confusing for him as he deals with his fading memory and inability to hear. At any moment, a distant name, an image, or a location could send him spiraling back across a life that has spanned eight decades. At other times, he forces the triggering of these memories, as he tries to relive his life one last time before it is gone forever. Lou's most often returned to moment in time, and the one that he keeps safely secure in a scrapbook, is his time playing with the Toronto Grizzlies, a now-defunct semiprofessional hockey team, alongside his brother Vince. For that one brief season, nothing was impossible, and his dreams of playing for the NHL were closer than ever...continue reading this review at Geeks of Doom!
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Comic Review: Ghost Stories
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Comic Review: Tales From The Farm
Volume One Of The Essex Country Trilogy
Written and Drawn by Jeff Lemire
Top Shelf Productions
Cover Price $9.95; Available Now
When Lester's mother dies and he is orphaned, Lester's uncle reluctantly brings him to his farm in the small county of Essex in Ontario, Canada. Uncle Ken doesn't really know how to deal with kids, Lester doesn't know his uncle all that well, and their relationship becomes strained and distant almost from day one. While in town getting gas, Lester pops into the store to pick up a new comic book. It is there that Lester meets Jimmy, a ex-hockey player who was injured in the NHL and has been written off as being "slow" and "different." Jimmy and Lester soon become friends, and the pair of them set off on superhero adventures fighting an alien invasion and picking up games of hockey on a frozen pond. Ken, however, is not too fond of their friendship, and while he is determined to keep the two apart, Lester is all the more determined to keep the relationship going...continue reading this review at Geeks of Doom!
