The story of a stranger coming to town always involves upsetting the status quo and change for everyone involved. In The Nobody, John Griffen brings a whole unknown history with him and that disturbs the people in the sleepy town of Large Mouth. This bandaged man makes them scared and suspicious, just as he makes [...]
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Essex County is full of simple people. They’re farmers, nurses and, occasionally, retired hockey players. They’re young and old. Basically,they’re good people who are trying to live as good of a life as possible. Sure life isn’t always fair to them and they don’t make the best choices but they are trying. Doesn’t that count [...]
Tags: Essex County, Jeff Lemire
My friend and coworker Matthew J. Brady is on vacation for a week or two so he has a bunch of people contributing pieces to his blog Warren Peace Sings the Blues while he’s away and I snuck in with one review of a couple minicomics by Jeff Lemire– The Essex County Boxing Club and [...]
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