![]() ![]() In the Summer of 2012 there were several NHL “enforcers” who died of tragic circumstances. Where did the original idea for Roughneck come from, and how different is the finished book from that first concept? ![]() Derek is stuck in a cycle of violence and alcoholism until his younger sister, whom he hasn’t seen in decades, returns and together they are forced down a path of self-discovery and healing. Roughneck is the story of an ex-NHL tough guy named Derek Ouelette, who is ten years past his prime and living in the remote norther community where he grew up. ![]() It is in the latter section that we find his new graphic novel Roughneck ( hardcover, digital), an emotional story of a man whose glory days are behind him. Depending on which aisle of the comic book store you frequent most, you probably know writer and artist Jeff Lemire for such super heroic books as Hawkeye: Hawkeyes or Moon Knight: Lunatic, for his ongoing sci-fi series Descender, or for such real-world stories as Essex County. ![]()
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