num_pages: 112
description: Xeric Award-winning cartoonist Jeff Lemire (Lost Dogs) illustrates the tale of Lester an orphaned 10-year-old who goes to live on his Uncle's farm. Their relationship grows increasingly strained and Lester befriends the town's gas station owner and damaged former hockey star Jimmy Lebeuf. The two escape into a private fantasy world of super-heroes alien invaders and good old-fashioned pond Hockey. Tales from the Farm is the first volume in a trilogy of graphic novels set in a fictionalized version of Lemire's hometown of Essex County Ontario.
language: English
title: Essex County, Vol. 1: Tales from the Farm
publisher: Top Shelf Productions