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In "Tales from the Farm," Jeff Lemire crafts a quiet, poignant story of childhood resilience and imagination, following ten-year-old Lester, an orphan living on a remote Essex County farm with his uncle. Finding unexpected companionship in Jimmy Lebeuf, a once-promising hockey player whose career ended in a single devastating game, the two boys forge a bond that transcends their isolation through shared dreams of alien invasions and impromptu pond hockey. With every line drawn and lettered by Lemire himself, the issue captures the tender, fragile magic of youth with a warmth that lingers long after the last page.
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Lester is a 10 year old orphan who lives with his uncle on a isolated farm in Essex County. He finds a friend in Jimmy Lebeuf, a former hockey star who was injured in his first and only major league game. The two escape their lonely lives fighting alien invaders and playing pond hockey.
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