Rváč – Lemire Jeff (2019)

Roughhouse, a poignant and chilling story, is one of the pinnacle works of acclaimed comic book writer and artist Jeff Lemire. This sensitive and beautifully illustrated graphic novel primarily tells about the importance of family and familial legacy, as well as the desire to break free from a cycle of violence. Derek Ouelette's days of glory are long behind him. His hockey career ended ten years ago due to a violent incident on the ice. Since then, he has been living off the remnants of his faded fame in a small town in northern Canada where he grew up. He drinks and fights with anyone who crosses his path. However, he does not anticipate that one day his long-lost sister Beth will suddenly appear, seeking refuge from her abusive boyfriend. The two siblings decide to hide in an abandoned hunting cabin in the nearby woods. It is here that they will attempt to reconnect through their painful past... But Beth's boyfriend is coming to town. This threatens to pull Derek and his sister back into a world of self-destruction from which they are desperately trying to escape...