ROUGHNECK New Graphic Novel Coming in April

COMING APRIL 18, 2017

From the New York Times bestselling author and award-winning creator of Secret Path, Essex County,  and The Underwater Welder comes an all-original graphic novel about a brother and sister who must come together after years apart to face the disturbing history that has cursed their family.

Derek Ouellette’s glory days are behind him. His hockey career ended a decade earlier in a violent incident on ice, and since then he’s been living off his reputation in the remote northern community where he grew up, drinking too much and fighting anyone who crosses him. When his long-lost sister Beth shows up, on the run from an abusive boyfriend, the two escape to a secluded hunting camp in the woods. There, living off the land, they reconnect with each other, the painful secrets of their past, and their Cree heritage...and start to heal. 

But Beth’s ex-boyfriend is hunting them. As he circles closer, he threatens to shatter this newfound peace and pull both Derek and Beth back into the world of self-destruction they’ve fought so hard to leave behind. Touching and harrowing, this is a deeply moving and beautifully illustrated story about family, heritage, and breaking the cycle of violence.

AVAILABLE APRIL 28, 2017 FROM GALLERY 13 *an imprint of SIMON AND SCHUSTER)

272 PAGES HARDCOVER - FULL COLOR

“The Stranger” Official Video - Gord Downie - Secret Path

The first single from THE SECRET PATH, my collaboration with Gord Downie, was released today. The Secret Path Graphic Novel and Album will be available TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18. It can be pre-ordered by clicking here 



The full hour long animated film THE SECRET PATH with Music by Gord Downie and Illustrations by me, will air and stream live  on CBC Sunday, October 22 at 9pm Eastern.



Gord will be playing 2 concerts, Tuesday October 18 in Ottawa Ontario and Friday October 21 in Toronto Ontario. I will be signing Secret Path at THE BEGUILING Wednesday, October 19 at 7pm.



There will be a new televised interview with Gord tonight on CBC'S THE NATIONAL and there will be a televised interview with myself Sunday October 22 on CBC Arts.

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT A.D.

“What would a world look like when death becomes a thing of the past?”--VULTURE

“The most grounded and emotionally authentic glimpse at immortality ever put to the page.  This is only the first chapter, but it may just be the beginning of a masterpiece.”--Damon Lindelof (LOST)

“Mind bending.”--ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY

“Like nothing else out there. A+.” - FORCES OF GEEK

“This book is next level stuff.”--Charles Soule (CURSE WORDS)

“A.D.: After Death – Book One pushes beyond the notion of what a comic book should be and gives readers a completely different, magnificently engrossing experience.”--COMICOSITY

“A mind blowing experience.”--CBR

"A hauntingly aching, and thought-provoking work."-Brian Azzarello (MOONSHINE)

“A different kind of sci fi comic.”--IGN

“Hauntingly beautiful…. Snyder and Lemire are a dream pairing, two creators in fervent harmony that explore the uncomfortable, undeniable fear of death and the scarier prospect of what happens when it’s gone.”--ALL COMIC

“Incredible.”--GEEK.COM

“Do you know the first thing I did after I was done reading A.D. After Death? Flipped to the beginning and started reading again. It’s exciting, intriguing; it’s imagination run wild…. This book is a must-read, an instant favourite and a sure contender for Book of the Year.”--COMIC BASTARDS