Thursday 13 January 2011

Books: The Goon

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The Goon
Vol. 0: Rough Stuff
By Eric Powell

2004




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The Goon
Vol. 1: Nothin' But Misery
By Eric Powell

2003




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The Goon
Vol. 2: My Murderous Childhood (And Other Grievous Yarns)
By Eric Powell

2004




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The Goon
The Goon Vol. 3: Heaps of Ruination
By Eric Powell

2005




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The Goon
Vol. 4: Virtue and the Grim Consequences Thereof
By Eric Powell

2006




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The Goon
Vol. 5: Wicked Inclinations
By Eric Powell

2006




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The Goon
Vol. 6: Chinatown and the Mystery of Mr. Wicker
By Eric Powell

2007




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The Goon
Vol. 7: A Place of Heartache and Grief
By Eric Powell

2008




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The Goon
Vol. 8: Those That Is Damned
By Eric Powell

2009




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The Goon
Vol. 9: Calamity of Conscience
By Eric Powell

2009




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"Knife to the eye!" As you can probably tell from his name - The Goon is a tough guy's tough guy. Defending Lonely Street with his sidekick Franky from nefarious evils he exists in a zany wild-ass universe full of giant man-eating eyeballs from other dimensions, gypsy curses, cut-aways, zombies, monty python references and murderous childhoods . All served with a twist of nihilistic noir and Texas chainsaw hillbilly hilarity over a cold slice of spooky mysteries and butt-kicking. Quote: "That picture book done opened my eyes." Enjoy.

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Links: Popmatters Review #1-3, Comic Critique Review of Vol 4.

Further reading: Umbrella Academy, Chew, D.R. and Quinch, Elephantmen, Hellboy.

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