An ancient curse spreads hatred, fear, and violence, drawing the most powerful and vile creatures to a town with only one hope for protection - the Goon. And, even the Goon's lifelong deadly foe, the zombie priest, is running scared. But he has to remain, forced into submission by a power greater than his own, to keep an eye on Goon and his violent sidekick, Franky. Meanwhile, the death of one of the Goon's closest allies reveals an enemy thought long gone, returned to wreak havoc and destruction upon the Goon and those who stand by him. There's some funny stuff, too!
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Taking place in a 1930s slum that's a cross between H.P. Lovecraft and Little Orphan Annie—where homicidal refugees from the Little Rascals fight over fish guts, zombies are almost commonplace, but the appearance of a colossal transvestite is a matter worthy of interrupting a mission to dynamite a haunted evil burlesque house—the crazy, wonderful and macabre adventures of the Goon continue in this new collection that gets only one criticism: it is much too short, even at 128 pages. It's a dense package, a masterful blending of story and art, but newcomers to the series may find themselves adrift. The Goon, a hulking giant, is still dealing with the Zombie Priest, but other, more powerful and evil villains are working behind-the-scenes, and the return of the Bird Girls is a portent: old foes are out of the grave, especially one very angry nemesis. It seems Labrazio, the Goon's original archenemy, is on the streets, spreading mayhem and murder—or is he? Creator Powell uses humor and his offbeat imagination to take what could be a grim story—the bad guys always seem to have the upper hand—into a colorful, breathless page-turner. (June)
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Taking place in a 1930s slum that's a cross between H.P. Lovecraft and Little Orphan Annie--where homicidal refugees from the Little Rascals fight over fish guts, zombies are almost commonplace, but the appearance of a colossal transvestite is a matter worthy of interrupting a mission to dynamite a haunted evil burlesque house--the crazy, wonderful and macabre adventures of the Goon continue in this new collection that gets only one criticism: it is much too short, even at 128 pages. It's a dense package, a masterful blending of story and art, but newcomers to the series may find themselves adrift. The Goon, a hulking giant, is still dealing with the Zombie Priest, but other, more powerful and evil villains are working behind-the-scenes, and the return of the Bird Girls is a portent: old foes are out of the grave, especially one very angry nemesis. It seems Labrazio, the Goon's original archenemy, is on the streets, spreading mayhem and murder--or is he? Creator Powell uses humor and his offbeat imagination to take what could be a grim story--the bad guys always seem to have the upper hand--into a colorful, breathless page-turner. --Publishers Weekly
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Fun noir,
This review is from: The Goon, Volume 7: A Place Of Heartache And Grief (Paperback)
This is the first time I've read "The Goon" except for a couple of short stories in collections and the stories were a good indication of what to expect from a full length graphic novel. The Goon is a sort of Marv/Hellboy character whom Batman used to beat up in early comics (usually down the harbour in a warehouse with lots of crates) and his sidekick is a short, mouthy character called Franky (think Slaine's Ukko crossed with Danny DeVito) and their adventures in a strange town where zombies and monsters are considered everyday.
In this book The Goon fights some burlesque dancers who are really flying monsters but gets sidetracked with swamp monster shapeshifters, kids who steal dynamite, cross dressing giants, and a mysterious old enemy back from the dead. This is Vol 7 in the series so I've obviously missed a lot as I wasn't sure what was happening, where it was going, but it's a very well illustrated and interesting book in a series I'll look into more.
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Goon vol. 7,
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Good Goon. What new. More humor than in prior Goon volumes (thank goodness). Starting to feel the "been there, done that" with the Goon in general. The trade paperbacks need to be larger as well. I feel like im being juiced with only four issues per trade paperback. The Goon needs more bang for the buck!
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Heading for the dark side.,
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The Goon vol. 7 is the beginning of a darker chapter for our anti-hero. It starts out like a normal Goon story with the usual sense of humor, but soon starts getting serious. Being a fan of the Goon, I've been waitng a while for this. It doesn't disappoint.
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