The Goon: My Murderous Childhood (and Other Grievous Yarns) Vol. 2 (Paperback)

~ Eric Powell (Author, Artist)

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"The Goon is a wild ride filled with imagination, intrigue, horror, and laughs." -Ain't It Cool News"

Product Description

The Goon and Franky have been best friends ever since they was tykes. Find out how the two little ankle-biters became best pals and how they muscled their way into the rackets of big-time crime-boss, Labrazio - who, incidentally, nobody's seen in a while. This trip down memory lane ain't gonna be no joyride, neither. Franky and the Goon are going to have to take on a horde of zombies, an army of hoboes, a couple of grave robbin' freaks, a guy with a gold head and his killer robot, a pie-crazed skunk ape, one homely, man-crazy sea hag, and a whole lot of other things that smell just as bad, if not worse. Pick up a copy, because those uptown rich people may have the cops and their G-men, but down here all we got is the Goon!

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Dark Horse (May 19, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1593071094
• ISBN-13: 978-1593071097
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 6.4 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #237,460 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A speed bump to an otherwise great series., September 18, 2006

By	Mr. Chad J. Mitchell - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This second volume of The Goon does not live up to the standards of the first. It is a compilation set where you do not have one continuous running adventure, and that is not all bad. However, the stories just weren't as good to me. There were bright points, but for the most part I feel the series took a step back in these issues. Don't get me wrong I will still continue to purchase the series, but this was not my favorite, and I can't give it any more than an average review.

5.0 out of 5 stars The start of something fascinating, June 11, 2008

By	Patrick S. Dorazio "Sloggoth" (Cincinnati, Ohio) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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I am not a comic book expert by any means. My apetites tend towards those works with zombies in them, at least in recent years. That is what drew me to The Goon, and I picked up Nothin' But Misery and this title, assuming they were the first two, but have come to realize that I need to read Rough Stuff as well.
I read both books back to back and enjoyed them both as gleefully twisted tales of zombies and other dark forces pitted against a ham handed superhero of sorts who is a mobster and a town's savior at the same time.
Again, I don't read a lot of superhero comics so I have not long line of graphic novels to compare this series to, so all I know is that I love the crazy way that Eric Powell's mind works. He strikes me as some sort of mad genius who has a severe case of ADD, at least in this particular book, moving with manic grace from one tale to another.
Certainly, I have more to learn about the Goon's realm and will be reading the rest of the books available here on Amazon, but this and Misery did not just wet my apetite, it has given me a real hunger for more of the irratic lunacy that is the Goon.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best comics in the past 10 years, February 16, 2007

By	C_W (Miami, Florida) - See all my reviews

I recommend The Goon to ANYONE that likes any type of comic genre. Its a fresh fell and its unlike anything you've read before. It really blew me away, extremely recommended and a MUST BUY.