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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5973
EAN num: 9781569719985
ISBN number: 1569719985
Label: Dark Horse
Manufacturer: Dark Horse
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 160
Printing Date: October 21, 2003
Publishing house: Dark Horse
Age index: Young Adult
Sale Popularity Level: 20377
Studio: Dark Horse
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Bones will be broken and heads will roll! The Goon is a laugh-out-loud action-packed romp through the streets of a town infested with zombies. An insane priest is building himself an army of the undead, and there's only one man who can put them is their place: the man they call Goon. Collects The Goon series and The Goon Colour Special, originally published by Albatross Exploding Funny Books; presented here for the very first time in full color.
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I really cant say anymore than I love this book. It has a macabre sense of humor, great art, and the stories (though they don't always run together) are very entertaining. If you like zombies and cannibalism mixed with witty repartee and some zany gags this is the book for you.
Highest recommended BUY.
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I absolutely love this book and all things Goon. Powell is one heck of an artist...no ifs ands or buts about it. The guy rocks.
Buy this book and have a blast!
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I am not a huge graphic novel fanatic, not that I do not appreciate great artwork and the compelling stories that come out of a variety of fantastic stories, it is just that it has never been something I have latched onto as much as many of my friends have.
My fascination has been with zombies and that has led me to different graphic novels where zombies play a part in them. From The Walking Dead Series to Xombie to Reces Pieces, I have found plenty to entertain me with along with the strictly written word in zombie books.
I picked up a couple of Goon titles, thinking that My Murderous Childhood and Nothin' But Misery would be the very first two in the series. I was mistaken but after reading these two, I will be hitting up Rough Stuff and moving forward with the rest of the series.
I love the almost schitzophrenic way that Eric Powell's brain works with this series, how he brings in totally lunatic elements with both a dark and malevolent sense of humour that had me cracking up through this entire book. The advertisements are hilarious, the different tales both big and small are intriguing, and overall I thought it was a fantastic read.
Zombies play a part in the Goon series, which is what drew me to it, but it is far more than just that. I honestly cannot wait to read the rest of the various tales of the Goon, because the art is great, the stories are rolicking, and the bottom line for me is that this was fun to read.
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The art is great, feels almost animated (and i hope someone will animate it). There is humor, but it's mostly in the art rather than in the text and ideas.
However, i felt a little dissapointed for two reasons:
1. Even if this is the very first volume, you should read volume 0 (Rough Stuff) very first since this one makes some important references to the origins of Goon and its enemy, the Zombie Priest
2. It's too similar to Hellboy. Not VERY similar, but enough to notice it easily. Even the looks and one-liners of the Goon remind me of Hellboy. Also his absurd supernatural enemies and friends are from the same pool of ideas (zombie gangsters instead of nazis, talking fish and sea monsters, hot chicks with a noir shade of character)
The Goon volumes make for a great looking and entertaining collection and should be appreciated by Hellboy fans. But this being the very first volume that i read, i expected something fresher and more genuine.
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This was a wonderful read. I do not normally laugh out loud when reading comics, but this one keeps me rolling. Despite the fact that the characters are much the antihero, you just can't help rooting for them.
After reading this I am determined to buy and read this title as long as he is publishing it. The Goon is my favorite comic out today, and I would definitely pick this product up.
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