1 FOR DOLLAR GOON

Review by: TheNextChampion

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By Eric Powell

Size: 28 pages
Price: 1.00

Around when SDCC came around, a little trailer came out for a comic book film. No I’m not talking about the Avengers…..or Green Lantern….or Captain America….or Walking Dead….or…..you know, let me post it for you.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3axeIVXrCbU

It was for ‘The Goon’, which is printed by Dark Horse and has had great success as an indie book. The trailer suprised me for two reasons:

1) How amazing it looked. Hell it looked better then most films that come out today.

2) I couldn’t believe I haven’t read a Goon book yet. It is so reguarded by everyone who reads it and it always looked Hellboy-lite to me. So why haven’t I read it yet? Well luckily Dark Horse made the situation much easier by re-releasing the #1 issue for a dollar. So hey, there is a first time for everything. Is The Goon really that good?…

Oh my god, I haven’t had so much fun reading comics since….well maybe since Batman and Robin started! There is so much to this comic that even as a #1 issue it feels dense. A great mix of drama, humor, and fantastic artwork makes this a must buy.

I’ve read a few things with Eric Powell as the talented, but I never realized just how amazing he is as a writer and artist till now. Every single page of this is gold: whether it be the black and white flashback (which looks painted in a way) or full on full technicolor. Every page has something for you whether you’re looking for a serious moment or just plain silliness. I wasn’t expecting the exploding orangutans let’s put it that way!

I know this is a reprint and I now know I need to go find the trades to this wonderful series. But, I think even as a reprint and for only a buck….this is one hell of a comic for the week. Better then anything else I read this week that’s for sure. If anything else, this book makes me even more excited for the film to come out. If you aren’t reading The Goon, like I was, then you need to pick this #1 issue up. Trust me, you’re going to have a ball.

Story: 5 - Excellent
Art: 5 - Excellent

Comments

  1. I recommend your first trade be China Town. I think it might be an OGN.

    Good stuff.

  2. A few years ago,  I think Dark horse reprinted this as a 25 cent issue(it may have been a different issue, i’m not really sure).  Anyway…my point is that a few years ago, this issue and the Goon series as a whole,  literally got me back into reading comics!

  3. @scorpion masada: Chinatown is now considered the 6th trade in the Goon collection.  But the beauty of Goon is you can really start anywhere in the series.  In fact, I might start lending out to friends in different orders, and see if that has any factor in their enjoyment.

  4. I think I read all the trades 0-5 and up to Chinatown.

    I don’t think reading them out of order should matter too much from what I recall . . .

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