Mickey Mouse did his take on the Dickens classic, as did the Muppets. Now it’s time for The Goon to get in on the act.
Part 2, after the jump.
Category Archives: The Goon
KICKSTARTER: The Goon Animated Movie seeks fan funding
For years we’ve seen the Goon animated movie trailer floating around the Intardwebz with the hopes that Eric Powell’s characters would finally get H’wood money to make the movie a reality. Well, H’wood isn’t going to fork over the funds, so Blur Studio, Powell, David Fincher, and Dark Horse Comics are headed to Kickstarter to get the project off the ground.
REVIEW: The Goon #41
With the focus on one of the series’ nastiest villains, The Goon #41 takes a step away from the title’s humor and focuses on some pretty horrific stuff. In a title known for its unique brand of eccentricity, how does this approach hold up? Read on, faithful Spolierite!
SOLICITATIONS: The Goon Goes Monthly
The Diamond Retailer Summit is in it’s last day in Chicago right now, but last night big news in the world comics was announced by the one and only Eric Powell. The Goon is going monthly! You read that right, the book loved by many is going to be regularly released on a monthly schedule.
On the Next Major Spoilers Podcast: The Goon: Chinatown
This week, on the Major Spoilers Podcast, we finally get around to reading what some have claimed to be the best Goon story ever.
The Goon – Chinatown and the Mystery of Mr. Wicker
Dark Horse is very proud to present the first original graphic novel from Eisner Award-winning creator Eric Powell. Powell has been sowing the seeds of Chinatown and the Mystery of Mr. Wicker for years in his bimonthly series The Goon, and salivating fans may now feast their eyes on the Goon’s formative backstory of love, loss, and extortion – a lengthy tale that demanded to be told in this uninterrupted format. Spiritual leader of Tennessee and hero to the Great Unwashed, Powell escaped catastrophic death and mother-shaming scandal to bring this work to fruition. He’s a sensitive man in insensitive times. But be warned: This book ain’t funny.
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REVIEW: Goon #37
Come on down to a land where zombies roam, de-monic go-rillas join the fight, and the crooked owners get theirs. It is the world of The Goon.
On the Next Major Spoilers Podcast: The Goon in Wicked Inclinations
This week, on the Major Spoilers Podcast, your hosts once again take a look at The Goon, in Wicked Inclinations.
The Goon”s most desperate battle gets a high-class treatment, with a ritzy new design and featuring a new cover by Eric Powell! An ally of the Goon has learned the Zombie Priest”s secret name, turning the tide in the struggle against the undead hordes of Lonely Street and forcing the Priest to create a whole new breed of minion-one that may be beyond even the strength of the Goon to contain. As rival crime families attempt to use the battle as cover to move in on the Goon”s empire, open war breaks out from the docks to Lonely Street!
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SNEAK PEEK: Dark Horse Trades for November 30, 2011
Dark Horse Comics sent Major Spoilers a sneak peek of trade collections arriving in stores on November 30, 2011. Take the jump for a look at The Goon Volume 5, and B.P.R.D.: Being Human.
VIDEO: New animated Goon footage appears online
A while ago we showed you the teaser footage for Eric Powell’s Goon animated film. Now Powell has posted an early Goon test film that plays out as a PSA about dealing with zombies.
REVIEW: The GOON #35
The Goon and Franky wind up in Brigadoon’s Dreamland Carnival, where the carneys are the patrons and normal folks are the “bizarre” attraction!
SNEAK PEEK: The Goon #34
Dark Horse Comics sent Major Spoilers a sneak peek of The Goon #34 that arrives in stores this week.
SDCC’10: See all the Goon footage for yourself
The other day, Major Spoilers showed you the trailer to the Goon short that was shown at the San Diego Comic Con. Today, we bring you everything shown to the fans gathered at the show.
The new footage is a longer clip created by Blur Studios to showcase the project, which is based on Eric Powell’s celebrated Dark Horse Comics series and produced by award-winning filmmaker David Fincher. “The Goon” team is looking for a studio to snatch up the project and finance production, and after seeing the footage here it probably won’t be long until that happens.
Clancy Brown voices The Goon, with Paul Giamatti voicing Franky.