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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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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Das ist der erste Band, den ich mir in englischer Sprache vom Goon zulegte. Chinatown erzählt, warum der Goon die Enstellungen in seinem Gesicht trägt und warum er ein etwas unglückliches Verhältnis zu Frauen hat. Es ist das gebrochene Herz! Dieser Band trägt im Gegensatz zu den üblichen Goon Geschichten einen melancholischen Unterton, der die üblichen Goon-Komik auslässt. Die gängige Sprache, in original Language kommt so authentischer, wie es eben nur geht und zeigt uns, was für ein feiner Kerl der grobschlächtige Klotz eigentlich ist. Wie kompromißlos er aber auch sein kann. Eine rührende Geschichte über den Goon und seinen Freund...und seine große Liebe.
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Goon has heart
9. Juli 2010
Von Noel
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The Goon's past is explored in this book focusing on his first love, Isabella, and how it changed him. In the present, he's sorting out his relationship with a nightclub singer, Mirna, while battling a mysterious new enemy called "Mr Wicker".
The book seeks to add depth to the character of the Goon and give him a more fleshed-out personality to explain his emotional distance. Powell not only handles Goon's relationship with Isabella perfectly with just the right amount of subtlety but also adds resonance to Goon's relationship with Franky.
Powell's artwork has also never been better. Beautifully painted images on nearly every page leap out at you and make you pause and look closer.
This is the best Goon book Powell's produced yet as he goes for a more sober tone to his usually funny approach to storytelling. The more thoughtful treatment works brilliantly in this book and it's easy to see why it won two Eisner Awards in 2008. Great stuff.
The book seeks to add depth to the character of the Goon and give him a more fleshed-out personality to explain his emotional distance. Powell not only handles Goon's relationship with Isabella perfectly with just the right amount of subtlety but also adds resonance to Goon's relationship with Franky.
Powell's artwork has also never been better. Beautifully painted images on nearly every page leap out at you and make you pause and look closer.
This is the best Goon book Powell's produced yet as he goes for a more sober tone to his usually funny approach to storytelling. The more thoughtful treatment works brilliantly in this book and it's easy to see why it won two Eisner Awards in 2008. Great stuff.
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Great Art. Slightly disappointing story.
18. März 2010
Von P. Madden
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I discovered The Goon with Fancy Pants Vol 2. It was a surprising joy, having picked it up on a whim and knowing nothing about it. Great art and darkly amusing. I have picked up several trades since. Chinatown is serious tale of The Goon's past, and while a good enough yarn, I miss the underlying mirth of series. Plus I think it is better not knowing the tale of his scars, both on his face and his heart-of what happened it China. That mystery added to the character that is The Goon. That said, the artwork as always, is great.
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Lives up to expectations
3. Dezember 2007
Von T. Simons
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The most interesting thing about Eric Powell's _Goon_ series is that every volume manages to explore new territory, happily mish-mashing genres and tones together into a rolling zombie horror gangster comedy surprise. The one thing he hadn't tried -- up until now -- was a straight up serious character drama without any of the trademark off-the-wall humor that's made the series such a success. Even the darker, more horror-laden and psychology-wrought tales, like "The Vampire Dame Had to Die," had extensive comic interludes. Adding to the challenge is that woven throughout prior volumes of the series, there have been on-and-off references to "Chinatown," all generally of the "at least that wasn't as bad as Chinatown" / "Don't even bring up Chinatown" variety.
So in telling the story of "Chinatown," Mr. Powell faced a dual challenge: he had to tell a straight-up dramatic story without the zany comedy that has been the series hallmark, and that story had to live up to six volume's worth of foreshadowing.
The challenge is met and exceeded. "Chinatown" lives up to the billing set for it in prior comics, and functions on its own, dramatically, as an exploration of Goon's bitter, driven personality. This is a must-read volume for any fan of the series.
So in telling the story of "Chinatown," Mr. Powell faced a dual challenge: he had to tell a straight-up dramatic story without the zany comedy that has been the series hallmark, and that story had to live up to six volume's worth of foreshadowing.
The challenge is met and exceeded. "Chinatown" lives up to the billing set for it in prior comics, and functions on its own, dramatically, as an exploration of Goon's bitter, driven personality. This is a must-read volume for any fan of the series.
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