« 2 quickies | Main | Subway Reading »
October 22, 2004
Subway Reading
The Goon #9 - There are really only 2 possible reasons why you're not reading The Goon. One, you could be blind and have such an offensive body odor problem that you can't get any friends to come over and read it to you. Two... well, OK, I can only come up with one.
This issue we get a look into the origins of The Goon and his nameless town. Specifically, we get to see how the town transitioned from being overrun by over-the-top mafia caricatures to being overrun by over-the-top zombie caricatures. In typical maniacal Eric Powell fashion, it involves something completely ridiculous: a professional football team with The Goon as its star running back.
The thing that really made this issue for me was the 2 page fake advertisement for The Atomic Rage's Compound Z-5. There have been similar joke ads in the comic before, and I believe it was in those ads that we previously met the foul-mouthed Jack Kirby homage/parody that is The Atomic Rage. I must have looked like the biggest idiot on the train today, snorting and biting my lip to keep from laughing out loud while reading and re-reading this bit. Words can't do it justice, so here is just a small taste of the goodness:
If only every comic book could be as satisfying as The Goon. I only wish I had more stars to give. 5 stars.
Posted by jdonelson_nyc at October 22, 2004 10:10 AM