The Goon #34

Dark Horse Comics
Written by Eric Powell
Art by Eric Powell

Ok, first of all, I’ve not been a fan of The Goon. I just never had a strong desire to read it, no reason. It’s been one of those books you look at on the rack and you don’t have an opinion of it. This was the first one I’ve read and if the rest are like this, I might start reading them regularly. There are two stories in this issue and each one is funny (if you’re a fan of certain vampires, you’ll either love or hate the first story). As always, this could just be for the fact that this book caught me at the right time.

There so many things I could point out about this book. The writing fits the art and vice versa. The Goon and the other characters have unique voices that fit their look, you can’t ask for more. Looking at the art, it has the hazy feel to it, which from some of the others I’ve seen the art for is their style; it really works. The paneling is very basic but for the story, you can’t go wrong. This is also a comeback issue for The Goon, so you fans will be very happy.

As I said, this book may just have caught me at the right time and just hit that right spot. I really liked it and was laughing through the entire two stories. There are times that I thought, this is wrong for me to laugh at but it’s too funny. I think almost all of you out there will have the same feeling with this. In my humble opinion, this is one to get and keep going when the next issue comes out. If they’re all this funny, The Goon is going to be coming back strong, like a right hook to the jaw. I give this 4.5 caps out of 5.