The Goon - Nothin' but Miserey REVIEW

WOW.

2 reviews in 2 days! It's like I'm on fire! After watching Flordia completely humiliate Ohio State for the National Championship tonight, I thought it would be good to read another trade. So The Goon got the nod.

This book by Eric Powell was another spectacular read! It was a very strong change of pace from last night's Loveless read, and I appreciated it even more because of it. The Goon is infused with an awesome amount of humor that is mostly self propagated due to the horror roots the concept was obviously birthed out of.

The stories were all fairly self contained and only hinted at a larger underlying theme throughout the book, but I was impressed with the concision of everything. No element in the book takes itself seriously, and that is such a fresh and different take than a lot of independent works are after. The Christmas tale was easily the most hilarious Christmas story ever, and I may have to read it yearly during the holidays. The off-the-wall shenanigans of The Goon and his pal Frankie are just what the Doctor ordered, and the occasional pseudo ads will have you in stitches!

The Art was spectacular. I'd like to compare it a bit to Jeff Smith's cartoon like renderings from Bone, but I'd have to say that Eric Powell takes the cake all the way home with him. He's got multifaceted skills that shine when he paints a beautifully painted, albeit humorous cover or takes a different approach to artistic storytelling.

THE FINAL SAY!
Well, I have to say that I was pleasantly pleased with this book and I look forward to more volumes of The Goon down the road. All in all, The rating for this book should've been a 7 out of 10 - however - one quote changed that. After coming across a large fortune in one of the stories, The Goon's sidekick Frankie belts this out, "First, I'm gonna buy a new hat. Then, a giant solid-gold statue of Rita Hayworth naked, rubbing fluffy buttery biscuits all over her nakedness!" No sir. It doesn't get much more golden than that!