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A fun anthology. A lot of these are just good Goon comedic stories, though some fall flat. That said...Thomas Lennon should be the only one allowed to write the Goon if Powell ever needs a break. But yeah, it's really funny.
Eric Powell passes the reins of his beloved series to the hands of some of funniest and oddest characters in comic comics. A series of short stories, most of which are hit and miss, averages out to be a decent addition to this long running ridiculous series.
The last will and testament of Dwight T. Albatross. A nice tribute to those kind of stories in the Goon with plenty of extra harrasment from Dwight.
My second try on Goon. Stories varied from side to side and seemed that this compilation was more about sidecharacter than the main guy himself. Ok fun but not my favourite cup of tea.
Now this was boring.I never heard of Patton Oswalt before and after this I don't intent to look him up.This collection lacked everything that makes The Goon great. Humor was dry, characters really didn't feel like those Eric Powell created and I really didn't like that illustrations are black and white, I don't think it fits Goon well(you can have good noir atmosphere with more than just black and wthite like in Brubaker's The criminal).So my recommendation to all Goon fans is to skip this one.
(3,5 of 5 for a rather mediocre anthology)Yay, Goon got anthology, and with some nice and sound names! But sadly I got fed both with Goon stories and Powell's humour, so I'm no die-hard fan here and from that position Goon - Noir isn't much of value.
Collection of shorts stories, with contributions from various authors. All in black and white, drawn by Powell, but also by different artists. Some are pretty good, but mostly, they are average, or below average... 2.5*
Some I liked, some I didn't. When you get a mixed bag like this, you take what you can from it.
Dark and hilarious.
Ooops. This was an accidental pick-up from library holds queue. I mean, I fully meant to snag the first volume of The Goon. But this collection of stories by various writers and artists spinning off-the-wall tales about the Goon, his sidekick Franky and friends came first. (Oh well.) So with nary an idea about the character, I twisted myself up into stitches with this insanely eclectic potpourri of short snippets in the off-the-wall life of Powell’s walking undead – also known as the Goon and hi...
the goon makes me happy on so many levels. it's got shades of 50s drive-in horror, the unimaginable beasts out of lovecraft, spaghetti westerns, mob stories, and good ol' fashioned violence, mixed in with a heady dose of humor and fantastic art.this collection, made up of other people's (that is, those who aren't eric powell, who only provides the art in the three-part "unholy bastards" storyline) takes on the goon is good--it's got stories by comedians brian posehn ("live in: nerd rage!" is one...
The Goon: Noir was my absolutely least favorite Goon graphic novel out there. I honestly didn't enjoy it at all. I struggled reading through it, only because I'm a Goon fan. Otherwise, I would've tossed it. The Goon: Noir was just too perverted for me, and the "comedy" from Dwight T. Albatross was more annoying than comedic. I don't recommend this graphic novel to anyone. It was actually embarrassing to read.
lots of fun guest writers and artists, which can usually lead to at least one stinker in the bunch, but everyone here GETS IT. the writing is hilarious and note perfect, and all the different visual styles still retain a perfect Goon-ness where if Powell were to quit drawing the book, there are a handful of qualified replacements here. there is some grand SILLINESS here. loved it.
The Goon is even weirder than I thought. Even by the standards of monster mash and zombie contemporary society, it was still weirder. And it was super fun. It was wacky and goofy while still having some major roots in old school b-pulp. It's noir for the person who doesn't care that much about noir and a good joke for anyone who does. Obviously, it's a dirty joke with violence, but, then again, who doesn't like seeing cartoon zombies getting their heads kicked in?
Eric Powell lets some other folks try their hand at The Goon. A plethora of killer artists (Mike Ploog, Ryan Sook and more) and writers (Patton Oswalt and Brian Posehn, to name a few) go all out to bring more mayhem, irreverence and high hilarity to The Goon and friends. A wide variety of writing and art styles. Very good stuff!
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this is interesting as I grabbed the first Goon comic I would read at the same time as this so I read this before I read my first Goon! a tribute before an original--great fun==enjoyed the varied artwork-twisted and fun.
Though I like Eric Powell's art better than the guest artists, they did a pretty good job capturing the Goon feel.
