GOON (2009)

"THE GOON #32: 10th ANNIVERSARY ISSUE Eric Powell (W/A) and Dave Stewart (C) On sale Mar 4 FC, 48 pages $3.99 Ongoing The Goon's tenth anniversary is upon us! To celebrate, we present this special Goon Anniversary issue, picking up right where Goon Year left off-featuring thirty-two pages of story from creator Eric Powell, and a sketchbook section with contributions from Eric's comic-creator heroes-Mike Mignola! Jeff Smith! Kevin Nowlan! And more! Put on your party hats for some merriment worthy of this Eisner Award-winning series. (And don't worry we won't forget the funny bits just 'cause this is a serious and special occasion!) o Thirty-two pages of story! o Pinups by Mike Mignola, Bernie Wrightson, Jeff Smith, and more!"

"The Goon goes to the dentist and finds out that the receptionist has been replaced by a sentient manatee! And the Goon hates manatees! So he punches it! The dentist doesn't like that so he kicks Goon out. Leaving him with the dilemma of how to eat candy apples with a sore tooth. Then aliens show up. Not actual synopsis. (But that is the actual cover, so who the $@#%* knows?) 'If this is your first time [reading The Goon], you are in for a treat-if not, you already know how lucky you are.' -David Fincher, Filmmaker (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Fight Club)"

"Eric Powell (W/A) and Dave Stewart (C) The Goon's been away for a while, and he's horrified by what's been passing for horror in his absence! When a bunch of gothy vampires summon some of the new generation for revenge on the Goon, they discover just how little tolerance he has for sparkliness. The Goon returns to its bimonthly schedule, and nothing beloved by ten-year-old girls is safe!"

"Evan Dorkin (W), Eric Powell (A/Cover), and Dave Stewart (C) Goon and Franky stumble upon a bizarre freak show at Brigadoon's Dreamland Carnival, where the evil barker pits the Goon against a horrendous, bacon-eating behemoth, the Ten-in-One!"

"Eric Powell (W/A/Cover) and Dave Stewart (C) Zombie gangs, killer robots, beasts beyond reckoning, and stuck in the middle is Goon! But can the titular powerhouse resist the wicked allure of femme fatale guest star Roxi Dlite-the 2010 Queen of Burlesque? Will Franky be able to pick his tongue off of the ground before issue's end?! Find out the stunning and sultry answers in a new madcap issue of The Goon!"

"When several workers die in a girdle-factory fire due to poor safety conditions and an out-of-control taco cart, the union is in an uproar. But when the fat cats bring in a supernatural union buster, there's only one man for the workers to turn to: The Goon."

"You might have thought you knew everything about Goon's past after Chinatown, but there's more to the story. And most of that story has to do with his aunt. How did he come to be raised by her? How did she wind up as a circus performer? And what is the tragedy that ties them inseparably together? "

"In order to try to compete with the gimmicks and rehashes of the Big Two superhero companies, Eric Powell has decided to completely sell out and relaunch the Goon in this super-epic, brand new, first-ever first edition of the 39th issue of The Goon! Not only do the Goon and Franky get new costumes, but we also discover there are different-colored versions of the Goon! Green Goon! Red Goon! Blue Goon! Purple Goon! WHAT A PLOT!"

"Back in his teenage days when Prohibition was going on, Goon used to hot-rod moonshine past the law for fun and profit. That is, until he ran into a gang of gearhead rockabilly ghouls out for blood!"

"What's an enterprising, demonic witch doctor and former mob boss of the undead to do when he finds himself down on his luck? Witchcraft for hire, of course. The Zombie Priest, now going under the alias of Mr. Corpus, proves there's no keeping a good fiend down and he's still more than willing to make trouble for the Goon! "

"The Zombie Priest, now going by the name Mr. Corpus, has reemerged and given the Goon a dire warning. But will the Goon listen or will he just go for the punching? My votes on the punching. "

"When Sproule's Biological Curiosities and Wild West Extravaganza pulls into town on Halloween, it's all tricks and little treats for Goon and company. The cast of Billy the Kid's Old Timey Oddities guest-star in this multigenerational mystery. "

"¡LAGARTO HOMBRE REGRESA! ¡Ah, Jesús dulce! ¡El horror de ese bocadillo de jamón Lagarto Hombre ha regresado! ¡El diablo! es el diablo! ¡El señor salvo nosotros! ¡Lagarto Hombre comerá a sus bebés en la noche! ¡Vuela como gatos malos en la cara!* *We apologize to our Spanish-language readers; the process that created the Lagarto Hombre gave him terrible grammar. 'The quirky sense of humor, dark seriousness, and glorious monster mayhem make it a top of the pile read whenever an issue is released.'-Bleeding Cool"

"You want to know what Christmas is all about, Charlie Brown? Well, I'll tell ya! It's about a long-tongued devil snatching you in the night and beating you with bundles of switches! Ho! Ho! Ho! It's the Goon versus the Krampus!"