Books by Eric Powell and Complete Book Reviews
Eric Powell, Author . Dark Horse $14.95 (136p) ISBN 978-1-59307-646-7
There's a certain joy knowing that a cartoonist of great skill is
\t\t filling his or her own comic with the elements they love. Powell clearly loves
\t\t drawing big tough guys, zombies, ghouls, men in fedoras and various
\t\t combinations of...
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Eric Powell. Dark Horse, $16.99 trade paper (136p) ISBN 978-1-5958-2643-5
Three short stories explore the grim and humorous world of the Goon and his supporting characters. Powell, who both writes and beautifully illustrates this series, is a remarkable visual storyteller. Whether it's creating the perfect feel of the...
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Eric Powell and Tim Wiesch. Image, $14.99 trade paper (120p) ISBN 978-1-63215-622-8
Revenge is a dish best served cold, and the vengeance brought to the table in this gory tale is as frosty as it is terrible. Big Man was born with dwarfism, abused by his farming family and considered a freak by everyone except his father and a...
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Eric Powell, Author, Eric Powell, Illustrator . Dark Horse $12.95 (128p) ISBN 978-1-59307-292-6
Lovers of monster comics, zombie capers and brooding heroes will enjoy the third Goon collection, with its loving mockery of horror conventions. The Goon himself is a Bogart-type antihero, and his "Rick's Café" is Norton's Pub,
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Eric Powell, Author, Eric Powell, Illustrator . Dark Horse $19.95 (128p) ISBN 978-1-59307-833-1
Eisner Award–winning series The Goon
returns in its first full-length trade paperback. Antihero Goon claims to be an enforcer for mob boss Labrazio, while really running the whole operation himself. Intimidating the weak due to his immense...
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Eric Powell, Author, Eric Powell, Illustrator . Dark Horse $15.95 (144p) ISBN 978-1-59582-311-3
Taking place in a 1930s slum that's a cross between H.P. Lovecraft and Little Orphan Annie—where homicidal refugees from the Little Rascals fight over fish guts, zombies are almost commonplace, but the appearance of a colossal...
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Eric Powell, with Dave Stewart. Dark Horse, $14.99 (104p) ISBN 978-1-59582-755-5
Powell (The Goon) tells a captivating story about a pint-sized bearded woman. We follow the adventures of Lula—imagine a Lilo-size version of Flemish baroque painter Anthony van Dyck—as she trades a lock of her hair for what turns out to be a...
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Eric Powell and Harold Schechter. Albatross Funnybooks, $29.99 (224p) ISBN 978-1-949889-04-8
One of America’s most enduring bogeymen gets another feature role in this punishingly gruesome graphic novel from true crime writer Schechter (Deviant) and Powell (The Goon series). Ed Gein was raised in dismal small-town Wisconsin by a reportedly...
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