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Eric Powell (born March 3, 1975) is an American comic book writer/artist, best known as the creator of ''
The Goon ''The Goon'' is a comic book series written and drawn by Eric Powell. The series mixes both a comical and violent atmosphere with a supernatural slant, which pit the titular character against undead creatures/zombies, ghosts, ghouls, mutants, sk ...
''.


Career

Powell has written and provided artwork for
Dark Horse A dark horse is a previously lesser-known person, team or thing that emerges to prominence in a situation, especially in a competition involving multiple rivals, that is unlikely to succeed but has a fighting chance, unlike the underdog who is exp ...
,
DC Comics DC Comics (originally DC Comics, Inc., and also known simply as DC) is an American comic book publisher owned by DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. DC is an initialism for "Detective Comics", an American comic book seri ...
and
Marvel Comics Marvel Comics is a New York City–based comic book publishing, publisher, a property of the Walt Disney Company since December 31, 2009, and a subsidiary of Disney Publishing Worldwide since March 2023. Marvel was founded in 1939 by Martin G ...
, but is most regarded for his original series ''
The Goon ''The Goon'' is a comic book series written and drawn by Eric Powell. The series mixes both a comical and violent atmosphere with a supernatural slant, which pit the titular character against undead creatures/zombies, ghosts, ghouls, mutants, sk ...
'', which debuted from the small publisher
Avatar Press Avatar Press is an independent American comic book publisher founded in 1996 by William A. Christensen, and based in Rantoul, Illinois. It was originally known for publishing bad girl comics, such as ''Pandora'', ''Hellina'', ''Lookers'', ''The ...
. Powell quickly switched to self-publishing under the moniker Albatross Exploding Funny Books,Johnston, Rich
"Eric Powell Brings The Goon & Albatross Funnybooks Back To Dark Horse,"
''Bleeding Cool'' (September 20, 2022).
before being picked up by Dark Horse after only a handful of issues. ''The Goon'''s quality was recognized with an
Eisner Award The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, commonly shortened to the Eisner Awards, are awards for creative achievement in American comic books. They are regarded as the most prestigious and significant awards in the comic industry and often referred ...
in 2004 for Best Single Issue (Dark Horse ''The Goon'' #1) as well as an International Horror Guild award. The following year, Powell won Eisner's Best Humor Publication and Best Continuing Series awards. He is a featured interviewee in the movie ''Independents''. Powell co-wrote the first two volumes of IDW's '' Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters'' with Tracy Marsh. In 2022, Powell's self-publishing venture, Albatross Funny Books, was moved to
Dark Horse Comics Dark Horse Comics is an American comic book, graphic novel, manga and Artist's book, art book publisher founded in Milwaukie, Oregon, by Mike Richardson in 1986. The company was created using funds earned from Richardson's chain of Portland, O ...
as an imprint, bringing along such titles as ''The Goon'', ''Hillbilly'', ''Big Man Plans'', '' Galaktikon'' (
Brendon Small Brendon Small (born February 15, 1975) is an American actor, stand-up comedian, writer, director, producer, and musician who is known for co-creating the animated series ''Home Movies'' (1999–2004, with Loren Bouchard) and ''Metalocalypse'' ...
), and ''Pug Davis'' (
Rebecca Sugar Rebecca Rea Sugar (born July 9, 1987) is an American animator, screenwriter, producer, director, and musician. She is best known for being the creator of the Cartoon Network series ''Steven Universe'', making her the first non-binary person to in ...
).Dar, Taimur
"Eric Powell brings THE GOON and his Albatross Funnybooks imprint to Dark Horse Comics: 'I’m very excited for what the future holds and the new opportunities to be found,'"
''The Beat'' (Sept. 20, 2022).


Awards

*
2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...
: **
International Horror Guild Award The International Horror Guild Award (also known as the IHG Award) was an accolade recognizing excellence in the field of horror/dark fantasy, presented by the International Horror Guild (IHG) from 1995 to 2008. The IHG Awards were determined by ...
for Best Illustrated Narrative (''The Goon'' #1-4) **
Eisner Award The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, commonly shortened to the Eisner Awards, are awards for creative achievement in American comic books. They are regarded as the most prestigious and significant awards in the comic industry and often referred ...
for Best Single Issue (''The Goon'' #1) *
2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...
: ** Eisner Award for Best Humor Publication (''The Goon'') ** Eisner Award for Best Continuing Series (''The Goon'') *
2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...
: ** Eisner Award for Best Writer/Artist-Humor (''The Goon'') ** Eisner Award for Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (''The Goon: Chinatown'')


Bibliography

*''Big Man Plans'' (with writer Tim Weisch) (
Image Comics Image Comics is an independent American American comic book, comic book publisher and is the third largest direct market comic book and graphic novel publisher in the industry by market share. Its best-known publications include ''Spawn (comics) ...
, 2015) — 4-issue limited series *'' Billy the Kid's Old-Timey Oddities'' (with artist Kyle Hotz, TPB collects ''Billy the Kid's Old-Timey Oddities'' #1-4,
Dark Horse A dark horse is a previously lesser-known person, team or thing that emerges to prominence in a situation, especially in a competition involving multiple rivals, that is unlikely to succeed but has a fighting chance, unlike the underdog who is exp ...
, 2006, ) *''Chimichanga'' #1-3 (with artist Stephanie Buscema) ( Albatross Exploding Funny Books, 2009–2010) *''Conan'' #28 (with writer
Kurt Busiek Kurt Busiek ( ; born September 16, 1960) is an American comic book writer. His work includes the '' Marvels'' limited series, his own series titled '' Astro City'', a four-year run on '' The Avengers, Thunderbolts,'' and ''Superman.'' Early lif ...
,
Dark Horse A dark horse is a previously lesser-known person, team or thing that emerges to prominence in a situation, especially in a competition involving multiple rivals, that is unlikely to succeed but has a fighting chance, unlike the underdog who is exp ...
, 2006) *''
The Dark Horse Book of the Dead ''The Dark Horse Book of...'' was the banner title given to a series of four Dark Horse Comics one-shot hardcover comic book horror anthologies edited by Scott Allie and featuring the work of Mike Mignola and others. In 2017 Dark Horse collected ...
'' — contributed the short story "The Wallace Expedition", TPB,
Dark Horse A dark horse is a previously lesser-known person, team or thing that emerges to prominence in a situation, especially in a competition involving multiple rivals, that is unlikely to succeed but has a fighting chance, unlike the underdog who is exp ...
, 2006, *''Did You Hear What Eddie Gein Done?'' (with
Harold Schechter Harold Schechter (born June 28, 1948) is an American true crime writer who specializes in serial killers. He is a Professor Emeritus at Queens College, City University of New York where he taught classes in American literature and myth criticism ...
) (Albatross Funny Books, 2021) *''
The Goon ''The Goon'' is a comic book series written and drawn by Eric Powell. The series mixes both a comical and violent atmosphere with a supernatural slant, which pit the titular character against undead creatures/zombies, ghosts, ghouls, mutants, sk ...
'': **''Best Cellars'' #1 — 1st appearance of Monster Boy, a Goon prototype **''Avatar Illustrated 1998'' (
Avatar Press Avatar Press is an independent American comic book publisher founded in 1996 by William A. Christensen, and based in Rantoul, Illinois. It was originally known for publishing bad girl comics, such as ''Pandora'', ''Hellina'', ''Lookers'', ''The ...
) **''Dreamwalker'' #0 (
Avatar Press Avatar Press is an independent American comic book publisher founded in 1996 by William A. Christensen, and based in Rantoul, Illinois. It was originally known for publishing bad girl comics, such as ''Pandora'', ''Hellina'', ''Lookers'', ''The ...
) — ''The Goon'' preview, a 4-page back-up story later reprinted in ''The Goon'' #1 **''Dreamwalker'' #1 (
avatar Press Avatar Press is an independent American comic book publisher founded in 1996 by William A. Christensen, and based in Rantoul, Illinois. It was originally known for publishing bad girl comics, such as ''Pandora'', ''Hellina'', ''Lookers'', ''The ...
) (Carousel) — 3-page preview of ''The Goon'' (came out after ''Goon'' #1) **''The Goon'' #1-3 (
Avatar Press Avatar Press is an independent American comic book publisher founded in 1996 by William A. Christensen, and based in Rantoul, Illinois. It was originally known for publishing bad girl comics, such as ''Pandora'', ''Hellina'', ''Lookers'', ''The ...
) — issue #1 features the first appearance of The Goon, Franky, Joey the ball, and Zombie Priest; issue #3 is the origin of the Goon **''The Goon #1-Present'' (
Dark Horse A dark horse is a previously lesser-known person, team or thing that emerges to prominence in a situation, especially in a competition involving multiple rivals, that is unlikely to succeed but has a fighting chance, unlike the underdog who is exp ...
) **''The Goon: Chinatown'' (Dark Horse, 2007) **''The Goon: Fancy Pants Edition Volume 1'' — limited edition hardcover collecting ''The Goon'' #1-2 (self published), #1,3,5,9 (Dark Horse Comics, 2005) **''The Goon: Fancy Pants Edition Volume 2: The Rise and Fall of the Diabolical Dr. Alloy'' (Dark Horse, 2008) — limited edition hardcover **''The Goon: Rough Stuff'' (Dark Horse, 2004) — TPB collects ''The Goon'' #1-3 (Avatar Press) **''The Goon Volume 1: Nothin' But Misery'' (Dark Horse, 2003) — TPB collects ''The Goon'' #1-4, The Goon Color Special (self-published), **''The Goon Volume 2: My Murderous Childhood (and Other Grievous Yarns)'' (
Dark Horse A dark horse is a previously lesser-known person, team or thing that emerges to prominence in a situation, especially in a competition involving multiple rivals, that is unlikely to succeed but has a fighting chance, unlike the underdog who is exp ...
, 2004) — TPB collects ''The Goon'' #1-4 ) **''The Goon Volume 3: Heaps Of Ruination'' (Dark Horse, 2005) — TPB collects ''The Goon'' #5-8 **''The Goon Volume 4: Virtue and the Grim Consequences Thereof'' (Dark Horse, 2006) — TPB collects ''The Goon'' #9-13 **''The Goon Volume 5: Wicked Inclinations'' (Dark Horse, 2006) — TPB collects ''The Goon'' #14-18 **''The Goon Volume 6: Chinatown'' (Dark Horse, 2007) **''The Goon Volume 7: A Place of Heartache and Grief'' (Dark Horse, 2009) — TPB collects ''The Goon'' #19-23 **''The Goon Volume 8: Those That is Damned'' (Dark Horse, 2009) — TPB collects ''The Goon'' #24-27 **''The Goon Volume 9: Calamity of Conscience'' (Dark Horse, 2009) — TPB collects ''The Goon'' #28-31 **''Satan’s Sodomy Baby'' (
Dark Horse A dark horse is a previously lesser-known person, team or thing that emerges to prominence in a situation, especially in a competition involving multiple rivals, that is unlikely to succeed but has a fighting chance, unlike the underdog who is exp ...
, 2007, ASIN B0012393S4) *''Hillbilly'' (Albatross Exploding Funny, 2016–current) *''Marvel Monsters:
Devil Dinosaur Devil Dinosaur is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in ''Devil Dinosaur'' #1 (April 1978). Devil Dinosaur is depicted as resembling an enormous, crimson '' ...
'' (
Marvel Comics Marvel Comics is a New York City–based comic book publishing, publisher, a property of the Walt Disney Company since December 31, 2009, and a subsidiary of Disney Publishing Worldwide since March 2023. Marvel was founded in 1939 by Martin G ...
, 2005, ASIN B002YB9Y2I) * ''Spook House'' (Albatross Funnybooks, 2016–2017) — anthology with other creators *''
Superman Superman is a superhero created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, which first appeared in the comic book ''Action Comics'' Action Comics 1, #1, published in the United States on April 18, 1938.The copyright date of ''Action Comics ...
: Escape from Bizarro World'' (with writers
Geoff Johns Geoffrey Johns (born January 25, 1973) is an American comic book writer, screenwriter, and film and television producer. Johns's work on the DC Comics characters Green Lantern, Aquaman, Flash (comics), Flash, and Superman has drawn critical accl ...
and
Richard Donner Richard Donner (born Richard Donald Schwartzberg; April 24, 1930 – July 5, 2021) was an American film director, producer and actor. Described as "one of Hollywood's most reliable makers of action blockbusters", Donner directed some of the mo ...
, TPB collects "Action Comics" #855-857,
DC Comics DC Comics (originally DC Comics, Inc., and also known simply as DC) is an American comic book publisher owned by DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. DC is an initialism for "Detective Comics", an American comic book seri ...
, 2007, )


Books illustrated

* ''Billy Hooten: Owlboy'' (with author Thomas E. Sniegoski, published by
Yearling Books Random House is an imprint and publishing group of Penguin Random House. Founded in 1927 by businessmen Bennett Cerf and Donald Klopfer as an imprint of Modern Library, it quickly overtook Modern Library as the parent imprint. Over the followi ...
, 2008, )


Cover work

*'' Arkham Asylum: Living Hell'' #1-6 (DC Comics) *'' Billy the Kid's Old-Timey Oddities'' #1-4 (Dark Horse Comics) *''Billy the Kid's Old-Timey Oddities'' trade collection (Dark Horse Comics) *'' Dethklok vs. The Goon'' (Dark Horse Comics) *''
Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash ''Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash'' is a six-issue comic book Limited series (comics), limited series that was released in November 2007 and ran until March 2008. It was published by Wildstorm (DC Comics) and Dynamite Entertainment. Based on the origina ...
'' (DC Comics/
Dynamite Entertainment Dynamite Entertainment is an American comic book publisher founded in 2004 by Nick Barrucci in Mount Laurel, New Jersey, known for publishing comic book adaptations of licensed feature film properties, such as ''Army of Darkness'', '' Terminator ...
) *''Fused: Think Like a Machine'' #1-2 (Dark Horse Comics)) *''Fused: Think Like a Machine'' trade collection (Dark Horse Comics) *''Marvel Monsters'' #1-4 (Marvel Comics) *''Marvel Monsters'' trade collection (Marvel Comics) *''Marvel Westerns: Western'' #1 (Marvel Comics) *''Marvel Westerns: Kid Colt and the Arizona'' #2 (Marvel Comics) *''Marvel Westerns: The Two Gun'' #3 (Marvel Comics) *''
Metalocalypse ''Metalocalypse'' is an American Musical film, musical adult animated television series created by Brendon Small and Tommy Blacha for Adult Swim. It premiered on August 6, 2006. The television program centers on the larger-than-life melodic deat ...
'' #1-3 (Dark Horse Comics) *''Super-Villain Team-Up/MODOK'S 11'' #1 (Marvel Comics) *''
Swamp Thing Swamp Thing is a superhero and antihero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Len Wein and artist Bernie Wrightson, the Swamp Thing has had several different incarnations throughout his publication. The ch ...
'' #21-29 (DC Comics) *''
Tales of the Vampires While many comic books based on the television series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' were published when the television show was on air they are not all considered canonical and often deal with characters who do not appear in the television seri ...
'' #3 (Dark Horse Comics) *''Universal Monsters: Cavalcade of Horror'' trade collection (Dark Horse Comics)


References


External links


The Goon (and Eric Powell) official siteEric Powell wallpapers on Marvel.com
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www.exploringthemultiverse.com
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Goon-ing Around With Eric Powell
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www.comicon.com
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www.publishersweekly.com
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The Goon With Eric Powell
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www.comixology.com
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www.latimes.com
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Eric Powell
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www.thedailycrosshatch.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Powell, Eric Living people American comics artists American comics writers 1975 births Eisner Award winners for Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (Interior) Eisner Award winners for Best Writer/Artist