Eric Powell (born March 3, 1975) is an American comic book writer/artist, best known as the creator of '' The Goon''.

Career

Powell has written and provided artwork for Dark Horse,

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, but is most regarded for his original series '' The Goon'', which debuted from the small publisher Avatar Press. 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 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), and ''Pug Davis'' ( Rebecca Sugar).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 for Best Illustrated Narrative (''The Goon'' #1-4) ** Eisner Award 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: ** 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, 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, 2006, ) *''Chimichanga'' #1-3 (with artist Stephanie Buscema) ( Albatross Exploding Funny Books, 2009–2010) *''Conan'' #28 (with writer Kurt Busiek, Dark Horse, 2006) *'' The Dark Horse Book of the Dead'' — contributed the short story "The Wallace Expedition", TPB, Dark Horse, 2006, *''Did You Hear What Eddie Gein Done?'' (with Harold Schechter) (Albatross Funny Books, 2021) *'' The Goon'': **''Best Cellars'' #1 — 1st appearance of Monster Boy, a Goon prototype **''Avatar Illustrated 1998'' ( Avatar Press) **''Dreamwalker'' #0 ( Avatar Press) — ''The Goon'' preview, a 4-page back-up story later reprinted in ''The Goon'' #1 **''Dreamwalker'' #1 ( avatar Press) (Carousel) — 3-page preview of ''The Goon'' (came out after ''Goon'' #1) **''The Goon'' #1-3 ( Avatar Press) — 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) **''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, 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, 2007, ASIN B0012393S4) *''Hillbilly'' (Albatross Exploding Funny, 2016–current) *''Marvel Monsters: Devil Dinosaur'' (

, 2005, ASIN B002YB9Y2I) * ''Spook House'' (Albatross Funnybooks, 2016–2017) — anthology with other creators *''

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and Richard Donner, TPB collects "Action Comics" #855-857,

, 2007, )

Books illustrated

* ''Billy Hooten: Owlboy'' (with author Thomas E. Sniegoski, published by Yearling Books, 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'' (DC Comics/ Dynamite Entertainment) *''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'' #1-3 (Dark Horse Comics) *''Super-Villain Team-Up/MODOK'S 11'' #1 (Marvel Comics) *'' Swamp Thing'' #21-29 (DC Comics) *'' Tales of the Vampires'' #3 (Dark Horse Comics) *''Universal Monsters: Cavalcade of Horror'' trade collection (Dark Horse Comics)

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