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[San Diego Comic-Con ’12] Eric Powell Tries To Get ‘The Goon’ On The Big Screen
“Goon” creator, Eric Powell, has been trying to get an animated movie adaptation of his comic going for quite some time. The book follows the outrageous exploits of an undead killing powerhouse who was raised by the strong-woman at a carnival. Although it looked like things were running along for the film, albiet slowly, it just doesn’t seem to be making progress. Powell announced at CCI that he will be trying his luck with Kickstarter. See a video of the test footage below.
the test footage below was done over a year ago, so you can tell how slowly things have been moving.
Powell tweeted the following yestdeay, “Ok, everybody that’s been yelling at me for us to do a Kickstarter for the Goon film,” along with the photo below.
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Erica Slaughter Is Back: Peek Inside the Pages of ‘Something Is Killing the Children’ #50 [Exclusive]
James Tynion IV’s comic book series Something Is Killing the Children is celebrating a massive milestone this year, with the landmark 50th issue headed our way in October.
And Erica Slaughter is back…
Something Is Killing the Children #50 launches October 7, 2026 from BOOM! Studios.
In Issue #50, “Witness the return of Erica Slaughter in this momentous milestone issue for the bestselling horror phenomenon!
“Jump back into present-day storyline of Erica Slaughter after the horrifying events of the Tribulation saga!
“Erica, completely distraught from her encounter with Cutter and the death of Gabi, is on the run from the Order. In her escape, she turns to a formative place for her: the Valmont Mountain Lodge.
“But beyond memories of her past, what and who will Erica find there now awaiting her?”
Something Is Killing the Children #50 features art by Werther Dell’Edera, colors by Miguel Muerto, and letters by AndWorld Design. Take a peek inside the pages below.
Blumhouse recently announced plans to adapt James Tynion IV and Werther Dell’Edera’s horror comic book phenomenon Something is Killing the Children into both a feature film and an adult animated series. Now’s the time to jump into this one…
Something is Killing the Children was first published by BOOM! Studios in 2019 and tells the story of Erica Slaughter, a monster hunter from a mysterious organization more concerned with keeping the secret of monsters from the world than saving their victims.
In this world, only children can see monsters.
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