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[Comic Review] “The Goon: Once Upon A Hard Time” #3
Reviewed by Brady Steele. A good deal of insightful backstory comes into view in The Goon: Once Upon A Hard Time #3. Confessions from mad men and almost mad men cover the history and motivations of the key players to our little macabre saga herein. A lot of lines come into focus here and it’s great to see where it’s heading towards.
WRITTEN BY: Eric Powell
ART BY: Eric Powell
PUBLISHER: Dark Horse Comics
PRICE: $3.50
RELEASE: 20 May 2015
Creator Eric Powell knows how to be astute and horrifying all on the same page this month. With a bag full of heads and a heavy heart, we seeThe Goon unload his burdens upon one of his enemies. It’s fascinating to see. It feels like going to confession at church…until he throttles Don Rigatti to death.
Another great aspect of this issue is readers get to see the flipside to The Goon’s long-time foe, The Zombie Priest, also allows readers insight to his history. We see his motivations and ultimate rationalizing for fighting so hard to harness the power of this supernatural town everyone covets so much. It’s pretty chilling stuff to see how far he will go to attain power.
Both characters have been through so much, it’s easy to see how similar they are now. It feels like they are both at the end of the line. Powell seems to have found colors again and it’s effective and evocative in all the right places. There is plenty of gruesome action in this chapter. Will next month BE the final outing for The Goon? It looks like there will be plenty of showdowns and hopefully some great despair that seems to have become a sidekick to this series.
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‘Curse of the Where Wolf’ Bites Into August Release With Trio of Werewolf Theatrical Screenings [Exclusive Preview]
Larry Chaney‘s hairy misadventures are continuing in the sequel graphic novel Curse of the Where Wolf from creative team Rob Saucedo, Debora Lancianese, and Jack Morelli, and its author is celebrating with a trio of horror’s greatest werewolf films.
The Curse of the Where Wolf hits shelves on August 7 from Encyclopocalypse Publications.
That coincides with the launch of a theatrical screening event in Houston, Texas, featuring a trio of seminal werewolf flicks turning 45 this year: The Howling on August 7, Wolfen on August 14, and An American Werewolf in London on August 21.
Each screening features a “werewolf in film” presentation as well as a book signing from Where Wolf author and River Oaks Theatre artistic director Rob Saucedo.
In the new graphic novel, “Being a werewolf sucks. Reporter Larry Chaney wanted to be a hero. Instead, he became a werewolf. Now, caught between incredible new powers and a desire to eat everything (and everyone) in sight, Larry must find a cure for his curse. Or die trying.”
“With Where Wolf, I wanted to tell a whodunit set in a furry convention, so the story was pretty contained within a very specific setting and genre. With Curse of the Where Wolf, I wanted to celebrate everything I love about the possibility of comic books. Curse of the Where Wolf is a funny book, in every sense of the phrase, but it’s also an earnest look at a person’s struggle to become a better version of themselves, especially when the alternative is to become a literal monster,” Saucedo says of Curse.
The original graphic novel was previously serialized as the first webcomic hosted on Fangoria before being collected by Encyclopocalypse Publications in 2023 and has already been optioned for film, podcast, and television development ahead of launch by producers James Fino (“The Freak Brothers” for Tubi, “Rick and Morty” for Adult Swim) and Charles Horak (First Date for Magnolia Pictures).
Expect Larry to find himself in even weirder situations in the 362-page full color sequel; Saucedo has provided Bloody Disgusting with exclusive art pages from the upcoming graphic novel that showcase lupine humor.
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