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The issue is written by comic legend Matt Wagner with art by Dan Schkade and Brennan Wagner and a cover by Eric Powell. In celebration of the 75th anniversary of Will Eisner's iconic and ground-breaking character, Dynamite Entertainment is proud to present an all-new ongoing series featuring THE SPIRIT Scripted by Eisner Award-winning author, Matt Wagner,[...]

Cover art by Eric Powell. LEAH MOORE: A Spirit comic needs action, humor, bags and bags of noir, and then some weird, to keep the reader on their toes You have nailed all these things and the art is stunning I'm guessing you are pleased with how it's turned out, but wasn't it terrifying filling the[...]

It has been selling fairly steadily since then. The big announcement has to be the new licenses announced by Pinnacle Entertainment Group: they will produce Savage Worlds-based games based on the Fear Agent comic from Rick Remender, Tony Moore and Jerome Opeña, the Goon comic by Eric Powell and a Flash Gordon game[...]

Written by Fred Van Lente with cover art by Eric Powell, it's an issue to look out for. Here's Powell's vivid and lush cover: Dark Horse describe this issue thus: Conan and Natala must fight for their lives in the cursed city of eternal dreamers, Xuthal! When they are separated, Conan faces an army of zealots while Natala[...]

There will also be covers for each issue by Eric Powell But with a new #1, you can't just have one cover… so add in covers by Wagner, Alex Ross and John Cassaday. Will Eisner's The Spirit #1 is set to hit shops this July. [Source: THR.com] The previously announced revival of[...]

I felt a good amount of carbonation on my tongue and felt thick. Overall, I was expecting more sweetness out of this beer for being a barley wine ale, but regardless it was a quality brew. What to Drink This To: When I first started getting into comics heavily, one of the first titles I checked out was[...]

You can e-mail Taylor at cizattaylor@hotmail.com. The Goon #50: Once Upon A Hard Time #1 of 4 (Dark Horse) By Jeb D. Don't come for the laughs. For the past decade or so, Eric Powell's The Goon has been a regular source of ghoulish humor, two-fisted action, and stunning comic book art Powell, one of the few writer-artist combos[...]

Every month we have awesome new titles, not to mention the long-established cornerstones of what we do, like The Goon: Once Upon A Hard Time, where Eric Powell is going crazier and darker than ever before. Lady Killer HMS: Regarding Lady Killer, I think that's been something of a revelation to readers There's something really special about[...]

T, and WCW comic books helped put a black eye on potentially fun licensed series.  Often poorly written, with little thought or effort seemingly put into them, licensed books were often a sure sign of a stinker to be steered clear of.  That's not to say that all licensed comics are bad, in fact the last decade has been something of a renascence for licensed titles. [...]

I'd like to thank those who engaged in interviews this year on Bleeding Cool again for sharing their perspective and wisdom with us, and with our readers. Here are some of the highlights from the interviews of 2014 from myself, Rich Johnston, Dan Wickline, Adi Tantimedh, Alex Wilson, Nikolai Fomich, and Jeremy Konrad: With Fred Van Lente:[...]

It's a cursed town, we've learned, and how can one man moving in that environment escape being cursed himself? Eric Powell's long running title The Goon ventured into very dark territory this autumn in the "Occasion of Revenge" miniseries, exploring very pointedly the ways in which revenge entices, corrupts, and builds for a wide swath[...]

The current arc of The Goon, "Occasion of Revenge", by Eric Powell, has been quite a show-stopper as things get very dark indeed The Goon is facing off against the circling forces of "The Coven" as they try to get a final grip on the cursed souls The Goon holds in his protection While their[...]

He's the author/artist of The Goon. And he's the Vice President of Business Development of Oni Press. And together they're creating a crime comic from

These signs are winging their way to a comic store near you soon, featuring the very recognisable tone of Eric Powell's The Goon explaining store policy and procedures to its customers in a rather gruff voice. Even if that language might have to be slightly amended for fear of offending the littlest eyes. Though it's nice to[...]

Suiciders from Lee Bermejo and DC/Vertigo on the front… …and Eric Powell's Goon from Dark Horse on the back While the order form… …is all abut the webcomic Help Us! Great Warrior by Madéleine Flores debuting in print from Boom! The look of the new Diamond Previews for December…   [...]

Today Dark Horse unrolled the content of their landmark 200th issue of Dark Horse Presents coming in February, and it's a massive 80 page tour-de-force of their most celebrated creators as well as adding the first US appearance of the series Masks by Gone Girl's Gillian Flynn and the legendary Dave Gibbons.   The 200th issue will[...]

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The Goon is coming of age, and this year's series An Occasion of Revenge has been quite a ride into dark and interesting territory through Eric Powell's masterful storytelling and nuanced artwork The new miniseries, Once Upon a Hard Time, will pick up in continuity with Revenge, and follow the consequences of the struggle with[...]

Rhee: "Karmageddon" — or even just want a physical copy of that great cover by Eric Powell (of The Goon fame and infamy), you have your local comic shop order you a copy of this very issue (ORDER CODE: JUNE14 — 1155) along with copies of Issue #2 (JULY14 — 1178), Issue #3 (SEPT14 –1234)[...]

By Chris Thompson  [audio:http://popculturehound.net/podcast/PCHPodcastEpisode99.mp3] Following on from last week's chat with Charles Brownstein of the CBLDF (which you can still listen to here), this time around I'm back with The Goon creator, Eric Powell, to discuss his new mini-series Occasion Of Revenge. Eric & I discuss how he started out in comics, the changes in his work and[...]

Following on from a massive state-of-the-industry interview with Scott Allie, Editor-in-Chief at Dark Horse recently here at Bleeding Cool in which we talked about SDCC strategies, defining creator-owned as a term, and many upcoming books, Allie joins us again to talk about a whole new slate of upcoming titles, from Buffy Season 10 #7 where[...]

And Aw yeah, it's back to the tree house for more all-ages awesome with Tiny Titans #1! Boom's Big Trouble in Little China #1 is written by John Carpenter and Eric Powell continues from the movie Image's Nailbiter #2 (and the 2nd print of #1) is out, and a perfectly executed serial killer detective mystery![...]

Dark Horse Comics are insistent that Eric Powell's The Goon is heading back to schedule More to discover at ECCC, apparently, but here's the Jack Davis cover of the oneshot (June) and an example page… Dark Horse Comics are insistent that Eric Powell's The Goon is heading back to schedule More to discover at ECCC, apparently,[...]

He was deposed by Diane Nelson and chose to walk rather than take a lesser role, though he kept writing Legion Of Superheroes books for the publisher. Then that stopped as well, though he keeps up with Worlds Finest. And now, announced at ComicsPRO in Georgia, Atlanta, Paul Levitz has joined the board of directors at Boom![...]

Strange would be one of the top selling comics in the industry. Point being, trying to "sneak in the back door" of Marvel or DC by writing a D-List character ain't gonna work, folks, because it's the same shortcut that everyone talks about when they don't want to pay their dues by making their own comics[...]

I've picked a few to share here, but he has so many that you will find yourself lost on his page for quite some time. Gary Larson Moebius James Hewlett Bruce Timm Maurice Sendak Eric Powell Rob Liefeld Paul Pope Bill Watterson Sam Keith James Kolchaka In October of 2011, artist Mike Holmes began drawing himself and his cat in the style of other well known[...]

Eric Powell was in France for a film festival and during an interview with MDCU Comics, he revealed that he is currently working on a sequel for his comic series from 2009, Chimichanga. When Wrinkle's Travelling Circus' most adorable little bearded girl trades a lock of her magic beard hair for a witch's strange egg, she[...]

The art feels like a cross between Dave Stevens and Eric Powell in both style and tone Hell, this is to the old pulp science fiction what The Goon is to classic horror At times the book feels like it should have been on the shelf next to the classic underground comics of the seventies[...]

The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund (CBLDF) and their annual fundraiser is always full of interesting stories and powerful thoughts from some of the best indy comics creators. This year, the panel brought together the collective might of Jeff Smith (Bone), Terry Moore (Strangers in Paradise), Eric Powell (The Goon), Chris Burnham (Elephantmen), Tim Seele (Hack/Slash)[...]

You can check out Justin's work at his booth 09 under Jusscope Press.   Eric Powell, whose work you've probably all already heard of, a little book called "The Goon" has unleashed a brand new sketch book for us all to buy and own, and I'm loving it Earlier in the convention, the Goon movie made some[...]