Death of The Goon! Collectors Edition, buy five! Gimmicks inside!
Eric Powell unleashes his full comedic fury upon the Big Two publishers and the superhero genre within the pages of Goon #39, where the writer pulls no punches and uses every tool in his arsenal to not only poke some serious fun, but also urge readers to think about their beloved comics industry.
Read more at http://www.brokenfrontier.com/reviews/p/detail/the-goon-39
It’s almost Wednesday, and you know that means a fresh load of comics and graphic novels! With so much stuff hitting your local comics store or digital storefront, BF is here to lead you through the woods with our handy overview of books you can’t afford to miss on April 11th.
Make sure to check the site tomorrow too, as we take an in-depth look at another big release this week in our weekly Guiding Lines column: America’s Got Powers #1.
Read the whole list at http://www.brokenfrontier.com/lowdown/p/detail/this-weeks-must-have-comics-april-11-2012
Conan defends his ship from the Pirate Queen, Bêlit.
Battle alarms rang out across Conan’s ship as Brian Wood and Becky Cloonan’s first issue of their new series came to an adrenaline-pumping end. As issue #2 opens, Conan continues to face down the pirate Bêlit, the Queen of the Black Coast, culminating in a tragic struggle across two ships and within the bloody depths of the ocean.
Read more at http://www.brokenfrontier.com/reviews/p/detail/conan-the-barbarian-2
Kizzie is one tough gal.
Eric Powell’s The Goon #38 is a much more heartfelt offering than a typical story about the man everyone fears. With The Goon barely appearing in the issue, Powell tells the story of Kizzie, a less-than-pretty child turned circus performer, and her relationship with the muscle-bound hulk.
Read More at http://www.brokenfrontier.com/reviews/p/detail/the-goon-38
Broken Frontier proudly unveils the winners of its 8th annual Broken Frontier Awards.
During the last couple of weeks of 2011, the BF staff went through piles of comics and graphic novels and carefully selected five nominees for each of its nine award categories, then took the ballot live for the comics community to vote on. Today, the popular comics news site unveils which creators and publications get a BF Award!
Read more at http://www.brokenfrontier.com/headlines/p/detail/bf-unveils-winners-of-broken-frontier-awards-2011
Another comedic chapter in the saga of The Goon.
Is it possible for a writer to flip one the United States’ most tragic factory accidents on its head and turn it into comedic gold? Eric Powell, writer of The Goon, sure can; by taking equal parts Triangle Shirtwaist disaster, demonic magic, pentagrams, and worker strife, The Goon #37 reads like a well-oiled machine churning out hilarious after hilarious moment.
Read more at http://www.brokenfrontier.com/reviews/p/detail/the-goon-37
Pick from this years best writers, creators, indie or mainstream, big or small, good or bad or great!
Check out BrokenFrontier.com’s review of The Goon #34 by Eric Powell