Volume 12
marks the last volume currently available at my local library. This chapter
begins with another chapter in the Goon’s origin as we learn just how Aunt
Kizzie ended up a circus strong lady and the ward of the Goon. Then in perhaps
the most bizarre, as well as most preachy chapter in the series, creator Eric
Powell imagines what Goon would’ve been like if he was a superhero. Just about
every trend, art style, and cliché in the comics medium is explored, no
exploited, here.
Finally in a tribute of sorts to the
Prohibition era and the Dukes of Hazzard, Goon and Franky create a hot rod in
hopes of transporting hooch and run afoul of a rival family of deranged
bootleggers. It’s classic Goon, but a little creepy with its depiction of a
soul stealing demon.
This issue is
full of tributes, from Powell’s grandmother and mother, as well as the golden age
of comics and organized crime. I enjoyed most of it. However, the bootlegger
story dealt with demonic possession and soul selling and that stuff just isn’t
my cup of tea.
Worth
Consuming.
Rating 7 out
of 10 stars
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