The Goon #2

Eric Powell's creator-owned bruiser is back for issue two of his Dark Horse run, and the cover says it all — the Goon himself is locked in a bone-crunching struggle with a hulking, single-eyed robotic menace, debris exploding around them in a burst of sickly yellow-green. A hapless civilian gets caught in the chaos overhead, which perfectly captures the gleeful mayhem Powell brings to every page. With a story titled "The Goon in the Clutches of... the Diabolical Dr. Alloy," this 2003 issue promises exactly the kind of pulpy, hard-knuckled fun that makes this series such a treat.