The Goon #3

The Goon and his pint-sized pal Franky stand side by side in the foreground, fists ready and expressions set — while behind them a massive, glowing skeletal specter looms out of a fiery red haze, jaws wide open. Eric Powell's cover captures the series' perfect blend of pulpy menace and deadpan humor in one striking image. If "A Lost Tale of the Goon" sounds like exactly the kind of dark, offbeat adventure Dark Horse was delivering in 2003, this third issue makes a compelling case.