Eric Powell (comics)
Eric Powell |
Eric Powell at Wondercon 2006 |
Born |
March 8, 1975 |
Nationality |
American |
Area(s) |
writer and artist |
Notable works |
The Goon, Godzilla Kingdom of Monsters |
Eric Powell (March 8, 1975) is a comic book writer and self-taught artist living in Lebanon, Tennessee who is best known as the creator of The Goon.
Biography
Powell has written and provided artwork for franchises of Dark Horse,[1] DC Comics [2] and Marvel,[3] but is most regarded for his original series The Goon, which debuted from the small publisher Avatar Press. Powell quickly switched to self-publishing under the moniker Albatross Exploding Funny Books, before being picked up by Dark Horse after only a handful of issues. The Goon's quality was recognized with an Eisner Award in 2004 for Best Single Issue (Dark Horse The Goon #1) as well as an International Horror Guild award. The following year Powell won Eisner's Best Humor Publication and Best Continuing Series awards.
He is a featured interviewee in the movie Independents.
Powell will co-write the first two volumes of IDW's Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters with Tracy Marsh.
Bibliography
- " slice girls" eric powell art.#1
- " razor" #32-36 ([london night]) "werewolves"
- " mosaic" "preview" ([sirus])
- Billy the Kid's Old-Timey Oddities (with artist Kyle Hotz, TPB collects Billy the Kid's Old-Timey Oddities #1-4, Dark Horse, 2006, ISBN 1-59307-448-4)
- Chimichanga #1-3. (Albatross Exploding Funny Books, 2009–2010)
- Conan #28 (with writer Kurt Busiek, Dark Horse, 2006)
- The Dark Horse Book of the Dead (contributed the short story "The Wallace Expedition", TPB, Dark Horse, 2006, ISBN 1-59307-281-3)
- The Goon:
- Best Cellars #1 (1st Appearance Monster Boy by Eric Powell, Goon prototype)
- Avatar Illustrated 1998 (Avatar Press)
- Dreamwalker #0 (Avatar Press) (The Goon preview, 4-page back-up story later reprinted in The Goon #1)
- The Goon #1-3 (Avatar Press) (Issue #1: 1st Appearance of The Goon, Franky, Joey the ball, and Zombie Priest) (Issue #3: Origin of the Goon)
- The Goon #1-Present (Dark Horse)
- The Goon: Chinatown (Dark Horse, 2007, ISBN 1-59307-833-1)
- The Goon: Fancy Pants Edition Volume 1 (limited edition hardcover collecting The Goon #1-2 (self published), #1,3,5,9 (Dark Horse Comics), Dark Horse, 2005, ISBN 1-59307-426-3)
- The Goon: Fancy Pants Edition Volume 2: The Rise and Fall of the Diabolical Dr. Alloy (limited edition hardcover), Dark Horse, 2008, ISBN 1-59307-918-4)
- The Goon: Rough Stuff (TPB collects The Goon #1-3 (Avatar Press), Dark Horse, 2004, ISBN 1-59307-086-1)
- The Goon Volume 1: Nothin' But Misery (TPB collects The Goon #1-4, The Goon Color Special (self published), Dark Horse, 2003, ISBN 1-56971-998-5)
- The Goon Volume 2: My Murderous Childhood (and Other Grievous Yarns) (TPB collects The Goon #1-4, Dark Horse, 2004, ISBN 1-59307-109-4)
- The Goon Volume 3: Heaps Of Ruination (TPB collects The Goon #5-8, Dark Horse, 2005, ISBN 1-59307-292-9)
- The Goon Volume 4: Virtue and the Grim Consequences Thereof (TPB collects The Goon #9-13, Dark Horse, 2006, ISBN 1-59307-456-5)
- The Goon Volume 5: Wicked Inclinations (TPB collects The Goon #14-18, Dark Horse, 2006, ISBN 1-59307-646-0)
- The Goon Volume 6: Chinatown (Dark Horse, 2007, ISBN 1-59307-833-1)
- The Goon Volume 7: A Place of Heartache and Grief (TPB collects The Goon #19-23, Dark Horse, 2009, ISBN 1-59582-311-5)
- The Goon Volume 8: Those That is Damned (TPB collects The Goon #24-27, Dark Horse, 2009, ISBN 1-59582-324-7)
- The Goon Volume 9: Calamity of Conscience (TPB collects The Goon #28-31, Dark Horse, 2009, ISBN 1-59582-346-8)
- Satan’s Sodomy Baby (Dark Horse, 2007, ASIN B0012393S4)
Books illustrated
Covers
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- Marvel Westerns:Western #1 (Marvel Comics)
- Marvel Westerns:Kid Colt and the Arizona #2 (Marvel Comics)
- Marvel Westerns:The Two Gun #3 (Marvel Comics)
- Metalocalypse #1-3 (Dark Horse Comics)
- Super-Villain Team-Up/MODOK'S 11 #1 (Marvel Comics)
- Swamp Thing (Volume 4) #21-29 (DC Comics)
- Tales of the Vampires #3 (Dark Horse Comics)
- Universal Monsters: Cavalcade of Horror trade collection (Dark Horse Comics)
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