Eric Powell (comics)

Eric Powell
Eric Powell at Wondercon 2006
Born	(1975-03-03) March 3, 1975 (age 49)
Nationality	American
Area(s)	Writer, Artist
Notable works	The Goon
Awards	Eisner Awards (2004, 2005, 2008)

Eric Powell (born March 3, 1975) is an American

He is a featured interviewee in the movie Independents.^[citation needed]

Powell co-wrote the first two volumes of IDW's Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters with Tracy Marsh.

In 2022, Powell's self-publishing venture, Albatross Funny Books, was moved to

• 2004:
  • International Horror Guild Award for Best Illustrated Narrative (The Goon #1-4)
  • Eisner Award
    for Best Single Issue (The Goon #1)
• 2005:
  • Eisner Award for Best Humor Publication (The Goon)
  • Eisner Award for Best Continuing Series (The Goon)
• 2008:
  • Eisner Award for Best Writer/Artist-Humor (The Goon)
  • Eisner Award for Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (The Goon: Chinatown)

Bibliography

• Big Man Plans (with writer Tim Weisch) (Image Comics, 2015) — 4-issue limited series
• ISBN 1-59307-448-4
  )
• Chimichanga #1-3 (with artist
  Albatross Exploding Funny Books
  , 2009–2010)
• Conan #28 (with writer Kurt Busiek, Dark Horse, 2006)
• ISBN 1-59307-281-3
• Did You Hear What Eddie Gein Done? (with Harold Schechter) (Albatross Funny Books, 2021)
• The Goon:
  • Best Cellars #1 — 1st appearance of Monster Boy, a Goon prototype
  • Avatar Illustrated 1998 (Avatar Press)
  • Dreamwalker #0 (Avatar Press) — The Goon preview, a 4-page back-up story later reprinted in The Goon #1
  • Dreamwalker #1 (avatar Press) (Carousel) — 3-page preview of The Goon (came out after Goon #1)
  • The Goon #1-3 (Avatar Press) — issue #1 features the first appearance of The Goon, Franky, Joey the ball, and Zombie Priest; issue #3 is the 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, 2005)
    ISBN 1-59307-426-3
  • The Goon: Fancy Pants Edition Volume 2: The Rise and Fall of the Diabolical Dr. Alloy (Dark Horse, 2008) — limited edition hardcover
    ISBN 1-59307-918-4
  • The Goon: Rough Stuff (Dark Horse, 2004) —
    ISBN 1-59307-086-1
  • The Goon Volume 1: Nothin' But Misery (Dark Horse, 2003) — TPB collects The Goon #1-4, The Goon Color Special (self-published),
    ISBN 1-56971-998-5
  • The Goon Volume 2: My Murderous Childhood (and Other Grievous Yarns) (
    ISBN 1-59307-109-4
    )
  • The Goon Volume 3: Heaps Of Ruination (Dark Horse, 2005) — TPB collects The Goon #5-8
    ISBN 1-59307-292-9
  • The Goon Volume 4: Virtue and the Grim Consequences Thereof (Dark Horse, 2006) — TPB collects The Goon #9-13
    ISBN 1-59307-456-5
  • The Goon Volume 5: Wicked Inclinations (Dark Horse, 2006) — TPB collects The Goon #14-18
    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 (Dark Horse, 2009) — TPB collects The Goon #19-23
    ISBN 1-59582-311-5
  • The Goon Volume 8: Those That is Damned (Dark Horse, 2009) — TPB collects The Goon #24-27
    ISBN 1-59582-324-7
  • The Goon Volume 9: Calamity of Conscience (Dark Horse, 2009) — TPB collects The Goon #28-31
    ISBN 1-59582-346-8
  • Satan’s Sodomy Baby (Dark Horse, 2007, ASIN B0012393S4)
• Hillbilly (Albatross Exploding Funny, 2016–current)
• Marvel Monsters: Devil Dinosaur (Marvel Comics, 2005, ASIN B002YB9Y2I)
• Spook House (Albatross Funnybooks, 2016–2017) — anthology with other creators
• ISBN 978-1401220334
  )

Books illustrated

• Billy Hooten: Owlboy (with author
  ISBN 978-0-440-42180-1
  )

Cover work

Arkham Asylum: Living Hell #1-6 (DC Comics) Billy the Kid's Old-Timey Oddities #1-4 (Dark Horse Comics) Billy the Kid's Old-Timey Oddities trade collection (Dark Horse Comics) Dethklok vs. The Goon (Dark Horse Comics) Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash (DC Comics/Dynamite Entertainment) Fused: Think Like a Machine #1-2 (Dark Horse Comics)) Fused: Think Like a Machine trade collection (Dark Horse Comics) Marvel Monsters #1-4 (Marvel Comics) Marvel Monsters trade collection (Marvel Comics)

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 #21-29 (DC Comics) Tales of the Vampires #3 (Dark Horse Comics) Universal Monsters: Cavalcade of Horror trade collection (Dark Horse Comics)

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Johnston, Rich. "Eric Powell Brings The Goon & Albatross Funnybooks Back To Dark Horse," Bleeding Cool (September 20, 2022).
2. ^ "An interview with Eric Powell on Mudsugar". Archived from the original on December 9, 2006. Retrieved February 4, 2007.
3. ^ Blum, Jeremy. "Eric Powell's The Goon Returns to Dark Horse Under Albatross Funnybooks Imprint: The Goon, a fan-favorite series combining pulpy horror and humor, returns to Dark Horse along with other projects by Eric Powell in 2023," CBR (Sept. 22, 2022).
4. ^ Dar, Taimur. "Eric Powell brings THE GOON and his Albatross Funnybooks imprint to Dark Horse Comics: 'I’m very excited for what the future holds and the new opportunities to be found,'" The Beat (Sept. 20, 2022).

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Eric Powell.

• The Goon (and Eric Powell) official site
• Eric Powell wallpapers on Marvel.com
• interview: Eric Powell at www.exploringthemultiverse.com
• interview: Goon-ing Around With Eric Powell at www.comicon.com
• interview: Powell Looks to the Goon's Past in Chinatown at www.publishersweekly.com
• interview: The Goon With Eric Powell Archived 2008-03-03 at the Wayback Machine at www.comixology.com
• interview: Eric Powell talks about 'The Goon' movie at www.latimes.com
• interview: Eric Powell at www.thedailycrosshatch.com