So i was tipped off by a good freind of mine Liam English, about a comic book series called The Goon, it seems to be one of the few comic book series about zombies, but seriously this comic book series has EVERYTHING, Gangsters, Zombies, killing, extreme violence, werewolves, giant spiders that owe money. i mean if you can think it, its probably in the series. So far i have read Books (each book contains 3 -4 comics) 0 (rough stuff) and 1 (Nothin But Misery), along with this i have read "Chinatown" which is bot book 4 as well as a iphone app.
it is gripping stuff, they manage to make The GOON, so the main protagonist, have a lot of back story that keeps the reader enthralled. his right hand man Franky is pure comic releif, but for somone so small he is so damn violent.
The Goon and Franky are part of Labrazio's (mob boss) racket, the largest mob faction, and the main rival gang belongs to the Zombie priest who is growing stronger each day and every man killed in the clan wars. obviously the only man the zombie hoard are afraid of is The Goon... for good reason too, he absolutely kicks ass.
The goon comic series is a must for anyone with a interest in comic books and zombies, and mobs... damn it, its simply a must!
the zombies, do have memory and intelligence in this series, but suffer from immense stupdity, they are simple thugs, nothing too special, most likley jsut a way to distinguish the two rival factions. this is of course a effective way of doing things. though not exactly useful when it comes to my animation, there are some very detailed visual elements that can be dialed down and incorporated into my own zombie style.
The goon series has some great one liners that will be making a appropriated appearance in my animation. they are simply too good to not tribute!
read it! trust me!
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