Albatross Exploding Funny Books · The Goon #2 · 1999
Grade: VF 8.0
Cover by Eric Powell.
Eric Powell writes and draws the whole book here, as he did throughout this original self-published run. Issue #2 delivers the origin of Buzzard — the gaunt, carrion-eating undead gunfighter who would become one of the most visually arresting figures in Powell's Goon universe. Powell's horror-comedy hybrid was already fully formed this early: the grimy bayou atmosphere, the grotesque supporting cast, the genuine menace underneath the black humor. Buzzard's backstory gives the series its first real mythological weight.
Powell was doing everything himself at this point — writing, penciling, inking, coloring, lettering, publishing. The Albatross Exploding Funny Books imprint was a one-man operation before Avatar picked up the license and long before Dark Horse brought the series to a wider audience. What you're looking at is the original artifact.
The original Albatross self-published issues are materially scarcer than the Avatar or Dark Horse printings. Most collectors who came to The Goon through Dark Horse have never seen these. This is the run Powell was grinding out before anyone outside a small press circuit knew his name.
Condition VF 8.0 — A cornerstone copy. Flat, glossy, and appears unread at first glance. Minimal spine stress..
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Albatross Exploding Funny Books · The Goon #2 · 1999
Grade: VF 8.0
Cover by Eric Powell.
Eric Powell writes and draws the whole book here, as he did throughout this original self-published run. Issue #2 delivers the origin of Buzzard — the gaunt, carrion-eating undead gunfighter who would become one of the most visually arresting figures in Powell's Goon universe. Powell's horror-comedy hybrid was already fully formed this early: the grimy bayou atmosphere, the grotesque supporting cast, the genuine menace underneath the black humor. Buzzard's backstory gives the series its first real mythological weight.
Powell was doing everything himself at this point — writing, penciling, inking, coloring, lettering, publishing. The Albatross Exploding Funny Books imprint was a one-man operation before Avatar picked up the license and long before Dark Horse brought the series to a wider audience. What you're looking at is the original artifact.
The original Albatross self-published issues are materially scarcer than the Avatar or Dark Horse printings. Most collectors who came to The Goon through Dark Horse have never seen these. This is the run Powell was grinding out before anyone outside a small press circuit knew his name.
Condition VF 8.0 — A cornerstone copy. Flat, glossy, and appears unread at first glance. Minimal spine stress..
We use what the scientists are calling artificial intelligence to research and write our descriptions — it gives us more time to add books to our website and provide you with a wider array of inventory. We think Klaatu would approve. Details are verified but the robot does slip up. We're not infallible. Every book is graded by a human collector who has actually held it. If anything ever looks off, reach on out at robopictocomics@gmail.com.
