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The Truth Needs No Embellishment to be Horrifying

One of the greats in the field of true crime literature, Harold Schechter (Deviant, The Serial Killer Files, Hell’s Princess), teams with five-time Eisner Award-winning graphic novelist Eric Powell (The Goon, Big Man Plans, Hillbilly) to bring you the tale of one of the most notoriously deranged serial killers in American history, Ed Gein.

Did You Hear What Eddie Gein Done? is an in-depth exploration of the Gein family and what led to the creation of the necrophile who haunted the dreams of 1950s America and inspired such films as Psycho, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and The Silence of the Lambs.

Painstakingly researched and illustrated, Schechter and Powell’s true crime graphic novel takes the Gein story out of the realms of exploitation and gives the reader a fact-based dramatization of these tragic, psychotic and heartbreaking events. 

ERIC POWELL is a writer and artist from Nashville, Tennessee, who has contributed work for every major publisher in the comics industry. Powell has spent his career creating and promoting the validity and importance of creator-owned comics, including his own critically acclaimed series The Goon, which launched in 1999 and quickly became an indie hit with a die-hard cult following. In collaboration with renowned filmmaker David Fincher and directors Tim Miller and Jeff Fowler of Blur Studio, Powell is now working to bring The Goon to life on the big screen as an animated feature film.

HAROLD SCHECHTER is a professor of American literature and culture. Renowned for his true-crime writing, he is the author of the nonfiction books FatalFiendBestialDeviantDerangedDepraved, and, with David Everitt, The A to Z Encyclopedia of Serial Killers. He is also the author of Nevermore and The Hum Bug, the acclaimed historical novels featuring Edgar Allan Poe. He lives in New York State.
 
Check out our interview with Eric Powell and Harold SChechter below!

The Goon Volume 1 : A Ragged Return to Lonely Street

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Published by Albatross Funnybooks

ISBN: 9781949889925
Price: $17.99
Genre: Horror
Ages: 16+

On Sale: October 08, 2019

For two decades, the Goon’s adventures have thrilled fans, critics, and creators with their bold creativity, classic style, and irreverent humor.

This volume contains Eric Powell’s highly anticipated return to his flagship series for its 20th anniversary.

The next era in the legacy of The Goon starts here, and takes the series to its humor-based roots as Goon & Franky return from strange adventures abroad to find a horde of unsavory characters have filled the void left in his absence from Lonely Street

Key Selling Points

  • Five time Eisner Award winning series.

  • A new fresh start for new readers wanting to jump into the series.

  • Collects the first new Goon material since 2015

  • Great for fans of dark humor!

The Goon: Bunch of Old Crap Volume 1: An Omnibus

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Published by Albatross Funnybooks

ISBN: 9780998379296
Price: $29.99
Genre: Horror
Ages: 13+

On Sale: June 11, 2019

The first omnibus volume of Eric Powell’s Eisner Award winning series, THE GOON! The Nameless Man, the Zombie Priest, has come to town to build a gang from the undead.

Yet even with an unlimited supply of soldiers, the Priest cannot move in on the territory controlled by the crime boss Labrazio and his unstoppable enforcer-the Goon. But when the Priest discovers Goon’s most closely held secret, the balance of power threatens to change forever!

The Goon: Bunch of Old Crap Book Volume 1 collects The Goon books 0-3 (The Goon: Rough Stuff, The Goon: Nothing But Misery, The Goon: My Murderous Childhood, & The Goon: Heaps of Ruination)

Key Selling Points

  • Collects the very first Goon Material. Good Jumping on point.

  • Multiple Eisner Award winning series.

  • Coincides with the 20th anniversary and relaunch of the Goon!