Team Superfriends|Fighting the good fight

On this next-to-last day of Horror Month, we bring you something a little different: The Goon Volume 9: Calamity of Conscience TPB. For those of you not yet acquainted with The Goon, it’s kind of a horror book mixed with The Little Rascals. And a Bob Hope road movie. And . . . well, it’s a little difficult to put my finger on, but it’s funny, tragic, horrific, and great fun to read.

Multiple Eisner Award-winning creator of The Goon Eric Powell teams with acclaimed colorist Dave Stewart to bring this tale of humor, horror, and heartbreak to a close. Prepare for the usual weirdness, as only Powell and The Goon can provide: the living dead (children, priests, and pretty ladies), pretty living ladies, gypsies, backwoods children . . . “dogs” . . . crazy-weird cats, pimps peddling animal love, animals on the receiving end of said animal love . . . evil Shredded-Wheat men, more evil-undead burlesque-house owners, guys with tails, a woky (a woky?) . . . and more!

You can order The Goon Volume 9: Calamity of Conscience TPB now for $14.35, and make sure to check out our Horror Month page for most ghastly gifts!

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New Video Post From Dark Horse Comics!

Scott Allie made the trip to TFAW World Headquarters to talk to us about Dark Horse Comics’ One-Shot Wonders! We talk about a big reveal in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Willow comic, and I ask him if there’s going to be an ongoing Dr. Horrible series:

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Have you seen Dark Horse Comics’ One-Shot Wonders? This fall, Dark Horse Comics is releasing nine one-shots featuring your favorite titles and creators, including Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Hellboy, and Star Wars. Each title contains a complete story, and each features awesome artists and writers, making this a very special collection of comics.

Here are the salient details of each comic:

October:
• Abe Sapien, written by Mike Mignola and John Arcudi, with art by Patric Reynolds.
• Star Wars: Invasion #0, collecting material previously available only online at StarWars.com.
• Sugarshock, by Joss Whedon and Fábio Moon, with 14 bonus pages of art!

November
• Dr. Horrible, written by Zack Whedon, with art by Joëlle Jones.
• Star Wars: Purge–Seconds to Die, by John Ostrander and Jim Hall.
• The Goon, by the incomparable Eric Powell.

December
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Willow, by Joss Whedon and Karl Moline, the team from Fray!
• Conan: The Weight of the Crown, written and drawn by Darick Robertson from The Boys and Transmetropolitan.
• Hellboy: The Bride of Hell, by Mike Mignola and Richard Corben, who also teamed up on the Eisner-winning The Crooked Man!

Stay tuned–we should have an exclusive video interview with Dark Horse Comics’ Senior Managing Editor, Scott Allie, up on the blog tomorrow. If you have any questions for him, be sure to post them below now.

So what do you think? Are you intrigued by the idea of a series of one-shots? Will it entice you to pick up a title you haven’t read in the past? Post your comments and opinions now!