The Goon: Noir (Goon (Numbered))
The Goon already parodies 1930s gangster B movies—to say nothing of zombies—so noir isn't much of a stretch for creator Powell's tough guy's tough guy. In fact, it's just a matter of subtracting color. All these stories are in black and white. But is this only, as a banner declares in The Man of the Hour, in which Goon-o doesn't appreciate a roast in his honor, a 'Batman Black and White' Rip-Off? Nuts t' dat! With new creators for every story, it's a zombie-bashin' jamboree. There are no duds here, yet the most unusual narrative strategies yield the most satisfying pieces. Hilary Barta's speechless tour-de-force, Reap What You Sow, boldly demonstrates that, though The Goon owes its success to snappy patter, it doesn't strictly need the wisecracks. Roger Langridge superimposes visitors from another medium (Peter Cook and Dudley Moore) over a typical Goon knockdown blast-out and achieves perhaps the funniest, certainly the drollest, contribution. Rants by the titular Mr. Albatross precede, intermit, and follow the flow of stories with risible effrontery. Olson, Ray