{"id":11220,"date":"2018-12-21T09:10:40","date_gmt":"2018-12-21T15:10:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=11220"},"modified":"2018-12-21T09:10:40","modified_gmt":"2018-12-21T15:10:40","slug":"eric-powell-announces-grumble-vs-the-goon-the-first-ever-free-comic-book-day-title-from-albatross-funnybooks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/2018\/12\/21\/eric-powell-announces-grumble-vs-the-goon-the-first-ever-free-comic-book-day-title-from-albatross-funnybooks\/","title":{"rendered":"Eric Powell Announces GRUMBLE VS THE GOON \u2014The First Ever Free Comic Book Day Title from Albatross Funnybooks"},"content":{"rendered":"

(December 21, 2018) Award-winning cartoonist Eric Powell\u2019s Albatross Funnybooks will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Goon with its first ever Free Comic Book Day title in 2019. GRUMBLE VS THE GOON is a side-splitting, full color one shot co-written by Powell and Rafer Roberts and illustrated by Powell and BATTLE BUG creator Mike Norton. Here, for the first time ever, The Goon and his pal Franky will meet Tala and Eddie, from the pages of GRUMBLE, in an interdimensional adventure, chock full of death, mayhem… and dog catching.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe really wanted to do something special for Free Comic Day.\u201d said THE GOON creator Eric Powell. \u201c A gift to comic readers that would celebrate 20 years of the Goon and show off what Albatross Funnybooks is all about. Creative freedom and fun comics. I\u2019m thrilled to collaborate with Mike and Rafer on this project and have Grumble alongside the Goon representing the company.\u201d<\/p>\n

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“I’ve been a huge fan of THE GOON for years, so this is still very surreal to me,”\u00a0said GRUMBLE co-creator and writer Rafer Roberts.\u00a0“Working with Eric was an honor and a pleasure, and watching him and Mike jam on the artwork is a real thrill. I think we’re creating something incredibly special that will satisfy GOON and GRUMBLE fans as well as entertain new readers. Honestly, I can’t believe that we’re giving this away for free!”<\/p>\n

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\u201cI\u2019ve known Eric since before THE GOON existed. To be publishing GRUMBLE and doing a crossover with him is just an honor. It\u2019s seriously some of the most fun I\u2019ve had making comics!\u201d said GRUMBLE co-creator and artist Mike Norton.<\/p>\n

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\u201cHey, GRUMBLE VS THE GOON is a Silver-tier Free Comic Book Day book,\u201d said Powell. \u201cWe\u2019re not charging fans for the comic because it\u2019s a wonderful way for even more readers to discover the great stories Mike and Rafer are telling in the pages of GRUMBLE. Plus, it\u2019s always fun for readers to visit Lonely Street, home of Franky and the Goon.\u201d<\/p>\n

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In GRUMBLE VS THE GOON, Tala and Eddie think it might be a good idea to go dimension hopping when they find death incarnate hot on their heels. Unfortunately, things go from bad to worse when they land in the world of THE GOON. And Franky, the newly appointed dog catcher, don\u2019t like talkin\u2019 mutts that give him the sass! GRUMBLE VS THE GOON features a cover by Powell, and will be available at participating comic book stores on Free Comic Book Day, Saturday May 4th, 2019.<\/p>\n

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The publication of GRUMBLE VS THE GOON is part of a year long celebration of The Goon\u2019s 20th anniversary. The anniversary festivities kick off in earnest on March 13th, 2019, when Albatross Funnybooks will publish THE GOON issue 1, featuring all new stories. THE GOON #1 Standard Edition features an Eric Powell cover and will retail for $3.99. THE GOON #1 Special Edition features a cover by legendary artist Kevin Nowlan and will retail for $5.99. In the character\u2019s \u00a0debut with Albatross Funnybooks, Powell takes the series to its humor based roots as Goon & Franky return from strange adventures abroad to find a horde of unsavory characters who have filled the void left in their absence from Lonely Street. For this new run of stories, Powell will be joined on Albatross Funnybooks\u2019 THE GOON by several acclaimed creators.<\/p>\n