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Kareem Ali 4.5

The Goon: Occasion of Revenge #4

 

  • The good

    Mystery of the town as well as the witches' plot becomes more intriguing. Incredible artwork

  • The bad

    "Conclusion" leaves the overarching story hanging. Goon not realizing Ramona was missing

  • The ugly

    • The Goon: Occasion of Revenge #4 is the conclusion to the mini-series and has Goon dealing with the fallout of Kid’s actions. It opens up with Goon receiving a call from one of Rigatti’s men that the one Goon was supposed to be protecting never checked in according to the usual schedule. And he warns Goon that if anything happened to Rory, the least of Goon’s concerns would be the witches. Goon is perplexed by this knowing he had Kid Gargantuan guarding him in a secret location. And he realizes that Ramona is also nowhere to be found. Concerned, Goon goes to the secret location and sees Kid sitting near Rory’s dead body weeping but not for Rory. He says to Goon that his mother did the best that she could and that Rory was his brother. Goon doesn’t understand what he’s saying until Kid states that Rory is the son of Senator Slocomb, Kid’s father, and that Ramona told him this. And he states that he killed Rory and he’s glad he did it. Goon kills Kid and is enraged not just because of Rory but the revelation of Ramona’s involvement too. This town has always fed off the pain and suffering of others but now Goon is ready to deal out his own. Or is he too late to contend with the witches’ plan?

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    I was satisfied with the execution of the surprise ending last issue, no pun intended, but I wanted to see how this would tie into everything because this was a big development. The start of this issue jumped right into it with one of Rigatti’s men calling, and I somewhat overlooked Goon just realizing Ramona wasn’t there at their meeting place considering the relationship they had. And Goon’s subsequent action in killing Kid was almost as surprising as Kid’s action, and his last haunting words was a great touch by Eric Powell. And I’ve loved the artwork throughout this series and this issue is no different but it has even more riding on it because there are multiple pages without words and the messages still have to be conveyed. So whether it was Goon visibly shaking with anger before killing Kid or the expressions when he finds Ramona, it was mesmerizing. On one hand I was feeling bad for Goon and the revelations he had to deal with but on the other hand I was thinking, “wow, this is really beautiful artwork.” Of course it’s not all about looks as the mystery of the town would deepen, tying previous stories together such as Fred Paulsey haunting Sandy Wayne, and their importance to the town. And once again I would think of how beautiful the artwork was and how creepily appropriate it would be in capturing this supernatural and twisted situation, although it wouldn’t give a lot of answers. And that would be my sentiment throughout because the story would be wonderful but would actually set up future issues more than provide closure for the overarching story. Now, I would be the first to say that I would love to see more Goon, and if this was an issue in an ongoing series and not the conclusion to a miniseries it would be a brilliant issue from beginning to end. So since it’s clear this isn’t the end then I’ll say I can’t wait to get my hands on the next series that features Goon.

     

    SUMMARY

     

    The Goon: Occasion of Revenge #4 is an excellent issue that builds on the shocking conclusion of the previous one and results in an interesting turn of events. The multiple panels without words are highly impactful due to the beautiful artwork capturing all the relevant emotions in the different situations. This series has shown the way the suffering of others was due to the strange nature of the town, which fed off of it, and this issue ties Goon’s current situation to the mystical powers fueling the town in a riveting way. Considering this issue is the conclusion to the series there is the feeling that some important things aren’t answered. However, it’s also clear that this isn’t the end to the story so I’m very enthusiastic about getting my hands on the next series involving Goon…whenever that is.

     

    Release Date: 12/10/14

    Writer: Eric Powell

    Artist: Eric Powell

  • Rating ( 9.4 )
  • Total score 9.4

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