Do you like Zombies? How about mad scientists? What if I throw in some large fella with mob ties who beats people/monsters with a large wrench…? SOLD! But, If you were dead for the last 12 years or, Buddha forbid, not into comic books; then you might not know I’m speaking of the other worldly comic series The GOON. Or as series creator and 5 times Eisner Award winner Eric Powell describes it, “A dark comedy about a street thug, in a world of monsters.” Ah, Quaint.
Christopher Golden is best known for his novel ‘Baltimore, or The Steadfast Tin Soldier and the Vampire’ which featured illustrations from ‘Hellboy’ creator Mike Mignola. Golden was also the writer of several of the ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ comics before Joss Whedon took over duties for ‘Season Eight’. Already an accomplished author of several sci-fi and fantasy novel, his creator-owned series ‘Baltimore’, based on his original novel, is scheduled for release this fall.
Dean Motter is the legendary designer, illustrator, and writer most known for his masterpiece ‘Mister X Archives’ that launched the careers of other famous creators like Jaime Hernandez and Dave McKean. The collection, a fusion of Art Deco, German Expressionism and Film Noir, recently won Print magazine’s Regional Design Award and the PubWest Award. Motter has since released ‘Mister X: Condemned’ which continues to explore the philosophy of psychetecture – the idea that a city’s layout can influence its citizen’s emotional state – through antique futurism. His work is currently on exhibit at The Cité in Paris along side original art from Windsor McCay’s ‘Little Nemo’.