![]() A warlock tries to control Murderface as a manchurian candidate Dr. The basic premise is that Murderface, bassist of Dethklok, is descended from inbred royalty by a secret society looking to create a perfect anti-human whose mere presence would destroy space/time. Brendan Small is listed as assisting with dialogue and plot points, and it shows because this feels very much like Dethklok and I even put their voices in as I read the dialogue. This comic is pretty much an episode of Metalocalypse with the Goon making a guest appearance. A time when monsters could have very well walked among two-fisted men in cool caps. I love the early 20th century feel of the characters and the world they inhabit. Beautifully rendered scenes of horrific violence against mutants and monsters. I've never read an issue of the Goon, but Powell's art is amazing. For those unintiated in the black metal awesomeness, just imagine the Monkees as a metal band and you're close. Now, I need to say I came into this as a Dethklok fan, as I sit in Think Coffee listening to the song The Lost Vikings at 9am in the morning, and before I went to bed last night I watched the season 3 premiere. ![]() It pairs up Dark Horse's other horror fighter, Eric Powell's The Goon, with Brendan Small's metal band Dethklok, from the Adult Swim cartoon Metalocalypse. I just finished Dethklok vs the Goon, a one-shot published by Dark Horse Comics this past July 2009.
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