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Goon may refer to: Slang Humans: People noted for brutality, or otherwise as targets of contempt: A guard in a prisoner of war camp (British World War II usage) An enforcer (ice hockey) A hired thug, in a goon squad Alternative name for the character in "Kilroy was here"-style graffiti Goons, members of the Something Awful user forums Box wine, as Australian slang Specific persons The Goons, performers in The Goon Show Bill Irwin (wrestler), briefly known by the ring name "The Goon" Books and comics The Goon, comic book series created by Eric Powell One of a fictional race of creatures living on Goon Island in the Popeye cartoon series (see Alice the Goon) Mr Goon, oafish local policeman in Enid Blyton's Five Find-Outers series of children's books Radio, film and TV The Goon Show, a British radio comedy programme Goon (film), a 2011 comedy film starring Seann William Scott Goon: Last of the Enforcers, a 2017 sequel, also starring Seann William Scott Goon, a character in the 2021 Canadian-American movie Mister Sister Goon, a Terrakor from the cartoon Robotix "The Goons" (The Amazing World of Gumball), a television episode Music "The Goon Drag," instrumental tune recorded 1941 by Sammy Price and His Texas Bluesicians Goon (Tobias Jesso Jr. album), 2015 Goon (Global Goon album), a 1996 release by Global Goon "Goon", a song by Seaway from Colour Blind "Goon", a song by Osees from their 2023 album Intercepted Message Acronyms GOONs, Guardians of the Oglala Nation, private paramilitary group active on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation during the early 1970s GOONS, an acronym for the Guild of One-Name Studies See also Go-on, a possible way of reading certain Japanese Kanji Goon Squad (disambiguation) All pages with titles beginning with Goon All pages with titles containing Goon Gooney (disambiguation) Goonies (disambiguation). Discover the The Goons popular books. Find the top 100 most popular The Goons books.

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  • The Satyricon synopsis, comments

    The Satyricon

    Petronius

    The Satyricon is one of the most outrageous and strikingly modern works to have survived from the ancient world. Most likely written by an advisor of Nero, it recounts the adventur...

  • The Very Hungry Zombie synopsis, comments

    The Very Hungry Zombie

    Michael Teitelbaum & Jon Apple

    In this deadon parody of a children’s classic, a very hungry zombie eats his way through a variety of his favorite foods, including clowns, astronauts, rock stars, fingers, and bra...

  • Spurious synopsis, comments

    Spurious

    Lars Iyer

    In a raucous debut that summons up Britain's fabled Goon Squad comedies, writer and philosopher Lars Iyer tells the story of someone very like himself with a "slightly more success...

  • Hillbilly Volume 3 synopsis, comments

    Hillbilly Volume 3

    Eric Powell

    The third volume in Eisner Award winner Eric Powells Appalachian fantasy epic. Rondel wields the Devils Cleaver against the united evil of the hills.

  • Hillbilly Volume 1 synopsis, comments

    Hillbilly Volume 1

    Eric Powell

    Eric Powell's Appalachian Mountain fantasy epic that tells the story of Rondel. A lonely figure who wanders the wooded hills among witches and magical creatures as a folktale hero ...

  • Four Gathered on Christmas Eve synopsis, comments

    Four Gathered on Christmas Eve

    Eric Powell, Mike Mignola, Becky Cloonan & James Harren

    Four of the top creators in comics gather to continue the Victorian tradition of ghost stories on Christmas Eve.Four tales of the bizarre and terrifying to keep you company on the ...

  • The Candy House synopsis, comments

    The Candy House

    Jennifer Egan

    A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERONE of the TOP 10 BOOKS OF THE YEAR by THE NEW YORK TIMES ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY SLATE THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER Also named one of the BEST BOOKS OF THE ...

  • Tuesday Nights in 1980 synopsis, comments

    Tuesday Nights in 1980

    Molly Prentiss

    “An intoxicating Manhattan fairy tale…As affecting as it is absorbing. A thrilling debut.” Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “A vital, sensuous, edgy, and suspenseful tale of longing...

  • Goon Squad 2014 Summer Special synopsis, comments

    Goon Squad 2014 Summer Special

    Jonathan L. Howard

    Just what do superheroes get up to when they're not fighting the forces of evil? If they're the GOON SQUAD, they patrol the city, chat, train, and chat some more. The FREE Goon Squ...

  • Attack of the Deranged Mutant Killer Monster Snow Goons synopsis, comments

    Attack of the Deranged Mutant Killer Monster Snow Goons

    Bill Watterson

    Now available for the first time as an ebook! In Attack of the Deranged Mutant Killer Monster Snow Goons, Calvin suffers a host of hardships. He gets attacked by his new twowheeler...

  • A Guy Like Me synopsis, comments

    A Guy Like Me

    John Scott

    From the NHL’s most unexpected AllStar MVP comes a sports memoir unlike any other. Hilarious, candid, and reflective, A Guy Like Me recounts the heartwarming story of John Scott: a...

  • Manhattan Beach synopsis, comments

    Manhattan Beach

    Jennifer Egan

    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A New York Times Notable BookWinner of the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in FictionThe daring and magnificent novel from the Pulitzer Prize–winnin...

  • Ralph Snart Adventures Vol 3 No 17 synopsis, comments

    Ralph Snart Adventures Vol 3 No 17

    Marc Hansen

    Dr. Goot has turned Ralph into a loathsome beast with orders to destroy Chicago. The only man stupid enough to try and stop him is the vexingly gullible Suckerman and his forever d...

  • Love at Goon Park synopsis, comments

    Love at Goon Park

    Deborah Blum

    In this meticulously researched and masterfully written book, Pulitzer Prizewinner Deborah Blum examines the history of love through the lens of its strangest unsung hero: a brilli...

  • Snoop Presents Goon with the Spoon synopsis, comments

    Snoop Presents Goon with the Spoon

    Snoop Dogg & Earl E-40 Stevens

    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER  The followup to From Crook to Cook, this nextlevel cookbook is all about bringing together memorable meals for any occasion, with 65+ recipes f...

  • The Lords of Misery synopsis, comments

    The Lords of Misery

    Eric Powell

    Writer/artist Eric Powell presents the lost tale from his Eisner Award winning title, The Goon, in the graphic novella The Lords of Misery.Bridging the gap between Once Upon a Hard...

  • A Visit from the Goon Squad synopsis, comments

    A Visit from the Goon Squad

    Jennifer Egan

    NATIONAL BESTSELLER  NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE WINNER With music pulsing on every page, this startling, exhilarating novel of selfdestruction and redemption "fea...

  • Hillbilly Volume 2 synopsis, comments

    Hillbilly Volume 2

    Eric Powell

    The second volume in Eisner Award winner Eric Powell's Appalachian fantasy epic collecting issues #58. Rondel, with the Devil's Cleaver, wanders the hills as the witchy and monstro...

  • Goon synopsis, comments

    Goon

    Doug Smith & Adam Frattasio

    Directionless yet driven by a fervent desire to make something of himself, Doug "The Thug" Smith took his only marketable job skillamateur boxingand followed an unlikely career pat...

  • Frankenstein synopsis, comments

    Frankenstein

    Rick Walton

    This is a laughoutloud funny and devilish sendup of Ludwig Bemelmans's Madeline for little monsters everywhere. This ebook includes audio narration. Frankenstein is the scariest ...

  • A Visit from the Goon Squad Reread synopsis, comments

    A Visit from the Goon Squad Reread

    Ivan Kreilkamp

    Jennifer Egan described her Pulitzer Prize–winning novel A Visit from the Goon Squad as a combination of Proust and The Sopranos. In rereading the book, Ivan Kreilkamp takes Egan u...

  • Turbulence synopsis, comments

    Turbulence

    David Szalay

    A New York Times Book Review Editors’ ChoiceA “masterful” (The Washington Post), “cathartic” (Star Tribune, Minneapolis), novel about twelve people, mostly strangers, and the surpr...

  • Depression And How To Survive It synopsis, comments

    Depression And How To Survive It

    Professor Anthony Clare & Spike Milligan

    'Anyone worried about a depressed friend or relative should read this book'DAILY TELEGRAPH In 1982, leading psychiatrist and TV presenter Anthony Clare interviewed Spike Milligan f...