Modern Masters Volume 28: Eric Powell (Modern Masters, 28)

Eric Powell is a sick, sick man. Sick... but brilliant. How else would he have been able to come up with a concept like The Goon―a smarter-than-he-looks brute raised by carnies, who runs the city's underworld while protecting it from being overrun by zombies? How could anyone not love that idea? Now’s your chance to take a look inside the sick mind of this Modern Master, courtesy of co-authors Jorge Khoury and Eric Nolen-Weathington. Through a career-spanning interview and heaps of fantastic artwork, including rare and unseen treasures from Powell's personal files, this book documents his amazing career and details his creative process,―it even includes a gallery of commissioned pieces in full-color. Experience the work and wonder of this master of modern comic art: Eric Powell!

George Khoury wrote and edited the Eisner-nominated Kimota and The Extraordinary Works of Alan Moore. He was a senior editor for the award-winning magazine Comic Book Artist; he was also a regular contributor to the popular Modern Masters series. He contributed many articles to a variety of magazines, newspapers, and websites. He was born and raised in New Jersey. His latest book is called Comic Book Fever.

Eric Powell is a writer and artist from Nashville, Tennessee, who has contributed work for every major publisher in the comics industry. Powell has spent his career creating and promoting the validity and importance of creator-owned comics. His own critically acclaimed series The Goon launched in 1999 and quickly became an indie hit with a die-hard cult following. He has been the recipient of numerous Eisner Awards.