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You think you're annoyed?
The Goon by Eric Powell.
In a town full of zombies, degenerates, mad scientists, and assorted weirdos a two fisted thug runs things his way.
"a two fisted thug"
Ah yes, Johnny two fists.
it's a pulp fiction kinda thing.
no, not the film
Forget you ignorant bottle babies!
I'm reclaiming goon, two fisted and 'a dame with hair on her chest!'*
[* a compliment to Mrs. Nick Charles in 'The Thin Man.']
Master of gooning.
sigh this movie's never getting made, is it?
To be honest, I don't think every comic needs to be a movie.
And 'goon' was used for decades before it got it's latest meaning.
https://bookshop.org/p/books/a-visit-from-the-goon-squad-jennifer-egan/fcd66a7ef19631b1
There was a proof of concept trailer (which looked great - with Clancy brown and Paul giamati doing voices) and a kickstarter to make a storyboard back in 2012. Then in 2022 supposedly Netflix picked it up, but it haven't heard anything since.
Similarly...
https://youtu.be/i4tNuM9XttM
They could have made a Popeye movie and chose not to.
We already got a Popeye movie, and we don't need to make another.
Are they still making feature length porn parodies?
"They're never bringing me back. I'm not sure I'd like it either, they're going to make me... you know... not that there's anything wrong with that, it's just not me"