An ongoing episodic “prose comic” from which the pictures are summoned by the magic of words Goon Squad is set in an alternate version of modern-day Manchester. Its biggest divergence from the real city is that it—along with most other large urban centers—has a team of superheroes to protect it against unusual threats with which the conventional forces of law and order would have problems.
Goon Squad: Year One offers three action-packed volumes in a single collection:
Goon Squad Vol. 1: Special Talents
“The New Girl”
“Nightclubbing”
“By the Water by the Grave”
“Changes”
“No-No Dojo”
“Exterminating Angel”
Goon Squad Vol. 2: Without Sin
“A Star in Strange Ways”
“Holy Fool”
“Dead Man Tells Tale”
“A Brief History of the Goon Squad”
“Tale of Terror”
“Pomona Island”
Goon Squad Vol. 3: Old Enemies
“Life during Wartime”
“Red Wolf Red Wolf Does Whatever a Red Wolf Can”
“Shadow of the Vivisector”
“The Man from Switzerland”
“The End of the Year Show”
