An ongoing, episodic โprose comicโ from which the pictures are summoned by the magic of words, Goon Squad is set in a version of modern-day Manchester. Its biggest divergence from the real city is that itโalong with most other large urban centersโhas a team of superheroes to protect it against unusual threats with which the conventional forces of law and order would have problems.
Goon Squad, Volume 1: Special Talents is composed of six tales: โThe New Girl,โ โNightclubbing,โ โBy the Water, by the Grave,โ โChanges,โ โNo-No Dojo,โ and โExterminating Angel,โ as well as an introduction read by the author.
Jonathan L. Howard is a game designer, scriptwriter, and a veteran of the computer game industry since the early 1990s, with titles such as the Broken Sword series to his credit. He is author of the Johannes Cabal series, as well as the YA novels Katyaโs World and Katyaโs War. He lives in the United Kingdom with his wife and daughter.
Gabrielle de Cuir is a Grammy-nominated and Audie Award-winning producer whose narration credits include the voice of Valentine in Orson Scott Cardโs Ender novels, Ursula K. Le Guinโs The Tombs of Atuan, and Natalie Angierโs Woman, for which she was awarded AudioFile magazineโs Golden Earphones Award. She lives in Los Angeles where she also directs theatre and presently has several projects in various stages of development for film.