The Goon vs The Walking Dead: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Comics & graphic novels, Zombies
The Goon
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After surviving the return of Labrazio, Goon wants nothing more than to settle onto a barstool with some whiskey, but a succession of cake-mad hobo gods, snake-hurling hillbillies, and bodacious burlesque dancers have…
The Walking Dead
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This hardcover features issues #13-24 of the hit series along with the covers for each of the issues, all in one oversized hardcover volume. Continuing the tale of Rick Grimes and his band of survivors from the zombie…
Side by side
The verdict
- Readers rate The Walking Dead highest: The Walking Dead 4.5 · The Goon 4.1.
- The Goon is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 4 for The Walking Dead.
- The Walking Dead has the widest readership — 73052 ratings behind its score.
- The Walking Dead runs the darker storyline; The Goon stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| The Goon | The Walking Dead | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.3 (56) | 4.5 (73052) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (14) | 4.2 (440) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (6427) |
Reception
| The Goon | The Walking Dead | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 56 | 73052 |
| Editions | 10 | 7 |
| Citations | — | 26 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 11 | 39310 |
| Reading it now | 3 | 2741 |
| Written reviews | 8 | 3074 |
| Wikipedia attention | 2810 | 52539 |
| Pages | 108 | 264 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: The Goon or The Walking Dead?
The Walking Dead has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Walking Dead 4.5/5, The Goon 4.1/5).
Which is shorter to read: The Goon or The Walking Dead?
The Goon is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Goon (108 pages, ≈ 2 h 00 m); The Walking Dead (264 pages, ≈ 4 h 53 m).
Which is harder to read: The Goon or The Walking Dead?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — The Goon: Light; The Walking Dead: Light.