The Goon vs Thor: Which Should You Read?

Cover of The Goon The Goon Eric Powell · 2002 ★★★★☆ 4.1 108 pages · ≈ 2 h 00 m · Light
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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…

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Cover of Thor Thor Robert Rodi · 2011 ★★★☆☆ 3.4 Light
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Rob Rodi and his incredible artistic collaborators present their epic take on Thor and his world - and Asgard has rarely been this astonishing! There are two sides to every story. You've heard Thor's, now it's time to…

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The verdict

Scores by source

The GoonThor
Goodreads 4.3 (56) 3.3 (149)
Hardcover 4.0 (14) 3.6 (4)

Reception

The GoonThor
Ratings 56 149
Editions 10 3
Film adaptations 1 1
Want to read 11 45
Reading it now 3 22
Written reviews 8 28
Wikipedia attention 2810 43078
Pages 108 —

Questions readers ask

Which is rated higher: The Goon or Thor?

The Goon has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Goon 4.1/5, Thor 3.4/5).

Which is harder to read: The Goon or Thor?

Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — The Goon: Light; Thor: Light.

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