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Who Mourns for Bob the Goon? is about veterans who all attend a therapy group because they believe they are, or were, third tier comic book characters.  Each member of the group has dealt with their PTSD by identifying with the less heroic, and more obscure, men and women from the comics.  They don't think they're Batman or Superman, but rather folks like Bob the Goon, who was a Joker Henchman from the '89 Batman.  The group begins to unravel when an ex-pilot, Langly, joins up despite her belief that she is from an anime, not a comic.

About the play...

The play’s action switches from the group's real world therapy sessions into the fantasy realm each character thinks they inhabit.  These range from a ghostly, haunted world that the man thinking he’s The Spectre visits, to a warped Gotham City, to a Post-Apocalyptic Land of Oz.  This last world is complete with Gestapo Tinmen, munchkin zombies, and flying guerrilla warrior monkeys.  Meanwhile, the house of the HERE mainstage itself is transformed into a makeshift comic book shop where the audience can browse and find their favorite third tier character to become acquainted with.

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