Powell has written and provided artwork for
Dark Horse,
DC Comics and
Marvel Comics, but is most regarded for his original series
The Goon, which debuted from the small publisher
Avatar Press. Powell quickly switched to self-publishing under the moniker
Albatross Exploding Funny Books, before being picked up by
Dark Horse Comics after only a handful of issues.
The Goon's quality was recognized with an
Eisner Award in 2004 for
Best Single Issue (Dark Horse
The Goon #1) as well as an International Horror Guild award. The following year, Powell won Eisner's Best Humor Publication and Best Continuing Series awards. He is a featured interviewee in the movie
Independents. Powell co-wrote the first two volumes of
IDW's
Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters with Tracy Marsh. In 2022, Powell's self-publishing venture, Albatross Funny Books, was moved to Dark Horse Comics as an imprint, ==Awards==