The Boys Vol. 1: The Name of the Game
Posted in Comic Strips on 26. Mar, 2010
$20.00
Product Description
THIS IS GOING TO HURT! In a world where costumed heroes soar through the sky and masked vigilantes prowl the night, someone's got to make sure the "supes" don't get out of line. And someone will. Billy Butcher, Wee Hughie, Mother's Milk, The Frenchman and The Female are The Boys: A CIA backed team of very dangerous people, each one dedicated to the struggle against the most dangerous force on Earth-superpower. Some superheores have to be watched. Some have to be controlled. And some of them-sometimes-need to be taken out of the picture That's when you call in THE BOYS
The Boys Vol. 1: The Name of the Game
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I ordered this book because I’m a big fan of Preacher, but I was a bit disapointed. The artwork is good but the characters are a bit cliche and the story doesn’t go anywhere (at least in this volume). I didn’t like it enough to order the next in the series.
Rating: 2 / 5
I’ve given the other installments of The Boys much more positive reviews. However, since the sociopathic fanboy nitwits who comprise 99% of this book’s readership constantly try and bury anyone who does anything but lavish it with unrestrained praise, I decided to REALLY upset them this time around. I mean hey, if they’re going to hit the “not helpful” button no matter what I say, just because I didn’t give it five stars, I might as well do something to actually earn their ire.
The Boys is a book for and about morons. The art is ugly, the writing is bad, and almost nobody reads it. The first year it averaged around 26k sales per month, (bad, but not embarrassing) and then fell each month until now it’s lucky to break 15k. Or to put it another way, your average issue of that book about an aardvark wearing a viking helmet outsells it six to one.
At this point, the only reason it even gets published is because it’s being put out by Dynamite Entertainment, a company mainly known for titles involving lesser-known sub-characters from the old Conan The Barbarian series. Not Conan himself, mind you, but characters like Red Sonja and Thulsa Doom.
The people who read it mainly do so because they’re not old enough to buy REAL porn, and not smart enough to find porn on the Internet. So instead, they buy a comic book that has bestiality, child-rape, and tons of implied buggery. You decide for yourself if you fit into this group.
Rating: 1 / 5
Great concept and really cool writing/art. Ennis is a genius in the comic world and showing the dark side to superheros who abuse their talents? well, most of us never would have even considered this! Ofcourse we need a group of clever and callous members – “The Boys” to keep the Supes in line. Good read! Keep ‘em coming Garth!
Rating: 4 / 5
I officially think this is going to be the best new trade paperback in the comic world. I love the writing, the shear beauty of the story telling and the lovely illustrations. The rugged story is amazing as well.
Rating: 5 / 5
This first volume of “The Boys” collects the first story arc originally released by DC’s Wildstorm imprint. It’s easy to see why the book was dropped by DC: The characters are crude, the humor is dark, and the superheroes (clearly parodies of DC’s characters) are just plain filthy. The first and second volumes are carried by their shock value alone. Ennis has said that he intends the series to go 60 issues… I’m not sure if the characters here are strong enough to stay interesting that long, as the one-dimensionality of the shock tactics wears off after repeat readings. But if you want to see superheroes doing awful things with gerbils, then you need to read at least the first two volumes of “The Boys.”
Rating: 4 / 5