The Boys Volume 5: Herogasm
Posted in Graphic Novels on 20. Mar, 2010
- ISBN13: 9781606900826
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
$12.01
Product Description
Garth Ennis, John McCrea, and Darick Robertson bring another tale from The Boys! An evil so profound it threatens all mankind! The mightiest heroes on the planet uniting to defend us all! A secret crisis of such utter finality that a countdown to civil or infinite war seems unavoidable! But have you ever wondered what really happens during Crossovers? The Seven, Payback, Teenage Kix, Fantastico, and every other supe on Earth team-up for an annual event like no other...and where the supes go, can a certain "five complications and a dog" be far behind? Vought-American prepare to make their move, in a story that will change the world of the Boys forever: Herogasm!
The Boys Volume 5: Herogasm
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The fifth collected volume of Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson’s The Boys collects Herogasm, the six-issue mini-series that finds the superheroes uniting to take on an awesome, singular evil that threatens all mankind. Okay, well, not quite. As Butcher, Hughie, and the rest of the Boys soon learn, the supes are all doing something that isn’t quite so heroic, or responsible, or…well, you be the judge. Yes, just as you would come to expect if you’ve been following the series at all, Herogasm is a vulgar, filthy, laugh out loud in shock blast from beginning to end. Ennis’ writing is once again in ultra-fine form, and the artwork from his longtime Hitman collaborator John McCrea is more than solid as well. All in all, just as mentioned many times before when it comes to reviewing The Boys, you just can’t go wrong with this series.
Rating: 5 / 5
Garth Ennis’ worst work and I liked the earlier volumes of The Boys but this was just plain not good.
Rating: 1 / 5
This collection felt like a mid-season break filler for the series. Not an awful lot happened but there were some minor details on past events that enlightened us and on future plans that set up the second half of the series (I am not going to reveal any of them – let’s say they deal with the Brooklyn Brdige, Vought America’s world domination plans & the beginning of the rise of the superheroes community). However, six issues to give as little information as we received was a bit much. This could’ve been slimmed down by a couple of issues. The art is ok but not up to Robertson’s standard and the whole Herogasm thing is a good idea but sort of jumps the shark after a couple of issues. Overall it’s worth getting to find out some of the details but don’t be expecting a masterpiece.
Rating: 3 / 5
WIth this latest collection of The Boys, I think I have to step away. Gone are the funny, touching, human elements of the early issues, and all that remains is exploitation. I get the point, the supers are corrupt degenerates, and the corporations run everything from hero squads to the White House. It is the same point that writer Garth Ennis has been hammering home, only now there is precious little story to make it interesting. He has taken the crude humor and debauchery to a level where it no longer has a point, and it is nothing more than empty spectacle.
I don’t think Ennis has lost anything (his current series, Crossed, is certainly worth a look), but it feels like he is running out of narrative thrust with The Boys. Seriously, if I wanted to see this many boobs I would buy porn, not a comic book. This really just makes me want to reread Preacher, one of the best comics series of all time.
Rating: 2 / 5
Garth Ennis continues to amaze me with The Boys. Herogasm is a tale of the excess and debauchery of the sups, and just when you think it cant get more foul…it does. The Vic The Veep storyline is always interesting, and the Homelander gets more and more despicable as time goes on. I’m still wondering just what Black Noir was up to, and what exactly happened there. Great read for any fan of Ennis!
Rating: 5 / 5