The Boys Vol. 1: The Name of the Game (Garth Ennis' The Boys)

The Boys, Vol. 1 is a good primer to the world that Garth Ennis has created in his multi-volume comic that features a group superhero-watchers whose job it is to keep an eye on the thousands of 'supes' that fly, vanish, run fast, burrow, or do any other of a number of seemingly miraculous feats of skill and strength as they gambol about the planet in their own respective attempts to live up to the moniker of being a 'super'. Unfortunately, not all of them are good at the job. Or even good people to begin with, instead choosing to use their amazing 'super ' gifts in less than super ways. Add in the somewhat decent minded 'supe' who simply doesn't care about the innocent victims of his or her actions, the men and women injured or killed by those shoes doing their thing .. Or the nearly incalculable amount of physical damage done to homes and businesses. So, when 'supes' get carried , and need to be reined-in a bit, seldom by way of a calm word or conversation, but more likely a physical confrontation, that's when it's time to call "The Boys". Definitely involves adult themes and language, but does not have gratuitous nudity .. Were it a film it would get a strong PG-13/R rating, but more for the language than anything else. But it remains within the proper context of the story .. Ennis doesn't just throw in curse words for lack of dialogue, like I'm sure we've all seen in other material. I All told, a great introduction to a superb modern, gritty romp.

I had read online that the comic book was good and darker than the TV series and that definitely turned out to be true. Its very good!

Ever wonder who keeps the superheroes in check? In a real world situation most superheroes with super powers would do anything they want. In a imperfect world the superheroes control everything "The Boys" are here to keep them from doing so. Story starts off with the main character, Wee Hughie, watching his girlfriend get killed in a fight between a superhero and a supervillian. The superhero just walks away even after Hughie tries to stop him, question him on why he had killed his girlfriend. Hughie feels like his whole world is going black and there's little to live for. That's until Butcher, the leader of the "The Boys", meets Hughie and opens him up to a whole new world. Butcher has a group of mercenaries but before he can get the whole group of Boys back together he needs a fifth member. This introduces Hughie into the game of taking down superheroes and reminding them of their limits. Right off the bat I want to make it clear people understand this comic contains gore, cursing, and LOTS of sex. Most of the superheroes do whatever they want. This leads to them basically banging almost anything that walks, male or female. They run the world, so why would they just save it when they can basically own it? The story starts off slow and builds up how these boys will take down the superheroes of their world. The Seven are the main superhero team but there are plenty of smaller superhero teams. The Boys target a small time group and begin to do their work. It's not a simple find the superheroes and beat some sense into them. They plant camera, get footage and voice recordings, and embarrass them on national television. Such as superheroes being gay, takings drugs, and doing prostitutes. This angers the small team and brings them to face off against our Boys. The art is top notch and defiantly it's own style. Mature, bloody, and easy to follow. The superheroes look like stereotypical superheroes like superman and such and The Boys look like badass Neo lookalikes. I'd say for the most part The Boys are far more interesting design though that's because they look modern, where's the superheroes look like they are from the seventies and eights. The fight scenes are also easy to follow and usually very well drawn. My only negative thing about the series is the excessive amount of dialog. I believe in building a story but, this sometimes go overboard with dialog that's not needed. You also sometimes have to double take sentences seeing as the main characters are from Europe with a accent. Overall the first volume defiantly leaves you wanting more with it's cliffhanger ending. It's dark take on superheroes running the world is interesting to say the least. I hope the following volumes continue to prove dark and grimy world but with a little less unneeded dialog. Story - 8 - Interesting take though the dialog could be a little to much at times. However if you want to see superheroes shown in a new light this will defiantly do it. Art - 8 - Some weak superheroes design but The Boys are all well done and the fights are easy and fun to follow. Enjoyment - 8 - While I wasn't loving every moment the ending was worth it. It's a type of story that builds up as it goes on and this one pays off in the end, big time. Final Score - 8 - Overall a new take on superheroes is always nice and a great addition to the run of the mill superhero stories we get. Hoping the series remains as interesting as the first volume. Reviewed: Issues 1-6. The Boys: Graphic Novel Volume 1.

I actually hate myself for loving Garth Ennis and his works. While acknowledging that he's a good writer, I must say he has a strange sort of disdain for the very format he specializes in. From Preacher (complex story about a Preacher's search for God so he can kick his ass) to Crossed (basically The Walking Dead with rape-ier zombies) to The Boys (hyperviolent special ops group who keeps incompetent superheroes in check by breaking their faces), the man just knows how to weave a story heavy on satire and light on the standard whimsy expected from comic books. The Boys is not different. Basically, in a world where superheroes exist (and also happen to be about 99% a-holes) a special ops group is formed to keep them in check through blackmail, intimidation and brutal beatings that would make Kick-Ass fans wince. Sprinkled into this hyper-violence is a sense of humor that sticks more often than not and enough compelling characters to carry it for me so far as I've managed to read so far (four volumes in and the series is still at least compelling). My recommendation: watch G-Force to kill the part of your soul that can be offended by anything and check this series out.

Not for the tame of taste or the weak of heart and NOT for the younger kids; this tale gives you an infinitely focused and demonstrably realistic examination of the potential for an alternate future with SuperHumanism as a regular occurring item and no small threat to the daily conduct of larger parts of humanity, especially any poor unfortunate humane that suffers direct contact with the "Supes" When superheros misbehave, as they all pretty much seem bent on doing, then you would be VERY grateful for Butcher, Wee Hughie, Mother's Milk, the Female and Frenchman on your side. If you have found Transmetropolitan to be entertaining to the eyeball and took any pleasure in the sour sweet tales of The Preacher and the beautiful depth of characterizations found in both then hopefully The Boys will slap you in the right places.... My understanding = this tale is promised for about six "volumes" so here's hoping it doesn't fizzle away like Desolation Jones - I'm going to find a Comix House and get MY subscript underway ASAP I wish you Peaxe and excellent reading, Rev. D.

Garth Ennius shines in the Boys. What a refreshing look into the land of supes. The Boys is an incredible series.

Great story, artistry, and characters. The culmination of these factors kept me enthralled throughout the novel. I have seen the show and am impressed with it's inspiration. I am hooked and now looking forward to the next novel. The subject matter is not for the faint of heart though lol

It's that to the letter, plus the usual crude and cruel Ennis humor we all love him for. Ennis stated around the first some issues of the Boys that it would "out-preach Preacher" or something to that effect, and I think it could have the potential to. But the thing with Preacher is that it showed us an absurdly horrific world behind everything we know to be true in all western institutions and folklore. The Boys on the other hands is a throwback to all those superheroes just running amok without consequence, and they have no one to really to answer to except for the leader in their league or team or whatevermajig. Now, there are the Boys. The Boys are a group of people who've taken a drug to enhance their bodies when combating or defaming or forcing superheroes to responsibility for their witless antics. Starring Simon Pegg, err, starring his face as one of the main characters named Hughie you get the hint that the humor is kicked up a notch. It is; there's a lot more Ennis-humor (I can't call it anything else). Consequentially, there is a lot more violence to it. Considering the universe we are dealing with, there is bound to be a lot more over-the-top violence, even moreso than any of his previous entries in comics. Here's the Law & Order bit. You have the same characters of course, but they don't really make up a long running storyline, not even in Vol 2., which isn't a bad thing by any means. Again, you have the characters, and you get to know them and love them, even if some of them have a few hackneyed lines, you're going to spend time with two very fun ones for most of the time: Hughie and Butcher. They enliven the others. They feed off these guys and become more interesting. The storytelling seems to be a larger pop-reference to current American magazines (the glamor and scandal of movie stars and celebrities in general). There's a pretty picture with lots of wrinkles behind the mask. The first volume is promising, as it shows you just what you are about to deal with in the subsequent volume, and it promises a potential storyline that well develop throughout this series. Unfortunately, you don't really get any wind of it in volume 2, but 2 is worth the read anyway.

La historia original que inspiró la serie en Prime, además cuenta la historia de cómo surgió la idea y demás contenido adicional.

It brutal and sexual but not over the top, if you understand what I meant. I liked it a lot.

Was delivered in great condition, and the book itself is a delight to read. I especially love all the editions of Hellblazer that Garth Ennis has written and I can see some of Constantine's insidiousness and indifference in Billy Butcher's character as well.

Dps do fiasco do season final da quinta temporária é bom vir aqui e ver o original. A série tem suas semelhanças no início, mas jogou muita coisa para frente além de reinventar outras. O quadrinho me supreendeu

Really enjoyed it good condition.