BOYS TP: The Boys Volume 1: The Name of the Game (Paperback)

from Dennis383

Superhero farce. It's fun, don't get me wrong. Corporate sponsorships, widespread adulation, and a government that needs and fears them. And yet the heroes are insensitive, oversexed louts, with too much power (financial and political as well) and practically no restraints (moral, legal, or physi...

from andystehr

Quite funny. I'd given Garth Ennis a break for a while, but the Boys shows he's still got the stuff. If you like childish, grotesque, humor, and horrific violence as much as I like childish, grotesque, humor, and horrific violence, you'll love the Boys.

from bensdad00

With all of the violence and sexual behavior, its odd what they get prudish about in the artwork.

from cspooner

There's something about Garth Ennis. I'm often repulsed by his stuff- mainly because it's hideously foul and deliberately shocking- but it's always a compelling read. Funny, too. The Boys is about a gang, basically, that keep the superheroes of the world in line. I didn't realise this before, but...

from KidDork

Garth Ennis has been one of my favourite comics writers since I came across his work in HELLBLAZER many, many years ago. THE BOYS just reaffirms my love of his work, blending the laugh out loud scatological references with a deep understanding of how the world works. If there were superheroes, th...