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Everyone's favourite pint-sized Scotsman from The Boys gets his own origin story. Wee Hughie heads home to the semi-idyllic Scottish seaside town where he grew up. All Hughie wants is some time to himself, to return to the bosom of family and friends, and get his head together after two years of unimaginable chaos. But the familiar surroundings he craves are not all they might be.
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Garth Ennis is the award-winning writer of The Boys, Preacher, Hellblazer, Hitman and Judge Dredd. Darick Robertson is the critically acclaimed artist and co-creator of Transmetropolitan.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Highland Laddie almost seems to be intended as the polar opposite to Herogasm, which was brimming with over the top sex, violence and general depravity. In contrast there is very little here. That's not a complaint, but it does wear a little thin over the course of the whole book with little going on but Hughie's unrelenting self analysis and a few mildly entertaining riffs on the Famous Five/Hardy Boys.
With the exception of one (admittedly good) twist at the end, not a great deal seems to change over the course of this miniseries and very little of consequence actually happens. For a piece that is primarily focused on characterisation it doesn't quite seem to work.
That said however it is still worth a read- the dialogue is well written and the artwork as always is excellent, but I do feel that this is still one of the weaker entries in the series.
With the exception of one (admittedly good) twist at the end, not a great deal seems to change over the course of this miniseries and very little of consequence actually happens. For a piece that is primarily focused on characterisation it doesn't quite seem to work.
That said however it is still worth a read- the dialogue is well written and the artwork as always is excellent, but I do feel that this is still one of the weaker entries in the series.
13 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I really like the Boys and If you want the full set in print rather than scans you have to get this because it (re)introduces a major character; but it is a real gawd-'elp-us of a comic book. Nothing interesting happens. Hughie's Scottish roots are revealed : both stererotypical and preposterous. The story feels horribly like one of those comedy interludes in Shakespeare plays where clown characters come in and aren't funny for fifteen minutes without advancing the plot.
I presume this is meant to portray Wee Hughie's inner turmoil but, frankly, who cares?
This is drawn by John McCrea and Keith Burns rather than Darrick Robertson so lacks the wonderfully expressive facial expressions. Annie is particularly poorly drawn.
I recommend you buy this Boys book last, if ever.
Update: Recent "The Boy" s editions post "Highland Laddie" have been excellent; so this book appears to be a temporary abberration rather than evidence of a series losing its way. Though the loss of Darrick Robertson (other than for coverart) looks to be permanent sadly. I'll also comment that the slow pace of "HL" does demark the changes of tone and perspective in recent "Boy's" somewhat : so this may vindicate Reviewer M. Higg's "I'll have to wait and see how it fits into the overall story arc" attitude.
Update 2: Darrick Robertson is now back on the Boys doing the storyart for the "Butcher, Baker, Candlestickmaker" Billy Butcher backstory book. Lets hope he'll return to the Boys proper in time for the grand finale.
I presume this is meant to portray Wee Hughie's inner turmoil but, frankly, who cares?
This is drawn by John McCrea and Keith Burns rather than Darrick Robertson so lacks the wonderfully expressive facial expressions. Annie is particularly poorly drawn.
I recommend you buy this Boys book last, if ever.
Update: Recent "The Boy" s editions post "Highland Laddie" have been excellent; so this book appears to be a temporary abberration rather than evidence of a series losing its way. Though the loss of Darrick Robertson (other than for coverart) looks to be permanent sadly. I'll also comment that the slow pace of "HL" does demark the changes of tone and perspective in recent "Boy's" somewhat : so this may vindicate Reviewer M. Higg's "I'll have to wait and see how it fits into the overall story arc" attitude.
Update 2: Darrick Robertson is now back on the Boys doing the storyart for the "Butcher, Baker, Candlestickmaker" Billy Butcher backstory book. Lets hope he'll return to the Boys proper in time for the grand finale.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
In reviewing this volume of the Boys I've tried to take into account the fact that this is one book in a series and looking at how it adds to that series. The first thing I will say is that this book is a lot slower than the other books and is the least violent of all of them so far, but then this is a book devoted to Hughie who has always been a bit ill at ease with the violence meted out to the supes by Billy Butcher and the rest of the boys so really that should be no surprise. This is in effect an origin story for Hughie before his "origin story" as part of the narrative of the first book.
The story itself is a little strange and the characters in Hughie's hometown are made up of his slightly bizzare friends and then a cast of stereo-typical scottish characters reminiscent of Ennis's protrayal of other stereo-types in his other works (think the rednecks in the Preacher series). The introduction of Annie \ Starlight was, for me at least, slightly unexpected but it allows Hughie to continue with his narrative about his early years and of course there is the introduction of another significant character. My complaints with the storyline itself would be that there are a couple of points where it doesn't seem to go anywhere, building up set-pieces and then not really delivering but other than that I quite enjoyed the portrayal of the banter between Hughie and his mates and the feelings that their reunion stirs up him.
The artwork was a bit of disappointment and reminded me quite a lot of the work from vol 5 Herogasm so I can only assume that Darrick Robertson took a back seat on this one, it's a shame because Robertsons work seemed a bit grittier which suited the subject matter better than the sharper look it has here.
So in summary I'm still undecided about this volume, it doesn't have the punch of some of the other volumes but I still enjoyed reading it and was gutted it was so short (which is always a good sign). As I said at the start I'll have to wait and see how it fits into the overall story arc when the series is completed but one thing that is for sure is that I will definitely still be buying the next volume as The Boys is one of the finest series running today.
The story itself is a little strange and the characters in Hughie's hometown are made up of his slightly bizzare friends and then a cast of stereo-typical scottish characters reminiscent of Ennis's protrayal of other stereo-types in his other works (think the rednecks in the Preacher series). The introduction of Annie \ Starlight was, for me at least, slightly unexpected but it allows Hughie to continue with his narrative about his early years and of course there is the introduction of another significant character. My complaints with the storyline itself would be that there are a couple of points where it doesn't seem to go anywhere, building up set-pieces and then not really delivering but other than that I quite enjoyed the portrayal of the banter between Hughie and his mates and the feelings that their reunion stirs up him.
The artwork was a bit of disappointment and reminded me quite a lot of the work from vol 5 Herogasm so I can only assume that Darrick Robertson took a back seat on this one, it's a shame because Robertsons work seemed a bit grittier which suited the subject matter better than the sharper look it has here.
So in summary I'm still undecided about this volume, it doesn't have the punch of some of the other volumes but I still enjoyed reading it and was gutted it was so short (which is always a good sign). As I said at the start I'll have to wait and see how it fits into the overall story arc when the series is completed but one thing that is for sure is that I will definitely still be buying the next volume as The Boys is one of the finest series running today.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Not enough action for some
I loved this volume. This and volume 9 seem to have hugely disappointed a number of people. I have found them a lot better than many of the other books. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Blarg
not bad
I like the character development but not greatly needed still worth a read still has the ennis touch (crazy). Read more
Published 6 months ago by Mr. M. Rutland
Let's be honest - it's rubbish.
The Boys started out as a great follow up to the Preacher. It has now descended into, I can only guess, something that the author is completely bored with. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Pat
Probably could miss this one to be honest
Well I'll some it up for those of you who have better things to do. The art is poor and on ocasions shockingly poor. Read more
Published 8 months ago by BlindCattan
All the others are good
All the others are good but give this one a miss, I don't think there's anything in it you have to know.
Published 9 months ago by B. R. C. Jones
Far too odd for odd's sake
The Boys has been different throughout its run but this story was a step too far. The point of it seemed to be lost throughout & dragged out for far too long. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Derrick O'Rourke
Good, but what does it tell you?
To kick off, I LOVE "The Boys". Fell in love from the first issue I read. "Highland Laddie" doesn't really do much for the overall except give you back story on Wee Hughie and act... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Notorious BMS
Essential purchase for Boys fans
I'd start by saying this is probably the low point of the series so far for me. The four star review is a measure of how highly I rate The Boys (The other volumes are five stars... Read more
Published 11 months ago by J Witts
Bit of fun to recharge your batteries
After the events in the last Boys Graphic Novel, Wee Hughie goes back to his home town to recoup and get himself back together. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Gareth Wilson - Falcata Times Blog
See things as they are meant to be
Well, I've been reading through the more negative and average kinds of reviews and I'm a bit wondering for how people go onto this print. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Mad Doc
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