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Convinced that Hughie was never what he seemed, Butcher goes to see the Legend- and sets something terrible in motion for our little Scots pal...
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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 cocreator of Transmetropolitan.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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Vol 7 of The Boys is a softback collection of issues 39 to 47 of this ongoing series. It's set in a world very much like ours and examines what would happen if ordinary people were 'blessed' with super powers. The 'heroes' of this brilliantly realised universe are flawed, corruptible, weak, self-centred and entirely human. Some of them are worse: morally depraved and super-human. Writer Garth Ennis has played with debunking the myth of the superhero in previous graphic and comic series: in The Boys he rips it apart and leaves it spluttering in the gutter.
New readers are strongly advised to start at the beginning if you possibly can. You need to understand the back story which brings us to the events in Vol 7. The Boys are society's counterbalance to out-of-control heroes and the military-industrial corporations which pull their puppet strings. The Boys themselves are misfits who walk on the shadowy side of the street. Their newest recruit is about to learn a very unpalatable truth about his relationship -- and his reaction to the truth will govern what happens next as the heroes' figurehead seems bent on starting a revolution...
The Boys is gripping, gritty and unpleasant at times. It's violent, sexually explicit and extremely, appallingly funny. The dialogue and characterisations are sublime. The artwork can be subtle and beautiful, or in-yer-face like the blunt end of a ship. The Boys is one of the best graphic series to have been produced in the last decade, and Vol 7 lives up to the promise of earlier episodes. Definitely worth taking the time to read and absorb from its very beginnings.
The ending of this chapter leaves us hanging on several threads, too...
9/10
New readers start here:
The Boys: The Name of the Game v. 1
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New readers are strongly advised to start at the beginning if you possibly can. You need to understand the back story which brings us to the events in Vol 7. The Boys are society's counterbalance to out-of-control heroes and the military-industrial corporations which pull their puppet strings. The Boys themselves are misfits who walk on the shadowy side of the street. Their newest recruit is about to learn a very unpalatable truth about his relationship -- and his reaction to the truth will govern what happens next as the heroes' figurehead seems bent on starting a revolution...
The Boys is gripping, gritty and unpleasant at times. It's violent, sexually explicit and extremely, appallingly funny. The dialogue and characterisations are sublime. The artwork can be subtle and beautiful, or in-yer-face like the blunt end of a ship. The Boys is one of the best graphic series to have been produced in the last decade, and Vol 7 lives up to the promise of earlier episodes. Definitely worth taking the time to read and absorb from its very beginnings.
The ending of this chapter leaves us hanging on several threads, too...
9/10
New readers start here:
The Boys: The Name of the Game v. 1
Also recommended if you like this:
The Pro
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The Boys, Ennis Anti-Superhero squad return in this, the seventh (ironically) compendium as the tale hots up and Wee Huey has to face some hard choices. Beautifully written with the typical Ennis sense of humour the reader gets to see the caring side of the characters as well as gets to see the fall out as the truth finally unveils itself.
Add to this the wonderful artwork of Darrick Robertson who really brings the characters to life and you know that its something special, the only complaint that I have is the huge wait in-between to get each instalment. A real gem of a title for the adult audience and whilst some may thing that Graphic novels should remain in the realm of the Young Adult, this clearly demonstrates that they shouldn't have all the fun.
Add to this the wonderful artwork of Darrick Robertson who really brings the characters to life and you know that its something special, the only complaint that I have is the huge wait in-between to get each instalment. A real gem of a title for the adult audience and whilst some may thing that Graphic novels should remain in the realm of the Young Adult, this clearly demonstrates that they shouldn't have all the fun.
Format:Paperback
I have read comics and now graphic novels for a very long time. Coming back to genre after bring up children and working very hard I have re-found my appreciation of the art form rekindle by the Boys series. The darker side of the supes was always there we just never wanted to face up to the fact that these do gooders were fundamentally human, with all of the failing that this in tells. Ultimately as the saying explains, absolute power corrupts absolutely. The boys series sums up and proves this point beautifully. Architect
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You will be a geek once you read this....
...I used to collect comics on a weekly basis and had/have about 6000/7000 gathering dust. The only thing that has kept me interested in comics is author Garth Ennis and The Boys. Read more
Published 7 months ago by devils_avocado
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This volume sees Butcher & Hughie discover the truth about Starlight and both have the reactions I expected. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Derrick O'Rourke
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