From the dark and twisted mind of Garth Ennis, co-creator of "Preacher" and "Hitman", and the savage pencil of Darick Robertson, artist of "Transmetropolitan", comes a darkly hilarious story that will change the way you look at superheroes forever!Meet Billy Butcher. He's not a nice man, and neither are his team: the Frenchman, Mother's Milk, and the Female. They hate "capes"...and so does Billy's newest recruit, Wee Hughie, whose girlfriend has just become collateral damage in a super-brawl. But does Hughie know what he's getting into?This hugely controversial new series - which caused an uproar upon original publication - explores the sordid side of superheroics! Warning: Adults Only!
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Garth Ennis is the award-winning writer of Hellblazer, Hitman, Punisher, Preacher, Pride and Joy and War Stories. He is much in demand for his hard-edged, wickedly humorous style. Darick Robertson is the critically acclaimed artist and co-creator of Transmetropolitan. He is also the artist on Fury and Punisher (both with Garth Ennis), and the creator of Space Beaver.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
By sparky
Format:Paperback
Every year or so I discover some gem, and this is one. Great art, great characters, great story, totally readable and watchable. Special, different, in many ways, very important in a world that too often stops and starts itself with the same stories written and drawn in a different way.
This is not as seminal as Watchmen, but it is certainly a book and set of books that everyone should try. Give me more give me more give me more.
Plus - one character is based on a real-life person alive today, and this adds to the enjoyment.
This is not as seminal as Watchmen, but it is certainly a book and set of books that everyone should try. Give me more give me more give me more.
Plus - one character is based on a real-life person alive today, and this adds to the enjoyment.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By Mr. G. Carroll
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Imagine if someone dared to pen a Hollywood Babylon for superheroes and the people who need to keep them in line? That's the premise of The Boys. Volume one sets the scene introducing to us to our players Wee Hughie - a Scottish slacker with a good heart looking for vengence after his girlfriend is ran over by a superhero. Mike Butcher and his bulldog Terror who leads a shadowy group called The Boys, Mother's Milk - a former US Ranger and conscience of Butcher, Frenchie - someone who you have little background on but pleasingly eccentric and The Female - who doesn't speak, but kills a lot.
Ennis creates characters as rich as his previous Preacher series and I am looking forward to the next volumes
Ennis creates characters as rich as his previous Preacher series and I am looking forward to the next volumes
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By Mr. G. Carroll
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Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson have torn up the rule book with The Boys. A handpicked team of misfits lead by hard man Billy Butcher save the world from superheroes. These are not the caped crusader or Superman sitting in his fortress of solitude but spoilt, delinquent, degenerate and immoral people with super powers and a nice line in costumes who cause more trouble than they save.
Volume one covers issues 1 - 6 which introduces the members of the team: Billy Butcher, Wee Hughie - the newbie who saw his girlfriend get runover by supersonic superhero called A-Train, Mothers Milk - the conscience of the group and Butchers right hand man, The Frenchman - who provides muscle and is madder than a bag of cats and The Female - probably the most deranged and psychopathic member of the group.
Ennis has provided an interesting twist on the super hero story, which is as creative in its own anarchic way as Gibbons and Moore's The Watchmen
Volume one covers issues 1 - 6 which introduces the members of the team: Billy Butcher, Wee Hughie - the newbie who saw his girlfriend get runover by supersonic superhero called A-Train, Mothers Milk - the conscience of the group and Butchers right hand man, The Frenchman - who provides muscle and is madder than a bag of cats and The Female - probably the most deranged and psychopathic member of the group.
Ennis has provided an interesting twist on the super hero story, which is as creative in its own anarchic way as Gibbons and Moore's The Watchmen
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Gives you what you want
Nice gangsters..you know, like michael caine nice gangsters, get pimped up with power pills and destroy asperger superheroes. Read more
Published 7 days ago by Sparks
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Birthday Present
This was bought for someone's birthday, it arrived much quicker than anticipated and was in perfect condition on receipt. They were extremely happy once they'd received it.
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I might as well start off by saying I'm not a comic book enthusiast so I don't follow who draws or writes what. Read more
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Brilliant, will get you hooked.
I gave this a go after hearing a guy in a comic book shop singing it's praises, and I'm so glad I did.
DC comics refused to publish this graphic novel... Read more
DC comics refused to publish this graphic novel... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Aaron Ecclestone
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The Boys Review
Having been a fan of Preacher many years ago, thought I'd give The Boys a go. I wasnt disappointed and am already half way through the 2nd Graphic novel.
Published 19 months ago by Tickel
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The Boys are here!
This is quite simply an awesome series and here we see the beginning of a story full of twists & turns, sex & violence and good old-fashioned British humour. Read more
Published 23 months ago by J Witts
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The jury is still out on this one...
Oh boy! Don't really know what to think of this one. I didn't hate it to return it but I am still unsure on whether to continue reading it. It is not an easy pill to swallow. Read more
Published on 13 Mar 2011 by sv loth
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Definitely one for (sick) boys
An interesting premise, well executed (if not totally original, see Authority, Watchmen and even Astro City to an extent), this is the story of a world overrun with superheroes... Read more
Published on 31 Jan 2011 by Mr. S. James
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The start of something special
A very dark and very funny comic. It does only give you the first few combined but this is the start of a very special series of comics. Read more
Published on 9 Dec 2010 by jasybaby
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Has brought me back to Graphic Novels
Violence, sex and superheroes what more do you want.
My mate put me on to The Boys, I hadn't read a graphic novel in a few months and I just want to read everything about... Read more
My mate put me on to The Boys, I hadn't read a graphic novel in a few months and I just want to read everything about... Read more
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