The Boys Vol. 1: The Name of the Game
by Garth Ennis
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Author: Garth EnnisBrand: Dynamite Entertainment
Illustrator: Darick Robertson
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-04-08
ISBN: 1933305738
Number of pages: 152
Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment
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Book Review: Perhaps Super but barely Heroes
Summary: 5 Stars
Superheroes - how wonderful are they, really? We see a man with a woman at a fairground, and their lips lock. It is a beautiful thing for the two of them, and you can sense that. Then two people rush in at speeds that are like lightning and the result is a man with two limbs still locked in his own, but with two lips crushed against a brick wall.
Apparently this is a problem that some people want dealt with and, apparently, they are willing to bring in some terrible souls. Enter "The Boys," a group that is a mixture of people with talents and isn't all Boys. They are good at what they do, have a deal of talent at taking down the people in spandex, and have a way of doing that. They also have a really odd habit of doing one other thing (left out for fear of spoiling) and I found that pretty.
In this first book we see some motive and some of the players, although some people don't get described until much later in the stories. That's fine, too, because this could go on for a while. I personally like the way this story takes off, with the style having a way of saying "this is what convention looks like and this is what is behind the ugly walls." The things heroes do to women, hurting them when having relations at parties, plus their other habits.
They are as vile as the man in charge suggests.
The start introduces a group to you as well, and shows you what they want. One person is brought onto the team and you expect handshakes and whatnot. Sadly, the hand is not the thing that is thought about and it shows you just how bad the good guy is.
This is not a kid's book but it is a book for people that love something sexy in its own right. Just like the people in spandex do, you should not. so don't underestimate the book , buying the things that show you a wardrobe full of fun styles in which superheroes live, breath through bubbling blood, and die.
Its a party and a half.
Summary of The Boys Vol. 1: The Name of the Game
This is going to hurt! In a world where costumed heroes soar through the sky and masked vigilantes prowl the night, someone's got to make sure the "supes" don't get out of line. And someone will! Billy Butcher, Wee Hughie, Mother's Milk, The Frenchman, and The Female are The Boys: A CIA-backed team of very dangerous people, each one dedicated to the struggle against the most dangerous force on Earth - superpower! Some superheores have to be watched. Some have to be controlled. And some of them - sometimes - need to be taken out of the picture. That's when you call in The Boys! Collecting the first volume in the hit series The Boys by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson!Superheroes Books
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