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The Boys, Vol. 10: Butcher, Baker, Candlestickmaker (The Boys #10)
by
Garth Ennis ,
Darick Robertson (Goodreads Author)
He could have been a very different man. Billy Butcher, leader of The Boys, once had a chance at another life entirely - when the love of a good woman pulled him aside from his dreadful path of violence and despair. This is the story of Billy and Becky, told by the man himself: from the backstreets of London's East End to the carnage of the Falklands War, from the heights...more
Paperback, 144 pages
Published
March 20th 2012
by Dynamite Entertainment
(first published March 1st 2012)
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Finally, we get the story behind Billy Butcher. Its been a long time coming but now we see why we've been kept waiting for so long. Bill's Revenge is the heart of the story and while we always knew the circumstances, putting you in the story of Bills' life makes it real.
This is Garth Ennis on brilliant form. He's writing about Superheros, war and other acts of violence, but at the same time he's putting a lot of heart and feeling into the story, the Father / Son thing reminds me of Pride and Joy...more
This is Garth Ennis on brilliant form. He's writing about Superheros, war and other acts of violence, but at the same time he's putting a lot of heart and feeling into the story, the Father / Son thing reminds me of Pride and Joy...more
This book is Butcher’s origin story, starting with his childhood and his violent upbringing leading to joining the Royal Marines and fighting in the Falklands, to falling in love and then losing his wife. He meets Mallory who explains who’s responsible and the two start what will become The Boys.
Before reading this I wasn’t sure that Butcher’s origin story needed to be an entire book (after all the others were contained within Vol 6: The Self-Preservation Society and Hughie’s was a brief few pa...more
Before reading this I wasn’t sure that Butcher’s origin story needed to be an entire book (after all the others were contained within Vol 6: The Self-Preservation Society and Hughie’s was a brief few pa...more
I'll have to go with Sam Quixote on this one - I was kinda sorta dreading this, because not knowing about Butcher was satisfyingly unsatisfying and tense and creepy, and I didn't want the mystique ruined with concretised information... while at the same time really, really *wanting* to know. Fine line, impossible expectations... but Ennis delivers. I'm so very glad he did... I hadn't expected the dead-wife story to be revisited with so much punch, but I have to admit that when Ennis *gets* m/f r...more
the backstory to one of the most sadistic, manipulative anti-heroes in recent comic history is finally told. some fans may lament the lack of action in this volume, but the majority of the violence is between the lines. viewed in the right light....this is one of the MOST violent volumes yet, but shows only a few panels of the nitty gritty.
ennis has always had a knack for humanizing the most deplorable of characters (wormwood, cassidy, herr starr) and does not disappoint here. the argument of na...more
ennis has always had a knack for humanizing the most deplorable of characters (wormwood, cassidy, herr starr) and does not disappoint here. the argument of na...more
Butcher is undoubtedly the most interesting character in the series. And I'd be hesitant to try and slot him into any particular kind of role. Is he the protagonist of the piece? The Antagonist? Anti-hero?
I honestly don't know. And the fact that he's not easily reduced to a generic type speaks well of the series.
This volume is an extended flashback into his early life. It's well-timed, because at this point you're fond of the character, but his entire past is a mystery. You're really curious a...more
I honestly don't know. And the fact that he's not easily reduced to a generic type speaks well of the series.
This volume is an extended flashback into his early life. It's well-timed, because at this point you're fond of the character, but his entire past is a mystery. You're really curious a...more
I didn't think it was possible for me to enjoy this series more than I already do, but this book made that happen. The "origin" of Butcher was just what I needed since I was starting to think he was just a thug and was just, plain nuts. It made me sympathize with him to the point that, for me, this has almost changed from a story about Wee Hughie to a story about Butcher. I can't wait to see what these last two chapters have in store.
If you're not reading this book right now, you MUST pick it up...more
If you're not reading this book right now, you MUST pick it up...more
Wow.
So, when it comes to The Boys, I've never really found The Butcher to be all that interesting. I know most who love the series love The Butcher, but he too often felt like a ringleader type with an interesting cast of characters surrounding him, not a major piece of the overall puzzle. So when I went to pick up the next trade in line and saw it was an extended Butcher series, I was a little disappointed. Having seen a glimpse of the overall endgame in the previous arc, to spend time away fro...more
So, when it comes to The Boys, I've never really found The Butcher to be all that interesting. I know most who love the series love The Butcher, but he too often felt like a ringleader type with an interesting cast of characters surrounding him, not a major piece of the overall puzzle. So when I went to pick up the next trade in line and saw it was an extended Butcher series, I was a little disappointed. Having seen a glimpse of the overall endgame in the previous arc, to spend time away fro...more
Ennis pulls off another great storytelling effort here. Humanises Butcher in a way that doesn't feel cheap, artificial or in any way less than a genuine telling of Butcher's true backstory.
The tale of how Becky affected Butcher's life is full of genuine moments of believably positive aspects of Butcher's personality, and makes me wish I had more time to spend with that shadow of the hardcase man we know and love(? or just respect out of fear for our mortal lives?)
The final reveal of what drove B...more
The tale of how Becky affected Butcher's life is full of genuine moments of believably positive aspects of Butcher's personality, and makes me wish I had more time to spend with that shadow of the hardcase man we know and love(? or just respect out of fear for our mortal lives?)
The final reveal of what drove B...more
Butcher's backstory volume. Far better than Highland Laddie but not as fun or compelling as the rest of the volumes in the series.
My feelings on this volume are kind of weird...I believe it's an integral part of the story and that it needed to be told, but at the same time I felt like Ennis was treading water, padding his page count, before getting to the big finish. But whatever, I'm dying for the next volume anyway.
Butcher, Baker, Candlestickmaker ended with an awesome quote from Clint Eastwo...more
My feelings on this volume are kind of weird...I believe it's an integral part of the story and that it needed to be told, but at the same time I felt like Ennis was treading water, padding his page count, before getting to the big finish. But whatever, I'm dying for the next volume anyway.
Butcher, Baker, Candlestickmaker ended with an awesome quote from Clint Eastwo...more
Collects the parallel miniseries that delves into the past of the leader of the boys -- the brutal but just-plain-folks man called Butcher. As you can imagine from Ennis (and if you've been following this series), it's full of violence, tragedy, and black humor, but it meshes perfectly with what's going on in the main title, as the series explodes into bloody ruin and final completion.
Ennis è uno scrittore che, di solito, non ci risparmia la visione di scene di violenza.
La prova che Ennis è un grande scrittore è delegare la scena più terribile del volume a una pagina di diario senza farci vedere niente se non Butcher che legge.
Imparate, gente, imparate.
La prova che Ennis è un grande scrittore è delegare la scena più terribile del volume a una pagina di diario senza farci vedere niente se non Butcher che legge.
Imparate, gente, imparate.
I waited for a while for this paperback and got exactly what I expected in Butcher's backstory.
It wasn't disappointing. Nor was it particularly exciting.
I'm looking forward to getting back into the action.
It wasn't disappointing. Nor was it particularly exciting.
I'm looking forward to getting back into the action.
One of my favorite volumes so far. Loved the origin of Butcher. Darkly comic and very poignant and tragic at the same time.
All through the series I have wondered how Butcher became Butcher. What makes him the way he is? I know that Hughie has always wondered. And know at the eve of the end, we finally get his story. I loved it. Now I understand. I see why he is the way he is now. I don't know if I would have made the same choices, but it's his life. Look at me talking like Butcher's real. This series has really gotten under my skin. I want to see how all of this will be resolved. I know it won't be pretty or happily...more
They really really shouldn't have hurt the dog.
This volume 10 in the series The Boys and now we finally have the origin/back story of Butcher, mostly.
Brutal.
Took me 5 months to finish. Well, a few hours reading in June before I stopped, then an hour today to finish it.
Tedious boring dumb nonsense.
Tedious boring dumb nonsense.
We get Butcher's backstory here, and boy is it a doozy. I also laughed out loud at the 4th-wall joke. Overall, enjoyable read, though heartbreaking.
Meh. Time for this series to start wrapping things up...
May 18, 2013
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Ennis began his comic-writing career in 1989 with the series Troubled Souls. Appearing in the short-lived but critically-acclaimed British anthology Crisis and illustrated by McCrea, it told the story of a young, apolitical Protestant man caught up by fate in the violence of the Irish 'Troubles'. It spawned a sequel, For a Few Troubles More, a broad Belfast-based comedy featuring two supporting ch...more
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Apr 19, 2012 01:29pm