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Some more words: This was my first Garth Ennis book, bought solely on the raving recommendation of the guy in the bookstore, and while it is highly vulgar in places (and I'm not joking when I say that it puts the '...more...]]> 19333732 210867 1214485 9133305460 9789133305466 50 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1224646048m/1214485.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1224646048s/1214485.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1214485.The_Boys_Vol_1_The_Name_of_the_Game 3.97 447 2007 1 2 false Wed Apr 02 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 02 18:47:37 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 02 19:04:15 -0700 2008 more...]]> 60202393 355467 1214485 9133305460 9789133305466 50 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1224646048m/1214485.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1224646048s/1214485.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1214485.The_Boys_Vol_1_The_Name_of_the_Game 3.97 447 2007 4 0 false Wed Jun 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 18 13:15:53 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 18 13:19:32 -0700 2009 more...]]> 56643215 375171 1214485 9133305460 9789133305466 50 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1224646048m/1214485.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1224646048s/1214485.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1214485.The_Boys_Vol_1_The_Name_of_the_Game 3.97 447 2007 3 0 false Thu May 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 19 12:53:14 -0700 2009 Tue May 19 12:56:54 -0700 2009
I als...more...]]> 18342789 878297 1214485 9133305460 9789133305466 50 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1224646048m/1214485.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1224646048s/1214485.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1214485.The_Boys_Vol_1_The_Name_of_the_Game 3.97 447 2007 3 0 false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 21 18:36:14 -0700 2008 Fri May 23 08:22:05 -0700 2008 more...]]> 44845935 1471154 1214485 9133305460 9789133305466 50 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1224646048m/1214485.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1224646048s/1214485.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1214485.The_Boys_Vol_1_The_Name_of_the_Game 3.97 447 2007 4 0 false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 30 07:39:46 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 01 19:15:23 -0800 2009 more...]]> 22422638 272651 1214485 9133305460 9789133305466 50 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1224646048m/1214485.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1224646048s/1214485.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1214485.The_Boys_Vol_1_The_Name_of_the_Game 3.97 447 2007 4 0 false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat May 17 06:51:05 -0700 2008 Sat May 17 07:38:39 -0700 2008 lot of problems with the idea of superheroes. I guess, thinking back to Preacher, that should be obvious. He seems to take issue anytime someone/thing sets themselves up as being above the concerns of regular folks. Which is a sentiment I can dig.

This story ...more...]]> 78949360 2916779 1214485 9133305460 9789133305466 50 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1224646048m/1214485.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1224646048s/1214485.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1214485.The_Boys_Vol_1_The_Name_of_the_Game 3.97 447 2007 4 0 false Wed Nov 25 08:25:55 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 25 08:28:50 -0800 2009 more...]]> 44788860 87050 1214485 9133305460 9789133305466 50 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1224646048m/1214485.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1224646048s/1214485.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1214485.The_Boys_Vol_1_The_Name_of_the_Game 3.97 447 2007 3 0 false Thu Jan 29 15:03:46 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 29 15:05:37 -0800 2009 Planetary or Powers. Other writers have done this "who polices the superheroes?" thing before and better, but nobody's played ...more...]]> 59671186 155422 1214485 9133305460 9789133305466 50 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1224646048m/1214485.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1224646048s/1214485.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1214485.The_Boys_Vol_1_The_Name_of_the_Game 3.97 447 2007 4 0 false Sun Jun 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 14 18:54:46 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 14 19:04:22 -0700 2009 more...]]> 24779581 712441 1214485 9133305460 9789133305466 50 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1224646048m/1214485.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1224646048s/1214485.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1214485.The_Boys_Vol_1_The_Name_of_the_Game 3.97 447 2007 3 0 false Wed Jun 18 04:25:16 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 18 04:26:00 -0700 2008 Watchmen". I really do. I love the anti-hero aesthic peppered with the usual Garth Ennis splash of gratuitous sex and the old ultra-violence. My main problem with the series is the art style and illustration by Darick ...more...]]> 22752034 712441 1068438 1401212832 9781401212834 3 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1068438.The_Boys 3.97 447 2007 3 0 false Tue Jun 03 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu May 22 09:30:27 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 03 17:31:10 -0700 2008 Watchmen". I really do. I love the anti-hero aesthic peppered with the usual Garth Ennis splash of gratuitous sex and the old ultra-violence. My main problem with the series is the art style and illustration by Darick R...more...]]> 7873355 244519 1214485 9133305460 9789133305466 50 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1224646048m/1214485.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1224646048s/1214485.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1214485.The_Boys_Vol_1_The_Name_of_the_Game 3.97 447 2007 4 0 false Wed Oct 17 22:56:39 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 17 23:08:50 -0700 2007 more...]]> 56577157 1397112 1214485 9133305460 9789133305466 50 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1224646048m/1214485.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1224646048s/1214485.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1214485.The_Boys_Vol_1_The_Name_of_the_Game 3.97 447 2007 3 0 false Mon May 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 18 22:32:11 -0700 2009 Thu May 21 06:54:41 -0700 2009
Update:

Tried reading the second volume, but it didn't hold up. Maybe it was the quality of the villainous superheros, or perhaps the gimmick ran it's course...more...]]> 78769878 2323266 1214485 9133305460 9789133305466 50 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1224646048m/1214485.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1224646048s/1214485.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1214485.The_Boys_Vol_1_The_Name_of_the_Game 3.97 447 2007 3 0 false Mon Nov 23 13:26:15 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 23 13:27:43 -0800 2009 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=3337107