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Boys of Summer #1
Boys of Summer, Volume 1
Boys of Summer volume 1 features story by Chuck Austen and art by Hiroki Otsuka. Bud Waterston is a decent looking guy in full hormonal bloom. He's heading for college, and imagines the sexual liberation he will face living in a dormitory full of other post-teens just like him. But like all best laid plans (no pun intended), nothing goes as Bud hopes or expects. His roommate turns out to be a closeted homosexual and all the good-looking girls in the dorm are interested in somebody else. When the girl of his dreams, who wanting nothing to do with him, joins the school baseball team, it inspires Bud to join, too, in an effort to prove to her she's all wrong about him.
- GenresManga
192 pages, Paperback
First published May 9, 2006
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Chuck Austen
431 books16 followersChuck Austen (born Chuck Beckum) is an American humor novelist, comic book writer and artist, TV writer and animator. In comics, he is known for his work on X-Men, War Machine, Elektra, and Action Comics, and in television, he is known for co-creating the animated TV series Tripping the Rift.
In his most recent prose novels, Chuck Austen has been going by the name Charles Austen.
In his most recent prose novels, Chuck Austen has been going by the name Charles Austen.
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August 2, 2020
Nem értem az alacsony értékelést ilyen mennyiségű szavazat mellett! Régebben, amikor megvettem dugdostam anyám elől, nehogy meglássa, hogy ez egyébként mellekkel van tele (vagy inkább már csöcsökkel…), mert megvádol, hogy leszbi vagyok vagy valami. Most újraolvastam az egészet és még mindig nagyon tetszett!
Szeretem az ilyen történeteket, plusz itt a rajzolás hozta a mangás érzést, viszont (!) látszott rajta, hogy itt az amerikai embertípus hál' istenem dominált, tehát nem volt tele csillogó-billogó nagy szemekkel az egész és bishounen fiúk is hiányoztak.
A történet egyszerű és eléggé reális, bár nem épp a legpozitívabb képet festi le az amerikai egyetemekről… inkább aláírja a sok sztereotípiát, amit a hülye amcsi filmekben tesznek elénk.
Szeretem az ilyen történeteket, plusz itt a rajzolás hozta a mangás érzést, viszont (!) látszott rajta, hogy itt az amerikai embertípus hál' istenem dominált, tehát nem volt tele csillogó-billogó nagy szemekkel az egész és bishounen fiúk is hiányoztak.
A történet egyszerű és eléggé reális, bár nem épp a legpozitívabb képet festi le az amerikai egyetemekről… inkább aláírja a sok sztereotípiát, amit a hülye amcsi filmekben tesznek elénk.
August 3, 2023
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January 13, 2013
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This book was really disappointing. I mean, it could have been good, but... No. The art isn't bad! It manages to be ridiculous when it's called called for, and dramatic when it suits the mood. It's got decently clean lines nice contrast. It just feels gratuitous as all hell.
Seriously. I've read books twice as explicit and didn't feel half as scummy as I did reading this one. I think it's because one of the recurring gags is "LOL TITS AND PERVERTS ARE HILARIOUS LOOK AT ALL OF THIS SWEET PERVO-VISION WE BROUGHT YOU!" and that's... No. Seriously, this is something that actively annoys me (especially when it's combined with poses that physically couldn't work and "Here's a picture of the main cast fully clothed - except for the girls!" See also: the cover.) and turns me off books at the speed of light. I don't find it funny.
It's disappointing though because when it's not being gross, the story's not that bad. It's a lot better when it's focusing on the sports-related shenanigans and Bud being SERIOUS. When he's having sweet moments with his family or being a baseball wizard, it's actually okay! When he's got something to prove with baseball, it's pretty dramatic and fun! However, I really don't care about the romance aspects or the "OMG you have a girl on your team I DEMAND YOU REPLACE HER WITH MY LESS COMPETENT BFF!" plot point, and some of the humour just goes right over my head (for example, the two team members who struggle with english feels like a pop culture reference that I'm just not getting.).
Basically when it's good, it's pretty okay; but when it's bad, it's bad in all of the ways that get on my wick.
This book was really disappointing. I mean, it could have been good, but... No. The art isn't bad! It manages to be ridiculous when it's called called for, and dramatic when it suits the mood. It's got decently clean lines nice contrast. It just feels gratuitous as all hell.
Seriously. I've read books twice as explicit and didn't feel half as scummy as I did reading this one. I think it's because one of the recurring gags is "LOL TITS AND PERVERTS ARE HILARIOUS LOOK AT ALL OF THIS SWEET PERVO-VISION WE BROUGHT YOU!" and that's... No. Seriously, this is something that actively annoys me (especially when it's combined with poses that physically couldn't work and "Here's a picture of the main cast fully clothed - except for the girls!" See also: the cover.) and turns me off books at the speed of light. I don't find it funny.
It's disappointing though because when it's not being gross, the story's not that bad. It's a lot better when it's focusing on the sports-related shenanigans and Bud being SERIOUS. When he's having sweet moments with his family or being a baseball wizard, it's actually okay! When he's got something to prove with baseball, it's pretty dramatic and fun! However, I really don't care about the romance aspects or the "OMG you have a girl on your team I DEMAND YOU REPLACE HER WITH MY LESS COMPETENT BFF!" plot point, and some of the humour just goes right over my head (for example, the two team members who struggle with english feels like a pop culture reference that I'm just not getting.).
Basically when it's good, it's pretty okay; but when it's bad, it's bad in all of the ways that get on my wick.
October 30, 2016
Chuck Austen doesn't write American-style comics very well. Whatever possessed me to think he'd be any better at writing a manga-influenced one? This is a typical Austen T&A fest, waiting to be used by an angry parent as an excuse to get a poor librarian in trouble. Then again, the librarian who bought this with his or her funding allocation *should* be in trouble.
The plot: A horny kid gets ready to go to college with his dopey friend and roommate, stares at girls, gets hit a lot, and has a thing for the only over-18 woman (oh god, tell me the rest were supposed to be 18) other than his mom who doesn't show off her tits at some point. I think there may also be baseball, too, but I refuse to go back and look.
Otsuka does draw pretty naked women, though, which is the only redeeming feature of this big piece of crap. (Library, 12/06)
The plot: A horny kid gets ready to go to college with his dopey friend and roommate, stares at girls, gets hit a lot, and has a thing for the only over-18 woman (oh god, tell me the rest were supposed to be 18) other than his mom who doesn't show off her tits at some point. I think there may also be baseball, too, but I refuse to go back and look.
Otsuka does draw pretty naked women, though, which is the only redeeming feature of this big piece of crap. (Library, 12/06)
August 27, 2012
Oh! I remember when I got this clearly...I thought it's a manga-mangaXD but well the thing that the story is written by an american it really gives a story a nother "feels". I liked it though, cause I laughed hard at some parts expecially with my friends when I brought this manga with me to school...oh man..the laughs XDDD
For one of my first mangas, which I bought it always be special in a way...
For one of my first mangas, which I bought it always be special in a way...
June 22, 2013
You know ... I agree with another reviews comments on volume 2 of this series. It's like American Pie meets any number of baseball movies. It's actually a really fun read, and too bad Austen never really got to finish it.
March 1, 2014
This book was very good and extremely funny.
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