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The Boys, Volume 2: Get Some

(The Boys Collected Volumes #2)

Garth Ennis,

Darick Robertson (Goodreads Author)

3.96 · Rating details · 7,037 ratings · 343 reviews

The second volume of Garth Ennis and Darick Roberston's acclaimed series The Boys is here! BIGGER! THICKER! UNCUT! (not that Garth would ever allow this gang of idiots to cut anything!) "Get Some" collects issues 7-14 of the critically acclaimed series and is an excellent companion to Dynamite's best-selling Volume I trade "The Name of the Game"! These issues feature the " ...more

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Published March 4th 2008 by Dynamite Entertainment (first published March 3rd 2008)

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Jun 19, 2014 mark monday rated it it was ok

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in this second installment, our ragtag band of super-powered types who monitor other super-powered types visit Gay World and then Russia.

here's a story:

so this public figure decides to get some community cred, some faggy version of Up With The People, by doing outreach to the fag community. he's a good-looking guy, so of course all the queers rally around him, and one of the younger homos even falls in love with him. well, we all know about gaydar - but did you know that some gaylords also have in this second installment, our ragtag band of super-powered types who monitor other super-powered types visit Gay World and then Russia.

here's a story:

so this public figure decides to get some community cred, some faggy version of Up With The People, by doing outreach to the fag community. he's a good-looking guy, so of course all the queers rally around him, and one of the younger homos even falls in love with him. well, we all know about gaydar - but did you know that some gaylords also have a gaydar that tells them who's faking it? who's faking their love & support, to be specific. so one particular faggot with his special-powered fagdar quickly realizes that this guy is a fake. the guy's a homophobe, like most straight guys. of course the fag can't take him down himself, he's a pussy like all fags, which is kinda ironic amiright, but word gets out anyway and the public figure eventually does go down. but not in a gay way.

was that story annoying for you to read - all those stupid pejoratives and slurs and generalizations? well hey, that's what reading the first story in Get Some was like. it's also a synopsis. the story has its heart in the right place, sure. the story doesn't hate gays; it hates fakers and mocks homophobes. but it goes about telling its story in such a cringe-inducing, lunk-headed way. it is completely obnoxious in the most obvious, juvenile, strenuously straight-guy style. good job, Ennis, for not being genuinely homophobic and caring enough about gay issues to make it the point of a whole arc. but bad job, Ennis, for doing it in a way that made my skin crawl.

the second arc is about going to Russia, meeting an old school communist superhero, encountering a nefarious plot, and dealing with a deadly villainess. instead of faux-homophobic bullshit (although there is a bit of that) there is an ample amount of not-faux sexist bullshit. well maybe not 'sexist' per se. I'm not sure what to call it. let's just say that the villainess' enjoyment of dildos is offered up for ridicule and disgust, again and again. *sigh*

Ennis, you're a great storyteller but the button-pushing is about as amateurish as they come. this should have been an easy 3 stars because I was definitely entertained and the stories are smart. alas, unsuccessful button-pushing gets a star knocked off. ...more

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Nov 27, 2015 Paul Nelson rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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Garth Ennis turns the superhero franchise on its head and slaps it where the sun don't shine with The Boys: Get Some the second volume of the series. Get Some contains two stories with the primary characters being Billy Butcher, the leader of this band of superhero bashers and wee Hughie the newest recruit.

The first story sees them investigate the murder of a young gay man and two superheroes come under close scrutiny, Tek-Knight's got a bit of a problem, he's not a legit superhero his costume i ...more

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Aug 17, 2017 Dave Schaafsma rated it liked it

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Well, thanks to Stewart who suggested that this series is ultimately as good as Ennnis’s Preacher, which I liked very much. I had read the first volume of The Boys some time ago, surprised myself in liking it, as it is purposely vulgar and violent: Sex, violence, language. The title is “The Boys,” so that’s maybe a kind of announcement. There’s aspects of that particular kind of “boy culture” in Preacher, too, of course.

Anyway, I reread the first volume last week, and now have read this second Well, thanks to Stewart who suggested that this series is ultimately as good as Ennnis’s Preacher, which I liked very much. I had read the first volume of The Boys some time ago, surprised myself in liking it, as it is purposely vulgar and violent: Sex, violence, language. The title is “The Boys,” so that’s maybe a kind of announcement. There’s aspects of that particular kind of “boy culture” in Preacher, too, of course.

Anyway, I reread the first volume last week, and now have read this second volume that I didn’t like quite as much as the first. Some fun things are in it, though: Ennis makes continued vicious fun of superheroes and their capes and tights and culture. Wee Hughie and Butcher are the tag team in Get Some. The first story features Tek-Knight and his ex-partner Swingwing. Tek-Knight is like some mash-up of Batman and Ironman, gorgeous vain rich man, ugh. Degenerate, entitled, greedy scum.

Tek-Knight apparently has uncontrollable sex urges (and it’s not uncomfortably assault-oriented, in my view) with people, yes, but also basically with anything. This part is actually often funny to me, but also will make some people uncomfortable. Not kid comics. The focus in this first story is actually not on sexuality per se but on gay issues, and initially it's surprising how anti-homophobic it is, but is finally not surprising if you know Ennis beyond the surface crudity. I don't exactly equate the message with Bitch Planet's views, but there is a kind of openness and cleverness in both.

The second story takes place in Russia, re: The Russian mob, where the team meets an ex-Russian superhero named the Love Sausage (right, yeah, more of guys and their obsession with/humor about sexual organs). Would you possibly be able to stand the infantile/sophomoric humor? I’m (somewhat) ashamed to say I occasionally laughed aloud and will read Volume 3. I think there’s two sides to Ennis, the profane and the sublime (which is initially hard to find, but I know is there from Preacher).
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Jan 27, 2020 Elizabeth Sagan rated it it was amazing

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May 01, 2018 Ill D rated it it was ok

Recommends it for: Dum(b)-Dum(b)s

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Topping one’s most impressive achievements is a perennial woe amongst all artists – no matter their medium. The zenith is reached and at best, things plateau (for the most part) at best and at worst things crater. As a very personal example, I’m always amazed at how much Pink Floyd sucked after The Wall and even more so following, Roger Water’s untimely departure after ‘84.

Going along with this same theme, it’s gotta be tough to follow up to probably one of the best comics of the mid/late 90’s- Topping one’s most impressive achievements is a perennial woe amongst all artists – no matter their medium. The zenith is reached and at best, things plateau (for the most part) at best and at worst things crater. As a very personal example, I’m always amazed at how much Pink Floyd sucked after The Wall and even more so following, Roger Water’s untimely departure after ‘84.

Going along with this same theme, it’s gotta be tough to follow up to probably one of the best comics of the mid/late 90’s-earliest 00’s – Preacher. Impossible to top, I do give high marks to Ennis’ unwavering ambitions. However, this result of the author’s plan to quote, “out-Preacher-Preacher,” is a woeful shade of that previous high point of artistic achievement.

All the stranger is that beyond a few instances of ultra-violence, both yarns within are quite dialogue heavy. In contradistinction to the highly imaginative brutality of Preacher, The Boys seems to favor words over weapons. Disappointingly disdaining one for the either – it fails on both levels.

The first story is a real doozy. A convoluted soap-opera involving rape, (closeted) homosexuality, and incidental murder is as confusing as it is unexciting to read. Sure, there are a couple guffaws here and there but, for the most part it was pretty dumb. Once the issues were read, left with an empty stomach, I felt like the over-arc hadn’t moved an iota on its odometer.

The second story is entrenched at the same level of swampy mediocrity and odometrical inertia. Moving from the realm of the gay bar to that of the Russian bar, there seems little in the way of thematic connection and its ensuing progression save our trenchcoated band of protagonists showing up once again. Sure enough, Vodka is shot-glass’d and the second spool of narrative unfurls with all the government subterfuge we would expect. Again, when everything coalesces together and finishes at the end, it feels like another unsatisfying conclusion with nothing to show for it.

Overall, I’m pretty bummed about this. I’ve been a pretty big Garth Ennis fan over the past few years and he’s yet to disappoint me until now. I’ll keep reading (being the completeist I am) but, my expectations aren’t particularly high.
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Aug 24, 2017 L. McCoy rated it it was ok

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S***… That was disappointing.

What’s it about?
The Boys have some new missions. One is dealing with a person who was murdered and it seems some superhero activity was connected and the other is about them dealing with some Russian crime stuff, should be awesome, right? Well…

Pros:
The Russian crime story was pretty good.
The art is pretty good.
This book stays suspenseful, it is not predictable.
This series has lots of great action.
It is (mostly) hilarious, some jokes were a bit immature (even for me) S***… That was disappointing.

What’s it about?
The Boys have some new missions. One is dealing with a person who was murdered and it seems some superhero activity was connected and the other is about them dealing with some Russian crime stuff, should be awesome, right? Well…

Pros:
The Russian crime story was pretty good.
The art is pretty good.
This book stays suspenseful, it is not predictable.
This series has lots of great action.
It is (mostly) hilarious, some jokes were a bit immature (even for me) but for the most part it’s funny.
The characters are still really interesting.
There’s some really well written moments that were actually very nice and I liked them. That’s a real surprise for a Garth Ennis book but, yeah, they’re here.

Cons:
The first story could have been good but they add a really stupid subplot about a superhero who becomes addicted to f***ing random things and oh my gosh, it is so cringe worthy and stupid.
The dialogue can be so bad at times.
The sexual content in this volume is so gratuitous to the point it’s actually quite cringe worthy. I already mentioned the superhero who for no reason feels the urge to have sex with random things (sometimes even inanimate objects) but wait, there’s more! The main villain of the 2nd story is for some reason really horny, it doesn’t do anything for the character or story, it’s just there. There’s people who just all of a sudden decide to bang each other. A s***ton of sexual dialogue that’s just thrown in there. Naked women showing up for no reason. The list goes on and almost none of it has anything to do with the freaking story. It’s just there to be edgy which edginess is something Ennis usually does well (see: Preacher and Adventures in The Rifle Brigade), he doesn’t pull it off here.
Some characters are so underused. The black guy (I forget his name) just stands there and sometimes provides some good words of wisdom. The Female is used a few times but doesn’t do much except add some humor and gore (which is disappointing because she’s probably the most interesting character). Terror’s just there because… I don’t know, I (and many other people) like dogs so I guess there’s the fact he’s a dog, that’s all I can think of. The french guy does a bit more in this volume, I will give it that. Yes, I talked about how the characters are interesting but if we’re only really gonna use 3 of them there’s not really a point and then they lose some characters that could end up being pretty great and are a major part of what makes the book interesting so we can’t have that either, it’s kind of a either way it loses situation.
I mentioned how some jokes were immature even for me, that’s getting a con because seriously, if a joke is immature by my standards that’s saying something.

Overall:
I like the idea of the series and the first volume definitely kicked a**, I don’t know what the hell this was. Ennis is one of my favorite authors, one of the few that if I see his name in the writers spot, I’m at least looking into it quite a bit, this however… what happened? I’m so disappointed because I expected this to be a pretty great series, now I’m not even bothered to read volume 3 because this volume shows me that even a good author is able to not use great characters nearly as much as he should and write a cringe worthy sex filled mess that would put the biggest smile on just about any 10 year old’s face. Don’t get me wrong, it isn’t terrible but I am disappointed I can no longer say that I would recommend The Boys.

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Dec 05, 2020 Bookwraiths rated it did not like it

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God, what a dull bore fest. I mean, for all it’s negatives, at least Volume 1 of The Boys was interesting at times, especially in its ability to generate disgust for characters and the longing for their quick deaths. Can’t say the same for this insomnia cure. The first story arc was so eventful I can’t even recall it’s main plot, and the second one in Russia was a convoluted mess with so much meaningless dialogue I kept falling asleep trying to read it.

Yeah, I’m going to read the next collectio ...more

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Aug 05, 2019 Michael rated it really liked it · review of another edition

This was actually more of a three-star read for me as the OTT-level of depravity of the graphic novels is still a wee bit outside of my wheelhouse. However, I bumped it up a star just because of the running gag of the "vodka" Hughie was drinking in Russia with Vasilii Vorishikin (aka retired Soviet hero, Love Sausage) evidently was adapted from brake fluid and could negate the effects of poison. I laughed way too much at that. ...more

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Jan 01, 2017 James DeSantis rated it it was ok

Damn it! WHY DOES THIS HAVE TO BE MY FIRST BOOK OF 2017!!!!

So I guess we end 2016 with a 5 star review (Deadly Class Volume 4) and get to start with this (mostly) pile of shit book.

The first half of this volume isn't terrible. It's actually kind of funny. Got a superhero who basically fucks everything. Something is wrong with him and anything around him will be fucked from hamsters, to coffee cups, to anyone's ass. It's very scary. The story is really revolving around why this poor gay person ...more

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Feb 24, 2009 Stephen rated it really liked it

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4.0 stars. This series is NOT for the faint of heart or those easily offended. Dark, brutal, violent and at times disturbing. However, it is also original, well written and superbly plotted. Highly Recommended (with the above caveat).

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Dec 28, 2020 Deepu Singh rated it really liked it

Good , I'm liking these comics ...more

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May 13, 2020 Ryan Stewart rated it it was ok

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This is a good example of a comic that puts me off Garth Ennis. Too crude for anyone’s good.

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May 19, 2018 RG rated it it was ok

Some good comedic moments but I found the story just pretty slow and boirng. The dialogue was just overly wordy. Two different stories. The first was pretty solid, dealing with a supe who has a crazy sexdrive, and the boys investigate a death. The second takes them to Russia dealing with a Supe. Not sure why but I found this completely different to Vol 1.

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Nov 04, 2020 Malum rated it it was ok

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I liked the first volume well enough, but it took me forever to get through this one. I think the problem is that the show is just so much more clever than the comic.

In the show, the boys have to attack the supes in other ways than just brute force. They have to attack their public image, for example. I'm the comic, though, they just take some compound V and punch the crap out of them, which just isn't as intriguing. ...more

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May 21, 2011 Patrick rated it it was amazing

Why did I like this series?

First and foremost, it's witty, clever and irreverent. These are things Ennis does well in pretty much all of his work. But in my opinion, those talents shine out particularly brightly here.

(Continued in book three.) ...more

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Jul 15, 2019 Jim Gorman rated it it was amazing

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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. This is the second volume in The Boys graphic novel series. My first review of Volume 1 is pretty decent so I won’t repeat a lot of the things I said there. This volume has the same sex and violence and all those fun things the first one did. You get more of the interaction between Billy Butcher, the leader, and Wee Hughie, the newest member he recruited. Hughie is still learning his role in the group. And he is still dealing with his first kill from the previous volume. In this one, one of the This is the second volume in The Boys graphic novel series. My first review of Volume 1 is pretty decent so I won’t repeat a lot of the things I said there. This volume has the same sex and violence and all those fun things the first one did. You get more of the interaction between Billy Butcher, the leader, and Wee Hughie, the newest member he recruited. Hughie is still learning his role in the group. And he is still dealing with his first kill from the previous volume. In this one, one of the first tasks that they take on is investigating the death of a gay man, which might be tied to a superhero.

The story here deals not only with a superhero sidekick who went on his own and supports the gay community. But it also deals with his mentor, and his big problem now. Tek-Knight has a major problem that got him kicked out of his super hero group, he can’t stop impulsively fucking things, anything. Living or inanimate, he just gets these urges and goes to town. He is deeply ashamed of this, and is trying to stop, but his life is falling apart. He even sends his current sidekick away to try to protect him. He wonders if his previous sidekick, the aforementioned supporter of the gay community, Swingwing by name, turned him gay.

Well Billy and Hughie investigate and through many steps find out that it was actually Swingwing who killed the guy when he came onto him. I guess Swingwing was putting on an act for the PR. Billy and Hughie let him go after he confesses to them. But Hughie sees that Billy unscrewed Swingwing’s rocket pack while consoling him, but says nothing. Later Swingwing dies while his rocket pack malfunctions, but Hughie knows the truth but does nothing because justice was served.

The next mission take the team to Russia to investigate something going on with super villains showing up and then just exploding. The team goes and meets up with an old Russian superhero named Love Sausage who now runs a bar. Through some investigation and some run ins with the Russian mob, they find out that the US was backing a mobstress named Nina who is running a program collecting all the supervillains to give this extra boost of power. Then she would move in and “save” Russia when they went wild, and then get elected to run the country. Lots of plot twists in there. Vas, Love Sausage, bonds with Hughie about missing the old Communist days when they all worked together for the glory of the Motherland. The days before the corrupt cockroaches took over. Well eventually the team wins. The bad guys die, some in very funny ways. And we find out why he is called Love Sausage.

It was another good graphic novel. But it is definitely not for the kids in any way, shape or form. Some very adult themes here, and some really graphic violence. But I am enjoying seeing how the US government is working with some super heroes to take out The Boys. It is all going to lead up to something big down the road. I am also enjoying the development of the relationship between Billy and Hughie. I do feel sad that Hughie is losing his innocence. But at times he realizes that he does have to take care of things in a rather violent manner. I am looking forward to the next book in the series.

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Apr 14, 2017 Stewart Tame rated it really liked it

Still enjoying this series a great deal. Two complete stories in this volume. In the first, Tek-Knight, sort of a cross between Iron Man and Batman has a ... unique problem with his sex drive. And there's a possible murder involved as well. It's up to Butcher and Hughie to sort things out. As much fun as the story is, it pales in comparison to the second, in which the team goes to Russia. Part of what makes it sing for me is their Russian contact, Vasilii, a great big joyous bear of a man. Yes, ...more

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Oct 12, 2018 Alexandra rated it it was ok

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I am still trying to like it, but sometimes the dialogue is too much and there are many jerk heroes here.

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May 19, 2019 Peter Derk rated it liked it

NO GAME OF THRONES SPOILERS IN THIS REVIEW!

I just feel like the world is basically one big GoT spoiler right now. But it's hard for me to tell because I've NEVER SEEN IT.

I have a rule: No dragons.

It might be a bit restrictive, but hey, it's worked for me so far.

I saw the one where dragons took over the world or whatever. Dragonworld? Dragontown? Whatever that one was, and it sucked.

I also saw How to Train Your Dragon in 3D. I was there with a child who suggested we trade 3D glasses. Which I di ...more

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Mar 14, 2015 Dan rated it did not like it

Wow. The extreme homophobia, racism, and sexism in this book is making me reconsider reading this series.
And the art actually got WORSE half way through this book, somehow...

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Aug 22, 2019 Eddie rated it really liked it

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Dark, bloody, sexy and a bit OTT but a lot of fun.

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Aug 30, 2018 Paz R.M. rated it it was ok

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Oookay. So, this is the first time I read something that was triggering to me. The first time I was actually stopping to close my eyes, breath, and contemplating on just dnf'ing.
Listen I've read weird shit, I've read shit that has made me feel uncomfortable and sick to my stomach, but I've ended up loving them at the end. The first arc of this volume? Nah, all the homophobic remarks and shitty storyline made me physically uncomfortable. I hated it with a burning passion.
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Jan 25, 2019 Gav451 rated it it was ok

I think that Garth Ennis is a great writer. I thought that, while sailing right on the edge, Preacher was a brilliant piece of work. He has an eye of an epic scene and his dialogue is natural and not full of exposition.

There are a lot of things to like about this volume of The Boys, the mystery in the first half is good and makes for a unique read and a change of pace and focus. The extreme spy story in the second half is different and fun again.

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Feb 23, 2009 Mike rated it really liked it

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Good job on Ennis, not repeating the plotline from book one (which would've been so easy to do and still fun - but not this much). This gets deeper, more serious and takes us behind the facade to get to know Butcher and his connections.

There's a sense of disappointment I can't quite shake tho - after the first book blew my mind, this feels a bit of a letdown. Like as if not every page from here on out will make me pee my pants with how much Ennis hates supes - which I guess he doesn't - but man ...more

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Oct 23, 2017 Otherwyrld rated it it was ok · review of another edition

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Volume 2 of the series is pretty much a couple of cases of the week stories, one set in the gay superhero world and one in Russia. There is some tangential relevance to the main story-line but on the whole this could be read on it's own. I would like to say that I enjoyed these stories, but they were messy and over-complicated on the whole.

The author is still doing his best to shock his audience with the number of potentially offensive references he can fit in about gay people, women and sex in ...more

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Mar 25, 2015 Jason rated it it was amazing

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Brilliant stuff again. Graphics are great and the story is top class.

Wee Hughie is starting to adapt to life with the boys and as usual has all the best scenes, like taking a dump on the floor of the Tek Warrior's secret base.

The epilogue was one of the most bizarre I've read, you gotta see it to believe it. ...more

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Dec 19, 2018 Doyle rated it did not like it

If you've read one Ennis story you've read them all. ...more

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Jun 16, 2019 Steven rated it really liked it

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Let's be honest here. I am much more of a fan of European writers than American writers, both in style, stories, characters and themes. American writers I've noticed over the years tend to have a very idealistic approach to writing. Their characters are squeaky clean, often times imbued with strong ideals and morals. The villains tend to be very cut and dry in terms of characterisation. The stories are oftentimes predictable and the endings oftentimes saccharine to the point of giving me diabete ...more

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Dec 12, 2020 Suzy | Gone Readin’ rated it liked it

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'The Boys' is a comic series that isn't for the faint-hearted. It's controversial and crosses all known lines of common decency at points, but it has its moments of brilliance too.

This volume (collecting Issues 7 - 14) swung from the ridiculous to the puerile and back again. The calling card of this series is its overt brutality, but it also has a dark, tongue-in-cheek (and sometimes, totally boyish) sense of humour in its arsenal. Fair to say that there were points when I wondered if a teenage 'The Boys' is a comic series that isn't for the faint-hearted. It's controversial and crosses all known lines of common decency at points, but it has its moments of brilliance too.

This volume (collecting Issues 7 - 14) swung from the ridiculous to the puerile and back again. The calling card of this series is its overt brutality, but it also has a dark, tongue-in-cheek (and sometimes, totally boyish) sense of humour in its arsenal. Fair to say that there were points when I wondered if a teenage lad had written it ('Love Sausage', for one). That isn't my usual cuppa tea, but it works for this series.

This issue lacked the same level of action we saw in Volume 1 (The Boys, Volume 1: The Name of the Game), instead focussing on the development of Wee Hughie's character, tackling the subject of homophobia and heading off another Cold War. So still quite a bit, then.

I took issue with the way the comic challenged homophobia, as it seemed to normalise the use of hugely homophobic language with the caveat of 'so long as you don't mean anything bad by it, it doesn't matter'. The plotline later showed that the comic was in no way glorifying homophobia, but it skated pretty close to the line at times and the first impression it made wasn't great. I almost put it down. Blood and guts I can handle, but bigotry - nah mate, you're alright.

As suggested, the storyline moves at a slower pace in this one and there's more back room politics and scheming going on than fight scenes. I personally liked the intrigue and felt it was a good decision for the series to diversify a bit in terms of its content. I like a gory fight scene as much as the next girl, but I want a bit more than that to keep me invested. This hit the mark, but not until the latter half of the volume (once the setting moves to Russia).

The artwork was consistent in its style and continues to suit the series to a T.

I'm hoping that the following instalments provide a bit more background on some of the other members of 'The Boys', namely Mother's Milk and The Female. We didn't hear much from them in this one and I'm keen to get a sense of their origin stories (particularly The Female, who so far is a total enigma).

Look, this series won't be for everyone and it's an intense read. But if you're after something out of your comfort zone and think it might appeal in any way, I'd recommend giving it a go (just make sure you've got a strong stomach and you're not too easily offended). This volume was a bit of a come down from volume one, but it still showed enough promise to merit 3 stars and I'm still planning to pick up the next one.
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Jul 05, 2019 Jordan Anderson rated it liked it · review of another edition

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I enjoyed the first volume of The Boys. It was different, had just the right about humor, gore, and satire, and was mostly enjoyable enough to get a 4 star rating from me.

The 2 volume though...?

“Get Some” does have many of the same things that made “The Name of the Game” a decent read, but it’s kind of old by this point to be honest. I don’t know how many times Ennis dropped the c-word, or made some reference to gay anal sex but after about the 40th time, it lost its shock value and “humor”.

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About Garth Ennis

Garth Ennis

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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 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 characters from Troubled Souls, Dougie and Ivor, who would later get their own American comics series, Dicks, from Caliber in 1997, and several follow-ups from Avatar.

Another series for Crisis was True Faith, a religious satire inspired by his schooldays, this time drawn by Warren Pleece. Ennis shortly after began to write for Crisis' parent publication, 2000 AD. He quickly graduated on to the title's flagship character, Judge Dredd, taking over from original creator John Wagner for a period of several years.

Ennis' first work on an American comic came in 1991 when he took over DC Comics's horror title Hellblazer, which he wrote until 1994, and for which he currently holds the title for most issues written. Steve Dillon became the regular artist during the second half of Ennis's run.

Ennis' landmark work to date is the 66-issue epic Preacher, which he co-created with artist Steve Dillon. Running from 1995 to 2000, it was a tale of a preacher with supernatural powers, searching (literally) for God who has abandoned his creation.

While Preacher was running, Ennis began a series set in the DC universe called Hitman. Despite being lower profile than Preacher, Hitman ran for 60 issues (plus specials) from 1996 to 2001, veering wildly from violent action to humour to an examination of male friendship under fire.

Other comic projects Ennis wrote during this time period include Goddess, Bloody Mary, Unknown Soldier, and Pride & Joy, all for DC/Vertigo, as well as origin stories for The Darkness for Image Comics and Shadowman for Valiant Comics.

After the end of Hitman, Ennis was lured to Marvel Comics with the promise from Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada that he could write The Punisher as long as he cared to. Instead of largely comical tone of these issues, he decided to make a much more serious series, re-launched under Marvel's MAX imprint.

In 2001 he briefly returned to UK comics to write the epic Helter Skelter for Judge Dredd.

Other comics Ennis has written include War Story (with various artists) for DC; The Pro for Image Comics; The Authority for Wildstorm; Just a Pilgrim for Black Bull Press, and 303, Chronicles of Wormwood (a six issue mini-series about the Antichrist), and a western comic book, Streets of Glory for Avatar Press.

In 2008 Ennis ended his five-year run on Punisher MAX to debut a new Marvel title, War Is Hell: The First Flight of the Phantom Eagle.

In June 2008, at Wizard World, Philadelphia, Ennis announced several new projects, including a metaseries of war comics called Battlefields from Dynamite made up of mini-series including Night Witches, Dear Billy and Tankies, another Chronicles of Wormwood mini-series and Crossed both at Avatar, a six-issue miniseries about Butcher (from The Boys) and a Punisher project reuniting him with artist Steve Dillon (subsequently specified to be a weekly mini-series entitled Punisher: War Zone, to be released concurrently with the film of the same name).

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