The Boys, Vol. 2: Get Some [Paperback]

Garth Ennis (Author), Darick Robertson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 3, 2008

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 legend the story of the Tek-Knight and the team's journey to frozen Russia!

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment (March 3, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1933305681
• ISBN-13: 978-1933305684
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 6.7 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #32,902 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars 3.5, November 2, 2008

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This review is from: The Boys, Vol. 2: Get Some (Paperback)

I really loved the first Boys collection. I found it fresh, originally and at times shocking. But most of all, I found the writing to be really good backed with tremendous art. Get Some has it's shocking moments for sure, but the story seemed lacking for me. Also the fill in artist for the last two issues really took the momentum out of the story. It was passable art, but nowhere near the quality of Robertson. I am also getting a bit distracted with all of the British slang. It's not bad, and it is realistic since many of the characters are British, but sometimes it stops the flow of the story for me. I will pick up the 3rd volume. I hope it will get my interest back.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You have to read this to believe it, March 21, 2008

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N. Durham "Big Evil" (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Boys, Vol. 2: Get Some (Paperback)

No matter how I describe Garth Ennis' The Boys, nothing said will do it fair justice. What is contained in the pages of this second collection of Ennis' controversial series must be seen and read to be believed to be sure. As Get Some opens, Butcher, Wee Hughie, and the rest of the crew learn some more shady going's on with a prominent, Batman-esque superhero; whose former sidekick may be linked with a hate-crime murder. Things don't get any simpler for The Boys either, as they soon depart for mother Russia, with deadly foes already waiting for their arrival. The Boys is filthy, hysterical, and perfectly displays Ennis' disdain for the superhero genre, while Darick Robertson provides more solid artwork as well. While Get Some isn't as memorable as the first volume, The Name of the Game, make no mistake that you will be laughing out loud after the first few panels. All in all, The Boys continues to impress, and this further proves that this very well may be Ennis' next, great, series that will be cherished for a long time coming.

6 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Absolute Must-Buy, April 26, 2008

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S. E. Britten "Britz" (Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Boys, Vol. 2: Get Some (Paperback)

The second edition of Garth Ennis' new comic series The Boys is absolutely sterling. Now that the first book has established who these characters are, what they do and what kind of world they're living in we start settling in to just what their day-to-day life involves. The first story where The Boys rock up against thinly-veiled Batman-analogy Tek-Knight is definantly the stronger of the two halves, and abolutely hilarious, but the second half and of course the character of Love Sausage is well worth the rereading as well.

Thank God for Peter Snejbjerg, or I wouldn't have anything to complain about. At least, I assume it's him who takes over art-duties in the last couple of chapters where the art suddenly goes very... Archie and Jughead. The story stays consistantly strong and the art, although very cartoony, isn't terrible, it just doesn't stack up against the art of Darick Robertson. Robertson's art in The Boys is beyond compare, his attention to detail and mastery of facial expression are a big part of the reason this series should be soaking up the spotlight, and I sincerely hope the cartoony switch in the last couple of chapters isn't an indication of more sharing between artists in the future.