Customer Reviews

The Boys, Vol. 2: Get Some

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2 star:		(1)
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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.

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.

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.

I don't always dig Ennis' vision on "The Boys" but I enjoy it well enough. I rated this three stars as the two stories that comprise this volume average out to three. I really enjoyed the first story about SwingWing and Tek Knight and the facade of tolerance given by the Supes. My only quibble with the story was the final page wrap-up which wasn't all that satisfactory. (And the fact that the color of SwingWing's hair changed, making it hard to realize who it was.)

The second story with Russia and Little Nina was, for me, a total bust. Little Nina could have been interesting - if she ever actually faced off against The Boys. Would have maybe been a good chance to give the Female something to do. Instead, they wasted an entire plot that really came to nothing. Like previous reviewers have noted, the fill-in art the last two issues was distracting. But it was the lack of a real story or interesting villain that bugged me the most.

i enjoyed this as much as the first this one has two story arcs both action packed and mature as the first i am sorry about this being short but i do not want to spoil it but it retains the kick ass feeling the first one had

The Boys 2 is a must have, either by itself or with the other volumes (I recommend having all the volumes). Garth Ennis invites you into the flip side of the world of super heroes. Almost real that it's funny, and yes it is for the mature audience.

Not for the tame of taste or the weak of heart and NOT for the younger kids; this tale gives you an infinitely focused and demonstrably realistic examination of the potential for an alternate future with SuperHumanism as a regular occurring item and no small threat to the daily conduct of larger parts of humanity, especially any poor unfortunate humane that suffers direct contact with the "Supes"

When superheros misbehave, as they all pretty much seem bent on doing, then you would be VERY grateful for Butcher, Wee Hughie, Mother's Milk, the Female and Frenchman on your side. This volume does a very good job of some exposition on the "Supes" generally [and one specifically with a very hard problem to solve] as well as finding the whole team in frozen Mother Russia for a little visiting of old friends, a bit of drinking and a lot of save Save SAVE the stupid world.

If you have found Transmetropolitan to be entertaining to the eyeball and took any pleasure in the sour sweet tales of The Preacher and the beautiful depth of characterizations found in both then hopefully The Boys will slap you in the right places....

My understanding = this tale is promised for about six "volumes" so here's hoping it doesn't fizzle away like Desolation Jones - I'm going to find a Comix House and get MY subscript underway ASAP

I wish you Peaxe and excellent reading,
Rev. D.

This second volume of "The Boys" collects the first story arc from Dynamite Comics. It's easy to see why the book was dropped by DC: The characters are crude, the humor is dark, and the superheroes (clearly parodies of DC's characters) are just plain filthy. The first and second volumes are carried by their shock value alone. Ennis has said that he intends the series to go 60 issues... I'm not sure if the characters here are strong enough to stay interesting that long, as the one-dimensionality of the shock tactics wears off after repeat readings. But if you want to see superheroes doing awful things with gerbils, then you need to read at least the first two volumes of "The Boys."

If you grew up with Superman and Batman, you should really appreciate a graphic novel like "The Boys". It's for us adults, and it's possibly the most unique comic I've read. It's not for kids, nor is it for anyone who's not tolerant of profanity and/or sexual content. But if you're looking for something really different, and you aren't easily offended, "The Boys" is for you.

Talk about shock value, this has it. The first story really sheds a light on those Batman - Iron Man types. The second it just funny, especially the character Love Sausage. Can't wait for the next volume.