The Boys, Vol. 1: The Name of the Game
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Average rating3.4
Mascen Wade, star pitcher of the Aldridge University baseball team, is a lot of things. Rich. Hotter than sin. The campus's reigning bad boy. We knew each other once upon a time, but even if I'm named after a princess, it doesn't mean my life is a fairytale. My plan is to keep my head down, get my degree, and leave this town. But the moment Mascen Wade recognizes me all my carefully laid plans come crumbling down. He's decided he wants to make my life a living hell. But I'm not so easy to push around and won't put up with his bully playground antics. Too bad for me I've never been able to resist him.
Series
Series
12 primary booksThe Boys Collected Volumes
The Boys Collected Volumes is a 12-book series with 12 primary works first released in 2007 with contributions by Garth Ennis, Darick Robertson, and John McCrea.
Series
0 released booksThe Boys (Single Issues)
The Boys (Single Issues) is a 0-book series first released in 2006 with contributions by Garth Ennis.
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Story I picked up this entire series on a humble bundle and I wanted to read it before watching the TV show that several people have recommended to me. It still took me awhile to pick it up.
I've probably made more progress due to my desire to finish off some of my 2019 Good read challenges than reading the books. It's way over the top with sex and violence.
I'm not particularly fond of any of the characters, both the superheroes and the Boys themselves. I'm not sure who I should be rooting for at this point.
That said the general premise is an interesting one. And I own all 12 volumes, so onward I go.
Artwork
The artwork has been good, albeit pretty blatant. Far more nudity than most comics I read, but given what is happening at times, not nearly as explicit as it could be, which is saying something.
