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The Boys Vol. 6: Self-Preservation Society (Garth Ennis' The Boys) Kindle & comiXology
Featuring an introduction by Lost creator Damon Lindelof! It had to happen sooner or later: the supes get mad enough to go after the Boys. One of the world's most powerful superteams decides to hit our heroes, all guns blazing, and the Female is the first to fall into their lethal trap. Meanwhile, Hughie is still plagued with doubt, and Annie finds herself on the receiving end of the worst new look ever- in THE SELF-PRESERVATION SOCIETY by Ennis and Carlos Ezquerra!
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherDynamite Entertainment
- Publication dateMarch 10, 2010
- Reading age18 years and up
- File size519490 KB
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- ASIN : B00KIWYDX0
- Publisher : Dynamite Entertainment (March 10, 2010)
- Publication date : March 10, 2010
- Language : English
- File size : 519490 KB
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Darick Robertson is an American comic book artist, writer and creator with a decades long career in the industry. His notable works include co-creating the award winning “Transmetropolitan”, “The Boys” and “Happy!” He has illustrated for both Marvel and DC Comics on characters including Batman, The Justice League, Wolverine, The Punisher and Spider-man.
www.DarickRobertson.com
Garth Ennis is the award-winning writer of Hellblazer, Hitman, Punisher, Preacher, Pride and Joy and War Stories. He is much in demand for his hard-edged, wickedly humorous style.
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Don't get me wrong, there's some pretty raunchy stuff in Preacher and earlier volumes of The Boys. However, it was nowhere near as depraved as what we saw in Herogasm. Copious amounts of nudity, sex, drug use, and even some implied rape overshadowed the characters, storytelling, and (in my opinion) affected the overall quality of the story.
I'm happy to say that The Boys Volume 6 SC is a return to everything I love about this series. We start things off with The Boys facing off against Payback, one VA's premier superhero teams. Here's where we get that over-the-top violence I was talking about. We also see what happens when our heroes go up against the big boys, reminding us they have only been dealing with small fry so far. There's a nice nod to Moore's Watchmen from Frenchie, the return of Soviet Superman "Love Sausage", and we get some insight into Butcher's frightening psyche as he takes on the capes single handedly.
But it's the second story arch is what really makes this volume for me. Here, we get the secret origins of MM, Frenchie, and The Female and see how they joined the team. These are tales of heartache and injustice, fleshing out an already fascinating cast of characters. To me, Mother's Milk's was the most interesting. His tale revolves around his family's battle for justice against Vought-American, AND his first hand account of the 9/11 attacks.
Frenchie's is exactly the kind of silliness we've come to expect from the character. Mocking French stereotypes, the story includes lost love, bagette jousting, and a deadly croissant. I'm not entirely sure how much of the story is true (neither is Hughie and Butcher isn't exactly forthcoming) as it is littered with Frenchie's usual fantastical musings. The Female of the Species is another fun story, told through Frenchie, about the origins of the petite teen with an appetite for faces. Several references to the ALIEN films can be found here, and we see how Frenchie was able to tame the murderous woman.
Overall, this is a great book: Huge secrets are revealed, The 7 continue to bicker amongst themselves as trouble among The Supes is brewing, and a major obstacle is dealt with. Fans of The Boys would be foolish to miss this installment in the series, and fans of Ennis' other series should start reading ASAP!
I'll let others fill you in on how it fits in on the rest of the series and do comparisons and such. Let me just comment on the shock value being so much more than shock value, something garth Ennis does better than most anybody. He utilizes your surprise, and often disgust, to get your attention and make you think. Satire is sorely needed in our fresh, new millennium folks and not many writers are even attempting it, not even in the most subtle, Thurber-like forms. Ennis's form of satire is like a big Marshall guitar amp on 11.
If you don't have an open mind, you're not going to like The Boys because Ennis will likely shine a constant spotlight of scrutiny directly upon you. But then folks like me that consider themselves open-minded are sooner or later going to find their beliefs and considerations challenged in The Boys too. I think that's what good satire does, when it works. And The Boys definitely works for me.