THE BOYS #65
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Art by Russ Braun
Cover by Darick Robertson
Size: 0 pages
Price: 4.99
Jesus fuck, Garth. An eleventh hour twist that I didn’t expect.
I know some people tuned out of this series a while ago. The reason I heard most often was that the series always seemed to go for the shock factor. I don’t find that to be true. I find that the shocking events in a Garth Ennis comic tend not to be to shock the reader but to get a reaction from the other characters in order to take the story in a different direction. For me, it works. It works in a way that, say, David Lapham’s shock tactics on his Crossed run, don’t.
I have no idea what Ennis has planned for the final arc of The Boys. If he’d ended it with this issue, I’d have been satisfied. Yet, I have faith that the remaining issues will be just as well told and character driven as the very first arc.
Artwise, this is a two artist book. And it’s a noticeable shift in art. So the art is divided between two stories. Personally, I liked Braun’s pencils more, but that doesn’t mean I didn’t also enjoy Mcrea and Burns.
Art: 4 - Very Good
Good review, couldn’t agree more.
im glad i bought this above all else