About Heroes

Author: Garth Ennis
Artist: Darick Robertson
Publisher: Wildstorm

Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson are back together again! Having worked in the past on such projects as Fury, The Punisher, and Born the two creators are back doing what they love best: creating fun books to read with no boundaries. The Boys is a monthly series that takes a dark and twisted look at super powers, super-people, and the men and women who make sure the world's "heroes" never go too far.

Although this book is set in the Wildstorm Universe, it’s pretty obvious that The Boys is it’s own thing like Watchmen, having its own continuity; so don’t expect to see Grifter or Majestic anytime. With a quarter-million “supes” in the world, someone's got to watch what's going on beneath all those masks and capes. That’s where The Boys come in! They are a government-funded group of operatives dedicated to keeping the supes in line.

This first issue introduces us to Hughie ( who looks a lot like Simon Pegg) and The Butcher and explores their motivation. This book is rated Mature Audiences only and let me tell you; just by reading the first issue, Ennis is really going to push the boundaries. Hell, from the first page, you know this book isn’t intended for kids. It was a really fun book to read and it’s pretty graphic not just heavy on the violence, but the language and of course some ass humpin action! I’m not sure how exactly Ennis plans to top himself after having Fury strangle a guy, with the guy’s own intestines in the Fury miniseries. But, Hugh’s motivation for joining the group is a damn good start.

It’s a great set up issue to a dark and twisted ride and I really can’t wait for more. Robertson is a phenomenal artist that understands Ennis’ vision for this world and it’s characters. The two work perfect with each other and feed off each other’s talent. Robertson’s realistic style really helps this book come to life. If you want to read a different take on superheroes I suggest picking this book up. Of course it only introduces two of the five characters, so I just wished they had introduced more. But that's just a small gripe for a book I highly recommend A- !