Comments on: DC Yanks The Boys

By: Will

Will — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 04:29:53 +0000

It’s a great comic book, getting better with each issue. Very glad it’s still being published.

By: Fascination Place » This Week’s Haul

Fascination Place » This Week’s Haul — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 05:32:12 +0000

[...] Boys didn’t really registered on my consciousness until the controversial decision by DC to cancel it from its Wildstorm line, resulting in the book moving to Dynamite. While I’ve enjoyed Darick [...]

By: Suprise Boys Alternate Cover » Comics Worth Reading

Suprise Boys Alternate Cover » Comics Worth Reading — Thu, 31 May 2007 21:50:31 +0000

[...] tasteless superhero series The Boys, cancelled by DC in January only to relaunch at Dynamite, released issue #7 and the collection of #1-6 [...]

By: Charles RB

Charles RB — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 12:02:20 +0000

Looking back, some of the comments here confuse me – _what_ “rape fantasy” was in The Boys? Are there pages missing from my issues?

By: Drew

Drew — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 11:31:18 +0000

The book may have offended many and caused some up-roar with it’s depictions. But how is is any different than the television we watch daily, the books that we read, and the news that we are exposed to? To me it was a refreshing view, albeit graphic, look at the world we live in. Give the Boys a break, it was developing nicely.

By: Comics Worth Reading » The Boys at Dynamite

Comics Worth Reading » The Boys at Dynamite — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 01:10:40 +0000

[...] Two weeks ago, the news broke that The Boys was cancelled by then-current publisher DC Comics. Now, Heidi has the news: their new publisher will be Dynamite [...]

By: Nat Gertler

Nat Gertler — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 22:47:37 +0000

The “cancellation” doesn’t free the creators up for anything, as they are going to continue the series at another publisher.

By: pedro

pedro — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 20:17:21 +0000

ahhhhh…the moral majority!! it’s good to be part of the mm, now i can have my fun f***ing other peoples life and still be considered a righteous person!

hooray for MM!

(garth ennis was building somthing there that was starting to be good)

[JDC: edited to mask language]

By: Evan Waters

Evan Waters — Sat, 27 Jan 2007 09:14:40 +0000

Not Lemmywinks! Noooooo!

By: scott h

scott h — Sat, 27 Jan 2007 02:49:13 +0000

Hey, I wasnt being sarcastic. We should get all the copies we can find and burn them.

By: Greg Morrow

Greg Morrow — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 21:40:12 +0000

Hi, Scott. Nice sarcasm. Let me know when your mom lets you take off the training wheels.

Johanna, I won’t burden your comments section with a reiteration, which would do Scott or anyone else no good anyway.

I will, however, add that the creators of the The Boys are capable of much better work, which its cancellation may free them up for, and that the nature of the work was such that the people who were reading and enjoying it were probably the kind of people who deserve unhappiness. So, yeah. I’m happier when the world contains fewer juvenile misogynistic rape and revenge fantasies. I’m funny that way.

Not that I have a strong opinion or anything.

By: James Schee

James Schee — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 17:29:30 +0000

Wow, I’d never heard of the series but that sounds really weird.

Kind of sounds like an episode of South Park where they followed a hamster as it made its way from a guy’s butt to out the other end. (checking) Eww… they even made an online game of it at the comedy central website.

By: scott h

scott h — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 01:57:53 +0000

Thanks Greg Morrow! I also take pleasure when a book I dont like gets cancelled as well! Especially one I am not reading but others are. It makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside that they will be denied a pleasure that I have already deemed as lame. Rock on my Brother in Arms!

By: Johanna

Johanna — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 01:46:36 +0000

You make a good point. I still don’t understand why no outside groups raised a ruckus about a rape story involving Superman and Wonder Woman as a murderer.

By: markus

markus — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 00:29:50 +0000

If the book was canceled because of content like this (called “tasteless” in online fora) then it’s nice to know that DC still is capable of drawing some line. I wasn’t sure, after their recent big events turned on rape and murder, complete with commemorative action figures.
The thing is, that’s pretty hypocritical. The Boys was always honest about it’s nihilism and sold mostly on the creators involved, so it’s probable that most buyers expected what they got. That may not be your kink/kind of fun/preferred form of entertainment or that of DC decision makers, but it’s a niche product for a niche audience. Unlike the other titles you allude to, The Boys made no pretense to telling a good, fun story which – if not all-ages – is still presumed to be generally entertaining and inclusive. E.g. in a non-rape-y way.
By analogy, DC superiors put the axe to the late-night horror slot while increasing up the bodycount during prime time.
This _is_ the policy of the lowest common denominator because it invests just enough token effort to avoid unwanted (as opposed to calculated) controversy while at the same time serving basest desires wherever that is possible without getting caught/punished.

That said, it isn’t/wasn’t that good, but getting better.

By: Johanna

Johanna — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 00:28:55 +0000

I’m afraid that’s not ringing any bells. MAYBE part of Finder: Five Crazy Women?

By: Bruce Meyer

Bruce Meyer — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 23:19:59 +0000

Hi Johanna.
About half a year ago, I was browsing the Indy shelf and found what looked like a continuing story. The main character was a tribal princess, and she kept sneaking out at night to find boys to fool around with. Her mother, I guess the queen, had a little talk with her, and explained that the punishment for sex sin was intrinsic, from the inside, not mainly from the tribe punishing her.
That was pretty heavy. I can’t remember what the comic was, and I don’t frequent the indies. Any leads?

By: caleb

caleb — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 20:04:41 +0000

I dropped this book quicker than most Garth Ennis books. It was very, very, very slowly paced, so I’m not terribly disappointed or anything. I think Ennis is spreading himself too thin, and kinda wish he’d refocus on quality over quantity (not that I can blame him for pumping out Punisher and Midnighter scripts if that’s where the money is…which it is)

By: Vic Vega

Vic Vega — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 19:48:45 +0000

“I suspect this may have contributed to the decision.”

HA! You have a very British knack for understatement, Johanna. I’m frankly surprised that D.C. is drawing the line here. I’d thought they’d erased the line lone ago.

By: Greg Morrow

Greg Morrow — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 18:30:45 +0000

I am delighted that this juvenile, misogynistic rape and revenge fantasy has been cancelled. I think less of Ennis for wanting to continue it. My original thoughts here: The Boys Will Be Boys.