Comments on: Review: The Boys – Herogasm #2 (of 6)

By: Lucifer Prometheus

Lucifer Prometheus — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:15:08 +0000

Kinda Gross? Sure. Juvenile? You betcha! It’s also pretty damn funny. It’s called “Herogasm,” people- it does EXACTLY what it says on the box. I like my painfully serious mature-as-all-fuck artsy-fartsy comics as much as the next humorless artfucker, but I can appreciate stuff like this too. I’ve always thought of Ennis as Alan Moore’s silly kid brother, and I have to say- “Herogasm” and “The Boys” in general are true to motherfucking form. Ennis gives us a decent deconstruction of power in modern western society, and his thoughts on the implications that this has for super-powered amateurs in tights fighting for “the American Way” are worth noting. If there’s a semen-soaked turd floating in the middle of it, then all the better. Poop is funny, and no one’s asking you to eat it.

By: Tony

Tony — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:37:52 +0000

In the absence of skill or ideas, a writer can always appeal to the lowest common denominator. And, the “Artist” gets to draw dirty pictures! Pure crap, no two ways about it.

By: Matthew Peterson

Matthew Peterson — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 02:30:09 +0000

I wholeheartedly disagree with this assessment, as it implies a unified standard of quality, and is also very condescending to the creators, the readers, and any potential reviewers of The Boys. Everyone has the right to write off whatever media they want as inessential or inferior, but don’t expect me to read or review from that perspective… I make no pretense of journalism here, but even a short recap/review of a comic deserves an open mind.

And if this is the most juvenile thing you’ve ever read, then you must be new here. :)

By: Maven

Maven — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 16:20:50 +0000

Let’s say you’re selling Turd Sandwiches. Since the only people you’ll attract are people who LIKE Turd Sandwiches, there’s almost no point in trying to critique the Turd Sandwiches that are being sold. Still, I’d like to make a few points: there’s nothing “adult” about Herogasm. It is, conversely, just about the most juvenile thing I’ve ever read. Again, I realize that I’m talking to an audience who likes Turd Sandwiches, but seriously: I get the feeling that both Ennis and his intended audience are 14-year-old virgins. Adults don’t obsess over sex this much, because we’ve actually HAD sex. Furthermore, Ennis is just trying too hard at this point. By the time you hit the “dead baby smoking” scene, it’s pretty obvious that he’s completely run out of ideas, and is now just streaming together random “offensive” ideas into a giant mush of silliness.

By: Bloodmage

Bloodmage — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:55:04 +0000

The drug scenes didn’t really bother me at all, at this point. Honestly, after the “meat” in Preacher, I don’t think Ennis can ever do anything to make me uncomfortable again. I’m enjoying Herogasm as well as the regular Boys series, and I hope Ennis keeps it up.

By: Robbie

Robbie — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:34:03 +0000

This sounds like a blast! I’m on on volume two of The Boys so I have to catch up first!

By: hermit

hermit — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 02:53:16 +0000

yeah, Ennis is kicking it up a notch. i can’t wait to see what he’ll do next.

i agree, it’s not as good as issue 1. i guess it’ll all make sense when the series is done.

By: Matthew Peterson

Matthew Peterson — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 02:52:32 +0000

The dried ick and the lubricated yuck threw me, too, and I’m a fan of The Boys from day one. It is NOT for the squeamish, and there are certain moments that I just kind of… gloss over as I read it, in the hopes that I can forgive the gore, sex, and gross-outs.

So far, I’m okay, but this issue was the closest I’ve come to opting out thus far.

By: ~wyntermute~

~wyntermute~ — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:24:30 +0000

I’m an adult, and I, um…. Don’t condone drug use, but I have no, shall we say “EXPLICIT” objections to people doing what they want with their bodies… And, like, that stuff with the dried ick and the lubricated yuck? Yeah, BLARRRRRRRRRRRRRFFFFFF~! Hurkk!! Yerrrrg! That was when I quit “trying” this series. :( Like, I was actually giving the “Boysverse” the ol’ college try with this mini, cuz I occasionally enjoy the “cheesecake” art this was going to be so clearly full of. I gotta step back now, just because my brain cannot handle it. I would still like to say, however, that this is not “BAD”. I just do not have the fortitude for it. Buyer be warned! :)