The Boys Volume 1: The Name of the Game by Darick Robertson, Garth Ennis

The Boys Volume 1: The Name of the Game

The Boys Collected Editions #1

Darick Robertson, Garth Ennis

152 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

fiction comics adventurous dark fast-paced
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This is going to hurt! In a world where costumed heroes soar through the sky and masked vigilantes prowl the night, someone's got to make sure the "supes" don't get out of line. And someone will! Billy Butcher, Wee Hughie, Mother's Milk, The Frenc...

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Community Reviews

3.63
based on 2,282 reviews

Moods

dark: 97%

funny: 49%

adventurous: 41%

tense: 33%

mysterious: 15%

challenging: 14%

sad: 3%

emotional: 2%

lighthearted: 1%

Pace

80% of readers chose fast
18% of readers chose medium
1% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

29% of readers chose Plot
53% of readers chose A mix
17% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

28% of readers chose Yes
31% of readers chose Complicated
34% of readers chose No
5% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

18% of readers chose Yes
35% of readers chose Complicated
45% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

67% of readers chose Yes
13% of readers chose Complicated
15% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

70% of readers chose Yes
14% of readers chose Complicated
10% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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