PICK OF THE WEEK

Every Wednesday new comic books arrive at my store and I choose my favourite as my personal ‘Pick of the Week’. This decision is made before I read the issue and is based upon several variables. Contributing factors include the creators, cover, story summary, previous events in the comic, and personal interest in the comic. The options I choose from our only limited by what Diamond has listed to release this week according to their shipping list (and in some rare cases the issue won’t even arrive at my shop). So without further adieu, this week’s pick is:

THE BOYS #15



Garth Ennis & Darick Robertson
Part one of the four part "Good For The Soul": Hughie visits The Legend, determined to find out more about The Boys- their history, their personalities, and their mysterious hidden agenda. Meanwhile, Annie January (alias Starlight) has her own doubts about membership of The Seven. This storyline also reveals a little more about the other members of the team- beginning with Butcher, and his relationship with CIA director Susan Rayner.

Dynamite Entertainment has been constantly putting out comics I've wanted to pick up for sometime now. However, Boys is a release that has found its way to the top of my read pile since It left Vertigo sometime ago. I honestly love this series and its dark, perverse, and utterly hilarious look at the Superhero genre. Once again this week was a bit of a competition with titles like Warren Ellis' Doktor Sleepless, Buffy Season 8, and the Darkness. It looks to be like an enjoyable time to sit down and crack open a comic book.