The Boys, Vol. 3: Good for the Soul

A good storyline with a kick- grabs hold a never lets up. A story with a solid backdrop and opens the door for future stories. Highly recommended!

I really liked this collection of The Boys, because, as other reviewers have said, it gives you a lot of background information on this world that Garth Ennis has created. We essentially get to see the origin for the driving force behind the conflict between superhumans and the government that's backing The Boys. We also get an intense stand-off between The Boys and The Seven (Ennis' version of the Justice League), which almost kicks off World War III.If you're wary about this series because you've looked at the item pages for the trades and seen how the reviews are all over the place, it's probably due to how obvious it becomes in this collection that much of the drama and awesomeness stems from the concept of a direct conflict between The Boys and The Seven (or the government versus the superhumans in general). Therefore, it can seem like anything else is just a distraction from the real tale, particularly since Ennis keeps The Boys' pasts wrapped in mystery and the tales of The Boys tracking and beating down Degenerate Superhero #358 are starting to get stale.Thus, MAJOR PRO: shedding of light on a world that's kept you in the dark so far and a set-up for the dust-up we're all wanting to see. MAJOR CON: the exposition and forward momentum shown in this collection can make the other arcs and trades seem bland by comparison, which can also contribute to the notion that much of what's going on is crass for crassness' sake.

Good For the Soul, the third collected volume of Garth Ennis' The Boys, takes Ennis' riff on superheroes to a whole new level. In the midst of finding himself in a surprising new relationship, Hughie learns the origins of big-time corporation Vought-American and their ties to the superhuman community, while Butcher takes a stand against Homelander and the rest of The Seven. There are a good number of more revelations abound in Good For the Soul, as well as some trademark Ennis gross-out moments (one of which involving Hughie that will have you rolling around the floor laughing), and even a surprisingly touching moment between Frenchman and Woman. Where Good For the Soul really shines though are in the concluding issues, where Hughie learns of The Seven's greatest failure years before on one September morning. The Boys really does find Ennis at his best, possibly equaling the insane brilliance he crafted years ago with Preacher. Darick Robertson provides more solid artwork as well, including some shocking scenes that will stay with you. All in all, The Boys just keeps getting better and better the longer it goes on, and Good For the Soul is the best of The Boys yet.

I feel like this volume finally explored some missing backstory on a number of characters - still have lots of questions, but finally a few answers. I'm enjoying it, but I still think the show is better . . .

Nice to have background.... Really beginning to dislike Homelander. The scene on the airplane was pretty. Scary. Wondered why, with the series not backing away from graphic violence the actual crash wasn't illustrated. But oh, right. Those who saw it need no pictures.

Volume 3 was so much better than volume 2. Really enjoyed the backstory on Vought and that was probably one of my favorite comics in this series so far. When the story is about the seven this comic series is very solid and whenever it deviates to one of the other groups there’s a considerable drop off on quality.

What can you say about the Boys? Great writing, great art, and answers the what if questions every issue. In a world with the righteous Justice League and Avengers, the Boys keep it real!

The Boys is not for the faint of heart. You've got nudity, violence and gore galore in this episode mixed with some bad taste to boot. But that's not what this is about.This issue of the Boys picks up and really fleshes out the universe so much more. In past episodes, you learned a little bit more about the corporate influence that pervades their world. In this one, you'll learn all about it and what drives the team a bit more.That being said, is this book full of crass, tasteless humor at times. Yes. If you're easily offended, I'd hope you would have given up after book one. But if you liked the first two, you'll be very happy with the direction the series is going in. It's refreshing to read a bit more down and dirty comic series about the "supes".

La continuación del volumen 1. No decepciona por el contrario motiva a seguir con la historia en el volumen 3

Great read

Item received in a timely manner and as described.

great read

There are two big storylines. Other one is the relationship between Annie and Hugh evolving. In a very sensitive way. Approach I've already got used to. The other one is revealing a little history in the background of the boys. The story claims that it is the full closure but I believe there is more to it.