Of Swastikas & Supermen - The Boys #34 Cover Story

June 29th, 2009 by WebElf

by Matt Brady for Newsrama.

At last week’s WizardWorld: Philadelphia, Dynamite Entertainment stated that, due to the swastika appearing on the cover of The Boys #34 by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, the comic would not be able to be sold in Germany [..]

If we start pretending that the symbols that evil wears are where its power lies, and that by taking away the symbol we make the evil go away, or that by hiding the symbols we have defeated the enemy, then we just distract ourselves from looking for evil where it truly is.

Full article here.

The Boys Vol. 4 - We Gotta Go Now

May 18th, 2009 by WebElf

Shipping July 2009.

Wizard’s greatest graphic novels list!

May 17th, 2009 by WebElf
Wizard Magazine #212 2009 Summer Preview CoverpadWizard Magazine #212  — 2009

WIZARD ranks the 100 GREATEST GRAPHIC NOVELS of their lifetime!

Looking back through the history of Wizard Magazine, their list of the best graphic novels includes Transmetropolitan vol. 3: Year of the Bastard at #31, and The Boys: The Definitive Edition at #78!

5 Quick Questions with Darick Robertson

May 12th, 2009 by WebElf

An interview with Pendragons Post.

Who are your influences?

I have many, but I usually list Brian Bolland as my main influence, Neal Adams, Ross Andru, Jose Garcia Lopez, David Mazzucchelli, John Romita Jr, Dave Gibbons, Adam Hughes, Kevin Maguire…

What hero or villain would you like to change if you could and why?

(Interview continues here: http://pendragonspost.blogspot.com/2009/05/5-quick-questions-with-darick-robertson.html)

The Boys #30 Preview

May 6th, 2009 by WebElf

In the grim aftermath of “We Gotta Go Now”, everyone takes a much needed pause for breath. Vought-American tidy up the loose ends, Mother’s Milk delivers some bad news, and the Frenchman makes one last appeal for reason- unfortunately, it’s to the Female. Meanwhile, Hughie’s not sure he can go on at all, in light of what he’s witnessed, and Butcher goes to visit Rayner- with anything but romance on his mind…

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