The Boys Vol. 1: The Name of the Game

This one was a real mixed bag for me, which has become sort of typical of Ennis' work for me. When he's writing about the relationship between power, authority, and personal responsibility, Ennis can be one of the best writers of superheroes in the business. Unfortunately, a lot of his personal writing tics - his dislike of superheroes, his ‘hard-man' posturing, his penchant for pureile humour - prevent his writing from reaching its potential.