Boys #35

And just like that, my faith in The Boys is restored! And no, it's not just the return of co-creator Darick Robertson on both pencils and inks. OK, so maybe that was a major factor, but this doesn't feel like the same Garth Ennis who's been helming the almost incomprehensibly meandering Herogasm, a book more interested in showing superheroic sex acts in every other panel that in telling a good story. Don't misunderstand me, this is still Garth Ennis, so there's both a beheading as well as subplot revolving around breast milk, but the shock value isn't the driving force anymore, the characters are. In this issue we start to learn the origins of Boys' team member Mother's Milk, and it's a story that's both funny (see the previously mentioned breast milk subplot) and heartbreaking. But like any good serialized comic book, this first part of a new arc left me with unanswered questions and looking forward to next month. That last bit, the looking forward to next month? I haven't felt that way about The Boys in a while, so it's nice to feel invested in these characters again. Bring on The Boys!