The Boys

Garth Ennis makes comics. Comics that are not intended for delicate children's souls. When Ennis picks up his pen, you can set the clock so that blood drips from the pages not much later. Torn off limbs, protagonists screaming like mad boat workers and a stray dick or boob here and there… No, you don't have to open Ennis's comics to supernatural model citizens with a flapping cape and a statement of good behavior. Great material to make a series of. For example, AMC breathed new life into Preacher in 2016 and it is now Amazon that finds it time for a bit more chaos between all that risk-free superhero clutter like Inhumans, Black Lightning and The Defenders. Despite the difference in channels, Preacher and The Boys are clearly family and that is not only due to the DNA of the master, but also the helping hand of directors Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg. The two have put Ennis's work in a very distinctive guise and that is quite cool to watch. Very cool, say. If the beginning of each episode is preceded by all the symbols from the viewing guide, then you know that you are not watching the first superhero series. This latest Amazon Original takes the genre to the next level. What The Dark Knight was to film, The Boys is to series. A kind of. I shouldn't set the bar too high, of course. Last year we thought that series like Arrow, Jessica Jones and even The Punisher were downgraded by DC's Titans to innocent storytelling stories, The Boys can easily add to that. About ten scoops. Not only is this binger extraordinarily full of violence, nudity and explicit language, it's also pretty funny. The nerdy humor has just the right timing and sometimes even reminds a bit of the comic relief in many Marvel movies. Add to that a cinema-worthy cinematography, excellent special effects and a carefully selected cast and you have a series that will make even the biggest superhero hater lick his fingers off. For me certainly one of the best series of 2019. Then you know that.

After watching for 5 minutes I thought, no, not another superhero series. Still looked a little further to see where the high imdb figure came from. And this series is different from the well-known Marvel / DC series that I don't like. The series looks nice and gets an 8 from me.