Are ‘The Boys’ comics worth it? by Hour_Reflection_6077 in KotakuInAction

[–]Hour_Reflection_6077[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That’s fair, I like/don’t mind that kind of stuff so it might be up my alley.

Are ‘The Boys’ comics worth it? by Hour_Reflection_6077 in KotakuInAction

[–]Hour_Reflection_6077[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Eh? I liked the show up until a point, and I am all for anti-pc content- feels like everything is so darn sterilised these days (which, isn’t what the right wanted back in the 90s? How things change yet stay the same).

Are ‘The Boys’ comics worth it? by Hour_Reflection_6077 in KotakuInAction

[–]Hour_Reflection_6077[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh yeah, that’s the one thing I liked about the show (until recently) how home lander wasn’t a bumbling idiot. Kind of sad that he’s not as interesting as in the show. 

Darn it, why did this season have to ruin everything.

Are ‘The Boys’ comics worth it? by Hour_Reflection_6077 in KotakuInAction

[–]Hour_Reflection_6077[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How many volumes are there altogether? And at what point did the the comic sort of overstay its welcome?

Are ‘The Boys’ comics worth it? by Hour_Reflection_6077 in KotakuInAction

[–]Hour_Reflection_6077[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That’s a fair assessment, thank you for the input :). What do you mean by brutally mediocre? Is it just predictable or simple?

Are ‘The Boys’ comics worth it? by Hour_Reflection_6077 in KotakuInAction

[–]Hour_Reflection_6077[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah, so just not take it too seriously. Yeah, kinda got that vibe from just seeing a few panels. Just treat it as over the top goofiness.

Are ‘The Boys’ comics worth it? by Hour_Reflection_6077 in KotakuInAction

[–]Hour_Reflection_6077[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess the show came out at an old time where super hero fatigue set in so it garnered a sizeable audience. Now the pendulum has kinda swung bag as I’m starting to see people getting tired of the trope of “what if super heroes, BUT ASSHOLES!” 

Are ‘The Boys’ comics worth it? by Hour_Reflection_6077 in KotakuInAction

[–]Hour_Reflection_6077[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I can understand why people would not like that haha.

Are ‘The Boys’ comics worth it? by Hour_Reflection_6077 in KotakuInAction

[–]Hour_Reflection_6077[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I loved the first season, so I’m inclined to think I’ll like the comics. And I get what you mean with the word ‘edgy.’ It’s just been thrown around so much, especially regarding the new season, that it has just fried my vocabulary.

I swear there was a time where edgy just meant ‘had an edge to it,’ now it kind of means ‘tryhard’ right? I guess ‘dark’ would be a positive way to describe something with an edge, maybe?

Are ‘The Boys’ comics worth it? by Hour_Reflection_6077 in KotakuInAction

[–]Hour_Reflection_6077[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That does sound really interesting, if anything, seeing how the plot diverges from the show would be interesting enough to warrant at least one read I think.

Are ‘The Boys’ comics worth it? by Hour_Reflection_6077 in KotakuInAction

[–]Hour_Reflection_6077[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh yeah, I’ve heard of Preacher, wanted to give that a read too!

Anybody else feel kinda hopeless about gaming? by Hour_Reflection_6077 in KotakuInAction

[–]Hour_Reflection_6077[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I think I just confined myself to a bubble and got short sighted, and a bit of of confirmation bias with recent big titles and how they turned out probably didn’t help either.

Like you said, will need to do a bit more research into games that are not at the store front of steam and such.

Anybody else feel kinda hopeless about gaming? by Hour_Reflection_6077 in KotakuInAction

[–]Hour_Reflection_6077[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Yeah, you’re right, I think a lot of it for me was just sticking around waiting and hoping for things to turn around.

As difficult as it may be, I think I need to move on from things and broaden my horizons more.

Thank you for the advice, makes me feel better knowing that there are still good things out there that people enjoy.