Viiendaks köiteks ammendavad end ultravägivald ja nabaalute naljade ja nabaaluse enda ohter demonstreerimine. Esile nihkub miski paralleelmaailma 11.09. katastroof ja valitsuse osalus selles. See kõik on aga edasi antud väga pika möla saatel, jutumulle on palju, nad on suured ja tihedat teksti täis. Igavust tükib kallale, esimene uudsus on läinud ja vandenõuteooriad kas koomiksi vormis või ilma mind suuremat ei huvita. Teine suur miinus oli et (võimalik et asi on minus, aga siiski) asi on edasi antud nii segaselt et pärast peab veel tükk aega lappama ja lausa wikipediat lugema et üldse aru saada kes kellele keeras, mispärast ja kes üldse keegi on. See pole hea näitaja, meenub näiteks Transmetropolitan, mis sumbus samasugusesse ohjeldamatusse tõsisesse teksti, mis tappis efektiivselt koomiksilugemise mõnu. Aga joonistaja ongi The Boys'l ja Transmetrol üks ja seesama. I was kind of let down by John McCrea's art, though it's not bad, it's just not Darrick's. Also holy shit, could there BE anymore naked supes? After a while there's no shock value, it's just overload. Ya we get it Garth, these Supes are a bunch of degenerate low-lifes that will fuck, suck, snort, shoot, smoke anything. This is described as a side-story/mini-series, so I'm confused if this is supposed to be stand-alone or not.The good parts are near the end, and some of the revelations about Vought, the mystery man in charge, Vic the Veep and what happened on 9/11 for real with him, Dakota Bob and everything.If Ennis hadn't convinced us to hate the Supes by now, the naked Caligula/Dionysus festival 'Herogasm' should do it. That being said, I can see this as sort of a step-back, because he's written it well enough already, this feels like adding a Neon Sign flashing "HATE US!"I'll be happy for the next volume, this wasn't a bad book, it's still entertaining and good, but there's just this feeling of a mis-step where things could have moved forward even better.
What do You think about The Boys T.05 (2000)?
Not as great as some of the earlier volumes in The Boys comics, I thought this one was just okay.
—reemona
I was really meh about this volume...I kinda liked it and it kinda made me shudder.
—Bonna
