krakoa's The Boys #42 - The Innocents, Part Three review

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    Thin Lizzy was Right

    I have read two issues of the Boys in total. #1 and this one. Probably not the best way to jump into a series that has over the course of forty two issues developed its own stories and mythos, but hey I loved what I'd heard about the series and picking up that first issue made me realizing I was missing out on a great read. So as a new reader, this current arc is a little baffling. I'm pretty confident though that it will soon make sense or at least conclude and start up another one soon enough. What I like about the boys is that it's no holds barred. It is black comedy at its finest and what can't help reading or seeing Wee Hughie without thinking of Simon Pegg and all the cool non-sequitur comedy and fun that he entails. Brilliant series, can't wait until it starts making sense for me. 

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