Herogasm: 1-4 (of 6)

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From the pages of Dynamite Entertainment's The Boys comes a mini-series about overwhelmingly debauched superheroes written by Garth Ennis (Preacher, FURY, Punisher: MAX) with covers by original Boys artist Darrick Robertson (Transmetropolitan, Wolverine, FURY) and interior art by John McCrea. These issues focus on the Superheroes depicted in The Boys on a trip to HEROGASM, an event all the supes run away to every once in a while in order to relieve the stress brought about by their daily heroics. And how does the legion of powered crimefighters the world over find release? In an incredibly literal, drug fueled orgy kind of way, of course. Panel after panel of comic gold aside, this would not make for much of a story. Luckily for us, Ennis weaves a tale of politics, corporate greed, sex (including giant rock penises), power, control, money, drugs, kidnapping, brutality, and more shenanigans than you can shake a stick at, to great effect. And, of course, we have the Boys, who are on location to carry out a very important mission, the details of which you will have to read to discover, but rest assured the consequences of their actions will be carried over into the main storyline. All of this combined makes for a great little diversion, bristling with hilarity and intrigue that you should not hesitate to pick up.

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- Dave Conkey / MOVEMENT North