| The Name of the Game | |
|---|---|
| Date |
|
| No. of issues | 6 |
| Main characters | |
| Publisher | WildStorm/DC Comics |
| Creative team | |
| Writers | Garth Ennis[1] |
| Artists | Darick Robertson |
| Letterers | Simon Bowland |
| Colourists | Tony Aviña[2] |
| Original publication | |
| Published in | The Boys |
| ISBN | 978-1-9333-0573-8 |
| Chronology | |
| Followed by | Get Some |
The Name of the Game is a two-part graphic novel written by Garth Ennis and illustrated by Darick Robertson that was released in 2006 by WildStorm and DC Comics as the first volume of the American comic book series The Boys, consisting of the two-part The Name of the Game (from which the novel takes its title), of which Part 1, This Is Going To Hurt, was released August 16, 2006, and Part 2, The Frenchman, the Female and the Man Called Mother's Milk, was released August 30, 2006, and the four-part Cherry, of which Part 1, The Seven, was released October 4, 2006, Part 2, Teenage Kix Right Through the Night, was released October 25, 2006, Part 3, Life Among the Septics, was released November 22, 2006, and Part 4, And I Always Wanted A Little Brother, was released December 27, 2006.[3]
The series follows Wee Hughie and Annie January as they are respectively recruited to the anti-"supe" CIA-affiliated black ops group codenamed "The Boys" (run by Billy Butcher) and the world's premiere superhero team "The Seven" (run by the Homelander), both encountering various hardships in doing so. Coincidentally meeting in Central Park, the two form a connection, each unaware of the other's affiliations on opposite sides of a war long-since on-truce.
After being cancelled after six issues by DC Entertainment, the series' rights were acquired by Dynamite Entertainment, who published the trade paperback edition of the volume, followed by the story arc Get Some. In 2019, the volume was loosely adapted as the first episode of the Amazon Prime Video streaming television adaptation of The Boys.
The series has received a universally positive critical reception.[4]
- ^ Phegley, Kiel (September 25, 2012). "Saying Goodbye To "The Boys" with Garth Ennis, Part 1". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on September 26, 2012. Retrieved September 26, 2012.
- ^ Dmitri, Chad, Josh, and Marcus (August 12, 2022). BTS w/ the Colorist of The Boys (Tony Avina). The Square Round Table. Retrieved August 12, 2022 – via YouTube.
{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Johnston, Rich (August 13, 2018). "The Top 500 Most-Ordered Comics and Graphic Novels in July 2018". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
- ^ Norman, David (May 31, 2007). "Comic Review: The Boys #1–6 (The Name of the Game)". Clandestine Critic.