Premature Death for the Boys

It's been announced that DC is pulling the plug on Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson's fantastic new series, The Boys. Issue six, which was released at the end of last month, will be the last issue. The trade paperback will not even be released.

This is a huge blow to fans of the series, myself included. The fact that there will be no trade collection adds insult to injury, as not everyone buys monthly comics. Presumably, the series was cancelled because of questionable content, but it was being published under the Wildstorm imprint which along with Vertigo are usually considered strictly for grown-ups.

The Boys #6 was also the third best-selling Wildstorm title in December, according to Newsarama's article on the announcement. There didn't seem to be enough objection to the content to warrant this move, considering the sales.

Hopefully, Ennis and Robertson will be able to find someone else to pick the series up. Otherwise, there are going to be a lot of unhappy fans out there.

-Elizabeth