“The Boys, Volume 6: The Self-Preservation Society”

“Truth time: I read volumes 4-12 in a weekend, and here’s the weird part: I’ll score each one a 3, but overall it’s a 4.

How does this work?

I guess I feel like the whole arc was fun to read. It was interesting, weird, pretty transgressive, and you become invested in seeing how it all plays out. And without spoiling a thing, I can say that it has an ending that’s satisfactory. Things are wrapped up, which is great.

So, while the individual parts are all a 3 for me, the whole is a 4. Go figure. “