Good for the Soul (comic book)
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In ''Good for the Soul'', as [[Hughie Campbell|Wee Hughie]] visits [[List of The Boys characters#The Legend|the Legend]], determined to find out more about the history and hidden agenda of the Boys, the Legend agrees to tell him as long as Hughie re-kills the recently-resurrected [[List of The Boys characters#Blarney Cock|Blarney Cock]], revived practically braindead by the "resurrection protocols" of Compound V. Meanwhile, [[Starlight (The Boys)|Annie January / Starlight]] finds herself losing her faith in [[Christianity]] due to her experiences with The Seven, and on running into Hughie again in Central Park, six months after [[The Name of the Game (comic book)|their first chance meeting]], the two begin dating. Meanwhile, the Frenchman attempts to convince [[The Female (The Boys character)|the Female]] from continuing to take contract work outside of their missions, [[Mother's Milk (character)|Mother's Milk]] visits his mother to replenish his powers, while the specifics of |
In ''Good for the Soul'', as [[Hughie Campbell|Wee Hughie]] visits [[List of The Boys characters#The Legend|the Legend]], determined to find out more about the history and hidden agenda of the Boys, the Legend agrees to tell him as long as Hughie re-kills the recently-resurrected [[List of The Boys characters#Blarney Cock|Blarney Cock]], revived practically braindead by the "resurrection protocols" of Compound V. Meanwhile, [[Starlight (The Boys)|Annie January / Starlight]] finds herself losing her faith in [[Christianity]] due to her experiences with The Seven, and on running into Hughie again in Central Park, six months after [[The Name of the Game (comic book)|their first chance meeting]], the two begin dating. Meanwhile, the Frenchman attempts to convince [[The Female (The Boys character)|the Female]] from continuing to take contract work outside of their missions, [[Mother's Milk (character)|Mother's Milk]] visits his mother to replenish his powers, while the specifics of Butcher's relationship with CIA director Susan L. Rayner is delved into. At the storyline's end, [[The Deep (character)|the Deep]] confronts the Boys on behalf [[the Homelander]], asking if their truce still stands amid the Boys' recent actions testing its limits.{{Cite web|date=April 2, 2008|title=''The Boys'' #17 Review|url=http://comics.ign.com/articles/863/863991p1.html|website=[[IGN]]|last=Phillips|first=Dan|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080408020634/http://comics.ign.com/articles/863/863991p1.html|archive-date=April 8, 2008|url-status=dead}} The story arc is told across: 1. ''You're Not There'', 2. ''Female Trouble'', 3. ''Mother's Milk's Mother's Milk'', and 4. ''Battle Without Honor or Humanity''. |
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In ''I Tell You No Lie, G.I.'', as Wee Hughie finally sits down with The Legend to get the lowdown on the Boys and their enemies from the very beginning, The Legend instead tells him the history of The Seven – all clones grown by [[Vought-American]] using Compound V, unlike previous supes who were simply exposed to the superpower-inducing substance – who had been deployed by Vic the Veep during the [[September 11 attacks]] to prevent the final plane from destroying the [[Twin Towers]], only for the inexperienced team to have unwittingly caused the plane to crash into the [[Brooklyn Bridge]], destroying it, which led to U.S. President Dakota Bob Schaefer invading [[Pakistan]] – original Seven member Mister Marathon (later replaced with [[A-Train (comics)|A-Train]]) having been killed in the process. Later, the Boys had attempted to [[blackmail]] the Seven over this, leading to another of their members, [[Lamplighter (comics)|the Lamplighter]], to have tried to kill their original leader, Mallory, accidentally killing Mallory's grandchildren instead, with the Seven then having given up the supe to the Boys in exchange for a truce. On concluding the story, the Legend casually mentions that Blarney Cock (whom Hughie killed) had been his son, and the shocked Hughie leaves, before realising the Legend never actually told him anything about the Boys' formation, just the Seven. Meanwhile, in the bowels of the Seven's hovering headquarters, Starlight and A-Train are put on cleaning duty for the V-resurrected Lamplighter, while the rest of the Seven and the Boys meet to discuss the state of their truce, the Homelander deducing Butcher's hatred of him to originate from the loss of a loved one.{{Cite web|date=June 11, 2008|title=Rapid-Fire Review III: This Time It’s Personal!|url=http://www.majorspoilers.com/archives/4223.htm|website=Major Spoilers|last=Peterson|first=Matthew|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828140318/http://www.majorspoilers.com/archives/4223.htm/|archive-date=August 28, 2008|url-status=dead}} The story arc is told across: 1. ''Where to Begin…'', 2. ''Secrets of the Lettercolumn'', 3. ''The Day My Heart Broke'', and 4. ''Temper Tantrum''. |
In ''I Tell You No Lie, G.I.'', as Wee Hughie finally sits down with The Legend to get the lowdown on the Boys and their enemies from the very beginning, The Legend instead tells him the history of The Seven – all clones grown by [[Vought-American]] using Compound V, unlike previous supes who were simply exposed to the superpower-inducing substance – who had been deployed by Vic the Veep during the [[September 11 attacks]] to prevent the final plane from destroying the [[Twin Towers]], only for the inexperienced team to have unwittingly caused the plane to crash into the [[Brooklyn Bridge]], destroying it, which led to U.S. President Dakota Bob Schaefer invading [[Pakistan]] – original Seven member Mister Marathon (later replaced with [[A-Train (comics)|A-Train]]) having been killed in the process. Later, the Boys had attempted to [[blackmail]] the Seven over this, leading to another of their members, [[Lamplighter (comics)|the Lamplighter]], to have tried to kill their original leader, Mallory, accidentally killing Mallory's grandchildren instead, with the Seven then having given up the supe to the Boys in exchange for a truce. On concluding the story, the Legend casually mentions that Blarney Cock (whom Hughie killed) had been his son, and the shocked Hughie leaves, before realising the Legend never actually told him anything about the Boys' formation, just the Seven. Meanwhile, in the bowels of the Seven's hovering headquarters, Starlight and A-Train are put on cleaning duty for the V-resurrected Lamplighter, while the rest of the Seven and the Boys meet to discuss the state of their truce, the Homelander deducing Butcher's hatred of him to originate from the loss of a loved one.{{Cite web|date=June 11, 2008|title=Rapid-Fire Review III: This Time It’s Personal!|url=http://www.majorspoilers.com/archives/4223.htm|website=Major Spoilers|last=Peterson|first=Matthew|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828140318/http://www.majorspoilers.com/archives/4223.htm/|archive-date=August 28, 2008|url-status=dead}} The story arc is told across: 1. ''Where to Begin…'', 2. ''Secrets of the Lettercolumn'', 3. ''The Day My Heart Broke'', and 4. ''Temper Tantrum''. |
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