The Self-Preservation Society

Last updated

The Self-Preservation Society is a four-part graphic novel written by Garth Ennis and illustrated by Carlos & Hector Ezquerra and John McCrea & Keith Burns, that was published by Dynamite Entertainment as the sixth volume of the American comic book series The Boys , consisting of the four-part story arc The Self-Preservation Society, released from June 3 to September 2, 2009 across the chapters You Fuckin' Want Some, Then?!, And Then There Were Four, You're Next, Cunts (What He Said), and Who Do You Think You Are Kidding, Mister Hitler…, the two-part Nothing Like It in the World, released from October 7 to November 4, 2009 across the chapters You Remember the Thing I Said About Superpowers? and Vale of Tears, and the single arcs La Plume De Ma Tante Est Sur La Table, released December 2, 2009, and The Instant White-Hot Wild, released January 6, 2010 (the latter three illustrated by Darick Robertson), the former from which the novel takes its title. [1] Preceded by the story arc We Gotta Go Now and the miniseries Herogasm , it is followed by the story arc The Innocents .

Contents

The events of The Self-Preservation Society were loosely adapted as the series' second season of the Amazon Prime Video adaptation of The Boys, with Payback adapted to the series' third season.

The series received a universally positive critical reception. [2] [3]

Premise

In The Self-Preservation Society, the Supe team Payback, led by former Nazi Stormfront, attempt to take out the Boys, while at Vought Tower, Starlight attempts to work around company attempts to sexualise her costume, while the following arcs Nothing Like It in the World, La Plume De Ma Tante Est Sur La Table, and The Instant White-Hot Wild explore the respective origin stories of Mother's Milk (M.M.), the Frenchman, and the Female, recounted to Wee Hughie.

Collected editions

TitleMaterial collectedPublished dateISBN
The Boys: The Self-Preservation Society The Boys (vol. 6) #31–38April 13, 2010 [4] ISBN   1-60690-125-7
The Boys: Definitive Edition 3 Herogasm + The Boys #31–38 [5] April 5, 2011 ISBN   1-60690-165-6

Adaptation

On the production of a television adaptation of The Boys from Amazon Prime Video, the events of The Self-Preservation Society were loosely adapted as the second season, with Aya Cash portraying Stormfront, [6] [7] depicted as a woman who was married to Frederick Vought and is a love interest of Homelander instead of his father, with the role of Homelander's father replaced by Soldier Boy (played by Jensen Ackles) in the third season, depicted as the leader of Payback in place of Stormfront, [8] [9] which also loosely adapting the backstory of Mother's Milk (portrayed by Laz Alonso) from Nothing Like It in the World, albeit depicting him as human instead of a Supe, with his role as the first natural-born Supe adapted to Ryan, son of Homelander (portrayed by Cameron Crovetti), [10] while Payback ere adapted to the series' third season, with Laurie Holden portraying Crimson Countess, Joel Labelle portraying Swatto, and Ryan Blakely portraying Mindstorm (based on Mind Droid).

References

  1. ↑ Johnston, Rich (August 13, 2018). "The Top 500 Most-Ordered Comics and Graphic Novels in July 2018". Bleeding Cool . Retrieved August 13, 2018.
  2. ↑ Peterson, Matthew (June 12, 2009). "Review: The Boys Thirty-One". Major Spoilers. Archived from the original on June 15, 2009. Retrieved June 15, 2009.
  3. ↑ Nevett, Chad (December 8, 2009). "The Boys #37". Comic Book Resources . Retrieved December 8, 2009.
  4. ↑ Ennis, Garth (June 30, 2010). "The Boys Volume 6: The Self-Preservation Society". Previews World . Retrieved June 30, 2010.
  5. ↑ Johnston, Rich (July 8, 2022). "The Boys Omnibus Selling Out – How Many Copies Are Left?". Bleeding Cool . Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  6. ↑ Mass, Jennifer (March 9, 2020). "Here's Your 1st Look at Aya Cash as Stormfront in 'The Boys' Season 2 (Photo)". TheWrap . Archived from the original on June 14, 2022. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
  7. ↑ Girls Get It Done: Stormfront vs The Girls Fight Scene | The Boys | Prime Video. Amazon Prime Video . October 19, 2020. Retrieved October 19, 2020– via YouTube.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ↑ Elvy, Craig (June 5, 2022). "The Boys: Soldier Boy's History, MM Feud & Mallory Connections Explained". Screen Rant . Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  9. ↑ Osborne, Mark (June 7, 2022). "Jensen Ackles talks playing 'messed up' new character in 'The Boys'". Good Morning America . Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  10. ↑ Mother's Milk: From Comic to Screen | Superhero Club | Prime Video. Prime Video . October 9, 2022. Retrieved October 9, 2022– via YouTube.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.