The Boys #27

Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson's The Boys #27 arrives with a cover that says plenty before you even crack the spine — a broad-shouldered bruiser in a Union Jack t-shirt leans back with heavy-soled boots kicked up toward the viewer, wearing the kind of self-satisfied smirk that suggests someone's already had a very bad day on his account. The bold "Happy Saint Patrick's Day" banner at the bottom adds a darkly comedic twist to Robertson's up-close, in-your-face composition. Part five of "We Gotta Go Now," this Dynamite mature-readers chapter keeps the series' sharp mix of muscle and menace firing on all cylinders.