The Boys (Comic Series)

The Boys is an American superhero black dramedy comic series created by writer Garth Ennis and artist Darick Robertson. The series was initially published by , an imprint of , until the sixth issue, when the book was canceled and the rights to the story and characters were reverted to the creators, allowing them to continue the series through an independent, lesser-known comic publisher, Dynamite Entertainment, starting with the seventh issue continuing through to the seventy-second.
The series created a few spin-off miniseries during its original run, including Herogasm, Highland Laddie, and Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Maker, all published by Dynamite. In 2020, the book received a sequel miniseries in the form of The Boys: Dear Becky.
Praised repeatedly and in huge quantities for its excellent social commentary, fascinating characters, unique tone, and brilliantly cruel humor, The Boys enjoyed huge critical success and a decent commercial one in its seventy-two issue run from 2006 to 2012, and its spin-offs continue to turn a profit. A film adaptation was in development for years, but after it fizzled out and died, its death spawned an adaptation in the form of an original series from Amazon Prime Video, as well as a spin-off coming soon involving the G-men. The show was renewed for a second season days before the release of its first and was renewed for a third a month before its second even premiered. Two spinoffs were later greenlit. One of them, called The Boys Presents: Diabolical aired in March of 2022. It included the episode I'm Your Pusher, which featured an original story written by Garth Ennis set in the world of the comics rather than the main television adaptation. 
The series starred the Boys, a CIA-backed group of operatives whose job was to manage and, if need be, kill supes. The team was comprised of Wee Hughie, Billy Butcher, the Frenchman, Mother's Milk, and the Female. The book followed their continued efforts fighting The Seven and Vought-American.
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==Synopsis==
The Boys is an irreverent take on what happens when superheroes, who are as popular as celebrities, as influential as politicians and as revered as gods, abuse their superpowers rather than use them for good. It's powerless against the super powerful as The Boys embark on a heroic quest to expose the truth about "The Seven," and their formidable Vought-American backing.
==Issues and Volumes==
===Volume One===
File:Volume One.jpg|The Boys, Volume One:The Name of the GameMay 30, 2007
File:Issue One.jpg|The Boys #1August 2, 2006
File:Issue Two.jpg|The Boys #2August 30, 2006
File:Issue Three.jpeg|The Boys #3October 4, 2006
File:Issue Four.jpeg|The Boys #4October 25, 2006
File:Issue Five.jpeg|The Boys #5November 22, 2006
File:Issue Six.jpeg|The Boys #6December 27, 2006
===Volume Two===
File:Volume Two.jpg|The Boys, Volume Two:Get SomeFebruary 20, 2008
File:Issue Seven.jpg|The Boys #7May 30, 2007
File:Issue Eight.jpg|The Boys #8June 27, 2007
File:Issue Nine.jpg|The Boys #9August 8, 2007
File:Issue Ten.jpg|The Boys #10September 5, 2007
File:Issue Eleven.jpg|The Boys #11October 17, 2007
File:Issue Twelve.jpg|The Boys #12November 21, 2007
File:Issue Thirteen.jpg|The Boys #13December 12, 2007
File:Issue Fourteen.jpg|The Boys #14January 9, 2008
===Volume Three===
File:Volume Three.jpg|The Boys, Volume Three:Good for the SoulOctober 1, 2008
File:Issue Fifteen.jpg|The Boys #15February 6, 2008
File:Issue Sixteen.jpg|The Boys #16March 5, 2008
File:Issue Seventeen.jpg|The Boys #17April 2, 2008
File:Issue Eighteen.jpg|The Boys #18May 7, 2008
File:Issue Nineteen.jpg|The Boys #19June 4, 2008
File:Issue Twenty.jpg|The Boys #20July 2, 2008
File:Issue Twenty One.jpg|The Boys #21August 6, 2008
File:Issue Twenty Two.jpg|The Boys #22September 3, 2008
===Volume Four===
File:Volume Four.jpg|The Boys, Volume Four:We Gotta Go NowJuly 1, 2009
File:Issue Twenty Three.jpg|The Boys #23October 1, 2008
File:Issue Twenty Four.jpg|The Boys #24October 29, 2008
File:Issue Twenty Five.jpg|The Boys #25December 3, 2008
File:Issue Twenty Six.jpg|The Boys #26January 7, 2009
File:Issue Twenty Seven.jpg|The Boys #27February 4, 2009
File:Issue Twenty Eight.jpg|The Boys #28March 4, 2009
File:Issue Twenty Nine.jpg|The Boys #29April 1, 2009
File:Issue Thirty.jpg|The Boys #30May 6, 2009
===Volume Five===
File:Volume Five.jpg||The Boys, Volume Five:HerogasmNovember 25, 2009
File:The Boys Herogasm Issue 1.jpg|The Boys: Herogasm #1May 20, 2009
File:Herogasm Issue 2.jpg|The Boys: Herogasm #2June 17, 2009
File:Herogasm Issue 3.jpg|The Boys: Herogasm #3July 22, 2009
File:Herogasm Issue 4.jpg|The Boys: Herogasm #4August 26, 2009
File:Herogasm Issue 5.jpg|The Boys: Herogasm #5September 30, 2009
File:Herogasm Issue 6.jpg|The Boys: Herogasm #6November 4, 2009
===Volume Six===
File:Volume Six.jpg|The Boys, Volume Six:The Self-Preservation SocietyApril 13, 2010
File:Issue Thirty One.jpg|The Boys #31June 3, 2009
File:Issue Thirty Two.jpg|The Boys #32July 1, 2009
File:Issue Thirty Three.jpg|The Boys #33August 5, 2009
File:Issue Thirty Four.jpg|The Boys #34September 2, 2009
File:Issue Thirty Five.jpg|The Boys #35October 7, 2009
File:Issue Thirty Six.jpg|The Boys #36November 4, 2009
File:Issue Thirty Seven.jpg|The Boys #37December 2, 2009
File:Issue Thirty Eight.jpg|The Boys #38January 6, 2010
===Volume Seven===
File:Placeholder other.webp|The Boys, Volume Seven:The InnocentsNovember 3, 2010
File:Placeholder other.webp|The Boys #39February 24, 2010
File:Placeholder other.webp|The Boys #40March 31, 2010
File:Placeholder other.webp|The Boys #41April 28, 2010
File:Placeholder other.webp|The Boys #42May 26, 2010
File:Placeholder other.webp|The Boys #43June 30, 2010
File:Placeholder other.webp|The Boys #44July 28, 2010
File:Placeholder other.webp|The Boys #45August 25, 2010
File:Placeholder other.webp|The Boys #46September 29, 2010
File:Placeholder other.webp|The Boys #47October 6, 2010
===Volume Eight===
File:Placeholder other.webp|The Boys, Volume Eight:Highland LaddieApril 6, 2011
File:Placeholder other.webp|The Boys: Highland Laddie #1August 25, 2010
File:Placeholder other.webp|The Boys: Highland Laddie #2September 29, 2010
File:Placeholder other.webp|The Boys: Highland Laddie #3October 20, 2010
File:Placeholder other.webp|The Boys: Highland Laddie #4November 17, 2010
File:Placeholder other.webp|The Boys: Highland Laddie #5December 15, 2010
File:Placeholder other.webp|The Boys: Highland Laddie #6January 26, 2011
===Volume Nine===
File:Placeholder other.webp|The Boys, Volume Nine:The Big RideNovember 9, 2011
File:Placeholder other.webp|The Boys #48November 3, 2010
File:Placeholder other.webp|The Boys #49December 1, 2010
File:Placeholder other.webp|The Boys #50January 19, 2011
File:Placeholder other.webp|The Boys #51February 16, 2011
File:Placeholder other.webp|The Boys #52March 2, 2011
File:Placeholder other.webp|The Boys #53April 6, 2011
File:Placeholder other.webp|The Boys #54May 4, 2011
File:Placeholder other.webp|The Boys #55June 1, 2011
File:Placeholder other.webp|The Boys #56July 6, 2011
File:Placeholder other.webp|The Boys #57August 3, 2011
File:Placeholder other.webp|The Boys #58September 7, 2011
File:Placeholder other.webp|The Boys #59October 5, 2011
===Volume Ten===
File:Placeholder other.webp|The Boys, Volume Ten:Butcher, Baker, CandlestickmakerMarch 7, 2012
File:Placeholder other.webp|The Boys: Butcher, Baker, Candlestickmaker #1July 20, 2011
File:Placeholder other.webp|The Boys: Butcher, Baker, Candlestickmaker #2August 17, 2011
File:Placeholder other.webp|The Boys: Butcher, Baker, Candlestickmaker #3September 21, 2011
File:Placeholder other.webp|The Boys: Butcher, Baker, Candlestickmaker #4October 19, 2011
File:Placeholder other.webp|The Boys: Butcher, Baker, Candlestickmaker #5November 16, 2011
File:Placeholder other.webp|The Boys: Butcher, Baker, Candlestickmaker #6December 21, 2011
===Volume Eleven===
File:Placeholder other.webp|The Boys, Volume Eleven:Over the Hill with the Swords of a Thousand MenJune 6, 2012
File:Placeholder other.webp|The Boys #60November 2, 2011
File:Placeholder other.webp|The Boys #61December 7, 2011
File:Placeholder other.webp|The Boys #62January 4, 2012
File:Placeholder other.webp|The Boys #63February 1, 2012
File:Placeholder other.webp|The Boys #64March 7, 2012
File:Placeholder other.webp|The Boys #65April 4, 2012
===Volume Twelve===
File:Placeholder other.webp|The Boys, Volume Twelve:The Bloody Doors OffNovember 28, 2012
File:Placeholder other.webp|The Boys #66May 2, 2012
File:Placeholder other.webp|The Boys #67June 6, 2012
File:Placeholder other.webp|The Boys #68July 4, 2012
File:Placeholder other.webp|The Boys #69August 1, 2012
File:Placeholder other.webp|The Boys #70September 5, 2012
File:Placeholder other.webp|The Boys #71October 3, 2012
File:RCO001 1583407576.jpg|The Boys #72November 14, 2012
==Short Stories==
Two short stories related to the series were published in benefit anthologies produced by the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund and Image Comics.
* The Boys (Liberty Comics short story)
* The Comic That Got the Legend Fired
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