Released October 2006
The Boys #1
Key Issue
Synopsis
Garth Ennis (Preacher) and Darick Robertson (Transmetropolitan), co-creators of two of the most thought-provoking comics of the last decade, introduce their first original collaboration for a new monthly series: THE BOYS — a dark, twisted look at super powers, super-people, and the men and women who make sure the world's "heroes" never go too far. With a quarter-million super-powered beings in the world, someone's got to watch what's going on beneath all those masks and capes. In a U.S.A. uncomfortably like our own, that task falls to The Boys, a government-funded group of operatives dedicated to keeping the "supes" in line.
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Synopsis
Garth Ennis (Preacher) and Darick Robertson (Transmetropolitan), co-creators of two of the most thought-provoking comics of the last decade, introduce their first original collaboration for a new monthly series: THE BOYS — a dark, twisted look at super powers, super-people, and the men and women who make sure the world's "heroes" never go too far. With a quarter-million super-powered beings in the world, someone's got to watch what's going on beneath all those masks and capes. In a U.S.A. uncomfortably like our own, that task falls to The Boys, a government-funded group of operatives dedicated to keeping the "supes" in line.
Key Facts
- 1st appearance of Billy Butcher, leader of The Boys, a CIA team that polices a reckless superhero community
- 1st appearance of Hughie Campbell, recruited to The Boys after the death of his girlfriend
- 1st appearance of A-Train, a member of the Seven
- Adapted for a TV series on Amazon
- [May 2024 - The Boys has been renewed for a fifth and final season / July 2024 - Vought Rising will be the third live-action series spun-off from The Boys starring Soldier Boy and Stormfront]
Details
- Series
- The Boys
- Cover Date
- October 2006
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Creators
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ArtistDarick Robertson
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WriterGarth Ennis