The Boys (2006)

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Status

Ongoing

Author

Garth Ennis

Artist

Darick Robertson

Publisher

WildStorm / Dynamite Entertainment

Genres

Action Dark Satire Sci-Fi Crime Superhero Deconstruction

Characters

A-Train Billy Butcher Frenchie (The Frenchman) Homelander Mother's Milk (M.M.) Queen Maeve Starlight (Annie January) The Deep Wee Hughie (Hughie Campbell)

Summary

The Boys (2006) is a critically acclaimed, dark, and satirical comic book series created by writer Garth Ennis and artist Darick Robertson. Originally published by WildStorm (DC Comics) before moving to Dynamite Entertainment, the 72-issue series offers an unapologetic, brutally violent, and grounded deconstruction of superhero tropes.
In a world where costumed superheroes ("supes") run rampant—corrupted by celebrity status, corporate greed, and unchecked power—the shadowy multinational conglomerate Vought-American works constantly behind the scenes to cover up their reckless collateral damage and dark secrets.

To keep these out-of-control heroes in line, the CIA funds a specialized black-ops team known simply as "The Boys". Led by the ruthless, vengeance-driven Billy Butcher, the team recruits Scottish civilian Wee Hughie, whose girlfriend was brutally killed in a careless collision with a superhero named A-Train. Together with Mother's Milk, Frenchie, and The Female, the squad levels the playing field using a temporary dose of Compound V—giving them the raw physical power needed to intimidate, police, and brutally eliminate corrupt superheroes, with their primary target set firmly on the sociopathic Homelander and The Seven.