The Boys comic series was released in 2006 by DC Comics, and its last issue was published in 2012 by Wildstrom Publication.
The comic series was written by Garth Ennis and crafted and illustrated by Darick Robertson.
It has a total of 72 issues to date, and it is also now cast as a television series on the giant Prime Video.
The storyline of The Boys revolved around some superheroes that were so common that they were found everywhere around the world.
These superheroes were given a predefined celebrity title, which was usually enough to put the people and the planet in trouble.
The boys are a team of young people, including a leader, a Frenchman Billy Butcher, and a lady, who are supposed to monitor the superheroes’ acts.
There is yet another character in the story, Wee Hughie Campbell, who expressed his will to join the boys as he was traumatized by the act of The Seven as they killed his girlfriend.
The Seven was another team of superheroes that were the biggest rivals of The Boys.
The story tells the importance of power and fame in gaining the people’s trust. Often, there are people who we claim to be great personalities, but they plan to stab a knife behind our backs.
The Boys Correct Reading Order:
The Boys is a vast and complicated series of comics containing 72 issues from the leading collections. Not only this, but the comic series also includes a fair number of small issues and mini-collections.
The total number of issues is around a century. Here is the list of all the issues of this comic that have been released to date, the last one of which was released in 2012:
- The Name of the Game:
In these issues, Billy Butcher is trying to form a team called The Boys against some superheroes who have named their group The Seven; it consists of seven superheroes. In this, there is a guy named Hughie whose girlfriend is accidentally killed by a superhero named A-Train, after which Hughie also joins Billy Butcher’s team.
Following are the six collects under it: The Boys #1-6
Story-arcs: The Name of The Game & Cherry
- Get Some:
In the “Get Some” arc of “The Boys” (issues #7-10), Hughie and Billy Butcher’s partnership strengthens as they target superheroes beyond The Seven. They confront Tech Knight and Swing Wing, exposing their misdeeds and delivering their own brand of rough justice.
In the Glorious Five Year Plan comic issue, Hughie, Billy Butcher and the rest of the Boys’ team travel to Russia to uncover and foil the ongoing plans of the superheroes Vought International and Little Nina.
Following are the collects under it: The Boys #7-14
Story-arcs: Get Some & Glorious Five Year Plan
- Good For The Soul:
The Good For The Soul comic and I Tell You No Lie G.I issues focus on the inside stories of the Boys and The Seven and the history of Vought International. These issues further showcase Hughie and Starlight’s chemistry, for the first time, Billy Butcher and Homelander are seen talking to each other.
Following are the collects under it: The Boys #15-22
Story-arcs: Good For The Soul & I Tell You No Lie G.I.
- We Gotta Go Now:
In the We Gotta Go Now comic issues, the story revolves around the G-Mens, a separate superhero group, and also sees Hughie and Starlight’s love story progressing.
Following are the collects under it: The Boys #23-30
- Herogasm:
In the Herogasm storyline, many new characters have been introduced along with the development of the old characters. Homelander’s insecurities, the growing friendship of superheroes, and bold stories have also been introduced in this storyline.
It is a miniseries that contains the following mini issues of comics: Herogasm #1-6
- The Self Preservation Society:
in this storyline, the Payback team takes center stage alongside Stormfront, a Nazi superhero. These issues delve into Homelander’s descent into ignorance and madness. Additionally, the dark past of Mother’s Milk and Vought International is explored, alongside Frenchie’s backstory.
Following are the collections under it: The Boys #31-38
Story-arcs: The Self-Preservation Society, Nothing Like It in the World plus the stories La Plume De Ma Tante Est Sur La Table and The Female of the Species Is More Deadly Than the Male.
- The Innocents:
In this comics series, Homelander wants to team up with other superheroes. Butcher finds out about Hughie and Annie dating, causing some problems. Hughie finds out something important about Annie, and there’s a new character named Super Duper introduced.
Following are the collects under it: The Boys #39-47
Story-arcs: What I Know, The Innocents & The Belief
- Highland Laddie: Instead of continuing as a regular comic series, this story has been turned into a mini-series.
These comic issues focus on telling the origin story of Hughie and Annie. These mini series take place right after The Belief story-arc Highland Laddie #1-6
- The Big Ride:
In this big storyline of “The Boys” comics, something important happens. Billy Butcher, one of the main characters, changes a lot and becomes quite scary. The story gets serious as Butcher plans to fight against the Seven and even Homelander. He’s even thinking about attacking the President.
Following are the collections from this series: The Boys #48-59
Story-arcs: Proper Preparation and Planning, Barbary Coast and The Big Ride
- Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Maker: This is the second last mini collect from the series The Boys
This comic series focuses on the comic origins of Butcher and his hatred of the Seven superhero group, Particular Homelander.
Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Maker #1-6
- Over The Hill With The Sword Of A Thousand Man:
In this comic series you will get to see action and main battles as well as Butcher soft side.
This edition contain the following collects: The Boys #60-65
Story-arcs: Over The Hill With The Sword Of A Thousand Man
- The Bloody Doors Off:
In this comic series, the conclusion of all the major characters has been written and with this comic series, the end of the Boys Comics is seen.
This comic issue contains the following collects: The Boys #66-72
Story-arcs: The Bloody Doors Off & You Found Me story-arcs
- Dear Becky:
This comic issue was released in the year 2021. It tells about the origin of Baki and Butcher and the future of Hughie, Annie, Stillwell.
This is the last miniseries from The Boys series of comics. It has a total of 8 issues and was released 8 years after the publication of the final issue of the comic series.
The Boys: Dear Becky #1-8
What To Read After The Boys?
The Boys comic series is full of adventure, suspense and supernatural heroic powers that attract young minds and enthusiastic readers of different age groups.
There always must be an end to what you guys can approach to learn and read. So, after you have completed The Boys series of comics, you can go forward with the Omnibus Edition of the comic series released by DC Comics that revolves around the same theme and similar characters.
