The Boys (comic series)

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comic book series satirical comic superhero comic

The Boys is a darkly satirical superhero comic series by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson that follows a covert CIA-backed team monitoring and brutally keeping corrupt superheroes in check.

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The Boys universe 1

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instanceOf comic book series ⓘ
satirical comic ⓘ
superhero comic ⓘ
adaptationNetwork Amazon Prime Video NERFINISHED ⓘ
adaptedAs The Boys (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ
artist Darick Robertson NERFINISHED ⓘ
basedOn original characters by Garth Ennis ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
creator Darick Robertson NERFINISHED ⓘ
Garth Ennis NERFINISHED ⓘ
finalPublicationYear 2012 ⓘ
firstPublicationYear 2006 ⓘ
genre action ⓘ
black comedy ⓘ
drama ⓘ
satire ⓘ
superhero ⓘ
hasSpinOff Herogasm NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Boys: Dear Becky NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Boys: Highland Laddie NERFINISHED ⓘ
language English ⓘ
laterPublisher Dynamite Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainCharacter Billy Butcher NERFINISHED ⓘ
Frenchie NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hughie Campbell NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mother's Milk NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Female NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableCharacter A-Train NERFINISHED ⓘ
Black Noir NERFINISHED ⓘ
Homelander NERFINISHED ⓘ
Queen Maeve NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Deep NERFINISHED ⓘ
numberOfIssues 72 ⓘ
organization Vought-American NERFINISHED ⓘ
originalPublisher WildStorm NERFINISHED ⓘ
plotSummary follows a CIA-backed team that monitors and controls corrupt superheroes ⓘ
publisher Dynamite Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ
WildStorm NERFINISHED ⓘ
setting a world where superheroes are corporately managed ⓘ
team The Boys NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Seven NERFINISHED ⓘ
theme celebrity culture ⓘ
corporate control ⓘ
corruption of power ⓘ
government oversight ⓘ
tone dark ⓘ
satirical ⓘ
violent ⓘ
writer Garth Ennis NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Billy Butcher → affiliation → The Boys (comic series) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Boys
Billy Butcher → appearsIn → The Boys (comic series) ⓘ
Billy Butcher → comicUniverse → The Boys (comic series) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Boys universe
Billy Butcher → leads → The Boys (comic series) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Boys
David Wenham → notableWork → The Boys (comic series) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Boys