Work · Comic series · 2006–2012

The Boys

Garth Ennis, writer · Darick Robertson, artist

Publisher: WildStorm (DC Comics), issues #1–6; Dynamite Entertainment, issues #7–72
Units: 72 issues in nine volumes, plus three six-issue miniseries (Herogasm, Highland Laddie, Butcher, Baker, Candlestickmaker)
wikipedia: The_Boys_(comics)

A satirical, ultra-violent take on the superhero genre in which a CIA-linked black-ops team polices the corporate-controlled, drug-empowered heroes of Vought-American.

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Comic series 2006–2012 → TV series 2019–2026 · Direct adaptationThe BoysThe recruitment premise, the ensemble, and the satirical target carry across. Four of the twelve source units reach the screen in some form; the other eight are replaced with original story across forty episodes.48whole run · editorial

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A different work using the names

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This work is not catalogued as an adaptation of anything.