The Boys Omnibus Vol. 1
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- Create Date：2022-06-16 09:56:33
- Update Date：2025-09-13
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- Author：Garth Ennis
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Summary
This is going to hurt！ In a world where costumed heroes soar through the sky and masked vigilantes prowl the night， someone's got to make sure the "supes" don't get out of line。 And someone will！
Billy Butcher， Wee Hughie， Mother's Milk， The Frenchman， and The Female are The Boys: A CIA-backed team of very dangerous people， each one dedicated to the struggle against the most dangerous force on Earth - superpower！ Some superheroes have to be watched。 Some have to be controlled。 And some of them - sometimes - need to be taken out of the picture。 That's when you call in The Boys！
Contains: The Boys Vol。 1: The Name of the Game & The Boys Volume 2: Get Some
Billy Butcher， Wee Hughie， Mother's Milk， The Frenchman， and The Female are The Boys: A CIA-backed team of very dangerous people， each one dedicated to the struggle against the most dangerous force on Earth - superpower！ Some superheroes have to be watched。 Some have to be controlled。 And some of them - sometimes - need to be taken out of the picture。 That's when you call in The Boys！
Contains: The Boys Vol。 1: The Name of the Game & The Boys Volume 2: Get Some
Reviews
Morgan reed
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Good not Great， Yet。So comparing this to the tv show， it is much slower in pace but gives a lot more information and detail behind certain back stories and characters。 There is still plenty of jaw dropping antics and mind blowing scenes。 Its nice that the show didn't follow the novel series so closely that way its not just reading the same thing that you watched but you get much deeper info。 It does get a bit boring and slow in certain areas but then heads start rolling or should I say poppin。 L Good not Great， Yet。So comparing this to the tv show， it is much slower in pace but gives a lot more information and detail behind certain back stories and characters。 There is still plenty of jaw dropping antics and mind blowing scenes。 Its nice that the show didn't follow the novel series so closely that way its not just reading the same thing that you watched but you get much deeper info。 It does get a bit boring and slow in certain areas but then heads start rolling or should I say poppin。 Lol The art and layout both work really well for the series。 Super graphic and most definitely adult humor and illustration 100% Storyline during the first omnibus is definitely a bit slow in parts but also very strong in others。 I just felt the slow parts dragged heavily but the good party's passed so quickly， it left me wanting a more in depth storyline。 。。。more
Jaime Hoskins
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This is a hard one to rate。 While I appreciate the characters and the premise the graphic novel gives us， ultimately the Amazon Prime show is A LOT better。 The novel follows The boys going after smaller supes and solving who was responsible for human casualties。 There is a lot less emphasis on going after The Seven and Homelander at this point in the series。 I can't deny it's a fun read but it has it's problems （One is that the female characters really just exist for sex）。 If you're an avid comi This is a hard one to rate。 While I appreciate the characters and the premise the graphic novel gives us， ultimately the Amazon Prime show is A LOT better。 The novel follows The boys going after smaller supes and solving who was responsible for human casualties。 There is a lot less emphasis on going after The Seven and Homelander at this point in the series。 I can't deny it's a fun read but it has it's problems （One is that the female characters really just exist for sex）。 If you're an avid comic reader and you're not bothered by gore and lots of sex then you'll probably enjoy this series。 Prime series fans will probably be happier sticking the the show。 。。。more
Sara Shinn
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Pretty good comic I love the Simon Pegg reference！ I’ve watched the Amazon show and I would recommend that if you like the comics！ It’s super fun！
Brennon
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Completely different than the show （which I love）。 Plotlines， characters， tone， and especially the level and intensity of the sexual depravity。 These differences work to make both the comics *and* the show better， for they’re both distinct， fresh and insightful studies of the problem of a superhero culture gone horrible。 Also， I’m a big horror fan， so the gore was gleeful。 My main problems were the excessive use of homophobic slurs。 Though the characters discussed and explored and ultimately “ac Completely different than the show （which I love）。 Plotlines， characters， tone， and especially the level and intensity of the sexual depravity。 These differences work to make both the comics *and* the show better， for they’re both distinct， fresh and insightful studies of the problem of a superhero culture gone horrible。 Also， I’m a big horror fan， so the gore was gleeful。 My main problems were the excessive use of homophobic slurs。 Though the characters discussed and explored and ultimately “accepted” gay culture， it was a tough and awkward slog for them … and didn’t entire eliminate the droppage of F-bombs。 。。。more
Ethan Rowley
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Big fan of the show。 This is not the show。 This was almost unreadable trash。 2 stars just because it was the inspiration for one of my favorite shows， and that should mean something。
Viktor
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Much edgier and gruesome than the show but it doesn’t really bother me。The humour is bone dry and works very effectively。The deconstruction of superhero comics is much more prevalent in this than the show， I feel the show is more deconstructing superhero shows and movies whereas this is doing the comics。I wasn’t the biggest fan of the art style but It grew on my as I kept reading。Excited to continue。
Hassan
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I liked the show more
Pantelis Andreou
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Well， enjoyed about 75% of this！The Russian storyline was not for me。
Molly Dettmann
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I just do not like the artwork。 I did think it was funny that Hughie looks Luke Simon Pegg。 I think I’ll stick to the show。
Samantha
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Love Sausage。
Gavin McHugh
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Reading this alongside watching the series is interesting。 Some parallels， some significant differences but it's nice to match bits and pieces up， characters and plot points。The comic itself is wonderfully drawn， expressively visceral and boundlessly crude。 A nice counterpoint to many mainstream superhero comics。 Reading this alongside watching the series is interesting。 Some parallels， some significant differences but it's nice to match bits and pieces up， characters and plot points。The comic itself is wonderfully drawn， expressively visceral and boundlessly crude。 A nice counterpoint to many mainstream superhero comics。 。。。more
Mahmoud
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السلسله بتحكي عن فريق （الاولاد） اللي مهمتهم الرئيسية التصدي لفساد الابطال الخارقين، وخلال ده بتقدم نقد لازع وساخر لفكرة الأبطال الخارقين ، وبتحمل اسقاطات علي تقديس العامة للمشاهير عموما وفي نفس الوقت بتطرق للفساد السياسي وازدواجية المعايير。。 المجلد بيضم الاعداد ال14 الاولي من السلسله واللي بيتناولو 4 اركات 。。 الارك الاول بيعرض لم شمل فريق （الاولاد） وانضمام هيوي ليهم。。 الارك بيغلب عليه الطابع الدرامي وبيقدم ملامح بسيطة عن الشخصيات。。 الارك التاني بيقدم تفاصيل اكتر عن شغل الاولاد وعن العالم اللي بت السلسله بتحكي عن فريق （الاولاد） اللي مهمتهم الرئيسية التصدي لفساد الابطال الخارقين، وخلال ده بتقدم نقد لازع وساخر لفكرة الأبطال الخارقين ، وبتحمل اسقاطات علي تقديس العامة للمشاهير عموما وفي نفس الوقت بتطرق للفساد السياسي وازدواجية المعايير。。 المجلد بيضم الاعداد ال14 الاولي من السلسله واللي بيتناولو 4 اركات 。。 الارك الاول بيعرض لم شمل فريق （الاولاد） وانضمام هيوي ليهم。。 الارك بيغلب عليه الطابع الدرامي وبيقدم ملامح بسيطة عن الشخصيات。。 الارك التاني بيقدم تفاصيل اكتر عن شغل الاولاد وعن العالم اللي بتدور فيه الاحداث و بيحكي عن عملية الاولاد الاولي بعد لم الشمل وصدامهم مع فريق الخارقين teenage kix اللي حسيت انهم محاكاه ساخرة وسوداوية لteen titans。。 بيغلب علي الاحداث طابع الاكشن والدموية 。。 الارك التالت بياخد طابع الغموض والتحقيقات وشخصيات الخارقين اللي بتمثل محور احداث الارك ده هم محاكاه ساخرة لباتمان وروبن وكات ومن واللي قصصهم المصورة الاصلية عادة بتدور في قالب الغموض والتحقيقات。。 الارك الرابع احداثه بتدور في روسيا وبيغلب عليه الطابع السياسي واجواء المغامراتبالنسبه للشخصيات في السلسله فاغلبها مكتوبه كويس جدا وفيها تنوع كبير。。 البطل الحقيقي للجزء ده هو هيوي وهو اكتر شخصية اخدت حقها في الكتابه والكاتب نجح جدا في تقديمها وعرض الصراعات والتحولات اللي بتمر بيها。。 شخصية بوتشر - العقل المدبر لفريق الاولاد - برغم انه من اكتر الشخصيات ظهورا الا ان خلفية الشخصية ماتمش توضيحها في الجزء ده ومع ذلك الشخصية واعده جدا وممكن يخرج منها خطوط درامية ممتازه فيما بعد ،من الشخصيات الواعده برضه واللي اتمني تاخد مساحه اكبر فيما بعد هي شخصية اني/ستارلايت 。。 علي الجانب الاخر فيه برضه شخصيات كتير هزليه مكتوبه بهدف السخرية 。。 اغلبها من الابطال الخارقين واغلبهم بيمثلو محاكاه لشخصيات كلاسيكية مشهوره الاحداث مليانه بالمحتوي الصادم والمجنون وغير المتوقع، كعاده جارث اينيس المثير للجدل دايما ، والرسم برضه لا يقل جنونا وجموحا عن الكتابه 。。 بالتالي جدير بالذكر جدا ان السلسله دي مش لكل للناس （وحط تحت العبارة دي 100 خط） 。。。more
Sam Gale
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More of 2。5 stars。 The first two chapters （The Name of the Game and Cherry） are pretty good， however the last two， （Get Some and The Glorious Five Year Plan） were pretty bad。 Ive watched the show in it's entirety and I see why they diverged from the comics so much and I'm glad they did because this comic is so boring followed by uninteresting events。 More of 2。5 stars。 The first two chapters （The Name of the Game and Cherry） are pretty good， however the last two， （Get Some and The Glorious Five Year Plan） were pretty bad。 Ive watched the show in it's entirety and I see why they diverged from the comics so much and I'm glad they did because this comic is so boring followed by uninteresting events。 。。。more
Mistor GameandSquat
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This is something a teenage boy would appreciate。 Content is a bit crude and immature for the subject matter。 Dialogue is fairly natural and flows pretty well， art is amazingly detailed and visceral。 The story tries to balance a critique of superheros， corporate culture， bigotry， political espionage and interventionism with an immature， satirical writing style。This， i feel， ultimately comes across as fairly surface level critique of the superhero genre and doesn't hit as hard as similar works， l This is something a teenage boy would appreciate。 Content is a bit crude and immature for the subject matter。 Dialogue is fairly natural and flows pretty well， art is amazingly detailed and visceral。 The story tries to balance a critique of superheros， corporate culture， bigotry， political espionage and interventionism with an immature， satirical writing style。This， i feel， ultimately comes across as fairly surface level critique of the superhero genre and doesn't hit as hard as similar works， like Watchmen。 At times the writing style gets in the way of the themes and underlying message。 However， it doesn't take itself too seriously， which helps make it a more enjoyable read。 Overall， if you enjoyed the show， and want to give it a shot， it's probably worth a read。 。。。more
Marti
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I just finished season 2 of the show and wanted to compare and contrast a little bit。 The show is definitely better， but this wasn't bad。 The story in general is very original and refreshing from the run-of-the-mill superhero story。 I think it depicts a more realistic option of what would happen if we had superheroes in the real world。 The show is awesome and I can't wait for Jensen Ackles in season 3😍🥰 I just finished season 2 of the show and wanted to compare and contrast a little bit。 The show is definitely better， but this wasn't bad。 The story in general is very original and refreshing from the run-of-the-mill superhero story。 I think it depicts a more realistic option of what would happen if we had superheroes in the real world。 The show is awesome and I can't wait for Jensen Ackles in season 3😍🥰 。。。more
Vitek Novy
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The Boys jsem původně viděl seriálové zpracování na Amazonu a teprve poté jsem zjistil že to má comicsovou předlohu。 Jak už to tak bývá， ten comics je výrazně vtipnější a drsnější， tohle byla fakt zábava！
Isabella
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Tiefschwarzer Humor， schräg， derb， brutalDie Geschichte um DIE BURSCHEN （Billy Butchers Team）， im ewigen Kampf gegen die Superhelden。 Supies， die tun was sie wollen und niemanden Rechenschaft ablegen， Billy Butcher hat was dagegen。Neuestes Mitglied: der kleine Hughie， dessen Freundin von einem Superheld getötet wurde。 Unabsichtlich zwar， aber ohne es auch nur zu kommentieren。Der Sammelband beinhaltet mehrere Comics， genial gezeichnet und wirklich coole Dialoge。Ich bin durch die TV-Serie zu den C Tiefschwarzer Humor， schräg， derb， brutalDie Geschichte um DIE BURSCHEN （Billy Butchers Team）， im ewigen Kampf gegen die Superhelden。 Supies， die tun was sie wollen und niemanden Rechenschaft ablegen， Billy Butcher hat was dagegen。Neuestes Mitglied: der kleine Hughie， dessen Freundin von einem Superheld getötet wurde。 Unabsichtlich zwar， aber ohne es auch nur zu kommentieren。Der Sammelband beinhaltet mehrere Comics， genial gezeichnet und wirklich coole Dialoge。Ich bin durch die TV-Serie zu den Comics gelangt und finde diese toppen die Serie noch。 。。。more
Coen Horsman
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diabolical
Sean
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3。5 I actually enjoyed it but it’s nothing amazing It was a bit too episodic。 It had a few 3 comic arcs which varied in the quality。 I think I will continue to read and see what the 7 and Homelander will be like。
Caliente261
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A really fun captivating fucked up book。 Will definitely read book 2
Sean Hughes
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Wow！ I watched the Amazon series before finally picking up this graphic novel series， so I knew to expect some raunchy， adult themes。 This was so much more than I expected！ Definitely not family friendly。 Amazing artwork and solid writing， I'm only deducting stars because it seems like there are story points/jokes/dialog that are only pushing for shock value without a real need for it。 Wow！ I watched the Amazon series before finally picking up this graphic novel series， so I knew to expect some raunchy， adult themes。 This was so much more than I expected！ Definitely not family friendly。 Amazing artwork and solid writing， I'm only deducting stars because it seems like there are story points/jokes/dialog that are only pushing for shock value without a real need for it。 。。。more
Lex V
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Sex，drug and supes。The graphic novel who inspired the “so entertaining “ series on prime。I watch the show first （the two first seasons，3rd one should come soon） and you know what they’re saying:the book was better than the movie/series。In this case I guess it’s a bit different，I liked the first volume of that saga，but the show was so wow。I still recommend this huge read，350ish pages。Be aware this read it’s for the big boys…and girls too，girls like nasty violent crazy story too。。I guess。
Nai Wang
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Graphic Audio - I was skeptical at first， how a listening experience would effectively translate a graphic novel but the folks at GA did a magnificent job， to the point where I enjoyed the audio version more than the illustrated one。 I listened to the story first and went back to the GN version and， although the imagery was unique， I felt it distracted from the overall story。 I'm looking forward to listening to how the rest of the series pans out。 Graphic Audio - I was skeptical at first， how a listening experience would effectively translate a graphic novel but the folks at GA did a magnificent job， to the point where I enjoyed the audio version more than the illustrated one。 I listened to the story first and went back to the GN version and， although the imagery was unique， I felt it distracted from the overall story。 I'm looking forward to listening to how the rest of the series pans out。 。。。more
Patrick Book
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Absurdly profane and pretty goofy， but there’s some subtext that’s worthwhile。
Cassey
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So violent， so grutestesk， so action-packed。 So f-ing amazing。
Kandice
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Review at end of series。
Hrishabh
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A fantastic take on superheroes。 Came after watching the show。 This compliments it wonderfully！
Enigmaticblue
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This series is not for the faint of heart or the easily offended。 It's raunchy， but also darkly hilarious。 This series is not for the faint of heart or the easily offended。 It's raunchy， but also darkly hilarious。 。。。more
Karsyn
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It was neat seeing the original version of the show I enjoy so much， but the storyline hasn’t been as compelling in written form （possibly because it’s so different）。 Between that and the over-the-top sexual content and sexual violence and I think maybe I’ll wait to pick up the next omnibus。 That said， the personalities of the main Boys and creative ways of showing Supes as a bunch of bastards was fun to read。
Isabel
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I love hughie， can’t put into words how amazing the scottish accent is portrayed in this comic
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