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The Boy: The Boys Omnibus comic complete collection vol. 1 TPB
The series draped in controversy is now presented in digital omnibus edition as Dynamite presents the first 22 issues of the acclaimed series in one massive, virtual bundle! Featuring some every so slight tweaks the creators have meticulously restored, the Boys Digital Omnibus Volume 1 also features bonus art materials and more!
916 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 8, 2020
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November 18, 2020This whole collection was amazing. I enjoyed it much more than I did the television show, and thats saying alot cause the show was really good too!.
July 3, 2024
2.5 as i'm not entirely sure comics are my things but I do wanna make my way through the boys comics.
February 26, 2021
This graphic novel series began publication in 2006. It is the basis for the Amazon Video series also titled The Boys.
The story takes place on a version of Earth that is very like our own, except for the presence of superpowered metahumans - hundreds, if not thousands of them. Although they are ostensibly superheroes, many of the metahumans are anything but heroic. That's where The Boys come in.
The Boys are a small CIA strike team charged with monitoring metahuman activity and taking action against those who step out of line. Ennis is the same author who wrote The Preacher graphic novel, the basis for the AMC series of the same name. This series is heavy on sex, nudity, and violence so I wouldn't recommend it for young readers.
I gave The Boys Omnibus Volume 1 4 stars on Goodreads. The premise is good and the story is interesting, the only reason I'm not giving 5 stars is because of the over the top adult nature of the material.
The story takes place on a version of Earth that is very like our own, except for the presence of superpowered metahumans - hundreds, if not thousands of them. Although they are ostensibly superheroes, many of the metahumans are anything but heroic. That's where The Boys come in.
The Boys are a small CIA strike team charged with monitoring metahuman activity and taking action against those who step out of line. Ennis is the same author who wrote The Preacher graphic novel, the basis for the AMC series of the same name. This series is heavy on sex, nudity, and violence so I wouldn't recommend it for young readers.
I gave The Boys Omnibus Volume 1 4 stars on Goodreads. The premise is good and the story is interesting, the only reason I'm not giving 5 stars is because of the over the top adult nature of the material.
April 11, 2023
honestly... this is some absolutely dated, and edge lord level cringe writing... I didn't expect this. I am equally aghast at the idea of a large white male using the N-word when speaking to another white male, so casually, that I'm left in simple "wtf did I just read?" level bewilderment... and at the same time... edge lord. Very thankful the tv adaptation has better sense. watch the show, leave the comics to their dust collecting.
3 stars, because 2.5 isn't an option, and it's not a terrible story, just terribly edgy with great artwork.
3 stars, because 2.5 isn't an option, and it's not a terrible story, just terribly edgy with great artwork.
March 11, 2021
Somos bien edgys we 🤘🤘, libro miado lmao es puro shock entretainment
June 23, 2024
jumped into this expecting the worse of the worse--- considering people claim this is awful compared to its counterparts, i didnt think it would be anything worth spending my time on. i do admit, the show and the way they wrote and fleshed out all the plots and characters is 100% better than this 1st omnibus. seriously, everything in the show is inherently better. however, i do think some of the criticism the comics receive isn't deserved. after reading this first part, i genuinely believe it really wasn't as bad as people make it out to be. of course, there's 5 other parts i need to finish, so this opinion is subject to change.
edgy for the sake of being edgy?
it's Garth Ennis, everything this guy writes is some form of edgy. i'm not sure why this is a huge talking point when it comes to this series. i wholeheartedly believe that the edge, the gore, and the isms are necessary for telling this specific story, especially considering what ennis was trying to critique in the first place. do i believe the comics are edgy for the sake of being edgy? no. however, the use of EDGE and the degree of which its used is completely overdone. some scenes weren't needed to be fleshed out the way the were, and didn't drive or further advance the plot. the amount of bestiality, depiction of starlights rape (and subsequent reaction), etc, were not needed in order to showcase the terrible nature of supes, and the harm they cause to society. it feels like its being spoonfed to me, yelling at me; "hey! look how horrible and depraved the supes can be." --- and its like, yes, i CAN see and i CAN imply things without having to outright read it. this is obviously a product of bad writing, which is why alot of people make the argument about the boys being edgy for the sake of edge. but that brings me to my 2nd point, the time period of which this comic run was written. now, this is not an excuse for what is depicted or said in the comics, however, i do think it serves relevancy. the amount of blatant homophobia and racism apparent in the comics ARE a product of the early 2000s. i feel like alot of people don't understand that THAT was the humor of the time, and that was what was considered dark satirical funny use of jokes. obviously, reading this 20, nearly 30 years down the line, the average person would consider this weird; not funny at all. which is why in the show, we see a different version of satirical dark humor. the use of edge and gore, racism and homophobia is still seen, however its application and the way its written into the show is what makes it so much better in terms of it being filmed and created in the 2020s. if the show were created in the 2000s, right along side the comics, the humor and displaying of edge would be VASTLY different. therefore, comparing what was funny then to what is funny now shouldnt be relevant when it comes to the conversation of edge.
in terms of writing, the show does it 100% better. compound V being a top secret government drug that produces superpowers as a side effect, versus a random street drug that temporarily gives you super strength and higher endurance is better in terms of writing. the whole aspect of regular humans defeating overpowered supes is better, and serves as a greater satisfaction everytime the boys actually get a win at something. this aspect is defeated when you turn yourself into the very thing you hate. if you hate supes, why shoot yourself up with the drug thats guaranteed to turn yourself into one? this very question is beautifully executed in the show, but is waved off in the comics. i could go on and on about how the show is better, but than we'd be here forever.
all in all, while the comics do happen to be mediocre, with hypocritical plots and questionable humor, i dont think it should be subject to the amount of hate it gets. after all, without the comics, we wouldnt have the show. of course, i still have the rest of the series to finish, so we'll see if my opinion changes by then.
edgy for the sake of being edgy?
it's Garth Ennis, everything this guy writes is some form of edgy. i'm not sure why this is a huge talking point when it comes to this series. i wholeheartedly believe that the edge, the gore, and the isms are necessary for telling this specific story, especially considering what ennis was trying to critique in the first place. do i believe the comics are edgy for the sake of being edgy? no. however, the use of EDGE and the degree of which its used is completely overdone. some scenes weren't needed to be fleshed out the way the were, and didn't drive or further advance the plot. the amount of bestiality, depiction of starlights rape (and subsequent reaction), etc, were not needed in order to showcase the terrible nature of supes, and the harm they cause to society. it feels like its being spoonfed to me, yelling at me; "hey! look how horrible and depraved the supes can be." --- and its like, yes, i CAN see and i CAN imply things without having to outright read it. this is obviously a product of bad writing, which is why alot of people make the argument about the boys being edgy for the sake of edge. but that brings me to my 2nd point, the time period of which this comic run was written. now, this is not an excuse for what is depicted or said in the comics, however, i do think it serves relevancy. the amount of blatant homophobia and racism apparent in the comics ARE a product of the early 2000s. i feel like alot of people don't understand that THAT was the humor of the time, and that was what was considered dark satirical funny use of jokes. obviously, reading this 20, nearly 30 years down the line, the average person would consider this weird; not funny at all. which is why in the show, we see a different version of satirical dark humor. the use of edge and gore, racism and homophobia is still seen, however its application and the way its written into the show is what makes it so much better in terms of it being filmed and created in the 2020s. if the show were created in the 2000s, right along side the comics, the humor and displaying of edge would be VASTLY different. therefore, comparing what was funny then to what is funny now shouldnt be relevant when it comes to the conversation of edge.
in terms of writing, the show does it 100% better. compound V being a top secret government drug that produces superpowers as a side effect, versus a random street drug that temporarily gives you super strength and higher endurance is better in terms of writing. the whole aspect of regular humans defeating overpowered supes is better, and serves as a greater satisfaction everytime the boys actually get a win at something. this aspect is defeated when you turn yourself into the very thing you hate. if you hate supes, why shoot yourself up with the drug thats guaranteed to turn yourself into one? this very question is beautifully executed in the show, but is waved off in the comics. i could go on and on about how the show is better, but than we'd be here forever.
all in all, while the comics do happen to be mediocre, with hypocritical plots and questionable humor, i dont think it should be subject to the amount of hate it gets. after all, without the comics, we wouldnt have the show. of course, i still have the rest of the series to finish, so we'll see if my opinion changes by then.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 30, 2021
Seguramente conocen o han escuchado hablar de la serie, y efectivamente, comencé a leer el cómic por la serie pues quería ver cómo era la adaptación, y no me arrepentí, y me recordó a lo que hicieran con The walking death , Watchmen y por supuesto que Invencible , formato largo adaptado para series, y le queda muy bien, pues precisamente casi todos van entre un mundo decadente, pero también se hacen la pregunta de ¿Qué pasaría si los superhéroes fueran corruptibles y dispensables? Justamente lo que vemos en el cómic. Y si bien hay unas cuantas diferencias como cambiar escenas, o poner personajes femeninos por personajes masculinos que llenan algunos agujeros argumentales (hablando del traslado del cómoc a la serie), en ambos casos el hilo argumental se mantiene sin necesidad de sentirse alterado o modificado, y fluye bien porque tiene una buena base que es visual. Y diré que cada que alguien lee cómics con gusto, a un crítico literario o divulgador de la lectura supercerrado le da un ataque de purismo y luego una no puede decir lo chingón que es entretenerse y aplicar las reglas de Daniel Pennac que es que los lectores leemos lo que se nos dá la rechingada gana. Una de las tantas lecturas entretenidas que igualmente me ayudó en pandemia.
October 7, 2025
Decidí leer esta saga por un único motivo, y es que la serie me pareció increiblemente increible. Es verdad que la serie casi parece solo usar los personajes y algunas pocas escenas, pero no es algo malo, por algo es una adaptación. Y el tono, que para mi era lo más importante, se mantiene. Siguiendo con el cómic, siento que si que se me ha llegado a hacer un poco largo, sin embargo, eso no puedo criticarlo pues esta es una edición recopilatoria. Su puntuación concreta es de 3.7 estrellas.
Puntos malos:
- Siento que la historia está un poco dispersa y a veces no sabe por donde ir, punto en el que creo que la serie lo hace mejor.
- Y creo que algunos personajes como Frenchie, la Hembra o L.M. tendrían que tener más protagonismo o como mínimo algo más de desarrollo.
Puntos buenos:
- Es de las historias más originales que he leido nunca y nos da un nuevo punto de vista sobre los superhéroes.
- Me gusta bastante el estilo de dibujo del cómic.
- Me parece el Juego de Tronos de los cómics, pues no se corta un pelo con mostrarlo todo, y a todo me refiero a TODO.
Recomiendo esta saga, aunque recomiendo que si tenéis más dinero o una biblioteca con todos los tomos, la leais mediante los tomos cortos.
Puntos malos:
- Siento que la historia está un poco dispersa y a veces no sabe por donde ir, punto en el que creo que la serie lo hace mejor.
- Y creo que algunos personajes como Frenchie, la Hembra o L.M. tendrían que tener más protagonismo o como mínimo algo más de desarrollo.
Puntos buenos:
- Es de las historias más originales que he leido nunca y nos da un nuevo punto de vista sobre los superhéroes.
- Me gusta bastante el estilo de dibujo del cómic.
- Me parece el Juego de Tronos de los cómics, pues no se corta un pelo con mostrarlo todo, y a todo me refiero a TODO.
Recomiendo esta saga, aunque recomiendo que si tenéis más dinero o una biblioteca con todos los tomos, la leais mediante los tomos cortos.
September 16, 2021
Es muy bestia, al menos para mi, la serie ya es bastante bestia, pero es que el cómic lo supera con creces, lo que no me esperaba es que aunque la parte central del argumento es parecida (es un mundo de supers, donde no es oro todo lo super que reluce, y los personajes son los mismos), en realidad la serie ha modificado lo que le ha dado la gana y ha suavizado alguna de las escenas o les ha cambiado los protagonistas a esas escenas. Hugue por ejemplo no tiene nada que ver en el comic que en la serie... pero me ha encantado ver por donde iban los derroteros.
Las series siempre se toman liciencias y entiendo que en este caso, hayan querido modificar ciertos momentazos... no hubieran emitido la serie jajajajajaja creo que esta navidad caerá el siguiente tomo.
Las series siempre se toman liciencias y entiendo que en este caso, hayan querido modificar ciertos momentazos... no hubieran emitido la serie jajajajajaja creo que esta navidad caerá el siguiente tomo.
November 20, 2023
The Boys comics are delightfully gritty and gory. Almost all the characters are just awful in the best ways possible. Like all things, they’re definitely not perfect and some character decisions just don’t make sense, but it still makes for a good story. Recommend reading if you’ve enjoyed the tv series.
June 4, 2021
Absolutely fantastic
June 29, 2022
Fantastic! But if you have a sense of decency, leave it at the door otherwise you will be shocked.
July 16, 2022
Muy bueno, lo empecé a leer porque la serie me encanta, el cómic como era de esperarse es mucho más brutal, seguiré con los otros dos tomos integrales pronto.
November 14, 2022
Amazing
January 9, 2023
Like drinking chlorinated salt water.
May 21, 2023
Only reason you would read this is for the sex
January 30, 2024
The boys comics are terrible the show is much better do not waste your time ps don't read if you dont like gore
August 7, 2024
Weird as hell (positive)
August 14, 2024
written like just some edgy kid’s messed up fantasies. no depth and no purpose.
March 10, 2025
Its different, nice different from the tv show. Ill put it sort of the english version/humour of it.
August 9, 2025
It was good but also a hard read the cringe of the too try hard edginess with racial slurs at random moments eh. Show is sm better
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December 28, 2025
This is one of those I have to say the tv show was better this was tough to read t
January 7, 2021
I love the show The Boys on Amazon so decided to give the comic a try. It's great. The plot differs from the show in many ways, but at lot of similarities, too. If you're a fan of the show, you'll like this too.
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