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Includes both volumes 9 & 10 of this acclaimed series in one volume.All the pieces are falling into place, for the Boys as well as their most mortal enemies. The long-dreaded superhuman conflict is on its way. But first there are secrets still to be uncovered: like the story of the team's first encounter with supergroup The Seven, and the shockwaves from that disastrous meeting that still reverberate today. Hughie, meanwhile, discovers his comrades' hidden history, as their original leader Colonel Greg Mallory takes him through sixty years of the filthiest black operations imaginable. And finally, with good and bad guys teetering on the brink, a shadowy force sets events in motion that will push even Butcher over the edge. The Boys, Vol. 9: The Big Ride collects issues 48-59 of the New York Times Best-Selling series by Garth Ennis, Darick Robertson, Russ Braun and John McCrea, and features all of the covers by Robertson!He could have been a very different man. Billy Butcher, leader of The Boys, once had a chance at another life entirely - when the love of a good woman pulled him aside from his dreadful path of violence and despair. This is the story of Billy and Becky, told by the man himself: from the backstreets of London's East End to the carnage of the Falklands War, from the heights of love to the depths of tragedy. And when he's done, he'll be ready ... to finish things once and for all. The Boys, Vol. 10: Butcher, Baker, Candlestickmaker collects issues 1-6 of the hit mini-series, The Boys: Butcher, Baker, Candlestickmaker by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, and features all of the covers by Darick Robertson!

Includes both volumes 7 & 8 of this acclaimed series in one volume.So where are the real superheroes? The warriors for truth and justice, the defenders of the American way, the heroes who fight to make things right and ask for nothing in return? Hughie finds out when he meets the teenage adventurers known as SUPERDUPER... but unknown to the little Scotsman, Butcher has finally learned his secret. A dire scheme is set in motion, and at the vast superhero evangelist festival of BELIEVE, Hughie's relationship with Annie January - aka Starlight of the Seven - reaches its terrible conclusion. A special story featuring everyone's favorite pint-sized Scotsman, Hughie. Mind reeling from cataclysmic events in New York, Wee Hughie heads home to Auchterladle - the semi-idyllic Scottish seaside town where he grew up. All Hughie wants is some time to himself, to return to the bosom of family and friends, and get his head together after two years of unimaginable chaos. But our hero's luck has always been more cloud than silver lining, and the familiar surroundings he craves are not all they might be. Old pals are warped beyond recognition, strangers in town are up to no good, and a figure from Hughie's recent past has come back to resolve some unfinished business. You can go home again - but whether or not you should is another matter entirely.

It's been a long time coming. When the Homelander finally sets an army of superheroes against the forces of the United States military, Billy Butcher and The Boys must finish the job they were recruited for: to take every superhero out of the picture. While the battle rages on the White House lawn, Frenchie and the Female are unleashed, Mother's Milk uncovers a terrible secret at Vought-American, and Wee Hughie discovers the senses-shattering truth behind Butcher's ultimate plan of vengeance.Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson proudly present the final, bloodiest chapter of The Boys.

Acclaimed graphic novelist Garth Ennis (Preacher, The Boys) explores the highs and lows of love! Thrill-seeking Valerie's been getting dirty phone calls, but when she goes to take revenge on the pervert responsible, she meets Myles, the man of her dreams. Of course, Myles is a gentlemanly hitman who just executed said pervert, and while that's a turn-on for Valerie, she unwittingly becomes a target for several unsavory types... including the gangster Mister Monsta. Meanwhile, Valerie's sister has her hands full with her boyfriend Marv, whose kinky fixations have just become painfully apparent. Meanwhile, Marv's friends launch a dubious scheme to get rich... leading the gang on a collision course with Myles' employer. Love blossoms while bullets fly, in a wildly irreverent romantic farce that only Garth Ennis could tell!

Two riveting tales of war, as only bestselling graphic novelist Garth Ennis can deliver! In "The Green Fields Beyond," veteran Sergeant Stiles leads the Tankies on the killing fields of Korea during the Chinese spring offensive of 1951. It's British steel against massed Communist hordes, as our heroes are cut off and outnumbered ten to one! In "The Fall and Rise of Anna Kharkova," the USSR's pilot heroine flies straight into trouble as her aircraft is shot down behind German lines. Anna faces her worst nightmare as a prisoner of the Nazis, and events are set in motion that will see her made an outcast among her own people.Reviews:"No one in comics does World War II better than Garth Ennis!" — Comics Waiting Room"A gripping and powerful read that’s very well-researched and richly-written with the creative teams bringing history to life on the page. If you want to read great war comics, Garth Ennis is your man and Battlefields is among his best! – Comic Ally"You will be entertained but also captivated from some of its highbrow concepts. – Unleash the Fanboy"(A) brilliant exercise of veteran writing by Ennis. Every character has a purpose and they feel real, right down to their accents." - iFanBoy

Twelve years after the events of The Boys, Hughie finds himself back home in Scotland where he intends to finally marry Annie in the company of friends and family. But the sudden appearance of a peculiar document sends our hero into a tailspin and threatens to bring the events of his nightmarish past crashing down on him in the worst possible way. There was one story about The Boys that Hughie never knew. Now, whether he likes it or not, he's going to.Introduction by Eric Kripke Executive Producer of The Boys Prime series, also known as the creator of the fantasy drama series Supernatural(2005-2020) and the NBC science fiction series Timeless(2016-2018).

Three tales of lost innocence, tragedy and suspense set during the Second World War, by writer Garth Ennis and artists Russ Braun, Peter Snejbjerg and Carlos Ezquerra. As the German army smashes deep into Soviet Russia and the defenders of the Motherland retreat in disarray, a new bomber squadron arrives at a Russian forward airbase. Its crews will risk fiery death on lethal night missions against the invader - but for these pilots, the consequences of capture will be even worse. For the crews of the 599th Night Bomber Regiment are women. In the deadly skies of the Eastern front, they will become a legend- known, to friend and foe alike, as The Night Witches. 1942: in the tropical splendor of the South China Sea, as war spreads across the far east, a young woman finds herself in paradise - and then in hell. Nurse Carrie Sutton is caught up in the Japanese invasion of Singapore, suffering horrors beyond her worst imaginings. Now she attempts to start her life anew, buoyed up by a growing friendship with a young pilot - and, incredibly, a chance for revenge. But even victory can be a hollow prize, as Carrie discovers to her cost in Dear Billy. After D-Day came the battle for Normandy, when untried Allied soldiers met the seasoned veterans of the German Army. As Panzer units and SS troops turn the French countryside into a killing ground, a lone British tank crew struggles to rejoin their squadron. Lost behind enemy lines, their only hope lies in their veteran commander, Corporal Stiles - but can even this wily old trooper lead The Tankies to victory against Germany's fearsome Tiger tank? This massive, 248-page trade paperback collects the first three Battlefields story arcs. Nine issues in all! Collects The Night Witches, Dear Billy, and Tankies, complete with bonus material such as sketches and commentary from Ennis, along with a cover gallery by series cover artists John Cassaday and Garry Leach!

It's been a long time coming, but Billy Butcher's revenge on his wife'skiller is about to be realized - if he can only get his hands on the bastard.The Boys prepare for one last terrible battle, as the Homelander finally bitesthe bullet and sets an army of superheroes against the forces of the UnitedStates military. Battle rages at the White House, Frenchie and the Female areunleashed, and Hughie faces his own terrors... while MM, patient to the last,races against time to uncover the greatest and most dreadful secret ofVought-American's superhero program. Butcher steps willingly into the jaws ofdeath, alone and unafraid: but what he finds waiting for him is beyond even hisdarkest dreams. The Boys, Vol. 11: Over the Hill with the Swords of a ThousandMen collects issues 60-65 of the hit series The Boys by Garth Ennis, Russ Braun,John McCrea, Keith Burns and Darick Robertson, and features all of the covers byDarick Robertson!

Two riveting tales of war, as only bestselling graphic novelist Garth Enniscan deliver! In "The Green Fields Beyond," veteran Sergeant Stiles leads theTankies on the killing fields of Korea during the Chinese spring offensive of1951. It's British steel against massed Communist hordes, as our heroes are cutoff and outnumbered ten to one! In "The Fall and Rise of Anna Kharkova," theUSSR's pilot heroine flies straight into trouble as her aircraft is shot downbehind German lines. Anna faces her worst nightmare as a prisoner of the Nazis,and events are set in motion that will see her made an outcast amongst her ownpeople.

As the German Army smashes deep into Soviet Russia and the defenders of the Motherland retreat in disarray a unique new squadron arrives at a Russian forward airbase. Like all night bomber units they will risk fiery death flying obsolete biplanes against the invader - but unlike the rest, these pilots and navigators are women. In the lethal skies of the Eastern front they will become a legend - known to friend and foe alike as The Night Witches.With casualties mounting and the conflict devouring more and more of her comrades, Lieutenant Anna Kharkova quickly grows from a naive teenager to a hardened combat veteran. The Nazi foe is bad enough, but the dreadful power of her country's secret police makes death in battle almost preferable. Badly wounded and exiled from her own people, Anna begins an odyssey that will take her from the killing fields of the Second World War to the horrific Soviet punishment camps - and at the top of the world high above the freezing Arctic Ocean, the Night Witch finds she has one last card to play.