The Boys Comic Reading Order
This reading order is designed to give an outline of the storyline running through The Boys comic series.
The Boys, as a series, is mostly uncomplicated. The comic starts with issue #1 and runs in sequential order all the way to issue #72. However, at some points, it is briefly interrupted by a few miniseries that help deliver significant levels of character development to specific characters. Together, the main series and these miniseries help give a complete and in-depth view of the comic.
In addition, The Boys is followed by The Boys: Dear Becky. This comic is set twelve years after the final issue of The Boys and focuses on some of the same characters.
| Issue | Smaller Collection | Larger Collection |
| The Boys #1 | The Boys Vol. 1: The Name of the Game | The Boys Omnibus Vol. 1 |
| The Boys #2 | ||
| The Boys #3 | ||
| The Boys #4 | ||
| The Boys #5 | ||
| The Boys #6 | ||
| The Boys #7 | The Boys Vol. 2: Get Some | |
| The Boys #8 | ||
| The Boys #9 | ||
| The Boys #10 | ||
| The Boys #11 | ||
| The Boys #12 | ||
| The Boys #13 | ||
| The Boys #14 | ||
| The Boys #15 | The Boys Vol. 3: Good for the Soul | The Boys Omnibus Vol. 2 |
| The Boys #16 | ||
| The Boys #17 | ||
| The Boys #18 | ||
| The Boys #19 | ||
| The Boys #20 | ||
| The Boys #21 | ||
| The Boys #22 | ||
| The Boys #23 | The Boys Vol. 4: We Gotta Go Now | |
| The Boys #24 | ||
| The Boys #25 | ||
| The Boys #26 | ||
| The Boys #27 | ||
| The Boys #28 | ||
| The Boys #29 | ||
| The Boys #30 | ||
| Herogasm #1 | The Boys Vol. 5: Herogasm | The Boys Omnibus Vol. 3 |
| Herogasm #2 | ||
| Herogasm #3 | ||
| Herogasm #4 | ||
| Herogasm #5 | ||
| Herogasm #6 | ||
| The Boys #31 | The Boys Vol. 6: The Self-Preservation Society | |
| The Boys #32 | ||
| The Boys #33 | ||
| The Boys #34 | ||
| The Boys #35 | ||
| The Boys #36 | ||
| The Boys #37 | ||
| The Boys #38 | ||
| The Boys #39 | The Boys Vol. 7: The Innocents | The Boys Omnibus Vol. 4 |
| The Boys #40 | ||
| The Boys #41 | ||
| The Boys #42 | ||
| The Boys #43 | ||
| The Boys #44 | ||
| The Boys #45 | ||
| The Boys #46 | ||
| The Boys #47 | ||
| Highland Laddie #1 | The Boys Vol. 8: Highland Laddie | |
| Highland Laddie #2 | ||
| Highland Laddie #3 | ||
| Highland Laddie #4 | ||
| Highland Laddie #5 | ||
| Highland Laddie #6 | ||
| The Boys #48 | The Boys Vol. 9: The Big Ride | The Boys Omnibus Vol. 5 |
| The Boys #49 | ||
| The Boys #50 | ||
| The Boys #51 | ||
| The Boys #52 | ||
| The Boys #53 | ||
| The Boys #54 | ||
| The Boys #55 | ||
| The Boys #56 | ||
| The Boys #57 | ||
| The Boys #58 | ||
| The Boys #59 | ||
| Butcher, Baker, Candlestickmaker #1 | The Boys Vol. 10: Butcher, Baker, Candlestickmaker | |
| Butcher, Baker, Candlestickmaker #2 | ||
| Butcher, Baker, Candlestickmaker #3 | ||
| Butcher, Baker, Candlestickmaker #4 | ||
| Butcher, Baker, Candlestickmaker #5 | ||
| Butcher, Baker, Candlestickmaker #6 | ||
| The Boys #60 | The Boys Vol. 11: Over the Hill with the Sword of a Thousand Men | The Boys Omnibus Vol. 6 |
| The Boys #61 | ||
| The Boys #62 | ||
| The Boys #63 | ||
| The Boys #64 | ||
| The Boys #65 | ||
| The Boys #66 | The Boys Vol. 12: The Bloody Doors Off | |
| The Boys #67 | ||
| The Boys #68 | ||
| The Boys #69 | ||
| The Boys #70 | ||
| The Boys #71 | ||
| The Boys #72 | ||
| The Boys: Dear Becky #1 | The Boys: Dear Becky | --- |
| The Boys: Dear Becky #2 | ||
| The Boys: Dear Becky #3 | ||
| The Boys: Dear Becky #4 | ||
| The Boys: Dear Becky #5 | ||
| The Boys: Dear Becky #6 | ||
| The Boys: Dear Becky #7 | ||
| The Boys: Dear Becky #8 |