The Bloody Doors Off
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The Bloody Doors Off is a graphic novel written by Garth Ennis and illustrated by Russ Braun that was released in seven parts throughout 2012 by Dynamite Entertainment as the final volume of the American comic book series The Boys. Part 1 was released on May 2, Part 2 was released on June 6, Part 3 was released on July 4, Part 4 was released on August 1, Part 5 was released on September 5, Part 6 was released on October 3, and Part 7, You Found Me (illustrated by Darick Robertson and Richard P. Clark), was released on November 14 (all 2012).[5]
The Bloody Doors Off | |
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No. of issues | 7 |
Main characters | |
Publisher | Dynamite Entertainment |
Creative team | |
Writers | Garth Ennis[1] |
Artists | Russ Braun (Parts 1–6) Darick Robertson (Part 7)[2] Richard P. Clark (Part 7)[3] |
Letterers | Simon Bowland |
Colourists | Tony Aviña[4] |
Original publication | |
Published in | The Boys |
ISBN | 978-1-7811-6476-1 |
Chronology | |
Preceded by | Over the Hill with the Swords of a Thousand Men |
Followed by | Dear Becky (epilogue) |
Following the death of the Homelander and the true mastermind Black Noir in the previous volume, having struck a secret alliance with the still-alive Jonah Vogelbaum, Billy Butcher unleashes his true nature and sets out to exterminate all humans with Supe DNA from the face of the Earth, numbering at billions. After personally killing M.M., Frenchie, and the Female, only Wee Hughie is left in his way. On the production of a television adaptation of the series, it was followed by the epilogue series Dear Becky in 2020,[6] while in 2022, elements of the volume were adapted to the television episode "Glorious Five-Year Plan".[7]
The series has received a universally positive critical reception.[3][8][9]