"The Boys" gets the Axe

By Karl Schneider     January 29, 2007
Source: Newsarama

According to Newsarama, the Wildstorm series, The Boys, has been canceled by DC effective with the sixth issue.

The series was the baby of Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson and had been doing fairly well with regard to sales.

The Boys features a team of five super powered operatives working for a secret department of the U.S. Government.  The series constantly pushed the edge with regards to graphic violence and sexual situations, which may have been too much for DC.

"It became obvious that DC was not the right home for The Boys," said Robertson in an email to Newsarama.  "DC is being good about reverting our rights so we can find a new publisher and we're in the process of doing that now. I'm continuing to work exclusively for DC in the meantime. I want to thank Scott Dunbier and Ben Abernathy at Wildstorm for all their hard work."

You can read the Newsarama post here.


KJ's Take:  I'm sure it will find a home elsewhere and finish out it's run.  10 issues have already been solicited and with the comic selling over 25,000 copies an issue, someone will print it.