The Big Ride
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The Big Ride is a three-part graphic novel written by Garth Ennis and illustrated by Russ Braun that was published by Dynamite Entertainment as the ninth volume of the American comic book series The Boys, consisting of the four-part story arcs Proper Preparation and Planning, released from November 3, 2010 to February 16, 2011, Barbary Coast (illustrated by John McCrea), released from March 2 to June 1, 2011, and The Big Ride, released from July 6 to October 5, 2011, the latter from which the novel takes its title.[4]
The Big Ride | |
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No. of issues | 12 (3 parts) |
Main characters | |
Publisher | Dynamite Entertainment |
Creative team | |
Writers | Garth Ennis[1] |
Artists | Russ Braun (Proper Preparation and Planning and The Big Ride) John McCrea (Barbary Coast)[2] |
Letterers | Simon Bowland |
Colourists | Tony Aviña[3] |
Original publication | |
Published in | The Boys |
ISBN | 978-1-6069-0220-2 |
Chronology | |
Preceded by | The Innocents (volume) Highland Laddie (miniseries) |
Followed by | Butcher, Baker, Candlestickmaker (miniseries) Over the Hill with the Swords of a Thousand Men (volume) |
In Proper Preparation and Planning, Billy Butcher and the Homelander think back on the Boys' first encounter with the Seven in the aftermath of 9/11, in Barbary Coast, Wee Hughie meets Mallory, who recounts his life story from meeting the first Soldier Boy during the Second World War to eventually joining the CIA and recruiting Butcher, while in The Big Ride, the Boys' investigation into Jack from Jupiter leads them and the Seven towards a bloody conclusion to their long-standing conflict. Preceded by the story arc The Innocents and the prequel miniseries Highland Laddie, it is followed by the prequel miniseries Butcher, Baker, Candlestickmaker and the sequel story arc Over the Hill with the Swords of a Thousand Men.
On the production of a television adaptation of The Boys, the events of Proper Preparation and Planning were loosely adapted as the first season episode "The Female of the Species" and the second season episode "The Bloody Doors Off", with Shawn Ashmore playing Lamplighter, while the events of Barbary Coast were loosely adapted as the third season episode of the same name, with Jensen Ackles playing Soldier Boy and Laila Robins and Sarah Swire playing Grace Mallory.
The series has received a universally positive critical reception.[2][5]