Dear Becky

Dear Becky
Publication information
PublisherDynamite Entertainment
FormatLimited series
Genre
Publication dateJune – December 2020
No. of issues8
Creative team
Written byGarth Ennis[1][2]
Artist(s)Russ Braun[3][4]
Darick Robertson (cover art)[5]
Penciller(s)Russ Braun
Inker(s)Russ Braun
Letterer(s)Simon Bowland
Colorist(s)Tony Aviña
Collected editions
Dear BeckyISBN 978-1-5241-1990-4

Dear Becky is an eight-issue comic book limited series written by Garth Ennis and drawn by Russ Braun.[6] Published as an extended epilogue to The Boys as a tie-in to the second season of its television adaptation,[7] set twelve years following The Bloody Doors Off, and divided into the chapters Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and January, the series follows Wee Hughie as he builds up to finally marrying Annie January in his hometown of Auchterladle, Scotland (from Highland Laddie), as he is mailed the diary of Billy Butcher, addressed to Becky and detailing Butcher's mindset over the years before he murdered the rest of the Boys and forced Hughie to kill him, Hughie reading through it while investigating who sent it to him. Published in 2020, Dear Becky was collected in trade paperback in February 2021 as The Boys: Dear Becky.

The series received a generally positive critical reception.

  1. ^ McMillan, Graeme (January 23, 2020). "'The Boys' Co-creator Garth Ennis Returning for New Comic in April". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  2. ^ Destito, Deanna (February 19, 2020). "Interview: Garth Ennis discusses his return to The Boys with Dear Becky". Comics Beat. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  3. ^ Downey, Mason (January 23, 2020). "The Boys Is Getting A Sequel With Dear Becky". GameSpot. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  4. ^ Pulliam-Moore, Charles (January 23, 2020). "Garth Ennis Is Penning The Boys' Prequel Comic". Gizmodo. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  5. ^ Weiss, Josh (December 24, 2020). "Diabolical! The Boys Board Game Unveils 'Dear Becky' Variant, Adds Terror and Lamplighter Figures". Syfy Wire. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  6. ^ Arvedon, Jon (January 23, 2020). "Dear Becky – Garth Ennis to Pen Sequel Series for Dynamite". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  7. ^ Gustines, George Gene (January 23, 2020). "The Boys Return to Their Comic Book Roots". The New York Times. Retrieved May 26, 2021.