{"product_id":"the-boys-65-2026-bn","title":"The Boys # 65 2026 BN","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Boys #65 \u003c\/b\u003eis the single most coveted \"grail piece\" inside Dynamite Entertainment's 2026 \"Bloody Blind Bag\" anniversary release. While originally printed in 2012, Dynamite re-released ultra-limited, mystery variant editions of this milestone issue to coincide with both the 20th anniversary of the comic franchiseand the May 2026 series finale of the Amazon Prime television show.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhy Issue #65 is Iconic\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten by Garth Ennis and drawn by Russ Braun, Issue #65 (the conclusion of the \"Over the Hill with the Swords of a Thousand Men\" arc) features the absolute climax of the original comic book series:\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Death of Homelander\u003c\/strong\u003e: Homelander successfully stages a brutal coup against the White House, culminating in a horrific final showdown.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Black Noir Twist: The issue delivers one of the most famous plot twists in comic history—revealing that the silent, masked supe Black Noir is actually a twisted clone of Homelander secretly engineered by Vought to assassinate him if he ever went rogue.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe True Villain: Noir reveals he committed the horrific crimes that framed Homelander (including the assault on Billy Butcher's wife, Becky) to deliberately trigger their war. Noir brutally kills Homelander, only to be finished off by a crowbar-wielding Billy Butcher moments later.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2026 Blind Bag Variant\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Release: This issue was repackaged inside the premium Dynamite Bloody Blind Bags. Each opaque, blood-splattered polybag contains three random limited-edition variants from a pool of key legacy issues.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Rarity: Because it contains the ultimate demise of the series' primary antagonist, the exclusive 2026 variant of #65 is the most heavily sought-after drop in the set.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTV Show Divergence: This 2026 re-release surged in popularity because the live-action television finale completely abandoned this comic storyline, giving TV's Black Noir an entirely separate backstory and avoiding the clone twist altogether.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BattleBuddyComics.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48826264125540,"sku":"BN25 2","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0728\/7606\/4868\/files\/IMG_2026_07_24_14_17_02_009.jpg?v=1784921090","url":"https:\/\/battlebuddycomics.com\/products\/the-boys-65-2026-bn","provider":"BattleBuddyComics.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}