Source: dynamiteentertainment.com

5. Over the Hill With the Swords of a Thousand Men

(The Boys #60-65)

The big action climax commences.

This one may not be the last arc of the series (we'll get to that) but it’s certainly the fireworks show. The reveal of the true villain is expertly conducted and surprising. And watching Butcher face off with his mortal enemy really gets some catharsis going.

The whole arc is mostly there for big moments of schadenfreude at the expense of the heroes. Honestly nothing made me as happy as watching Archer 1 open fire on the supes over the White House. It's a big fist pump of a moment. And Hughie having his arc naturally tie into Butcher's war and how violent everything could get is tense and horrible. It is bloody as all hell, and gory and vicious and almost exactly what you want.

However, it is a tiiiiiiiny bit lackluster, which is what keeps it below some other stories. I would have preferred to actually see the fight between The Homelander and Black Noir, for example. But as a climax, it's a pretty great one.