BLACK BADGE (2018)

"œ Matt Kindt and Tyler Jenkins, the team behind Grass Kings , reunite for a new ongoing series about a top-secret, elite branch of boy scouts tasked by the government to take on covert missions. œ Among their organization, the Black Badges are the elite; the best of the best. They are feared even by the other badges. The missions they take are dangerous, and they will only get worse as their leaderfs attention is split between their mission objectives and tracking down a lost team member. A team member who disappeared years ago, presumed dead. œ A haunting look at foreign policy, culture wars and isolationism through the lens of kids who know they must fix the worlds that adults have broken."

"While on a mission to locate political prisoners in Siberia, the Black Badge team meets another group of young operatives who call themselves the Mounties. With the mission on the line, will they be able to work with this other team or will the two teams turn on one another?"

"On a dangerous extraction mission in Pakistan, the Black Badge team is forced to see the terrible consequences of war, and the people who get lost in the battle of nations."

"The Black Badges are invited to the compete in the Badge of Champions-a gigantic secret convention where scouts from competing disciplines meet every year for a cut-throat survival course. The objective is to win-no matter the cost."

"With the summer over, the Badges return to school to maintain their cover as normal children. But this glimpse into the everyday world forces them to confront a life in which they were never recruited."

"The Black Badge program has been around for generations, and has a storied history to match. The Black Badge program is built on legacies, on recommendations, on families. How many fathers have sent their sons to a new class of Black Badges. This issue looks back at a previous generation of Black Badge, and the family ties that connect them to the current generation. 'The Grass King team reunites for the visually stunning Black Badge.' - AV Club"

"The Badge of Champions reaches its bloody conclusion-which troop will reign supreme, and what terrible secrets will be revealed? 'If you believe that children are our future, the new monthly BOOM! Studios series Black Badge will give them a chance to let them lead the way.' - CBR"

"The Black Badge program is a covert ops tradition, passed down through generations... and now we'll meet the original members. And discover their darkest secret."

"The Badges continue to unravel the mysterious history of the program, learning the secret history of their parents... and their role in the threats the Badges must now face!"

"As the current Black Badge team learns more about their predecessors, a rift grows between the two generations-one that could mean the end of the entire Scout program."

"The Badges finally face off against the dastardly Honour Society, with the fate of the future hanging in the balance."