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Black Badge Complete Collection by Matt Kindt

Black Badge Complete Collection

Matt Kindt

Boom Entertainment · Paperback · June 10, 2025

Willy was the first boy scout to get every merit badge offered… except one.

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Who it’s for
Willy’s missing merit badge leads to a top-secret scout team and missions adults can’t handle.
Themes
Covert government missions, Secrets and intrigue, Children facing adult-made problems
Genres
YA Action & Adventure Comics, YA Mystery & Detective Comics

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About this book

Willy was the first boy scout to get every merit badge offered… except one. The one you don’t get, the one you become: The Black Badge, a top-secret branch sent off to accomplish missions that adults never could. Kenny, Cliff, Mitz, and Willy may look like scouts who lost their tour group, but they’re actually one of the most elite teams working for the government.

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But there are many secrets kept from them: the location of a long-presumed dead former member, the roles of the other Rainbow Jamboree participants, and ultimately the murderer of one of their own! Intrigue abounds as the kids have to pick up a world made a mess by adults. Experience the complete series by the Eisner-Award nominated creative team of New York Times bestselling writer Matt Kindt (BRZRKR, Mind MGMT), and illustrators Tyler Jenkins and Hilary Jenkins (Peter Panzerfaust, King of Nowhere), in one volume for the first time! Collects Black Badge #1-12.

The Black Badge

Willy’s missing merit badge leads to a top-secret scout team and missions adults can’t handle.

Come here for

  • Scouts sent on covert government missions
  • A team member’s murder and secrets among Rainbow Jamboree participants

Expect

  • Kenny, Cliff, Mitz, and Willy uncover secrets about their team
  • The complete series, collecting Black Badge #1–12

Where it sits

YA Action & Adventure Comics74%
YA Mystery & Detective Comics50%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • YA Adventure
  • YA Graphic Novels
  • YA Mystery & Detective Comics
Authors
Matt Kindt
Publisher
Boom Entertainment
Published
June 10, 2025
Format
Paperback
Theme
Covert government missions · Secrets and intrigue · Children facing adult-made problems
Reading lane
YA Adventure