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Dec 24, 2023 · Garth Ennis' run on Hellblazer started in Hellblazer #41 where, after waking up and immediately becoming physically sick, John rushed to the hospital, where he was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. It was a shocking, and sobering, moment for Constantine, who always assumed that his death would come spectacularly.
- 15 Tek Knight 'saves The Day'
- 14 Butcher Gets Payback with Construction Supplies
- 13 A Superhuman 'Herogasm' Might Happen in Series 3 of The Boys
- 12 Shout Out Gets Bashed For Being Bi
- 11 Little Nina Meets An Explosive End
- 10 Frenchie and A Car of Bad Guys
- 9 Kessler Gets His Nickname
- 8 Terror Follows Billy's Orders
- 7 Starlight's Introduction to The Seven Is Horrendous
- 6 Blarney Cock's Hamster Has A Rude Introduction
The Boys is a deep, dark rabbit hole of debauchery and depravity. So, to ease into this universe's madness, the first entry on this list is light. Or as light as possible when talking about The Boys. Tek Knight was an inventor who fought crime using his homemade technology. But, in the comics, Tek Knight eventually loses both his luster and his min...
In both the Amazon show and the comics, Billy Butcher is as bright as he is ruthless. Butcher unleashes this intelligence and brutality against his sworn enemies – superheroes – during both series on countless occasions. One of Billy's most violent episodes happens against the group fans of the show are introduced to in season three – Payback. RELA...
It's possible to guess what this story arc is about based on the title alone, even without reading the comics. In The Boys universe, 'Herogasm' is the name of a miniseries with a six-issue run. Part of this arc portrays the titular team sneaking into a private party to learn more about The Seven. During these six issues, The Boys see enough explici...
Despite the vulgarity and violence inherent in Garth Ennis' stories, he has high hopes for the human race. Ennis believes concepts like racism and homophobia have no place in contemporary society, but he has a very visceral and unsubtle way of getting these messages across. A great example of this occurs with the debut of a corrupt superhero offsho...
Episode three of season three, 'The Barbary Coast,' introduced show viewers to Nina Namenko, aka 'Little Nina.' She's a former boss of Frenchie and his ex-partner Cherie. Fans of the comic know Little Nina from the 'Glorious Five Year Plan' storyline. During this arc, the gang heads to Russia, where they meet Little Nina. The Boys also met with Lit...
One of the most significant changes from adapting The Boys comics to TVis the character of Frenchie. The Frenchman of the comics is a French Foreign Legion veteran grappling with his parents' tragic deaths. Additionally, Frenchie has an incredible sense of smell that's even greater than Butcher's dog, Terror. But the most substantial change to Fren...
Season three of The Boysfinds the group on the CIA's payroll. They work closely with Lieutenant Mallory to try and bring down Vought and The Seven. This partnership with the CIA exists in the comics but is slightly different. In the comics, one of their primary government contacts is a CIA analyst named Kessler, aka 'Monkey.' Billy uses Monkey as a...
In the comic's version of The Boys, most of the gang chemically enhances themselves so they can compete with the countless superheroes they battle. In addition to these chemical enhancements, the comic's version of the group includes Terror, a super canine killing machine trained by Billy Butcher. Upon a vulgar vocal command from Billy, Terror runs...
The TV and comics versions of The Boys feature Annie Januar. She's a naïve, innocent superherowho wanted to join The Seven as a young girl. However, during her childhood, her powers manifested and she accidentally blinded her parents. Sadly, this accident wasn't the end of Annie's heartache or trauma, but through her trials, Annie remained faithful...
Blarney Cock is a member of the aforementioned Teenage Kix and close friends with fellow Kix member Whack Job. The secret child of Queen Maeve, Blarney is known for his extreme violence, racism, and drug addiction. This bigotry leads to near-constant confrontations with Shout Out. However, these are just a few reasons it seems unlikely the Amazon s...
Jul 10, 2024 · The Boys: Butcher, Baker, Candlestickmaker #4 by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson. After Butcher's wife, Becky, is assaulted by Homelander (who's really Black Noir in disguise), she becomes pregnant with his child, and unexpectedly gives birth one night while lying in bed next to Butcher.
- Senior Staff Writer
Feb 18, 2024 · The Boys rectified one of Garth Ennis' biggest regrets in the original series by giving specific female roles like Becca a greater sense of character depth. Becca is long dead by the opening of The Boys comic , killed when the super child she was impregnated with tore through her body.
- Senior Staff Writer
Jul 18, 2024 · Homelander of “The Boys,” has the charm of a politician, the power of a god and the maturity of a tantrum-throwing child. The actor who plays him talks about what makes him lethal and memorable.
- Esther Zuckerman
Sep 23, 2020 · The rape of his wife by the 'hero' Black Noir leads to her grizzly death when her super baby erupted from her uterus and tried to kill Butcher.
Preacher is an American comic book series published from 1995 to 2000 by Vertigo, an imprint of DC Comics. The series was created by writer Garth Ennis and artist Steve Dillon, with painted covers by Glenn Fabry.
