10 Comics To Read If You Love The Boys
10 Comics To Read If You Love The Boys
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Before The Boys was an Amazon Prime show, it was a comic book series. Here are some comics similar to The Boys.
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Created by writer Garth Ennis and illustrator Darick Robertson, The Boys was a comic-book series that relied on dark humor and a twisted parody of the superhero genre. The titular team was a group of vigilantes who target the ‘Supes’, superpowered beings who seethe with corruption and evil despite being marketed as protective guardians of humanity.
Further popularized by an Amazon Prime Video series, The Boys is a significant entry in the anti-superhero genre of comics. Antiheroes like Punisher and Deadpool along with unconventional superhero narratives like Kick-Ass are helping revolutionize the usual perception of what constitutes the ideal costumed hero in popular comic books.
10 America (Judge Dredd)
Published in seven issues in 1990, America is arguably one of the finest and most realistic Judge Dredd story arcs. While Dredd and the other Judges might get glorified for their hyperviolent activities, the comics ultimately paint a picture of living under a fascist and totalitarian regime where a lawmaker can serve as “judge, jury, executioner.”
Written by Judge Dredd regular John Wagner, this particular storyline revolves around America Jara, a woman determined to lead an uprising against the rule of the Judges. However, as the plot builds up to a tragic end, America realizes how her quest for freedom is still a distant fantasy.
9 Fury
Before The Boys, the duo of Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson collaborated on a six-issue miniseries focusing on S.H.I.E.L.D head honcho Nicky Fury. Featuring an older version of Fury, the series is non-canonical to other Marvel Comics and is instead linked to other works by Ennis under the MAX imprint of Marvel Comics (that mostly dealt with Marvel’s mature content).
Readers who are unnerved by the graphic content of The Boys would still manage to have a good time reading the heavily polarized Fury. At its core, it’s a story of Nick Fury readjusting to a relatively peaceful post-Cold War era until a chance encounter with a HYDRA operative draws him into a no-holds-barred game of violence.
8 Preacher
Another “edgy” comic book series that received an equally “edgy” television adaptation, Garth Ennis’ Preacher roughly consists of 75 issues, all published under DC’s imprint Vertigo Comics. The protagonist Jesse Custer even seems to share The Boys’ Billy Butcher’s sense of twisted humor in a few scenes.
A small-town preacher, Custer’s life changes forever when a supernatural force takes over his body, giving him god-like powers with a conflicting sense of good and evil. To end his torment, Custer along with a few acquaintances decides to embark on an inter-state journey to find God himself.
7 Incorruptible
To put it simply, Incorruptible deals with a former supervillain and his quest to reform and turn into a superhero. This premise, in itself, leaves a lot of space to explore superhero origin tropes and to subvert them. The lead character, Max Damage makes for an interesting antihero as he changes his ways after The Plutonian (a genocidal superhero much like Homelander from The Boys) destroys cities and turns into a full-fledged villain.
A good-enough companion read can be Incorruptible’s prequel Ireedemable that covered The Plutonian’s eventual fall from heroism to recklessness.
6 Lex Luthor: Man Of Steel
Before gaining fame for the hardcover graphic novel Joker, Brian Azzarello offered his take on Superman’s biggest foe Lex Luthor. Over the years, the billionaire genius has been a grey character, considering that some readers do find logic in his arguments. While Superman is definitely a protector and uses his powers for good, his unchecked rage can more than often lead to collateral damage.
Lex Luthor: Man of Steel offers a deeper take on the antagonistic character, going at length to even justify Superman’s threat as an alien being.
5 Agent X
A spin-off of Deadpool by comic book legend Gail Simone, Agent X deals with the mercenary of the same name as he tries figuring out his real identity after his memory is wiped out. There comes a point when Agent X might just be Deadpool. With enough goofy, cynical comedy, the series is a fun read that is bound to impress fans of Deadpool.
Unfortunately, Agent X had a short-lived run considering the low sales and Simone’s departure after 7 issues. Still, the comic is iconic as it preceded Cable & Deadpool, and has gained a cult status over time.
4 Wanted
Much like the movie loosely inspired by it, Wanted boasts of stylish over-the-top action with a plot concerning a network of supervillain assassins secretly ruling the world. A meek office worker adopts the identity of “The Killer” after he discovers his own villainous skills which he inherited from his assassin father.
What follows is a violent struggle for power as the protagonist gets closer to the truth of his past. Mark Millar’s stories seem to be tailormade for cinematic interpretations with flashy panels and catchy quotes, and Wanted is no exception.
3 Civil War
A running theme in The Boys is to question the accountability of superpowered beings if their powers lead to unwarranted damage. Civil War explores this concept in a full-fledged clash of Marvel’s biggest titans. While Iron Man decides to comply with government control, Captain America vouches for greater freedom of the Avengers.
The resulting civil war ironically ends up creating more destruction as both sides question their philosophies. For instance, even though the Punisher joins Captain America’s side, his bloodlust creates complications prompting the otherwise-calm Captain to lose his cool. Prompted by a sense of accountability, Iron Man’s accomplice Spiderman also unmasks himself to the world. Such moments add to the emotional intensity of Civil War.
2 Incognito
Bear tonal similarities to other gritty takes on the genre (like Watchmen), Incognito features a former villain Zack Overkill who is in a witness protection program after testifying against his peers. However, he finds it hard to live a normal life without any powers while getting the job of a mailman.
Driven by drugs, he slowly gets sucked back into his past life while discovering some revealing secrets about the origins of the heroes and villains of the world. With a heavy pulp influence, Incognito makes for a binge-able read with just six issues and vintage artwork.
1 The Punisher: Welcome Back Frank
Garth Ennis’s twelve-part take on The Punisher is one of the character’s best storylines with this avatar of Frank Castle closely resembling Billy Butcher. After all, both characters engage in an endless cycle of violence to avenge the death of their loved ones.
But despite the blood and gore, Welcome Back Frank also channels Castle’s empathetic side as he befriends his neighbors all of whom get into trouble for his meddling with the Gnucci crime family. Not willing to let go of any more close people in his life, he wages an all-out war against the family leading to some of the most impressive Punisher action sequences in comics.
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