The Boys: Every Way Homelander Is Different From The Comics
Homelander is one of the main characters in The Boys just as he is in the comics, but the TV show has changed the character in several ways. Billy Butcher (Karl Urban), Hughie Campbell (Jack Quaid), and Starlight (Erin Moriarty) might be the three main heroes of The Boys, but Antony Starr's Homelander has an equally prominent role. The leader of The Seven is the world's most powerful Supe and is the show's main villain, despite his public persona of being a hero.
Prime Video's adaptation of Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson's comics often blurs the line between being faithful to the source material and taking it in new directions. The Boys maintains the same adult content status as the comics, but storylines and characters have repeatedly been changed as the writers see fit. In many cases, the changes made in The Boys have been for the better. Some of the more notable changes might be gender-swapping characters like Stormfront (Aya Cash), altering major events like Herogasm, or not giving The Boys powers until season 3. These are just a few of the ways The Boys show differs from the comics, but individual characters have also changed in some significant ways.
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Viewers have seen the many layers to Homelander's story in The Boys. Those familiar with the comics knew ahead of time that the character had the chance to be an incredible TV villain, and Antony Starr has helped make that possible through his outstanding performance. While Homelander looks the same in The Boys show and the comics, his story has veered away from the source material several times. Here is every way The Boys' version of Homelander is different from the comics.
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