The Boys: One Image Captures Each Member's Different Attitude to Violence
The cast of The Boys may dish out violence to out-of-control superheroes on a regular basis, but how does each member feel about their actions? The world of The Boys is filled with superheroes run amok, and it’s up to an elite CIA task force to put the “supes” down when they step out of line. Each member has their own reasons for doing what they do, all of which is perfectly encapsulated in one specific image from the comics.
Once Hugh “Wee Hughie” Campbell joins the covert group, he struggles to cope with their violent acts. After his girlfriend is killed by an errant member of super-team The Seven, Hughie is recruited to The Boys by Butcher, the team leader. He soon finds himself in over his head among the crew and their take-no-prisoners attitude. Butcher relishes terminating super-people with extreme prejudice, and fellow team-mates Mother’s Milk, the Frenchman and the Female have no problem using a bit of the old ultra-violence on their enemies.
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One image in particular highlights the varied reactions each team member has to violence. It arrives at the end of The Boys #61, the second part of the “Over the Hill With the Swords of a Thousand Men” story arc by Garth Ennis and Russ Braun. The story sees Seven leader Homelander striking back at the Boys by sending a random super team to their headquarters in New York City. The team in question is Paralactic, an obvious parody of early nineties super-groups. As the team burst in to confront the covert task force, Butcher and his squad get a brief moment of respite before the onslaught begins. In the final panel of the issue, artist Russ Braun perfectly captures each character by how they react.
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