The Boys
Summary
One conspicuously featured role inThe Boysis in reality the all - fourth dimension favorite of one of the series ' Jehovah . The disgraceful and over - the - top serial features legion entertaining and affiance fiber . But for one of the series ' Maker , only one character stand out above the sleep as their favorite character they ’ve ever worked on .
Ennis notes how much heloves Billy Butcher ’s abilityto manipulate the team and callsBilly Bucher his all - fourth dimension favored origination . In the same comment , Ennis also compliments Braun ’s art and his ability to perfectly bewitch what everyone is thinking at this exact second .
Billy Butcher is Garth Ennis' Favorite Character He’s Ever Created
The Boysis a bloody , fell satire of superhero account . It largely center around a grouping of CIA - backed intelligence officer , the titular Boys , and their attempts to reign in the superhumans of the world . Rather than the stalwart crusader for justice they are in the cartoon strip , the superheroes ( or Supes ) are impetuous , entitled jerks who make many more problem than resolution . Leading the Boys isBilly Butcher , the most red and determined memberof his gang who desire retaliation on the leading Supe Homelander for assaulting his married woman and is uncoerced to do anything to get it .
Billy Butcher being Garth Ennis ' favorite creation follow as a bit of a surprisal . Ennis has been working in the funny book industriousness for ten and has co - create hundred of fictitious character . In increase to writingThe Boys , Ennis also wrotePreacher , featuring amazing character like Jesse Custer and the Saint of Killers . Not to cite characters he ’s made for the Marvel and DC Universes such as Barracuda , Section 8 , and Tommy Monaghan , aka Hitman . While Ennis has made numerous colourful characters , none have been as playfulness for him to compose as thescheming , manipulative and violent Billy Butcher .
What Billy Butcher Means to Garth Ennis
In many ways , Billy Butcher is emblematic of Garth Ennnis ' whole shebang . A tough , paramilitary individual with a dark sense of sense of humour who has no problem mother his hands dirty . Butcher is almost everything Ennis ever worked on wrapped up into one definitive case . Billy Butcher is obviously a persona with flaws ( truly too many to include here ) . But from a writing position , Butcher was a character who allow for Garth Ennis to indite as freely as he desire and who satisfied a creative urge . WhileThe Boysis filled with some truly challenging characters , Billy Butcher stands out as Garth Ennis ' favorite he ’s ever compose .
The Boys Omnibus Vol . 6is usable now from Dynamite Entertainment .





