The Boys
monition ! Spoilers for The Boys comic book series below
WhenThe Boyscomic script series originally published its initial six - issue run , it was actually under theDC Comicsumbrella under theWildStormimprint . However , after its first discharge , The Boyswas invalidate for being too glowering ; as the series co - Lord Garth Ennis once explained , the newspaper publisher was " too awkward " about the " anti - superhero tone " of the comedian . So whileThe Boysnever cross over with the DC Universe , it was at least possible at one point .
The Boyshas become a popping culture phenomenon , largely thanks to the lively - action mechanism adjustment airing on Prime Video base on the comic book series of the same name . However , years before the series was adapted on the small screen and even previously published by Dynamite Comics , it debuted under the WildStorm depression establish by Jim Lee . DC Comics purchased the depression in the recent 90s , with several characters in the universe , including the Grifter , Midnighter , and Apollo . However , one Jehovah - owned book DC canceled before it could ever potentially crossover into the DC universe wasThe Boys , with the reason being it was too darkfor the imprint .
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WhenThe Boyswas first published under the WildStorm imprint from DC Comics , it was swiftly strike down as , after just six issue , the publishing firm ax the serial . However , Colorado - God Almighty Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson were capable to keep the rights to the laughable , eventually finding a new home for the edgy , dreary serial publication . It would draw for 66 issues as part of the Dynamite Universe - plus another six issues as a miniseries . Ennis take on in an audience that the reasonableness for its cancelation from DC Comics was because of the anti - superhero tone of the book . In a command , Ennis said it was a mistake the book was releasedunder the publisher , saying it was " obvious to all concerned that The Boys should never have been published at DC . "
The Boysgetting canceled for being too black and restive by DC Comics benefited the comedian ’s creators in hindsight . Under Dynamite Comics , The Boyscould get even glowering , which , for better or worse , it often did , while continuing to poke sport at DC Comics in even more obvious ways . The serial had more creative freedom , pushing the gasbag of its deprived stories and characters . Without its initial cancellation , there would be noThe Boystelevision series or more than 70 total issue . It was more than a blessing in disguise , asThe Boys’creators welcomed the chance to change publishers .
While it ’s a shame thatThe Boysnever got to formally crossover with DC Comicsbefore its abrupt cancelation as otherWildStormseries have , it ’s for the effective that never happened . The Boysrelentlessly satirized the DC Universe , and if it had sweep over into that world , it would cheapen the antic made at the publisher ’s expense . Instead , Dynamite Comics was the perfect landing place spot forThe Boysas opposed toDC Comics , as it would become a pop finish juggernaut twelvemonth after its initial tally , largely thanks to the publishing firm ’s belief in the series .
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