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Content Warning: This article repeatedly refers to fictional depictions of sexual assault and abuse.
Few comic books are as filled with surprises asThe Boys.
At the root ofThe Boys’storytelling,crudeness serves a purpose.
The shocking visuals yield to shocking storyline twists that keep the most savvy of readers on their toes.
Despite her brief time in the story, she sets the entire series in motion.
Within mere pages ofThe Boys’first issue, Wee Hugh Campbell watches his girlfriend succumb to the super-speed of A-Train.
The so-called heroes take advantage of another, and it only gets worse from here.
Blarney Cock ends up being killed not once, but twice by Hughie.
This event prompts in-universe conspiracy theories.
Unlike Charles Xavier, though, Godolkin takes far too much of a hands-on approach to coaching his students.
The comics reveal that Godolkin had sexually abused and molested a number of the students he recruited.
Such an adult-themed spin on the concept crushes everyone’s X-Men nostalgia.
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Both Maeve and her admirer die at the hands of Homelander ina bloody Wonder Woman nod.
It’s more surprising that it took so long for her to turn her back on the Seven.
Then, he’s even more terrified and confused once Black Noir unmasks himself.
At that moment,Butcher becomesThe Boys’lead antagonist,which is tragic for two reasons.
The other reason is that Billy was once the hero whoBoysreaders rooted for from the start.
First, a friendship develops in which both parties confide in each other, all before they become lovers.
However, it appears this may have all been a ruse to groom Bradley as his patsy.
Stillwell is a master manipulator who always has a plan and an ace up his sleeve.
