Skip to main content

The Boys: Homelander’s Biggest Obsession Gets Comic Treatment In New Art

Warning! Spoilers for The Boys comic book and streaming series below

One of Homelander's strangest obsessions gets the comic book treatment, as Russ Braun, one of the main artists for The Boys, brings the Supes' love to milk in creepy new art. In the image, Braun does his take on Antony Starr's version of Homelander from the Amazon adaptation of the comic series he worked on. The result is an image that captures the character's bizarre nature and oddest obsession.

Homelander is one of the most complex, ego-driven villains in The Boys streaming series, where Antony Starr's portrayal of the Supe has earned praise for bringing the utterly terrifying character to life. However, the comic book version, created by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, of Homelander was quite different from the live-action adaptation. From not really having a romance in the comics, having a clone specifically built to kill him, and considerable changes to his origin, Homelander's two versions have significant differences. However, one key change in the character for the show was Homelander's obsession with breastmilk, which was an incredibly strange (yet effective way) of showing the villain's infantilization fetish. Now, that obsession gets the comic book treatment.

Related: Does Soldier Boy Kill Homelander In The Boys Comics?

Artist Russ Braun, who worked on 25 issues of Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson's The Boys comic book series, shared his take on Homelander's milk obsession. The creepy image features Antony Starr's version of the Supe drinking milk from a bottle with his tongue sticking out as the liquid spills down his face. The Homelander art is in Braun's style, despite the character never actually having a milk obsession in the comics - as the bizarre character trait was created for The Boys streaming series.

The sketch on The Boys' blank cover is the latest image from Braun showcasing the live-action version of Homelander's creepy nature behind his incredible powers. Earlier this month, the artist captured what makes Antony Starr's Homelander terrifying with a different piece. However, seeing Braun's take on Homelander's strange milk obsession is an even more twisted take on the hero from The Boys artist.

Despite his extraordinary powers and menacing presence, seeing Homelander drink milk, whether that was from a bottle or directly from the source, remains extremely disturbing. A grown man with that much power acting like a baby is deeply messed up. However, with the new comic art from Russ Braun, his unusual obsession gets a new look, which doesn't make it seem any less bizarre. But, what makes Homelander so captivating is that he marches to the beat of his own drum, which unfortunately includes the strange obsession in The Boys.

Next: Wow, The Boys' Herogasm Wasn't Nearly As Bad As We Thought It'd Be

Source: Russ Braun - Twitter



Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

CBS' Ghosts: Every Main Ghost Time Period & Backstory Explained

One of CBS' newest sitcoms,  Ghosts , features a cast full of spectral characters that each hail from a distinct time period and come with their own unique backstory and death. Though each of the eight ghosts has a wildly different perspective based on their different experiences throughout history, they nonetheless form a sort of family, which is one of the show's greatest charms. After all, being stuck with the same people for all of eternity allows for plenty of time to get to know each other. Ghosts , which is an adaptation of a BBC show of the same name, stars Utkarsh Ambudkar and Rose McIver (who played Liv Moore on five seasons of  iZombie ) as Jay and Sam, a young couple who inherit a mansion in upstate New York. To their surprise, however, the house also comes with several ghostly inhabitants, who Sam is able to see after a near-death experience. These are Thorfinn (Devan Long), Sasappis (Román Zaragoza), Isaac (Brandon Scott Jones), Hetty (Rebecca Wisocky...
Post a Comment
Read more

The Hateful Eight's Original Ending Explained (& Why Tarantino Changed It)

The Hateful Eight has an ending full of blood and betrayal, as expected from any Quentin Tarantino movie, but this wasn’t the original ending – here’s why he changed it. Tarantino has explored different genres throughout his career; though he’s best known for his crime movies like Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction , he's also visited genres like martial arts (with both Kill Bill  films) and black comedy ( Once Upon a Time in Hollywood ). In addition, he's shared his version of westerns with Django Unchained and The Hateful Eight , with the latter going through some problems and creative changes even before it began shooting. Set in 1870, Tarantino's The  Hateful Eight follows eight strangers, all with different (and secret) motivations, who end up in a stagecoach lodge after seeking refuge from a blizzard. These characters are Major Marquis Warren (Samuel L. Jackson), John “The Hangman” Ruth (Kurt Russell), Daisy Domergue (Jennifer Jason Leigh), Chris Mannix (Walton Gog...
Post a Comment
Read more

Why Spider-Man 3's Uncle Ben Retcon Doesn't Change Peter's Origin

Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man 3 is often criticized for a major retcon made to Uncle Ben’s death , but this retcon ultimately doesn’t change Peter Parker’s classic origin story. Raimi’s third film in the iconic Spider-Man trilogy is often criticized, perhaps unfairly. While the film suffers from too many character arcs and plot threads and would have been better as two or three separate films, it does a more than adequate job adapting the Spider-Man comics and telling a sincere story about relatable, flawed, characters who are intertwined with the extraordinary, just as Stan Lee and Steve Ditko intended when co-creating the character. Uncle Ben’s retconned death may alter classic elements from the comic version, but it retains its most important aspects in regards to Peter’s characterization. 2002’s Spider-Man is, for much of the film’s first half, a faithful adaptation of Spider-Man’s 1962 origin story in issue 15 of the Amazing Fantasy comics. An awkward social pariah, Pete...
Post a Comment
Read more