The Boys' Creator Pulls From Contemporary Real-World Horrors For His Latest Story
The Boys creator Garth Ennis stated in an interview that his upcoming comic is "the most horrific thing" he has penned in his career – a shocking claim from an author whose resume also includes titles such as Preacher and Crossed, a zombie series so extreme that Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman couldn't handle it.
In an interview with YouTube channel Comic Book Herald, Ennis discussed his story entitled "The War," which is set to appear in the upcoming Boom! Studios comic anthology Hello Darkness. Ennis explained how the story serves as a reaction to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
"The War" By Garth Ennis
Ennis explained that the new story explores what the current war in Ukraine "might in fact be the harbinger of." He refused to yield any more details about the to-be-released story, except to say that it is dark, even by his notorious standards.
The terror of his upcoming story hinges on just how real and devastating the Ukraine War is, and what it could lead to in the future.
Garth Ennis Is Uniquely Adept To Write War Stories In The Comic Medium
From Comics like Sara to recent miniseries like The Lion and the Eagle, or even Get Fury, Ennis pulls no punches in his depiction of warfare. Where classic war comics would often downplay the harsh reality of conflict, Ennis' war stories read more like an attempt to immerse readers in history – through the good, the bad and the ugly.
For this reason, few creators are as uniquely equipped to tackle an ongoing conflict as The Boys creator Garth Ennis – and few would approach it with a sobering, honest look at war as him, as evidenced by his past war Comics.
He Has Had Lots Of Practice
In his interview with comic book Herald, Garth Ennis explained his upcoming war comic. As he stated:
"I've written a story about Ukraine, the current conflict there. Not in a direct way, but I do have a story coming, serialized in Boom!'s new Horror anthology, which I believe is called Hello, Darkness. The story has terrific art by Becky Cloonan. It's called The War. It touches on the current conflict in Ukraine and what that might in fact be the harbinger of. I'll say no more except to say that it might be the most horrific thing I've ever written."
