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Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Maker
"Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Maker" is the seventh episode of the second season and fifteenth episode overall of the American superhero television series ''The Boys'', based on the comic book series of the same name by Garth Ennis. It is set in a universe where most "Supes" (superpowered individuals) are portrayed as corrupt individuals instead of the heroes the general public believes they are. The episode was written by Craig Rosenberg and directed by Stefan Schwartz. The episode follows the Boys becoming allies with congresswoman Victoria Newman for an upcoming hearing against Vought with Lamplighter as the chief witness. However, the plans are thwarted when Hughie Campell and Lamplighter decide to rescue Annie January from Vought after Homelander and Stormfront uncover her betrayal. Meanwhile, Billy Butcher is forced to face his past when his father unexpectedly shows up while seeking another witness as a contingency plan finding Jonah Vogelbaum as the perfect witness. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Boys (TV Series)
''The Boys'' is an American Satire (film and television), satirical Superhero fiction, superhero Drama (film and television), drama series developed by Eric Kripke for Amazon Prime Video. Based on the The Boys (comics), comic book of the same name by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, it follows the eponymous team of Vigilantism, vigilantes as they combat Superpower (ability), superpowered individuals (referred to as "Supes") who abuse their powers for personal gain and work for a powerful company (Vought International) that ensures the general public views them as heroes. The series features an ensemble cast that includes Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, Antony Starr, Erin Moriarty (actress), Erin Moriarty, Dominique McElligott, Jessie T. Usher, Chace Crawford, Laz Alonso, Tomer Capone, Karen Fukuhara, Nathan Mitchell, Elisabeth Shue, Colby Minifie, Aya Cash, Claudia Doumit, Jensen Ackles, Cameron Crovetti, Susan Heyward, Valorie Curry, and Jeffrey Dean Morgan. Intended to be a Feature ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charley Koontz
Charley Koontz (born August 10, 1987) is an American film and television actor. He is best known for his recurring role as the student nicknamed 'Fat' Neil on ''Community''. Early life, family and education Koontz was raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. He graduated from De La Salle High School in Concord, California, where he appeared in school plays. He attended Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles and earned a bachelor's degree in Theater Arts Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors to present experiences of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a Stage (theatre), stage. The performe .... Career Koontz appeared as FBI Agent Daniel Krumitz in '' CSI: Cyber''. The show premiered on CBS on March 4, 2015. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stormfront (character)
The following is a list of fictional characters from the comic series '' The Boys'', created by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, and subsequent media franchise developed by Eric Kripke, consisting of a live-action adaptation, the web series '' Seven on 7'', the animated anthology series '' The Boys Presents: Diabolical'', and the live-action spin-off series ''Gen V''. Overview ; Key : : : Main cast Recurring cast The Boys The Boys are a CIA black ops team, created by Col. Greg Mallory to observe, record and sometimes liquidate Supes created by the mega conglomerate Vought. Ostensibly assembled to help prevent / avenge the immoral and illegal actions of the largely out of control "supe" community, they also seek to ensure that Vought lacks the stability or the platform to push for use of superhumans in national defense. Over time the team's focus changed, due to Butcher's increased instability, from one of management / containment to the total elimination of all Supes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Homelander
The Homelander (John Gillman)Darick Robertson, Robertson, Darick; Adam McKay, McKay, Adam (March 10, 2015 in comics, 2015) ''The Boys (comics), The Art of The Boys: The Complete Covers'' Dynamite Entertainment.Nelson Cragg, Cragg, Nelson; Monahan Ellie (June 17, 2022) The Boys (season 3), ''The Boys'' Season 3: "The Last Time to Look on This World of Lies" "Queen Maeve: John- Homelander: Don't you fucking John me." is a fictional character and one of the main antagonists in the comic book series ''The Boys (comics), The Boys'' and the media franchise The Boys (franchise), of the same name, created by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson. He is depicted as a Psychopathy, psychopathic and sadistic Narcissism, narcissist who serves as the extremely powerful leader of List of The Boys characters#The Seven, The Seven—a group of corrupt and hedonistic superheroes grown and funded by Vought-American—and the archenemy of Billy Butcher. Beneath his public image as a noble and Altruism, altr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annie January
Rebecca Anne "Annie" Campbell (née January), known by the superhero name Starlight, is a fictional superheroine in the comic book series '' The Boys'', created by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson. As Starlight, she is a member of the Seven, a group of superheroes funded by Vought-American (Vought International in the television franchise), and the love interest of Hughie Campbell. Annie is a former member of the Young Americans group with the ability of flight and light manipulation. Throughout the series, she is portrayed as one of the only members of the Seven with selfless, benevolent motivations, but becomes disillusioned when she sees the dark secrets of Vought and the other members of the Seven. Eventually, the death and destruction she witnesses pushes her to quit her job at Vought and join the Boys alongside Hughie, where they both serve as the moral center of the group. In the Amazon Prime Video streaming television adaptation and ''Seven on 7'', Annie is portrayed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hughie Campbell
Hugh "Wee Hughie" Campbell is a fictional character and the protagonist of the American comic book, comic book series ''The Boys (comics), The Boys'' and its spin-offs ''Herogasm'' and ''Highland Laddie (comic book), Highland Laddie'', created by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson and visually designed after Simon Pegg. He is a member of List of The Boys characters#The Boys, The Boys, a group of Vigilantism, vigilantes led by Billy Butcher. After the accidental death of his girlfriend Robin at the hands of the so-called superhero List_of_The_Boys_characters#A-Train, A-Train, he joins the Boys to get vengeance on superheroes, who are artificially created by the Conglomerate (company), mega-conglomerate Vought-American. Hughie appears in the Amazon Prime Video The Boys (TV series), television adaptation of the series as one of the main protagonists, where he serves as the moral compass and voice of reason of the Boys. Hughie is portrayed by Jack Quaid in the television adaptation and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garth Ennis
Garth Ennis (born 16 January 1970) is a Northern Irish-American comics writer, best known for the Vertigo series ''Preacher'' with artist Steve Dillon, his nine-year run on Marvel Comics' ''Punisher'' franchise, and '' The Boys'' with artist Darick Robertson. He has collaborated with artists such as Dillon and Glenn Fabry on ''Preacher'', John McCrea on ''Hitman'', Marc Silvestri on '' The Darkness'', and Carlos Ezquerra on both ''Preacher'' and ''Hitman''. His work has won him recognition in the comics industry, including nominations for the Comics Buyer's Guide Award for Favorite Writer in 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000. Like his inspiration, Alan Moore, he is a promoter of left-liberal ideas, for which he has received numerous awards and recognition from specialized British and American publications and organizations, such as the UK Comic Art Award and the Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Awards. Early life Ennis is originally from Northern Ireland. Raised with no religion, Ennis' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Boys (comics)
''The Boys'' is an adult superhero comic book series, co-created, and written by Garth Ennis and co-created, designed, and illustrated by Darick Robertson. The first volume was published by WildStorm, which canceled it after six issues; the series was picked up by Dynamite Entertainment, which published the following eight volumes: '' Get Some'', '' Good for the Soul'', '' We Gotta Go Now'', '' The Self-Preservation Society'', '' The Innocents'', '' The Big Ride'', '' Over the Hill with the Swords of a Thousand Men'', and '' The Bloody Doors Off''. Debuting in October 2006, the series concluded in November 2012 after 72 issues were published. In the fourth volume, the series is revealed to be set in the same fictional universe as Ennis' previous 1995–2000 DC Vertigo series, ''Preacher'', with former vampire Proinsias Cassidy cameoing as a bartender. Three 6-issue spin-off limited series were also produced during the series' original run: ''Herogasm'', '' Highland Laddie'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Superhero Fiction
Superhero fiction is a subgenre of speculative fiction examining the adventure fiction, adventures, personalities and ethics of costumed crime fighters known as superheroes, who often possess Superpower (ability), superhuman powers and battle similarly powered criminals known as supervillains. The genre primarily falls between hard fantasy and soft science fiction in the spectrum of scientific realism, often merging into science fantasy. It is most commonly associated with American comic books, though it has expanded into :Superhero fiction by medium, other media through adaptations and original works. Common plot elements Superheroes A superhero is most often the protagonist of superhero fiction. However, some titles, such as ''Marvels'' by Kurt Busiek and Alex Ross, use superheroes as secondary characters. A superhero (sometimes rendered super-hero or super hero) is a type of stock character possessing "extraordinary or superhuman powers" and dedicated to protecting the publi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Boys (season 2)
The second season of the American Satire, satirical superhero television series ''The Boys (TV series), The Boys'', the first series in the The Boys (franchise), franchise based on the The Boys (comics), comic book series of the same name written by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, was developed for television by American writer and television producer Eric Kripke. The season was produced by Amazon Studios in association with Sony Pictures Television, Point Grey Pictures, Original Film, Kripke Enterprises, Kickstart Entertainment and KFL Nightsky Productions. The show's second season stars Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, Antony Starr, Erin Moriarty (actress), Erin Moriarty, Dominique McElligott, Jessie T. Usher, Laz Alonso, Chace Crawford, Tomer Kapon, Karen Fukuhara, Nathan Mitchell, and Colby Minifie returning from the previous season, and Aya Cash joining the cast. The story continues the conflict between the two groups with the eponymous Boys, now with the aid of Annie January, Annie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What I Know (The Boys Episode)
"What I Know" is the eight episode and season finale of the second season and sixteenth episode overall of the American superhero television series ''The Boys'', based on the comic book series of the same name by Garth Ennis. It is set in a universe where most "Supes" (superpowered individuals) are portrayed as corrupt individuals instead of the heroes the general public believes they are. The episode was written by Rebecca Sonnenshine and directed by Alex Graves. The episode follows the Boys preparing for their showdown against Vought following the hearing massacre, though Hughie Campell and Annie January seek to find evidence against the company the company in a peaceful manner where they will finally uncover Stormfront's Nazi past. Meanwhile, Becca who has escaped from Vought approaches her husband Billy Butcher to rescue her son Ryan who has been taken by Homelander and Stormfront, a mission that would prove to be difficult for Butcher as he faces the chance of losing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bloody Doors Off (The Boys Episode)
"The Bloody Doors Off" is the sixth episode of the second season and fourteenth episode overall of the American superhero television series ''The Boys'', based on the comic book series of the same name by Garth Ennis, and named after its last volume. It is set in a universe where superpowered individuals, known as Supes, are portrayed as corrupt individuals instead of the heroes the general public believes they are. The episode was written by Anslem Richardson and directed by Sarah Boyd. The episode follows the Boys infiltrating the Sage Grove Center after Annie January discovers the lead from Stormfront, while also joining them to avoid repercussions as the latter has started to suspect about her actions. During the mission, Frenchie meets Lamplighter once again after five years with the two of them being forced to relieve their past when the latter accidentally killed Mallory's grandchildren. Meanwhile, Homelander and Stormfront get in a relationship with the latter ope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
