Butcher says “as long as there is Vaught there will be supes and it’s just a matter of time before one of them becomes the next Homelander” to justify killing all the supes, but the problem as we all know is capitalism and they are literally in a revolutionary moment where they could actually end it with the supes becoming immortal folk heroes but no, mass slaughter because vengeance on the one that he hates is not enough he just wants to kill all the supes out of spite and frankly sure there is an argument to be made for that but that still ain’t fixing the rest of the problems with capitalism.
My one friend who is really into comic books says the same thing. But he also said Preacher wasn’t “Edgy for the sake of it, like his other stuff” so I don’t know if I can trust fans.
I like The Boys and some of Preacher even if Garth Ennis is an edgy dickhead who cannot get enough of punching down and speaks 90% in gross out “humor”. My tastes are bad and I should feel bad.
The Boys is just a hate comic he made because he hated current marvel and DC so thats why is edgy for the fun of it and Crossed is him wanting to make his version of a zombie apocalypse (but edgy)
His serious comics like Punisher and i think Preacher are his good stuff
He still has the humor of a 13 year old kid tho
The ending of Hitman still makes me cry because it’s so earnest and oh so tragic
Drinks are on the house, but you got to leave your guns at the door
I love Garth Ennis (actually got him to sign a few things when I met him at a comic convention), but he definitely has his quirks
Man wanted to live in a world where he could make a living writing WWII comics and pulpy Man of Action books
Then he gets to the USA and it’s all Marvel and DC schlock
It’s no wonder why he gravitated towards Hellblazer and The Punisher style stuff