Summary
Prime Video has expertly ripped the world ofThe Boysfrom the comic page to live-action, including and especially one of the main characters of the series,Homelander. However, upon looking back at the original comic, it’s easy to see how some of the details of Homelander’s suit were left on the proverbial cutting room floor in lieu of an original adaptation. That’s something that is remedied in this jaw-dropping fanart, which brings Homelander’s original, comic-accurate suit to life in the most terrifying way.
In a post on Instagram by user Kode Adbo (handle:bosslogic), the artist shares a piece of fanart that perfectly captures how Homelander’s comic-accurate suit would look in live-action.The Boys’ antagonist floats in the middle of an office, drenched in shadow. A portion of the New York City skyline is visible through the shattered window, though one’s attention is immediately drawn to the puddle of blood soaking the floor beneath him.Homelander’s eyes glow red, primed for a laser-vision attack, with his suit tattered, and covered in blood.
The scene itself is absolutely terrifying, as it depictsHomelander having committed a heinous murder, with the implication that he isn’t even close to being done. However, after one looks past the horror of this image, they’re faced with the fact that Homelander’s suit itself looks absolutely phenomenal. The giant golden eagle perched on his shoulder, the gold chain stretched across his chest, the bulgy thigh-padding, and the large belt buckle are all seemingly ripped straight from the pages ofThe Boyscomic, and it all looks magnificent.
Homelander Fanart is Ripped Straight from the Pages of The Boys (Literally)
The Boys#64 by Garth Ennis and Russ Braun
Not only does this fanart perfectly capture Homelander’s suit from the original comic, but it also brings to life one scene in particular. InThe Boys#64, Homelander has set into motion a plan that would see the supes taking over the United States, and eventually the world. As one would imagine, such a coup can get quite bloody, and that’s made clear all over Homelander’s suit when he pays a visit to his handler at Vought, James Stillwell.
Homelander floats outside Stillwell’s office, which is located many stories up in Vought Tower, before finally breaking a window and letting himself in. Interestingly enough, however, the scene in the comics is one where Homelander actually doesn’t kill anyone. He’s going to kill Stillwell, but decides not to after some expertly (perhaps apathetically) played reverse psychology on Stillwell’s part. While the fanart shows that a murder took place in the office Homelander broke into, the comic this scene is inspired from doesn’t actually depict a murder - which, itself, is actually kind of interesting.
The Boys Fanart Perfectly Blends Live-Action with the Comics in an Unexpected Way
In the comics, Homelander spares Stillwell, while in the live-action series, Homelander kills Stillwell long before his planned coup (which fans are seeing play out right now inThe Boysseason 4). With that in mind when looking at this fanart, it seems the comics and the live-action series have been merged perfectly, in more ways than just bringing the comic-accurate suit to life. It’s as if the murder that Homelander committed in the live-action series was brought to the corresponding moment in the comics, when he didn’t kill Stillwell - a sort of meta redesign of an alternate live-action adaptation.
It’s as if the artist is telling fans how they would have adapted this scene from the comics, complete with a comic-accurate suit for Homelander, and a depiction of the presumed murder of Stillwell - keeping the plot-points from the live-action series, but giving it a fully-immersed comic-accurate treatment. However, despite what the artist may or may not have been trying to convey, the simple truth is that thisHomelanderfanart is as breathtaking as it is terrifying, which is a perfect depiction ofThe Boys’ greatest villain.
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The Boys is a gritty and subversive take on the superhero genre, focusing on a group of vigilantes who confront powerful superheroes abusing their abilities, exploring themes of corruption and moral ambiguity in a world where heroes are not always what they seem.
