The boys

Without any doubts this is best superhero TV shows right now. DC and Marvel does not have anything like this. Let's wait what HBO Watchmen will shows us, but for the now - we have a winner. Wildstom "The Boys" comic book has seen the world in 2006 and in fall 2012 was ended, with 72 issues total. And thanks God, Amazon has buy right for it screening. Not sure if Netflix would did a better. By compering different shows, as for me, "The Boys" very close to Justice League: Injustice. It no not so brutal like it was in DC and doesn't cover questions of what is the cost of justice and power, but the Show has only first season, so I believe if fans like what the saw in July 2019, Amazon will go deeper and will raise shows brutality. Shortly about plot, in the world where superheroes (Supes) are exist, all of them were legalized and all of them are working for Vought International. Transnational company with HQ in US, which: control, assign a missions, build a marketing strategy, commercialized and later known, develop a new Supes, around the world. Most popular heroes and those who bring more money to company are members of The Seven. Old materials Supes, who does not bring money are sent to 2nd leagues of losers. With great power comes a great responsibility but when your heroes are TV superstars with huge salaries and their actions could not be judged by any country and government, they turned into bunch of self-lovers jerks and jack asses. The first thing which you see it's how superhero team, almost recreate in some ways Justice League. Homelander - copy of Superman. Well, more cocky, narcissistic, with pseudo patriotism ideals. Leader of the team. The most powerful of all team members. Absolutely understructable being. Main antagonist.

Queen Maeve - reference to Wonder Woman. Probably best person who see true Homelander intentions. Previously she was in relations with simple woman, then move to Homelander, now alone. Have a problems with alcohol. From time to time trying to act following her heart and the ideals she was grow on. Almost every time when she's trying act right - encounter a resistance in the Homelander face. The Deep - analogue to Aquaman. And maaaaaaaan, writers together with Chace Crawford did an amazing job. That character has a problems with self confident probably because no one is really takes a seriously a guy, whose only power talk with fish. (Reference to Aquman in Robot Chicken ,maybe?) He has a serious issue with sexual life also. Vought knows that a dude is sexual abuser, but trying to cover this fact(spoil the entire 8 episodes). The Deep needs it's own series, because some of his intension are truly good but his actions are so dumb! A train - link to The Flash. The guy with drug-anabolic addiction. Earlier he was "The fastest man alive" and this title belongs only to him, but now world full of speedsters. And in order to protect his reputation, well, yes, he is usually on anabolic. Black Noir - you want to believe it is a copy of Batman, but No, It's analogue to Snake Eyes from G.I. Joe. We don't know a lot about him, only that he: never speak, good at martial arts & knives , parkour, ............aaaaand he is great piano player. If Susan "Sue" Storm-Richards aka Invisible Girl from Fantastic 4 was a man, he's nickname would be Translucent. One of the famous Seven team members. TV star. Most of the time use his powers to spy on girls in bathroom. Total jerk. Starlight - she is a newbie in the team. Almost at the first day on work she was abused by one of members. She is a light inside the "The Seven" darkness. I think her character has something with Supergirl and Stargirl, because she is also young and sometimes naïve, believe in all good, against all bad etc. One of series protagonists. Of corse there is a Vought International - VC president. But lets leave her story. I don't want to open all cards. Now let's go to our heroes aka simple humans. The Boys are team created by Billy Butcher, CIA agent who hates everything related to Supes. There are also: Hughie Campbell, the guy whose girl was killed by A-Train; Frenchie - specialist in bombs, weaponry and spy tech; Mother's Milk - former CIA agent, probably the voice of logic in the team; Kimiko - girl with inhuman "abilities", but lack of communication skills, previously was test pet of Vought. The show full of blood&meat, nudity, dirt language and this is exactly what you need from modern Superhero genre shows. It is not completely "Deadpool", but it is more combination between DC "Doom patrol" & "Titans" + Marvel "Daredevil". Entire picture of "The Boys" not full of grey paint and pain, even the opposite it is colorful and sunny. But behind bright colors of heroes costumes and perfect Hollywood smiles there is always darkness and dirty world of money, unlimited power and politic manipulations. For Marvel & DC fans this show is MUST WATCH without any doubts, fans of fiction & fantasy would love it too. My respect to Amazon Prime and all crew members who create this show. Overall 8.5\10