As the title says, this show is very different from the comic series (which I have only read some of). But everything that is done here absolutely works. I watched the whole season in 3 nights because I couldn't stop. It's delightfully gory (featuring some of the best human explosions I've ever seen) and relentlessly brutal, which is primarily what interested me. What I didn't expect was being absolutely hooked by the characters, which are developed and interesting and have enough arcs to keep you guessing. They're all played excellently by their respective actors/actresses, especially Anthony Starr from Banshee as Homelander and Karl Urban as Butcher. Dialogue is expertly written and results in some seriously tense and even uncomfortable scenes where characters are just talking. Since the show retains the comic's brutality, darkness, mature themes, etc., the main difference is in the plot (although some characters have changed genders, but characters are generally consistent). Some things are taken directly from the comics, dialogue included, but in many cases characters are introduced differently. The relationship between Butcher and his "Boys" is fundamentally different at the beginning but grows into what we get in the comics. The show changed some background elements and some other minor things but the biggest difference is in the finale of the show vs. the finale of the comics (which I've only read about, not read). Anyway, I don't have a problem with the changes with the exception of one - not enough Butcher brutality. In the comics he's portrayed as an unstoppable beast that is perhaps "the single most dangerous man on the planet" or something. Karl Urban just doesn't kick enough butt in the show (physically - he's still an absolutely brutal blackmailer), so if you want to see that, watch Dredd. But don't get me wrong, he's still a total badass here. Deeper than the characters and the blood and the changes that ranged from minor to significant are the themes that the show tackles. #MeToo and female empowerment are major thematic elements here, and I love it. Same with religion (Butcher on religion is one of my favorite nonviolent scenes). Anyway, watch the show. It's really, really good.