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The Boyscomic Quran and TV serial are both built around the core question : what if superheroes were on the QT terrible hoi polloi ? rather of being heroic characters , the Supes inThe Boysare largely depraved , violent , destructive , and selfish . That means the parodies of pop DC and Marvel reference are also terrible Cuban sandwich , includingThe Boys ' version of Spider - Man , Webweaver .
BothThe Boyscomic by Garth Ennis and Darrick Robertson and the Amazon series characteristic parodies of iconic superheroes . Homelander is flawed , unsafe version of Superman , Soldier Boyis a panicky Captain America , there ’s awhole squad known as the G - Menwhich are the X - Men with a obscure secret - the list goes on and on . The whole point of Ennis and Robertson ’s series was to flick how superheroes act and are perceived in funnies on its head . Unlike the Marvel or DC Universe , The Boysdoesn’t have any boundaries or limits on how mess up the series can get .
Who is Webweaver, The Boys' Version of Spider-Man?
Webweaver’s Only Physical Comic Appearance Was In A Variant Cover
InThe Boysminiseries , ' Butcher , Baker , Candlestick Maker " a character named Webweaver is mentioned during ameeting between Butcher and Mallory . While Webweaver never physically appears , he ’s referred to in the meeting by The Legend as the " thwipster " while it ’s revealed he has an uncle much like Uncle Ben . pay his name is Webweaver , he ’s referred to as " thwipster , " and has an uncle , it ’s pretty exculpated Ennis and Robertson were hinting at their own version of Spider - Man .
Webweaver in reality has a pretty strong link to the formation ofThe Boysteam in the comic . The ground Butcher and Mallory meet with The Legend is to get information on a superhero they could take down so as to get funding from the government . Webweaver is the name that comes up , and it ’s later on revealed that the task to take him down " rifle like clockwork , " and aid spawn the creation ofThe Boys .
Ironically , there actually is a superhero screw as vane - Weaver in the Marvel Universe . The type , Cooper Coen , was a classmate of Peter Parker ’s who was bite by a mutated spider in his seat , as explain inEdge of Spider - Verse(Vol . 2 ) # 5 .
The Boys TV Show Finally Gave Webweaver An Actual Story
Webweaver at long last appeared in Season 4 ofThe Boys , and while his role was still minimal , it was very important . rather of being the first Supe that Butcher takes down as he was in the cartoon strip , he allow Hughie to penetrate a high - visibility party at Tek - Knight ’s mansion ( where Homelander is correct up his nefarious plans for the future ) . Webweaver has hit a incapacitating heroin addiction and happily trades his superhero costume to the Boys for another fix of heroin . But it seems that Webweaver ’s predilections do n’t stop at just drugs , as Hughie establish out the hard way .
Clearly the show had no intention of giving Webweaver any more integrity or dignity than the original comics , going even far to work on the Marvel pic universe ’s version of Spider - Man , not just the comic . In the TV world , Webweaver ’s potential role as a new sidekick toTek - Knight ( The Boys ' version of Iron Man)is reveal to have … an entirely different significance than Marvel would ever okay of .
Webweaver did n’t appear much in the comic , and he has n’t appeared much in the show either , but the writers of the Prime Video series have manage to apply him much more effectively . rather of simply being a once - note competitiveness that formed The Boys , Webweaverhelped author adjust a shot from the comics where Hughie is ravish by Black Noir . It also let the writers get Hughie into Tek - Knight ’s mansion , even if everyone regrets cognize what they obtain inside .
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The Boys is a gamey and subversive take on the superhero genre , focusing on a group of vigilantes who confront brawny superheroes abusing their ability , exploring themes of putrescence and moral ambiguity in a Earth where hero sandwich are not always what they seem .
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.
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.
