#hughie layout

[syphasfire]

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[emmastairs]

CLAIMING 10, HUGHIELIZZIE headers !

• 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗴 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝘁

[ryngzmn]

₊˚ෆ | phone troubles | S.B (1)

SUMMARY: After Butcher leaves you to watch Soldier Boy, you decide to teach him to use a mobile phone.

WARNINGS: not proofread, mention of drugs, implied drug use (it’s only ben doing it), swearing, maybe OOC ben???

WORD COUNT: 885.

A/N: changed the title layout to make it look nicer / neater! ALSO WHY IS THE GIF SO FUCKING BIG HJHJGJGJGJGJFJ

part two! | part three! | part four! | part five!

To be frank, you thought that putting Soldier Boy on board was a bad idea, but Billy Butcher — the guy who was technically your boss — ignored your hesitance and released him from a three decade slumber.

You always stayed away from Soldier Boy, or Ben as you had soon found out, your mistrust and the fact that he was just slightly radioactive kept you away.

Ben didn’t seem to mind either, he never paid much attention to you.

But, the universe and Butcher seemed to have different plans other than you keeping your distance from Ben.

Because now you were standing in the middle of a motel room, Butcher in front you and the rest of The Boys standing near the door.

“I am not staying back to watch Soldier Boy.” You scoffed, crossing your arms across your chest like a petulant child.

Butcher barked out a laugh, “Well somebody needs to watch ‘im.”

“Why not make you or Hughie do it? He seems to trust you two the most.” You offered with a shrug.

“I’m the leader of this operation,” Butcher said simply. “So I needa be there on this little mission.”

You shook your head. “Nope. Not doin’ it.”

Butcher scoffed, “Oh come on, luv! Just do it!”

You shook your head again just in a more firm manner this time.

“If I tell you to do sumthin’, you do it.” Butcher said firmly, taking a step closer and pointing a finger at you.

You raised your hands in mock defense. “Okay, okay! Just don’t kill me..” You grumbled.

Butcher let out a triumphant huff before turning to the rest of the people in the room,

“Alright, let’s get outta here.”

You watched Butcher and the others fill out of the room before you turned to Ben, who was sitting on the bed while holding a The Seven merchandise cup in his hand.

“Can you believe men wear this pussy-gear nowadays?” He asked incredulously and pointed to the TV, you turned to the TV to see an ad for a baby carrier that a man just so happened to be wearing.

“It’s the 21st century Ben—“ You started, but Ben cut you off.

“Soldier Boy. It’s fuckin’ Soldier Boy you refer me to.” He demanded, shooting a glare in your direction.

“Crimson Countess used to call me Ben, the fucking bitch…” He muttered under his breath, moving to sit at the couch and crush some cocaine.

You stayed silent for a bit after that, eventually decided to just scroll through your phone.

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After about thirty minutes of mindless scrolling on social media, you spared a glance in Ben’s direction; who was struggling to change a channel with the remote.

“Hey, Be— Soldier Boy.” You quickly corrected yourself, not wanting to face Ben’s aggressive wrath for fucking up what name he demanded you call him.

“Hm?” Ben looked in your direction, raising an eyebrow.

“Come here,” You patted the empty space on the sofa beside you.

Ben crossed his arms defiantly. “And why should I?”

“Because I want to show you something.” You rolled your eyes. “Now come here.”

Ben begrudgingly got up from the cocaine patch he had made himself after ‘the last batch was too weak’ on the table before walking over to the couch.

He plopped down on the space beside you, and you could’ve sworn you bounced a bit because of how heavy this man was.

“Here,” You shoved your phone into his hands, and he looked at your Home Screen.

“Why do I fucking need this?” Ben looked over at you with a hint of curiosity in his eyes.

“Because I wanna see if you can work a phone.”

“I obviously can’t. I couldn’t even work the shitty remote.” Ben grumbled, tempted to shove the phone back in your hands.

But then he accidentally swiped to the side, and he watched as the apps that previously showed up just slid to the side as new ones popped up.

“What the fuck..?” His eyebrows furrowed in barely visible awe.

“You got the hang of it already!” You said with a light laugh, making an up gesture.

“Now swipe up to see the apps I’ve had open.” Ben followed your instructions, swiping up to see what apps you had open previously.

“Huh, that’s so weird.” He mumbled, poking at the screen a bit before he eventually opened an app.

“What is this?” You looked over and notice he was in your messages.

“This is how you text and call people.”

“Like I can text Butcher or Hughie right now.” You continued, and Ben seemed to have an idea in his head before scrolling down a bit to find Hughie’s contact.

You watched as he started slowly typing with just one finger, soon spelling out the message: ‘Hey pussy-boy’

Shaking your head, you looked up to meet Ben’s mischevious gaze.

“Seriously? Don’t send that-“ But it was too late, Ben had already hit send as soon as you met his eyes.

You sighed. Yet, you knew that Hughie would know Ben sent it.

Ben was the only one that called Hughie pussy-boy.

Turning back to your phone, you swiped up again and picked another app for Ben to explore while you showed him how to work a mobile phone.

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feedback is appreciated, especially since this is my first drabble after not writing for a while!

[sharonisthebettercarter]

hugh campbell is literally the tallest member of the boys in the show and it's one a my favorite details<3

they rarely show it off and tend to use camera angles and posture (hughie boi i see you constantly slouching--LOOK AT HIM~<3<3<3 just casually *unintentionally* making butcher appear is *actual size*--) to play up or downplay/switch up height differences, but i kinda love that hughie went from being the second shortest member (comics) of the boys to the literal tallest<3 (butcher was generally in the middle with homie just casually being a head taller than him--, frenchie and mm being the taller guys on the team, love sausage of course being the biggest guy when there~<3<3<3 he still is btw--)

love love LOVE him so fucking much<3<3<3 literally the *only* REAL bear in this damn series (HE STRAIGHT UP BEAR HUGS BILLY IN THE COMIC AHHHHHHHHHHH~<3<3<3!!! we better see moar of him i swears--). mm is a close one, but he's more of a good big papa wolf~<3 butcher's a scraggly dumpster kitten or fuckin' heifer--

i *also* love love LOVE the single inch height increment hughie and billy got goin' on with homie, it's just the cutest most fun thing~<3 it goes--

5'11" (homie<3)

6'0" (billy bean<3<3)

6'1" (not so wee hughie<3<3<3)

6'2" (LOVE SAUSAGE~<3<3<3<3!!)

i see you sandwiched right inbetween those bois there, 'ey billy~<3? ;)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

throw in mm between billy and homie, it's hard to find a solid height on that bitch<3 (and they *def* keep trying to downplay his height and bulk cause holy FUCK, THAT MAN--) but i'm gonna say he's probably around 5'11.5", closer to 6'0" maybe??

lol for the roughest layout i guess, they tend to bill urban a bit taller than he is (you can tell cause they'll bill quaid at the same numbers but he's definitely taller than urban, also i SWEAR everytime this man is in a photo that's not a solo glamor shot he's tryin' out some jank ass angles always always always leaning *in* to the camera to make himself look *bigger* leik honey you are so fuckin' cute-- and they *def* keep trying to make billy look *way* bigger than he actually is, BILLYYYYYYYYYYY--) but boi, i see you too<3<3<3

i guess maybe a little closer, it might go something like...

5'11" (homie)

5'11.75" (mm)

6'0.5" (billy bean)

6'1.5" (hughie)

in which there's .75 increments, and then a full 1 inch leap from billy to hughie. either way, they're def very close and not a single one is 'small' per se (except compared to love sausage--tho i do bet starr is one of those fuckers to downplay his height so other men get insecure LMAO--), but i just love the sequencing<3<3<3

what i *also* love~?

(bad posture homie lol) homie's reaction to hughie posturing at his full height was fucking amazing. IT WAS OH MY GAWD--i can't. he had his little surprised moment and then made a *pleased* "ooh~<3" and then smirked like THIS--

leik hughie... MAH BOI--i know he *tried* so fucking hard but leik. homelander is just so unthreatened by him that he's fucking *amused* and engaged with hughie *trying* to be brave. *he relaxed further*-- he just... he just doesn't give a shit. and it's horrible. but also *beautiful* because at this point, you can tell he's just so bored out of his mind that he even *welcomes* the challenge in some ways. he is LOVING that people feel so attacked by him without him doing much--LEIK.

there are a couple other unhinged and unsettling *positive* reactions he has to people similarly enough, (his descent into madness in real time--not gonna get into it now lest this post become *all* about homie--) but man oh man~<3

little bit less posture difference here, will say it's silly fandom obsesses over/exaggerates single inch height differences (particularly between homie and billy while ignoring/reversing hughie and billy, leik C'MON--let hughie be his height~<3! also we should be obsessing over the perfect~<3 *sequencing*, DUH--) but it's honestly pretty amazing how much of a nonfactor the height is in general.

for homie, it's pretty obvious he doesn't give a shit as he's particularly relaxed and unbothered by people being taller than him (especially hughie--literally amused by people posturing LEIK--by the gods his reaction to hughie challenging him--I CAN'T IT WAS FUCKING--GOOSEBUMPS~<3<3<3), but it just goes to show. motherfucker is just playing with his food--

BONUS~<3

lmao blurry ass pic of baby urban getting *dwarfed* by dwayne "i'm 5'11" and wear lifts" 'the rock' johnson. (also that mofo got so much bigger leik gotdamn i am actually curious how much more he'd *DWARF* urban cause ya look at him now and just. he ate a truck--ya look at the rock next to a guy leik SHAQ and HOLY FUCKIN' SHIT the differences are staggering leik one inch is nothin' baby--) SWEET BABY JEEZUZ--

bonus bonus~<3

another detail i *love*?

the shorter two (and frenchie~<3<3<3!) have the bigger/longer noses and... *likely* the biggest cocks--

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[quollstar]

Like Animals; ch1

billy butcher (the boys) x reader

warnings: this fic makes use of the sex pollen trope later on, as well as including some the boys-typical violence/language. i'm not going to post the whole thing here because to be honest i really don't know tumblr's layout or rules that well so i'll drop the first chapter and then a link to the whole thing on my ao3 if anyone is interested!

notes: reader/you is a member of the team, an ex-vought supe introduced by annie. now you work with them to take down any supe you can (this is somewhere in between szn2 and szn3!)

The job was simple– well, as simple as it gets when you take down superpowered assholes for a living. Hughie had given your group the green light to take out some low-level supe after he gave a speech at an animal rights event. According to your digging, the supposed animal liberator was actually as fake as the rest, dealing in black market pelt and meat trading on the down-low and peddling the 'vegan, fish are friends, save all the creatures' story to the public the whole while. He got shipments of V to his zoos disguised as animal feed, then presumably used it on the animals in question, the 'why' of that was unclear. What was really fucked about it was the guy could understand and speak to animals. You weren't a crunchy vegan yourself, but damn, that was cold.

It was you, Butcher and MM in the field, while Frenchie and Kimiko did surveillance in the van a few blocks away; close enough that they could come in if things went sideways and you needed another supe. So far it didn't seem like you'd be needing them, but you never know. Butcher and MM spread out through the crowd, taking care to avoid the cameras above the outside venue so they wouldn't get tagged. You, on the other hand, were fairly new to the job, and thus hadn't had your face put up on any of the criminal databases yet, and since you were a rather unknown supe there was little chance of someone recognizing you. You got to claim front row seats. Hooray.

The event itself was cheesy. You were surprised at how many people showed up, considering how bland and boring it had been so far, but you figured any big event with Vought tied to the name was bound to attract a crowd, even if the main speaker- your target- had less charisma than the longhorn bull he was on stage with. You weren't sure which of the pair smelled worse. Internally, you cursed the fact that you were essentially untraceable, because you would have loved to be in the back like Butcher.

Subtly, you looked over your shoulder to find him in the crowd. He was already looking your way, and when you met his eyes you rolled yours, glaring. He sent you one of his patented cocksure grins and gestured back towards the stage.

"Keep your eye on the prize, love," came his accented voice through your earpiece (disguised to look like a regular hearing aid). "They'll be bringing the monkeys out next, ain't that exciting?"

As quietly as you could, you snarked back: "I'm thrilled." When all this was done, you were going to tear into him for insisting you showed up for the whole show, when you could have gotten in for the last 10 minutes and then done your damn job.

His responding chuckle sounded in your right ear and something in your lower gut twisted not-unpleasantly.

You just couldn't help it. The man was attractive, and his deep voice didn't help. When you'd first joined up with the boys, introduced to their movement by Annie, he'd gotten on your nerves immensely. Actually, he still did (all the damn time) but he was a lot more bearable after getting to know him. You realized that his rudeness was usually just a way to deflect positive attention off himself and that, while he called the boys 'cunts' every other day, he would do anything to keep them safe in the field. When you felt those feelings stirring in you the first time, you swore you wouldn't get attached, but it was no use. You really loved a misunderstood bad boy type.

Nowadays, when you caught yourself feeling things for him, you didn't try to tamp it down. You just reminded yourself that he was clearly not one for new commitments. He was torn up over his late wife and on a path of rage after what Homelander had done. He didn't need some 20-something d-lister supe pining after him on top of that. You were pretty sure he would be disgusted at the idea of the two of you together.

So you kept that shit to yourself. You were used to quiet pining, anyway, always being the single friend from the moment you realized you even cared about that. You could get over it. You could be content just to admire him from afar when he wasn't looking.

Your attention was drawn back to the gaudily decorated stage when, just as Butcher had said, they carted out some chimpanzees. You weren't even entirely sure what they were doing, having tuned out most of the things Monty Montgomery had been saying about his various animal guests up until this point. Your guess was some sort of informational show, but god was it bland, and you usually liked shit like this.

You checked your watch; 2:42. The show was set to end at 3:00, and then you'd follow Monty backstage and grill him on his sketchy side hustle before finally following Butcher's precise plan to take him out. You couldn't actually kill him- Hughie would have a fit- but knocking him out would be fun. You were considering giving him an extra kick in the nuts just for making you sit through this god awful stage show. Nearly 20 minutes left. Fuck.

The remaining time could not have gone slower, dragging on as the celebrity supe went on and on about how intelligent most animals actually were. Normally you'd find that to be a lovely sentiment, but knowing what Monty does after hours just made the whole presentation seem so fake. You weren't sad when it ended and you got swept up in the crowd of people leaving the clearing to wander around the booths or stand around in groups talking about whatever it was supe fans talked about. You made to follow the crowd, then broke off away from them at the last second to head towards the backstage area. Butcher and MM would be heading that way, too, and you could finally get to the fun part of your job.

You strutted past the security stationed outside the back of the stage, flashing them the ID badge you'd nicked from another guard earlier on in the day before sweeping past them into the much quieter halls of the building behind the stage. Nobody was around and you breathed a sigh of relief; standing among the throngs of chattering people for so long had left you socially exhausted. It was nice to have a moment of quiet.

Right on time, Butcher and MM entered through the door at the other end of the hall, spotting you and making their way over. You met them in the middle.

"You sure he's in?" you asked, placing your hands on your hips.

MM nodded. "We kept on eye on him after the show, he came right back to the room. You ready?"

You huffed. "Only been waiting for this for two hours, so yeah. Jesus, why did we have to watch the whole show?"

Butcher only grinned, amused at your annoyance. "What, you don't like animals, y/n? I'm surprised. I thought you were one of them sensitive blokes."

You bit your tongue to keep from getting pissed and saying something stupid. Your feet hurt, damnit, you were ready to go home. Exactly when you started seeing the dank cellar that was your base as 'home', you didn't know, but the dark concrete walls and suspiciously wet floors were sounding really welcoming about now.

Shutting your eyes, you dropped your hands from your hips and splayed your fingers out, using the dark and quiet to hone your supe ability. As powers went, it wasn't that amazing, but it was mighty useful for missions like this, where you didn't want to be seen. You felt out mentally, searching for cameras and anything else giving out an electronic pulse from behind the door marked "STAR". When you apprehended Monty, you didn't want it to be for an audience.

"Three cameras, and one shitty desktop computer- probably also has some sort of webcam on it. Plus his phone, I think," you muttered, eyes still closed.

"Fry 'em," Butcher said.

You clenched your fists. "Done." You opened your eyes in time to catch a look from Butcher that was almost, almost admiring. It could just have easily been mocking, but you'd like to let yourself believe for one minute that he found your powers useful. The prospect brought a little smile to your face.

MM leveled you with a knowing look, then took the lead, putting his ear up to the door for just a moment before throwing it in, catching the supe inside by surprise.

Monty Montgomery had been laying on a couch inside, worn out from talking for so long (you didn't blame him there; you were worn out from listening to him talk) but quickly shot up when the three of you rushed in, the guys holding their guns and you with your hands cockily stuffed in your jean pockets.

"What the fuck??" he sputtered, looking between the three of you angrily. "Who the fuck are you?"

Butcher smiled, taking a step forward, still pointing his gun at the supe. "We're your biggest fans, mate! We wanna ask you a few questions about your job- the other one. You ever feel bad sending your little buddies to their deaths so you can sell their hides on eBay or what have you?"

Monty balked. "I- I don't know what you're talking about, psycho. How did you get in here?"

While Butcher had his attention upwards, you noticed Monty's hand inching towards his back pocket. Whether it was a gun or a phone he was reaching for, you weren't having it. Your hand lifted calmly, and you pulled, the object ripping out of the target's pants and flying into your hand. A phone. Figures. He didn't know it was useless anyways after your powers got to it.

"Really? Who're you gonna call? You have an elephant on speed dial?" You glared, making a show of using your powers to crush his phone. It was overkill, but you liked the shocked look on his face. As it fell to the ground, Monty's eyes narrowed.

"What do you want from me?" He asked, tone guarded.

"Already said. We want to ask you about your side hustle, and what exactly you're doing with the Compound V you have sent to your place every month," Butcher said, gesturing towards the couch with his gun. "Now sit down."

end of chapter one!

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[plasticfangtastic]

I really wish there was more images of the other characthers house layouts... but at least now I know how Hughie's apartment looks like for future reference.

lowkey liked the concept art for Maeve's apartment a lot better than the final product more fitting for somebody like her than the boring penthouse.

concept art by Frank Hong who apparently worked in S2 and David Blass.

[thesummerpetsalamander]

rip peter parker layout 💔💔💔 you will be missed but hughie campbell is my new pathetic transmasc

[awkwardcourage]

They were playing a long game- and a dangerous one at that. Hughie was being sent into the epicentre of danger, under the guise of being just a regular employee at Vought. If he fucked up, there would be no back up, no bail. That was the CIA: the very nature of their work meant that there were no strings attached to anybody. He was on his own.

Hughie gave himself three weeks to get settled in, to act entirely normal and get used to the layout. Then, he began to work. Sat in a security camera blind spot, Hughie began to work. It was late enough that no one was around, but not so late that it might come across as being suspicious.

Unfortunately, Hughie became a little engrossed in his work. He barely heard anything past 'funny', as the rest of the words were drowned out by his loud yelp of "JESUSFUCK!" His body snapped round at the sound and found a man standing right behind his chair. He hadn't even heard him get close. Hughie sank against the back of the chair, hand clutching his chest.

"Jesus Christ, you scared the shit out of me." Hughie let out a shaky, nervous laugh, taking in the man before him. The words he'd spoken before were finally came back to Hughie now that the pounding in his heart was beginning to slow. "Yeah. Yeah, I um... I've not been here long. I'm Hughie," he held out a hand for the other man to take. He hadn't seen him around before either, but Vought did have a lot of employees. "I work in IT."

What we’re not

[happierthnme]

LAYOUT BY @ CUAND0TEFUISTE . ( twitter )

Hughie Campbell && the boys.

da créditos si lo usas, bro, pls.

[mondlevan]

soldier boy icons

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[bevongf]

queen maeve season 1 headers

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[oosteven-universe]

The Boys: Dear Becky #01

The Boys: Dear Becky #01 Dynamite Entertainment 2020 Written by Garth Ennis Illustrated by Russ braun Coloured by Tony Aviña Lettered by Simon Bowland    The issue was decided in one final battle against a massed superhero army, when a plan concocted by the “supes” to overthrow the US government went horribly awry.  Now, twelve years later, Hughie and his lover Annie January have returned to his home in the Scottish town of Auchterladle--their battles fought and won, their torment over.  The days when Colonel Greg Mallory led The Boys are firmly in the past.  So too are the times Billy Butcher shared with a woman who strove to send him down a different road.  All that is over and done with.  Finished.    Well all things considered I have to say that this is more than a delightful surprise.  Don’t know what inspired Garth to write another chapter, the television show or whatnot, but this is just what I needed right now.  The first page here speaks volumes and it is so extremely nice to see wee Hughie again even as we do.  So what led to seeing Hughie like this that’s what we’re going to find out.  I absolutely adore this and I was a huge fan of the entire run, and I’m sorry but I still think of the Russian with his ginormous cock so for me I couldn’t wait to dive in.    So seeing Hughie in his now normal life having a few pints with Bobbi well it’s just like stepping back in time to something so utterly familiar.  The way Garth writes, the way we see the characters and how they speak and their interactions with one another just feels familiar like seeing your chosen family during the holidays.  The character development is phenomenal and I guess when you’ve written characters for so long it is easy to fall back into their lives.  What we see here is fantastic and how the characters just are is a real treat.  The pacing we see is sensational as it takes us through pages revealing how everything works together to create the ebb & flow for the book.      After this issue I may love Bobbi as much I do Love Sausage, now there’s a team-up screaming out to happen.  Also I am really enjoying how the scenes with Hughie solo time is spent between the different sub-plots and how this ties it all together is brilliantly handled.      The interiors here are fabulous!  The linework is stupendous and how we see the varying weights being utilised to draw out this level of attention to detail is simply marvellous.  The complete upside to this is also how we see Bobbi in all her transgender masculine and feminine glory.  The melding and dichotomy of her life is astoundingly beautiful.  The utilisation of backgrounds that we see and how the work within the composition of the panels to bring us depth perception a sense of scale and that overall sense of size and scope to the story is brilliantly done.  The utilisation of the page layouts and how we see the angles and perspective in the panels show this great eye for storytelling.  I love the colour work we see here as well.  Again from the way we see Bobbie to the way we see everything else the way that the various hues and tones within the colours utilised to create the shading, highlights and colour work is beautifully rendered. ​    The story is off to one hell of a great start here and if this is how it begins then by golly I canny wait to see what’s still in store.  I feel like an old friend has come and paid me a visit on holiday and for the time being I don’t want them to leave.  For something that is generally a set-up issue this does that and so much more!  It makes me excited to see what’s coming, what I have missed with them being gone and at the prospect that there’s still more to tell.

[anunvalidcritic]

The Boys: SN1.7

(DISCLAIMER: MY OPINION IS MY OWN AND CAN BE DEEMED INVALID TO THOSE WHO DON’T CARE FOR IT.)

I’m gonna dive into this like Trey Songz...

                        THE SELF-PRESERVATION SOCIETY

We’re starting off with a flashback my dudes.

BECCA looks like she is just..... flabbergasted. 

BUTCHER just doing the usual stocking

once again the lovemaking scenes just aren’t needed...

Anyways why is ANNIE so worried about where this dude lives?

I understand her concern for things but damn y’all only really known each other for like a month maybe even two? shit I’ll go out on a limb and 3 1/2 months.

Damn HOMELANDER lookin’ at the photos like he’s about to destroy these bitchies

Well, now he remembers who BUTCHER is... FUCK

THE DEEP looks sick af walkin’ into that hotel room 

“Not much crime in Sandusky. I mean we’re not a shithole like Akron.“ *chuckles* - HOST

DEEPER: A MEMOIR

this is what happens when you do drugs kids... >> A-TRAIN

A-TRAIN has the realist brother in the game rt

PSA: HOMELANDER HAS RALLIED THE TROOPS

BLACK NOIR is the chilliest dude. 

“We’re not even the seven anymore were down to five. I mean we’re dropping like fucking flies.” - HOMELANDER

STARLIGHT is all shaken up now

“Keep those hands down by your sides missy.” - HOMELADNER 

HOMELANDER really is full of shit saying that STARLIGHT wants to make this whole dilemma between her and THE DEEP a “single ladies moment” SMH 

LOL the camera pan to BLACK NOIR

Oh so now MAEVE wants to stand up for STARLIGHT 

MAEVE can fucking take this guy but she’s mentally not capable of doing it. 

KIMIKO looks happy af stirring that shit. (Living her best life with FRENCHIE)

M.M. was right... he shouldn’t have fucked the sup...

“Right so it’s better to be loyal to a dead woman who doesn't care? So how is that working out for you?!” - HUGHIE

dang he didn’t have to do BUTCHER like that! he looked sick af

SIMON PEGG is the fucking man!

M.M. was right... he shouldn’t have fucked the sup...

“Shut the fuck“ ~ A-TRAIN 

I’m sorry but that shit really sent me LOL. It’s just the way he delivered that line was really funny. 

Don’t put POPCLAW’s death on HUGHIE like that!!! You didn’t even have to her! ol’ stoophid ass

“I know I get it. Everything that butcher touches turns to shit.” - M.M.

HIS NAME IS FUCKIN’ MARVIN

TRANSITION SCENE: HOMELANDER & STILLWELL

Now he’s bringing up BECCA

She clearly doesn’t give 2 fucks about this woman.

“I just assumed she quit.” - STILLWELL

She’s such a fucking liar. When someone is presumed to be missing or dead you do feel some type of concern. And if BECCA had the same job as ASHLEY then definitely knew something was up.  

wow THE DEEP can still pull some p***y out in Ohio or whatever the fuck he is.

WOAH THIS DUDE HAS FUCKING GILLS!!

EWW SHE’S STICKING HIS FUCKING FINGER IN THERE

WELL NOW HE KNOWS THAT NO MEANS NO JERK 

I have a feeling that MESMER is gonna get fucked up.... 

... the feeling was right...

FLASHBACK: MALLORY & BUTCHER

She was in there with him for 3 fucking hours?!?!

So this is MALLORY... 

“I’m the person who can get you payback.” - MALLORY

Well after what happened to your grandkids you deserve the most payback. 

It’s going to take some time but QUEEN MAEVE is number 2 on my dislike list. I think we all know whose number 1.

THE DEEP is always having conversations with these fucking animals 

WTF is he gonna do with that lobster

ROFL!!!!!!! IT’S THE DOLPHIN ALL OVER AGAIN!

“You can call me Uncle Billy.” - BUTCHER

slapped him like it was nothin’ 

damn he done called her an “oriental girl”

Transition Scene: HOMELANDER & DOC

HOMELANDER’s fucking name is JOHN?!?!!?

Whenever I see this man I just think of him as JOHN FALCON from GOTHAM

I fuckin’ knew something was up!!

DID Y’ALL SEE HER FUCKING STOMACH NGLOW!!!!

All that goddamn blood on the floor crazy ass shit 

ICONIC DIALOGUE

DOC - “When I raise subjects without there mothers they become violent, aggressive, downright hateful. You should’ve been raised with a family who loved you. Not in a cold lab with doctors.”

HOMELANDER - “And yet I turned out great.”

DOC - “When I think of what it’s done to you and what you can now do to everyone else. *sighs* I’m sorry.”

HOMELANDER - “I don’t want your fucking apology.” 

DOC - “All this is my fault.”

HOMELANDER - “What do you want? What?! You want forgiveness? Now... after you raised me like a fucking lab rat?! No too little too late.”

I’m sorry for the lone dialogue but I needed to post this because it shows insight on how JOHN became to be the way he is now... (but with that being said I would like to see some scene of him when he was younger so we can truly feel it.)

He shouldn’t have fuckin’ said that...

ICONIC DIALOGUE

STILLWELL - “I’m sorry I’m afraid I’m not following.”

SUSAN - “You and your corporation are fucked. Unequvically unalaterally fucked. How was that? Was that clealier for you??”

BRUH HER FUCKIN’ FACE WHEN THE COMPOUND V WAS OUT

wow it was like that was perfect timing 

“Naqib means Captain. We believe it’s his supe name” - WORKER 

BUTCHER REALLY SHOT THIS CHICK IN HER CHEST TWICE!!!!!!!

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Hey, I don’t know if I said this before but I do all of this on my laptop. So if you’re looking at it from your phone or any other mobile device it’s going to look pretty different when it comes to the layout of the words. Just want y’all to know that just because this is the second to last episode doesn’t mean that you should just forget that EVERYONE’S A CRITIC WHEN THEIR OPINION MATTERS THE LEAST…

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New blog post: "Books Undercover" 

A couple of years ago I knew nothing about books. Now I design and produce them.

Ok, I knew what a book was, but nothing about the rules of layout and how to produce one effectively. The rules, can be ignored of course, but on the whole they just make the experience better for the reader - and are effectively invisible. A lot of the design for books is best when it’s invisible. I think a book design shouldn’t intrude or get in the way. Yes it should look well but I don’t think the design should be the hero. It should be the conduit for enjoyable consumption of the book. That’s particularly true when working with fine art. I like to think of the book as the frame which contains the artwork. It shouldn’t overpower like a grotesque, baroque, gold-leaf frame. It should present the work as hero, holding it in place stylishly and effectively invisible.

There may be dragons.

Often in a commercial exhibition, the individual works of art will be sold and spread to the four winds, and the exhibition may be the last time the collection will be seen together, so quality of reproduction is hugely important. One of the beauties of books is that design moves from the predictable sterility of the digital world into an organic tactile world. But that’s a world of unknown unknowns.

The challenge is perfect reproduction, in quantity, on paper, in CMYK, of images that may have been produced in oils, pastels, charcoal or mixed media. 

I learnt a valuable lesson from a former production manager when we were trying to match a colour. We found the perfect colour swatch, then he walked around the room bringing it into the sunlight of the window, holding it under darkened corners under tables. It was still the perfect colour, but the perception of it changed depending on the environment. So two factors contribute to perfect image reproduction.

Take all the variables and unknowns you can out of the process: from professional calibrated photography, to the best way to interpret that into print-ready artwork, to taking as many variables as possible out of the actual printing by producing ‘wet proofs’ - printing same-size proofs in advance using the exact same press the book will be printed, on using a variety of papers and finishes.

Perception is vital: I’ve been lucky enough to be joined on press for the book printing by some of the artists. They realise that their work and a printed book, are very different mediums, so while you may achieve perfect reproduction, the correct perception of the printed image is the key.

When OystercatcherTF started, I thought I’d continue doing what I normally did; advertising design for TV and print, but was pleasantly surprised to be asked to design a book. Then one book led to another. And another. Of course, I still love doing all the other stuff, but books are anchoring, grounding, sensuous and ‘slow design’. There are a couple more in the pipeline right now and I can’t wait to dive in.

Books shown: “Weather Gauge” by Donald Teskey and “Jack B. Yeats and Paul Henry. Contrasting Visions of Ireland.” for the Hunt Museum. “A History of Ashton School” by Dr. Alicia St. Leger for Ashton School in Cork. “Ten Night Paintings” by Colin Davidson; “Excavations” by Hughie O’Donoghue; “Old Anatomy” by Jason Ellis and “In Residence II” for the Oliver Sears Gallery. Shot in and around my workplace at The Tara Building, Dublin.

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How The Boys Pulled Off Its Wildest Episode

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Director Sarah Boyd had a lot to unpack in The Boys’ standout episode “The Bloody Doors Off”. The season 2 installment kicks off with a disturbing sex romp between a turned-on Stormfront (Aya Cash) and Homelander (Antony Starr), but only after he crushed a man’s face in with his hand. 

Meanwhile, Butcher (Karl Urban), Hughie (Jack Quaid), Annie a.k.a. Starlight (Erin Moriarty), Mother’s Milk (Laz Alonso), Frenchie (Tomer Capon) and Kimiko (Karen Fukuhara) take a road trip to the Sage Grove Center, a facility Annie stumbled across on Stormfront’s laptop. They discover the institution serves as a testing ground, where reluctant subjects are being injected with Compound-V… to varying results. To further complicate matters, former Seven member Lamplighter (Shawn Ashmore) had been recruited to keep the patients in line – or roast the unruly alive with his fiery powers. And, as it turns out, Frenchie and Lamplighter shared a shocking history together.

Boyd spent years as an editor on such high-profile shows as Lost, The Killing, and Bates Motel before successfully pivoting to directing on Bates Motel, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., The Flash, This is Us, and The Boys. Currently in pre-production on The Boys’ final two episodes of season 3, Boyd spoke to Den of Geek about season 2’s wildest episode, the series sex and violence, and what’s in store for season 3.

Den of Geek: When you received the script for “The Bloody Doors Off”, what was it about this episode that spoke to you?

Sarah Boyd: I’m not sure it spoke to me, but I got excited about the Sage Grove craziness, and the tension and action in there, and then the reveal of Lamplighter. I was really looking forward to introducing and creating a new character that the audience hadn’t seen before. I didn’t know who they were thinking of casting at first. Then I saw Shawn Ashmore’s audition tape. That’s when I first got super-excited.

How comfortable were you with the episode being so special effects-heavy?

Special effects and VFX, I’ve done both. And as a longtime editor, I’ve worked on lots of shows with visual effects and special effects. The action stuff was pretty comfortable for me. It involved a lot of prep. It takes a lot of time and forethought to orchestrate how you are going to shoot it, how you are going to make it look real. Of course, it’s not real, so how are you going to make it real? And when the stunts are happening, how are they going to be done faithfully? What’s the best angle to film them from? This show has a lot of gore, a lot of action and a lot of sex. These are all things that need to be carefully orchestrated and done to make sure everyone is comfortable and safe. Sage Grove was one example of where we knew we had a lot to do, so we had very jam-packed days at the Sage Grove Institution. 

Taking into consideration the action and sex, were there any particular sequences that required extra discussion with the cast or producers? 

We always have meetings with actors, individually and then together, when there’s going to be an intimate scene. For example, the scene with Homelander and Stormfront in the alley at the beginning of the episode… It’s not particularly graphic in terms of how much of their bodies you see, but anytime there’s enough people insinuating sex, you have a discussion with each person. Then there’s practical things like, “When you wear the super-suit, it’s hard enough to take off your pants if you don’t take off your boots.” It’s like, “OK, we have to think about this.” There’s a certain amount of conversation that goes into that. But we talk not only about logistics, but about the characters’ emotions. I wanted to make it clear that it was a scene where they were really having a connection and that it was an emotional thing. It wasn’t just graphic, and it wasn’t just empty sex or empty violence. It was all part of their commonality that brings these characters together.

The Boys is known for its extremes. How did you approach the bloody component with Homelander crushing a man’s face in?

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We always have prep conversations about how we are going to shoot something. Is he going to smoosh a dummy or a prosthetic imitation of a person? Is he going to start pushing into a real person’s face and then we cut, and then VFX takes over? You go over different angles. In that particular scene, we were prepared to do a prosthetic, but we decided it would be better and more effective to what we needed to get done if we put a whole bunch of dots on the actor and then let VFX take over. Also, the actor had to get smooshed and then fall. When a dummy falls, it looks like a dummy falling. Whereas, when an actor falls, even if he’s missing a head, everything else about him would be himself. It was more effective for the actor and for us to change his head in postproduction. 

For the Sage Grove segment, production took place in an abandoned asylum. In what ways did filming on location create an atmosphere and vibe for the episode?

It was an amazing, but also disturbing, location. It really did have the vestiges of what it used to be. It used to be a hospital for the criminally insane. It had a very musky old smell to it. We had to air a lot of those hallways, just so we could tolerate being in them. Then, of course, the production designer and team had to create a lot of specific things in those rooms. Those rooms were empty, and we had to fill them up. But the location was inherently right for what we were looking for. It had a labyrinthian layout. There were different looks in each hallway, in terms of the color scheme or whether it had carpeting on the floor. It was large, but it felt even larger. 

And there was so much extra stuff we had to film for the security cameras. We ended up having a second unit working one of the days of that same week, just to get those extra bits. They weren’t just random. We carefully planned them. There’s little bits of people running and screaming and going down the hallways, running down the hallways and getting attacked. There’s even a little Easter egg with Love Sausage grabbing someone and pulling them by the leg down the hall. Each of those take a while to set up. 

There’s a brief scene outside where Butcher has Starlight in his line of fire. There’s a certain look in his eyes. In your mind, how close was he to killing her?

There’s always that tension between Butcher and Starlight. There’s no love lost there. It’s interesting because it puts Butcher in a position. Hughie likes Starlight so much. Butcher is conflicted there. I love that moment and the payoff as soon as Starlight gets back to the van, when they have it out and she’s like, “What’s your problem with me?” It’s an example of Butcher’s pickle. He needs Starlight, but doesn’t like her. 

You mentioned Lamplighter earlier. What were some of the challenges of establishing the aesthetic of his fiery powers and how they would manifest?

Shawn and I had a bunch of Facetime conversations, where he would try different things. He got a Zippo lighter and practiced and became really comfortable with that. That was a big aspect to his character. It had to become second nature. There are over 50 ways to light a Zippo lighter. There are all these tricks. There’s actually a lot of videos about tricky ways to light your Zippo lighter. There were a few we loved, and we were like, “This is great. Let’s show it to Eric (Kripke).” Eric was like, “It can’t be too tricky.” At the end of the day, we had a couple of pitches that were more complicated. We wanted to make it different from other flame-throwing characters, which he is, but we wanted to make it wildly different, and Eric wanted it to be more grounded. We came to a happy medium.       

We had concept art from visual effects. They present lots of drawings and options. Is it going to look like a plume? Is it going to be a straight shot? Is it going to be similar to a laser? We had lots and lots of conversations and choices there.

Cindy knows how to make an entrance. The telekinetic Sage Grove patient made an orderly explode. Take us behind the scenes of pulling that off…

In terms of the splat and the crunches, again, it was a conversation and an evolution of ideas pitched and then coming to an agreement of what it should be. The idea is she doesn’t have to do much with her own body. She just has to bend her fingers in to make multiple metal doors crunch and fall. The smaller little things are more chilling than some giant movement on her body. That was an example of multiple layers. There was an element of her, an element of green screen and an element of gore. 

What was it like for you to get to explore Frenchie’s backstory and his friction with Lamplighter?

It was great. Tomer took it really seriously and we dug in together. It was excellent. I enjoy those flashback scenes. I like, in any story, when you learn about the past, as long as the flashbacks aren’t too early. There’s a sweet spot for when you want to introduce a flashback and it has to be when you are curious. It can’t be when you don’t care. The show waited just the right amount of time. “What’s the deal? What happened? What made Frenchie so haunted?” To get a glimpse of the good old days, when Frenchie was robbing banks and killing Supes… And, then when everything took a turn for the worse in regard to their drug use and Frenchie getting caught and joining forces with Mallory, just finding out how those things happened is very satisfying for an audience.

Was there anything in the script that didn’t make it to the small screen?

The only thing I can think of is this tiny scene, which was at the end. Annie is in a car, having left Hughie and Butcher at the hospital. What she is doing is driving to see her mom, I guess, but you don’t know that. So, she’s driving and looking conflicted about having left and where she’s going and how she feels about what she’s becoming. It was a lovely little scene and Erin did a great job with it.  

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You are currently in post-production for the final two episodes in season 3. What drew you in about the script for the finale?

It’s always exciting to get the actual script you are going to be working on. But, in order to understand my script, I had to get all the scripts before it. I got all the scripts in a big clump and just tore through them. I was so excited. It’s always amazing when a season that you already like, such as season 2, was as good if not better than the first season. And now, the same thing has happened again with season 3. How do they keep doing it? How do they keep finding the stories that are exciting and surprising you with unexpected things and irreverent moments and smart political satire?

In what way do you approach directing a finale differently than a regular episode?

No matter what episode you are directing, you try to tell that story as captivatingly as you can. The stakes are high for the finale, so generally they pull out all the stops. There’s just more work to do. I don’t know if it’s any different than any other episode, because you try to make every episode you work on as good as it can be.

Maybe one thing that’s different about the finale is these are going to be the images you leave fans with, and for quite some time. So, you want to do right by each character and leave them in a place where you understand where they are at, whether that’s a good place or a bad place, depending on what’s happening. It’s just making sure everyone has their moments.   

Jensen Ackles joined the cast as Soldier Boy. What’s impressed you about the Supernatural actor?

Jensen is fantastic. I’ve already met with him a couple of times, just to talk about his character, and get to know each other. He seems extremely kind and hardworking and thoughtful and is having a great time with his character. That kind of enthusiasm is contagious and I’m looking forward to working with him.

The Boys seasons 1 and 2 are available to stream on Amazon Prime now.

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La claque de l’année 2019 ?

C’était l’une de mes plus grosses claques en lecture de comics. Si je m’y suis attardé en premier lieu, c’était pour le nom de Garth Ennis (un de mes auteurs préférés suite à son Punisher) sur la couverture. Puis, le groupe mystérieux associé à la vue atypique m’a donné envie de l’ouvrir. C’est donc avec une joie non dissimulée que j’ai découvert que le poster de la série Amazon recréé justement cette couverture iconique. Admirez !

Couverture du volume 1 du comic The Boys : The Name of the Game.

Poster de la première saison de la série The Boys.

The Boys, qu’est-ce que c’est ?

Dans un monde où les super-héros sont légion, une équipe de la C.I.A. (les fameux The Boys) est formée pour les surveiller. Si besoin, ses agents règlent les problèmes d’une façon radicale (mais vraiment radicale !). L’équipe est composée de Billy Butcher, P’tit Hughie, la Crème, le Français et la Fille.

Comme d’habitude chez Garth Ennis, c’est très violent et politiquement incorrect. Ça aborde frontalement des sujets que la plupart des auteurs de comics ne touchent que de loin. On retrouve aussi des parodies perverses de la Justice League (appelée ici Les Sept), des Avengers (Les Revengeurs) et des X-Men (Les G-Men). Bref, j’ai A-D-O-R-É.

Par les mecs de Preacher avec le juge Dredd et le shérif de Banshee

Derrière la série prévue sur Amazon Prime en 2019, on retrouve Seth Rogen et Evan Goldberg (les mecs de Preacher – d’ailleurs aussi un comic de Garth Ennis). Dan Trachtenberg (10 Cloverfield Lane) va réaliser le premier épisode. Tandis qu’Eric Kripke, créateur des séries Timeless et Supernatural, en sera le showrunner.

Le truc qui m’inquiète avec cette série, c’est que le comic va très loin et emploie des super-héros digne du cinéma. Dès lors, il faut beaucoup de pognon pour adapter ça tel quel. Aussi, je n’espère pas revivre le syndrome Preacher. C’est fou quand même de découvrir à quel point le récit d’origine a été étendu afin de tenir plusieurs saisons au point de perdre en impact.

Au moins, le casting me rassure. On retrouve principalement Karl Urban en Billy Butcher, le leader des Boys (ce rôle devrait lui aller comme un gant), et, ô joie, la star de Banshee, Antony Starr, va jouer le leader des Sept : le Protecteur de la Patrie, une parodie de Superman en complètement taré.

Pour une idée du sexe et de la violence :

Double page du comic The Boys spéciale violence et sexe.

The Boys : aperçu de la la série Amazon adaptant le comic ultra violent La claque de l'année 2019 ? C'était l'une de mes plus grosses claques en lecture de comics.