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Garth Ennishas long been among the most influential creators of the modern historic period of comic strip , and is best know fordark titles likePreacher , The BoysandHellblazer . However , the writer has a various torso of work – and it is n’t his superhero strip he wants to be the most pop . rather he cited a number ofhis warfare fib , notablySara , as the ones that merit more recognition .

In aninterview with YouTube channelComic Book Herald , Garth Ennis talked about his more realist work , notably the number of state of war story he has produced in the retiring decade . He take down that he believe these stories have the potency to reach the same level of popularity asThe Boys .

Outside his notorious deconstructionism of superheroes , Garth Ennis has left a impregnable mark on many genres , but his take on state of war stories is largely odd by his match , with comics such asSaraandThe Lion and the Eagleamong those the author is most fond of himself .

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In many fashion , Garth Ennis ' frequently provocative superhero sarcasm " The Boys " distills the meat of the good and worst of Generation X prowess .

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Ennis ' foray into the warfare genre is far from his best - know work , but it stands out as some of his best composition . Whether it ’s hisBattlestories or AfterShock’sThe Lion and the Eagle , these series are as entertaining as they are visually arresting .

WithGet Furycurrently being releasedthrough Marvel Comics , Garth Ennis is persist in in the tradition of his earlier work for the company , with series such asPunisher MAXandFury MAX . The miniseries , centered around Nick Fury in his time at war and as a political science operative , is a adept display case of Ennis ' writing outside of conventional superhero strip . Speaking with Comic Book Herald , Ennis compared his unlike comics , excuse that , despite being best known for his unbelievably pop seriesThe Boys , his pet matter to save are his more realistic war stories .

ask about which of his books – excludingThe BoysandPreacher – Ennis wished would get more attention , he stated :

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It would honestly be the warfare storey , I think . They ’re my favored thing to publish . Sara would be drawing card of the plurality , but also Johnny Red and the other Battle Action strips , Out of the Blue , The Lion and the Eagle , my old War Stories and Battlefields series from Avatar and Dynamite , Dreaming Eagles … These really are the level that entail the most to me .

Ennis ' raid into the warfare literary genre is far from his best - known work , but it stands out as some of his best writing . Whether it ’s hisBattlestories or AfterShock’sThe Lion and the Eagle , these series are as entertaining as they are visually stunning . As he continued :

" If I found myself talking about them to the extent that I do The Boys and Preacher , yes , I ’d be very , very glad . "

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That said , the author did later on connote this desire may be improbable to come to realization , soon after compare it to his desire to natter the International Space Station .

Ennis , in finical , has been one of the war genre ’s most prolific writer , but readers keep hail back to his superhero deconstructionism .

Ennis Doesn’t Want His Supernatural & Superhero Stories To Dominate His Legacy

His Realist Work “Means The Most” To Him

Garth Ennis ' desire for his non - superhero comicsto garner more mainstream attention is far from unique . In fact , this is a concern and literary criticism that has beenfamously shared by Alan Moore . Even the alternative genre employment of modern whiz creative teams , such as Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo ’s indie comic strip , has n’t been able to pit the succeeder of their DC body of work . Ennis , in especial , has been one of the state of war genre ’s most fertile writers , but readers keep coming back to his superhero deconstruction – despite the writer not being the crowing fan of crest heroes .

Source : Comic Book Herald ( Garth Ennis interview )

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