Comic Vine: Where did you draw your inspiration for Hughie's story?
Garth Ennis: There are nods to some very old British comic characters and titles, as well as the early teenage fiction I read as a kid. Hughie and his childhood friends fancied themselves as a band of junior detectives, kind of Hardy Boys/Three Investigators gone badly awry. Some of the more mundane aspects of the story even reflect my own childhood experiences, as well as those of friends.
CV: Why did you decide to tell Hughie's tale in a 6 part mini opposed to publishing it as a part of The Boys series?
GE: Due to some upcoming developments, Hughie's going to be out of the monthly for a while. A miniseries seemed the obvious way to give people their Hughie fix in the meantime, while also telling the story of his homecoming and origin.
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CV: Do you have plans on telling the story of other Boys characters? If so, will you be working with John on those as well?
CV: As a series, The Boys definitely pushed the envelope as far as content is concerned. Then, you released Herogasm, pushing the envelope even further. Will this 6-part mini be similar (stylistically) to The Boys, or closer to what we saw in Herogasm?
GE: It's a much quieter story than Herogasm, although there are some odd little moments scattered throughout it. One thing it does share with last year's mini is the mid-series twist; you think you're reading one thing, then issue four turns it all upsidedown.
CV: Is this a story you wanted to tell from the very beginning, or a story you realized you wanted to tell when you got further into writing The Boys?
GE: I always knew I was going to tell Hughie's story eventually, and the broad strokes of the story were there from the beginning. The details filled themselves in as the monthly progressed.
CV: What is it like working with John? Do you collaborate on ideas?
GE: John and I have been working together for twenty years, so we're practically telepathic at this point. It's pretty seamless, really; he knows what I'm looking for and I give him enough stuff to keep him entertained.
Will you be picking up this series this August? What do you think of the interior panels below?
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