Garth Ennis: Gruseome Tales

Garth Ennis is a renowned comic-writer who has become a pillar of the industry for more than 30 years. He has accumulated a large dedicated following of fans who have a very specific taste for his brand of writing.Ennis has shaken the comic-book world with some of his best works such as "The Boys," "Judge Dredd," and "Hitman." All of these are famous independent titles that have gained vast popularity for having provocative content. His work is celebrated and acknowledged by varying groups of people who read his intense form of storytelling.

Ennis was born in Northern Ireland, where he would live and grow his craft for writing with the the "Crisis" graphic novel series. He would come to work for DC comics in 1991 on the "Hellblazer" series, for which he would win an Eisner Award for. By 1995, he would start his own independent comic series, "Preacher," that would later become the popular AMC channel series on television. His television exploits do not end there as another of his more popular series, "The Boys," will be premiering some time in 2019. Like many great comic writers today his work is being adapted for the big and small screens to be introduced to more people.

His is a form of writing that has gained a great deal of attention for not pulling its punches in both imagery or subject matter. His stories range from epics about guns-for-hire to misunderstood anti-heroes waging wars on street crime. With each panel ready to push the limits of what is commonly accepted from comics and tossing them out the window. Everything he writes is meant to provoke thought on an existential level or make you somewhat uncomfortable as characters commit unspeakable acts. In wholehearted honesty, to anyone without an extreme sense of humor or an open mind, it is not suggested that you look into his work. However, to all who are accepting, they are worth the read or watch.

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