The Boys Season 3: 10 Shocking Comic Book Moments That Must Happen

After over a decade of interconnected Marvel movies and the successful call for Zack Snyder's rebranded Justice League, there's no doubt that the superhero genre is bigger than ever. But where Marvel and DC can be enjoyed by young and old alike, the same cannot be said for Amazon's The Boys, which takes a more realistic look at superpowers and those who inherit them.

While it was Deadpool that officially turned the genre on its head back in 2016 with its R-rating, The Boys most certainly took things a step further by shocking viewers with some of the most grotesque and uncomfortable scenes ever brought to television. From A-Train's trip through Robin's insides to that cringe-inducing segment involving The Deep's gills, there have been some memorable moments to say the least.

And with the inclusion of Homelander's previously deleted self-gratification scene towards the end of season two, it's looking as if Amazon Prime have finally handed complete control of the series over to showrunner Erik Kripke. This means that season three has the potential to be the craziest instalment in the history of the streaming platform.

So let's take a look at the characters and story arcs we can expect Kripke to draw from in an attempt to make the upcoming season one to remember.

The Boys is very much a satirical look at the superhero genre, replacing the heroes we have come to love with depraved versions that have a tendency to show us their darker sides. And while most of the Justice League have already been represented in the form of Homelander, Queen Maeve, The Deep, and A-Train, the last piece of the DC puzzle is still missing in action.

I am, of course, talking about the infamous Tek Knight, who is creator Garth Ennis's answer to one of the most popular superheroes in all of comic book history. Like Batman, Tek Knight is a genius of note who fights crime using both technology and his fists. And while the Dark Knight has been known to be quite successful with the opposite sex, Tek Knight takes this to the extreme.

Because of what is later discovered to be a brain tumor, Tek Knight is unable to stop himself from having sexual relations with both animate and inanimate objects. In an unbelievable moment from the Get Some story arc, Tek Knight jumps to the world's defense by literally 'sticking it' to an asteroid that is about to hit the Earth, exploding it on sexual impact.

But as it turns out, this was nothing more than a delusion, with Tek Knight actually being killed by a falling wheelbarrow.