The Boys ending explained: Showrunner Eric Kripke reveals why he changed the comics for his series finale

The Boysshowrunner Eric Kripke has never been especially faithful to the Garth Ennis comic book series his Prime Video show is based on. He changed Black Noir’s (Nathan Mitchell and Fritzy-Klevans Destine) backstory, rewrote the fate of Billy Butcher’s (Karl Urban) wife, and gave Kimiko (Karen Fukuhara) a name rather than just referring to her as The Female. But when Kripke was deciding how to end the series after five seasons, he looked to the comics for inspiration. Sort of.