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[[File:ennis_8931.jpg|frame|The man who gave [[The Punisher|Frank Castle]] his balls back.]]
'''Garth Ennis''' is a [[Comic Book]] writer from Holywood, [[Stroke Country]], known for his love of graphic violence and [[Dead Baby Comedy]] and his intense dislike of superheroes and organized religion. As you can imagine, he has developed quite the devoted [[Hatedom]] among some people in the comics community. Some being not very fond of his writing quirks and pet themes, others find that in his strongest works like ''[[Hitman (Comic Book)|Hitman]]'', ''[[Preacher (Comic Book)|Preacher]]'' and ''[[Hellblazer]]'' Ennis writes with an engaging intensity and even humanity.▼
While he is rather fond of [[Author Tract|author tracts]], his excellent plotting and grasp of character voice makes them work (Assuming you can stomach the subject matter). Many of his characters function as [[Badass Longcoat|Badass Long Coats]], but he is also very good at writing down to earth, mortal characters as well (Agent Clive in ''[[Unknown Soldier]]'', Tommy in ''Hitman'', Kev in ''The Authority''). The exception to his disrespect of superheroes is none other than [[Superman]] himself, surprisingly enough; Ennis writes the character with complete and total respect. Also known for reminding us of the many [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|Crowning Moments
▲[[Comic Book]] writer from Holywood, [[Stroke Country]], known for his love of graphic violence and [[Dead Baby Comedy]] and his intense dislike of superheroes and organized religion. As you can imagine, he has developed quite the devoted [[Hatedom]] among some people in the comics community. Some being not very fond of his writing quirks and pet themes, others find that in his strongest works like ''Hitman'', ''Preacher'' and ''Hellblazer'' Ennis writes with an engaging intensity and even humanity.
▲While he is rather fond of [[Author Tract|author tracts]], his excellent plotting and grasp of character voice makes them work (Assuming you can stomach the subject matter). Many of his characters function as [[Badass Longcoat|Badass Long Coats]], but he is also very good at writing down to earth, mortal characters as well (Agent Clive in ''[[Unknown Soldier]]'', Tommy in ''Hitman'', Kev in ''The Authority''). The exception to his disrespect of superheroes is none other than [[Superman]] himself, surprisingly enough; Ennis writes the character with complete and total respect. Also known for reminding us of the many [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|Crowning Moments Of Awesome]] in [[World War II]].
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His most famous works are his four-year run on Marvel's adults-only MAX imprint version of ''[[The Punisher]]'' (aka ''Punisher MAX'') and ''[[Preacher (Comic Book)|Preacher]]'', which he co-created with artist Steve Dillon.
He has also written for:
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and created:
* ''[[The Boys]]'' - [[Inglourious Basterds]] [[X Meets Y|meets]] Super Heroes; A squad of [[Heroic Sociopath
* ''[[The Pro]]'' - A foul-mouthed hooker gets superpowers, then gets inducted into an [[Expy]] Justice League.
* ''[[Just a Pilgrim]]'' - A group of survivors in a post-apocalyptic wasteland encounter a tough gunslinger who leads them. {{spoiler|He turns out to be a psychopathic cannibal and his leadership gets them enmeshed in a conflict that leaves them all dead}}.
* ''[[Preacher (Comic Book)|Preacher]]'' - A preacher with a [[Dark and Troubled Past]] finds himself the [[Right Man in the Wrong Place]], empowered with a [[Compelling Voice]] and makes a vow to use it to [[Calling the Old Man Out|Call The Old Man Out]] - [[Rage Against the Heavens|by the Old Man I mean God]].
* ''[[Hitman (Comic Book)|Hitman]]'' - An underrated series about Tommy Monaghan, a hitman with superpowers who operates in the mainstream [[DCU]].
* ''[[Crossed]]'' - ''[[28
* ''War Stories'' [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin]], with each issue focusing on different characters and their involvement in a campaign or battle of various 20th century wars.
* ''303'' - A Russian soldier discovers a well-kept secret about the American President and sets out to exact revenge, using an old Lee-Enfeld .303 rifle with one bullet left. Readable, but very much an anti-Bush II revenge fantasy.
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* [[Black Comedy]]
* [[Crossover]]: Ennis doesn't do it a lot, but characters from his major works tend to wander back and forth between stories. Cassidy from ''[[Preacher (Comic Book)]]'' shows up in ''The Boys'' as the owner of a bar in New York, Kathryn O'Brien from ''Punisher'' is the same CIA agent from the last arc of ''Hitman'', and the vampires that Tommy Monaghan kills in the "Dead Man's Land" arc in ''Hitman'' are led by the new King of the Vampires, after the previous king was killed by [[Hellblazer|John Constantine]]. There are other examples, of course.
* [[Depraved Bisexual]]: A lot of Ennis's villains will bang [[Anything That Moves|anything that doesn't run away fast enough]]. He frequently uses a particular brand of anything-goes, hedonistic bisexuality as a character trait for his villains, as further evidence of their utter amorality. Almost as if to balance this out, though, he's gone well out of his way in many stories, including
* [[Eagle Land]]: An odd, yet intriguing form of it. He believes the United States is way too self-righteous and full of itself, but he also believes that when Americans choose to get over themselves they showcase what is best and brightest about humanity. The clearest expression of this is from Gunther Hahn in ''Preacher'':
{{quote|The Myth of America: that simple, honest men, born of her great plains and woods and skies have made a nation of her, and will prove worthy of her when the time is right. Under harsh light, it is false. But a good myth to live up to, all the same.}}
* [[Evil Versus Evil]]
* [[Even Evil Has Standards|Even Ennis Has Standards]]: Though his hatred of superheroes is well known, even he treats [[Superman]] with nothing short of complete respect.
** While Ennis has come up with a great deal of thinly-veiled parodies of various superheroes, most notoriously in ''The Boys'' and ''Hitman'', he's more even-handed when he actually ''writes'' those characters than many fans give him credit for being. Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman are all depicted in his work as thoroughly competent. Similarly, Ennis' depiction of [[Spider-Man]] in TANGLED WEB #1-3 was extremely sympathetic and touching, showcasing Spidey's compassion and genuine heroism. Kyle Rayner was portrayed as
* [[Fan Nickname]]: Ennis, [[Warren Ellis]], and [[Grant Morrison]] all became popular in America at about the same time, which led many fans at the time to refer to them as the Trinity.
* [[God Is Evil]]: Ennis is an atheist, and is very forthcoming about that fact. In his work that deals explicitly with the Judeo-Christian religion, God Himself is either a drooling imbecile (''Hellblazer, Chronicles of Wormwood'') or a complete asshole (''Preacher''). Summarized briefly, the world in Ennis's fiction is so deeply flawed that any God responsible for creating it is either insane or unthinkably cruel. God's ''servants'', on the other hand, run the gamut from good to bad to indifferent.
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* [[Shades of Conflict]]
** [[Black and Grey Morality]]
* [[Shout-Out]]: Especially to movies like ''[[Where Eagles Dare]]'' and ''[[Kelly'
* [[The Troubles]]: As one might expect from the best known comic book writer from the disputed area, he has addressed this in several stories.
* [[War Is Hell]]
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