Bully Wars is a 2018 Image Comics series by Skottie Young (I Hate Fairyland) and Aaron Conley.
Rufus Ruffhouse, a bully by heart, has been tormenting other kids, Spencer and twins Ernie and Edith in particular, since they were in kindergarten. He thought nothing will change as he moves to high school. However, to his dismay, he discovers not only are bullies at his new school bigger and meaner than him, they are not above bullying him. Having taste of his own medicine at the hands of Hock, Troy and Pug, Rufus learns of Bully Wars - a competition to determine the biggest bully of them all. Hock has won it three times in a row and to beat him - or even get invited to the competition, Rufus will have to team up with his former victims.
Bully Wars provides examples of:
- Big Bad: Hock
- Barbaric Bully: All of them, though Rufus seems to be the most archetypical example.
- The Bully: Duh.
- Bully and Wimp Pairing: Rufus and Spencer
- Bully Hunter: Ironically, Hock, the biggest bully around, doubles as it as he doesn't take kindly to other bullies operating at school without his permission.
- Co-Dragons: Seems Troy and Pug play this role to Hock.
- Enemy Mine: Spencer offers his former bully a hand in defeating other bullies.
- Evil Versus Evil: Rufus versus Hock as well as the entire premise of the series.
- Freudian Trio: Ernie is Id, Spencer is Ego and Edith is Superego
- Jerk Jock: Hock fits this archetype the most.
- Large and in Charge: Hock towers over all other characters and he is the one everyone is afraid of.
- Polar Opposite Twins: Downplayed with Ernie and Edith - they're both easygoing and pretty normal, but Edith seems a lot smarter and more reasonable.
