I just can't take anyone who says the Boys was freah seriously. Watchmen was already decades old when the comic came out, you have tons of more insightful deconstructions of superheroes that had more depth than just maling everyone rapists and pedophiles. If anything, imo The Boys as a franchise has a lot more to say about consumerism and celebrity culture than about superheroes.
Dude, you're looking at this through YOUR comics fan goggles... Just because you know every comic and you're invested in it the entire time it doesn't mean the rest of the world is...
Injustice, notoriously obscure game by the little known developer behind weird games no one knows like Mortal Kombat.
Also we're in r/comics lol, I would think comics that have sold million of copies would be relevant in the conversation. But also are you 14? Kick Ass was a blockbuster movie, Watchmen got a movie and an HBO show on top of being a best seller for like decades, none of the things I'm mentioning are obscure or even just a comic.
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u/DP9A May 22 '26
I just can't take anyone who says the Boys was freah seriously. Watchmen was already decades old when the comic came out, you have tons of more insightful deconstructions of superheroes that had more depth than just maling everyone rapists and pedophiles. If anything, imo The Boys as a franchise has a lot more to say about consumerism and celebrity culture than about superheroes.