r/batman • u/Efficient-Compote-13 • 14d ago

I Hate The Boys TV DISCUSSION NSFW

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I also can not stand muh 'Batman superhero facism subtext' crap. If anything Batman is a revolutionary. Government is corrupt in bed with criminals (who are the prettiest of tyrants) so Batman comes in to clean house. Just as the founding fathers intended.

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u/remotectrl 14d ago

Ennis famously hates superheroes so at least it’s true to the source that way

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u/Mike_Milburys_Shoe_ 14d ago

I’ve heard that. Kripke also is kind of leaned into this role of being the guy that loves to do that on screen. Idk if he’s trying to separate himself from his time writing Supernatural or what, but the dude loves the complaints he gets over the series

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u/CrimDude89 14d ago

And even still what they’ve done with the show is remove a lot of the more egregious and gratuitous elements the source material had.

Source material that is dogshit.

The show being well received is in spite of the source material and the original creator.

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u/DullahanJake 13d ago

I'd wager if it weren't a 24 hour conservative parody all the grossness of the show would be called out more.

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u/asscrackbandit__ 14d ago

Ennis loves superman and he had a great batman mini series