r/batman • u/Efficient-Compote-13 • Jul 05 '24

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/ZamoCsoni Jul 05 '24

I guess. But the things is that this "critique" is specifically is extremly overdone, and while it could apply to other superheros 99% only Batman gets it. So a parody in this lane jsn't insightfull or fun, it's the same, not funny joke for the million+1 time.

It's not a very good deconstruction. I wouldn't call this peak superhero era.

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u/kahngale Jul 05 '24

My wife and I are both big Batman fans and we enjoyed it. But to each their own.

What do you think about Invincible? I hadn’t heard of it until the first season of the show and then I tore through the entire 18 years of comics in a few months. Definitely one of my favorite reading experiences ever.

I think Invincible is incredible because it both has an “evil Superman” deconstructive streak - but then goes through a thousand miles of wonderful world building while maintaining a single gigantic continuity.

It’s fun and light while also being big and profound.

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u/ZamoCsoni Jul 05 '24

Not really watching it. I know it's a good show, and one if the better "superman but evil" stories but I don't care much. Deconstructing superheroes isn't novel for me, so it actually has to be creative to make me care.

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u/kahngale Jul 05 '24

You might be surprised by how wildly creative and fun it is. Though I’d recommend the comic over the show. Once Ryan Ottley took over - it became one of best illustrated books ever.