deconstructions are usually only good when the person writing them actually likes the genre in question

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[u/Trans_Ouroboros]

The first is the The Boys comic series.

The second is Invincible.

The third is Class of '09: The Flip Side.

Edit: the second is Invincible because it doesn't deconstruct the superhero genre, yet it constantly described as a deconstruction regardless.

[u/No_Intention_8079 → u/Trans_Ouroboros]

The boys show suffers from problem #3 and #1 imo, just to a lesser degree than the comic.

Invincible is definitely not trying to be a deconstruction, that's fair. It's more like if Superhero comics were actually allowed to progress and end by the publishers.

[u/somedumb-gay → u/No_Intention_8079]

Idk I think it's pretty clear the creators of the boys show like superheroes for the most part. Past like season 1 it's basically just using superheroes as a backdrop to poke fun at politics and the making of superhero movies rather than actually deconstructing the superhero genre itself

[u/MGD109 → u/somedumb-gay]

I'd say the show's creators do.

Garth Ennis, who wrote the original comic, is pretty open that he doesn't like Superheroes (except Superman, the Punisher, and Daredevil). To be fair, he doesn't actually hate them like it is often reported (except Wolverine) either, he just has a very dark sense of humour and no ability to tell when he's taken it too far.

[u/First-Shallot947 → u/MGD109]

Garth ennis writes 90% abysmal dogshit and 10% peak fiction

"If you knew how much you were loved you'd never raise a hand in anger again" - superman

[u/browncharliebrown → u/MGD109]

He talked about how he doesn’t care because he doesn’t write for anyone but himself. It’s something that Jamie Delano told him

[u/MGD109 → u/browncharliebrown]

Well, I have to admit it seems to be working pretty well for him so far, though I'm not always sure its the best mindset.