Why the Cynical Superhero Isn't That Interesting

During my quarantine, I’ve finally binge-watched the popular shonen anime My Hero Academia and the Amazon original series The Boys. Two very different shows, that gave me a lot of really deep feelings about superheroes. Both are words in which superheroes exist and both deal with issues of morality, capitalism, and what it means to be a hero, but both deal with it in a very Hobbes vs Rousseau kind of way.

Plus since at this point in time a good 90% of media seems to be related to comics or some sort of IP that is attached to the military or some big cooperation, it is oddly relevant to explore how exactly our superhero content reflects the most cynical and optimistic parts of our entertainment brains. Especially when it comes to the heroes who end up becoming the most popular.

Also, sorry I changed the title twice I got freaked out XD

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