I’m not even a full episode into Watchmen and already I know this shit is totally fucked up. Also...
Posted by
Mop (aka rburriel)
Jun 20 '20, 17:14
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...it’s very reminiscent of The Boys (although, yes, Watchmen did it first). In short, a world where people wear masks is a very dangerous world. Marvel and DC can sugarcoat it and create clear lines between “good guy” and “bad guy” but just because you have super powers (or even if you don’t, as no one in the Watchmen universe does except Dr. Manhattan) does mean you’re always noble and will never make a mistake. If you work for the government, maybe you find yourself enforcing corrupt rules and fighting in corrupt wars. Or maybe you work for a corporation and “right and wrong” take a back seat to the almighty dollar. In short, superheroes are like cops. And cops are human. And if cops go on power trips, imagine superheroes.
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