“Very Ennis. If you like Ennis, then read The Boys. If you don’t like Ennis, then don’t read The Boys.
I’d maybe call this one Rising Stars/Irredeemable with that Ennis twist (the “Ennis Twist” meaning weird sex stuff). Although it was pre-Irredeemable, so what’s a fella to make of that?
Point being, superheroes can be assholes, and The Boys don’t care for that much.
I still haven’t seen Endgame, ya’ll. And it’s death of a thousand cuts out there. Nobody is issuing huge spoilers like mad, but everyone’s got their little corner of the movie they spoil in the name of sharing a hilarious meme. I find this SUPER annoying.
Sure, you want to spoil, I dunno, The Matrix? That’s been out for almost 20 years. I don’t know the exact time a moratorium on this stuff ends, but I think you’re more than safe in the 20 years zone. But Endgame? It’s been 2 weeks! 2 weeks is pretty short order to start dealing out spoilers, even if they’re relatively small.
Because, see, the thing people don’t get, it’s not all about spoiling the big stuff. It’s going to a movie where you know about 30% of what’s going on because this little thing and that little thing add up. It makes me so annoyed. ESPECIALLY when it’s something that you think people should go see.
Anyway, The Boys. They’re making it into a show, and it sounds like kind of the anti-Endgame. Which, still having not seen Endgame, I’m happy about. Because as much as I love Marvel, I’m ready for something else. The Marvel stuff is fun, we can all agree on it, but I’m ready to go to a movie theater and see something unexpected and original, or that at least FEELS original. Also, I’d like if it was good. That’s a bonus.
I’d like to think it’s not an either/or, but I’m not sure. Superhero stuff is so safe, financially, that it seems like we’ll be watching it until we die. Same deal with Star Wars. I think…13 year-old Peter is rolling over in his grave right now (don’t ask me how that works), I think I’ve had enough. I’m not angry or whatever, I’m just satisfied. I’ve had the meal, it was good, and I’m being offered another entree. Which I’m politely turning down, but there’s a weird insistence from the staff. “