Comment on Superhero stories have become less about saving people and more about fighting villains.
TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
What about villains then? Are they still all about bank heists or murdering everyone in the city, or have they shifted to hunting superheroes?
squaresinger@lemmy.world 1 day ago
There’s now story points about villains created by the superheroes who’s entire mission is to kill the superheroes in revenge.
TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
Oh wow. The whole superhero genre is really evolving in a strange direction.
squaresinger@lemmy.world 1 day ago
If you want to look it up, check out e.g. Baron Zemo or Ultron.
TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
OK so these characters have been around for ages, but it seems that the modern iterations emphasize a very different side of them.