![]() ![]() “Watchmen” detailed the multitude of dark implications of how superheroes would act if they existed in a more realistic world. “The Dark Knight Returns” featured an aged, violent, and slightly mad Batman who pushed the ethical boundaries of what a superhero could do and still keep his title. They were smartly written, politically subversive, and led me to question the mythological underpinnings behind each hero. I’ll never forget reading “The Dark Knight Returns” and “Watchmen,” where tight, self-contained stories took center stage. Instead, I read classic limited edition series. I never kept up with any of the modern serials - far too much self-indulgent power fantasy and soap opera bullshit for me. ![]() ![]() When I was in my early teens, I got into superhero comics. ![]()
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