Every Superhero Parody In Guardians Of Justice - Powers & Who They Rip Off
The Guardians Of Justice is packed to the gills with characters unashamedly based on well-known superheroes and villains. Filled with homages, tropes, and references, it’s a show that aims at people who’re familiar with superhero stories — and it's not the only show to have parodied Marvel and DC superheroes recently. For casual viewers, it’s helpful to know a little about the eclectic cast of characters and who they’re based on.
Superhero parodies and deconstructions are nothing new, of course. Notable examples include The Return Of Captain Invincible, with its parody of Superman as a retired alcoholic, and Unbreakable, framing a superhero origin story as a neo-noir thriller. The most famous example is Alan Moore’s Watchmen, a comic book series that shows heroes as a collection of vigilantes and god-like figures who’ve become perilously out of touch with the world around them. It’s since been adapted into a movie that, sadly, missed out a few key themes from the comics, and into a TV show that tells a different story within the same universe. The influence of Watchmen also shows in Guardians Of Justice.
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Guardians Of Justice, created by Castlevania's Adi Shankar, may have the tone of grimdark superhero fiction, but it has a far more vibrant color palette, blending live-action with various animation styles. It seems to fall firmly within the genre of superhero deconstructions, though Shankar himself disagrees with this assessment, stating in an interview, “I'm not trying to say anything about the superhero genre.” With such a vibrant mess of characters, many go without much introduction (or even characterization). With so many references, it can help to connect
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