The Boys' Version Of Spider-Man Explained
The Boys parodies popular superheroes, including Webweaver as a twisted Spider-Man. Webweaver's mention in the comics led to the formation of The Boys team. The TV show expanded Webweaver's role, showcasing his addiction and dark side.
The Boys comic book and TV series are both built around the core question: what if superheroes were secretly terrible people? Instead of being heroic characters, the Supes in The Boys are largely depraved, violent, destructive, and selfish. That means the parodies of popular DC and Marvel characters are also terrible heroes, including The Boys' version of Spider-Man, Webweaver.
Both The Boys comic by Garth Ennis and Darrick Robertson and the Amazon series feature parodies of iconic superheroes. Homelander is flawed, dangerous version of Superman, Soldier Boy is a terrified Captain America, there's a whole team known as the G-Men which are the X-Men with a dark secret - the list goes on and on.
The Boys comic book and TV series are both built around the core question: what if superheroes were secretly terrible people? Instead of being heroic characters, the Supes in The Boys are largely depraved, violent, destructive, and selfish. That means the parodies of popular DC and Marvel characters are also terrible heroes, including The Boys' version of Spider-Man, Webweaver.
Both The Boys comic by Garth Ennis and Darrick Robertson and the Amazon series feature parodies of iconic superheroes. Homelander is flawed, dangerous version of Superman, Soldier Boy is a terrified Captain America, there's a whole team known as the G-Men which are the X-Men with a dark secret - the list goes on and on.
- 7/8/2024
- by Liam McGuire, Dashiel Reaves
- ScreenRant
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