Seriously, how? They’ve been trying to kill of superheroes for years (Watchmen, the Boys) but nothing seems to stick.

  • neebay [any,undecided]@hexbear.net
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    4 years ago

    a genre does not die when it has been well satirized or thoroughly deconstructed

    a genre dies when those who control the medium believe that genre will not make enough money anymore

    • Fakename_Bill [he/him]@hexbear.net
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      4 years ago

      Well yeah. I don’t think anyone here thinks the satire itself is what kills a genre. When a work of satire becomes a cultural phenomenon and no one can take the genre seriously anymore, it stops being profitable.