Supes Ain't Always Heroes

About Supes Ain’t Always Heroes

Go deeper inside the hit TV show The Boys and its characters with psychologists, media experts, filmmakers, and more—including the original comic series’ co-creator and the actors behind Soldier Boy and Stormfront.

Supes Ain’t Always Heroes offers a fresh look at The Boys, delving into the show’s unflinching depiction of celebrity, politics, social media, corporate greed, racism, sexism, and more:

• The true difference between Homelander and Billy Butcher—and who the show’s biggest villain really is
• What Soldier Boy’s characterization says about how we define masculinity
• How today’s media landscape has contributed to The Boys’ success
• What the evolutions of Hughie, Starlight, A-Train, Mother’s Milk, and other show standouts reflect about addiction, family, identity, and self-acceptance