I just reread them for the first time in 10+ years and I absolutely agree, even would go so far as to say the books are underrated because people remember more about the terrible dystopia YA novels after it and/or the movies which were fine, but not as thoughtful as the book, especially because the Marketing felt like they fully missed the point.

I read an interview that the author did saying that the book is in large part a treatise on Just-War philosophy (what makes a war/the actions taken during it justified?) and it’s chilling how relevant the books continue to be.

I like to compare the two (besides the live action vs animated comparison) as TV shows where superheroes go bad, but Invincible was written by someone who loves superheroes and The Boys was written by people who hate superheroes.

I watched the first season having never read the comics, and read Compendium 1 this past week. Such a different experience knowing what happens and actively seeing the changes!