Best Superhero Deconstruction Comics

Watchmen is Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' landmark deconstruction of the superhero genre — still the most influential work in the medium's history.

Irredeemable by Mark Waid asks what happens when the world's greatest hero snaps — a devastating deconstruction of Superman-style invincibility.

The Boys by Garth Ennis is a savage, profane satire of corporate superhero culture — what if superheroes were as corrupt and venal as actual celebrities?

Marshal Law by Pat Mills and Kevin O'Neill is a bitter, satirical attack on superhero fascism, set in a post-earthquake San Francisco policed by a hero-killer.