For my texts I selected 2 comic book writers and and novel writer. I selected Alan Moore for his work mainly on Watchmen, V For Vendetta and Swamp Thing. I also picked Neil Gaiman for his for work on Sandman. And last Chuck Palunhnik for his books such as Fight Club, Choke and Survivor.
These writers and texts have these idea's of the so called "bad guy" winning, when we have all been brought up with the idea of whats right and wrong / good and bad. In their own separate genres they have turned the world upside down a bit. You have Alan Moore taking a terrorist and make you feel sympathy for this character. You have Watchmen and the heroes being casted away and only used when the Government sees fit because of corruption not for the good of man.
All these texts talk of life and death, interpersonal communications and the idea that the villains can all win no matter how horrible they are. Now I'm not saying these works are bad in anyway its just this upside down view of morals. If I had to put my own name on a genre for these works I would call it a Satire Fantasy. Its like the corruption spread from the pages to the real world and we see it everyday.
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Title for good intentioned men who suffer from their environments and don't see societal norms as others do could be titled on a macro scale in the likes of "Underground Propoganda"
The bad guys never win?
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