Deadpool and Wolverine: Why do some people prefer antiheroes to superheroes?

What is it about these characters of mayhem that connect with some people more than superheroes do?

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In Deadpool’s own words, he is “just a bad guy who gets paid" to mess with "worse guys”.

Ryan Reynolds’s character in Deadpool and Wolverine - the third edition of the Marvel series released this week - is far from the only antihero to have won over fans in recent years.

They are typically morally ambiguous characters that are neither a superhero nor a villain.

Take Wanda Maximoff (Scarlet Witch), who will do everything she can to create a family, including holding an entire community hostage in the 2021 show WandaVision.

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