One reason why antiheroes are becoming more prominent in different media, such as comics and television shows, is that because of their flawed traits, they are more relatable to the audience, since Jessica Page Morrell states that antiheroes “have the reader’s sympathies” (Morrell). Relevant Magazine’s Jonathan Michael agrees, and says that the audience hopes to see the antihero, “eventually turn it around through some kind of redemptive act” (Michael). Michael augments this sentiment by saying that in the end, there is almost always an internal conflict in the antihero between redemption and consequence. He puts it best in writing, “Perhaps it’s the darkness that reels us in, because we relate to the darkness. But even so, we hope for the light”
One reason why antiheroes are becoming more prominent in different media, such as comics and television shows, is that because of their flawed traits, they are more relatable to the audience, since Jessica Page Morrell states that antiheroes “have the reader’s sympathies” (Morrell). Relevant Magazine’s Jonathan Michael agrees, and says that the audience hopes to see the antihero, “eventually turn it around through some kind of redemptive act” (Michael). Michael augments this sentiment by saying that in the end, there is almost always an internal conflict in the antihero between redemption and consequence. He puts it best in writing, “Perhaps it’s the darkness that reels us in, because we relate to the darkness. But even so, we hope for the light”