Netflix is doubling down on anime these days, and that means more content is coming for the fanbase. After debuting its live-action take on Cowboy Bebop last week, the holiday is here to ring in another premiere. At last, Super Crooks is streaming, and fans can watch the entire anime right now.For those who aren’t familiar with Super Crooks, let’s give you a little breakdown. The series first began as a comic by writer Mark Millar and artists Leinil Francis Yu, Sunny Gho, and Gerry Alanguilan. Published in 2012, the comic ran for four issues, and it tells the story of Johnny Lightning.Sometimes a work comes along that does exactly what it says in the promos, no huge surprises, just a very honest version of what was promised. Super Crooks promised an Oceans storyline set in a world full of superhumans and, with some substantial stumbles, delivers just that.Super Crooks Season 1 Download
Super Crooks is an anime adaptation of a 2012 four-issue comic series by Leinil Francis Yu and Mark Millar, brought to Netflix after the company acquired the Millarworld production brand. This series takes place in the same universe as Jupiter’s Legacy, and fans of that film will see plenty of crossover. The series was directed by Motonobu Hori, in his solo directorial debut after years of work on projects like Psycho Pass and the trilogy of Berserk films.Mark Millar is a controversial writer. Though he wrote some of the most influential Marvel comics of the past few decades, including Civil War and Old Man Logan, he is probably best known for Matthew Vaughn’s film adaptations of his works. Kick-Ass and Kingsman were decently well-recieved comics brought to much higher esteem with on-screen adaptations. Millar is a fine writer, most of the time, but his personal style has a mean-spirited streak that stains much of his work, leaving an unpleasant feeling with even his best works. It can be hard to tell whether the insensitive aspects of his work are meant as comedy or as deeply wrongheaded cultural commentary. Any adaptation of his work will benefit from his better aspects but must contend with his worst impulses, making the overwhelming majority of them a mixed bag by default.
