Prime Video’s 2-Part Superhero Thriller Is a Better Watch Than ‘The Boys’ or ‘Invincible’

Prime Video’s *The Tick*, based on Ben Edlund’s comics, follows Arthur Everest as he teams up with the exuberant superhero Tick to investigate a conspiracy involving villain The Terror. The article argues that the series offered an early, funny satire of superhero stories, while also treating Arthur’s trauma and mental health with care.

The show ran for two seasons, with its pilot arriving in 2016 and the rest of its first season in 2017. Its cast included Peter Serafinowicz as Tick, Griffin Newman as Arthur and Jackie Earle Haley as The Terror. Unlike *The Boys* and *Invincible*, the article says, *The Tick* generally played its superhero parodies for laughs and explored the personal cost of heroism without graphic violence.