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HBO’s series actually proves Alan Moore wrong about his own creation. The show cleverly expanded on a minor detail from the original graphic novel, dramatically changing the character of Hooded Justice. Instead of being a German sympathizer as originally depicted, the series reveals him to be a Black man battling a sinister plot, and his anger is shown to be the driving force behind everything. This retcon, led by Lost co-creator Damon Lindelof, serves as a powerful sequel to the comic book series.

To the people of Los Angeles, he’s just another momentary distraction before they go back to eating and checking their phones. But he’s faced this reaction 117 times before, so he knows how to work the crowd. He emphasizes his points with a button that will detonate a bomb strapped to his chest – a far cry from his earlier habit of simply eating any bombs he found. He assembles a diverse team of seven, including a single mother named Susan, a punk-dressed Ingrid, teachers Mark and Janet, Uber driver Scott, scout master Bob, and foodie Marie. As a man from the future warns them, some – or even all – of them might not survive their mission. And so, they set out to save humanity, facing bizarre challenges like pig-masked assassins and a giant, glitter-peeing, people-eating cat-horse hybrid.