I find Moore's criticisms a little odd. Imo part of what has made Moore's work so notable is that it turns the genre sideways, or obviously deals with subjects

I find Moore's criticisms a little odd. Imo part of what has made Moore's work so notable is that it turns the genre sideways, or obviously deals with subjects in a much more mature way than an audience is used to seeing. The subversion doesn't work if there's nothing to undermine. There's things like The Killing Joke that are sort of things unto themselves, but I feel without the context of 'normal' superhero stuff, you lose quite a bit of the venom in like Watchmen or like The Boys (although it's Ennis, they're in the same realm). But I can admit some sympathy with what they may be getting at indirectly, perhaps there's a risk it draws in too much talent. There's the Banksy quote "The thing I hate the most about advertising is that it attracts all the bright, creative and ambitious young people, leaving us mainly with the slow and self-obsessed to become our artists." It feels a bit self-aggrandizing, but instead of just criticizing people and the stuff they make, ask where the talent is going, and is that a good development?