The comics regularly parody superhero genres:
One of the defining characteristics of modern entertainment content is "meta-reference"—media that is explicitly aware of its own existence, tropes, and audience. While The Simpsons TV show pioneered this on screen, the Simpsons comics pushed meta-satire to its absolute limits, heavily utilizing Bart as the narrator or catalyst. The comics regularly parody superhero genres: One of
The comics expanded on this anti-establishment ethos. Bart was routinely depicted outsmarting authority figures like Principal Skinner, Chief Wiggum, and Mr. Burns. In doing so, the entertainment content within these pages validated the frustrations of working-class youth and challenged the traditional "nuclear family" perfection promoted by 1980s sitcoms. and Mr. Burns. In doing so