I didn't pay attention to the previous thread, so I've no idea whether it was mentioned there, but I've just finished watching a cartoon series called Invincible, which was originally on Amazon Prime video. I remember someone mentioning it back last year, and decided to give it a go.
It's a superhero story inspired by a comic book of the same name. I nearly gave up on it half way through the first episode, as it seemed to be very much your standard superhero fare that had been done many times before, and was wondering why it had been recommended to me. I was thinking it was meant for kids. I carried on watching through to the end of that first episode though, and the story took a very interesting turn. That piqued my interest and I have now watched the entire series (8 episodes) over the last week.
I won't post any spoilers of the story at all, but I will tell what distinguishes Invincible from other superhero tales (such as the MCU movies). It's not afraid to show the (sometimes terrible) consequences of being a superpowered character fighting crime.
For an example of what I mean I will first show a clip from one of The Avengers movies, where Iron Man uses the Hulkbuster suit to fight the Hulk. (If the clip doesn't embed, click "watch on YouTube" and skip to the 3 minute mark).
View: https://youtu.be/FdWJ-Njeaig?t=180
tl;dw - Iron Man is flying through the air holding onto Hulk, and needs to try to KO him. He spots a skyscraper under construction and there is a quick shot of the scanners on his suit somehow determining that there are no people in the building whatsoever. He then flies above the skyscraper and then dives into it, driving Hulk down through the building. The skyscraper is shown to collapse entirely into it's own footprint, leaving the viewer assured that no-one was hurt.
Even when civilian death is mentioned in the MCU, it generally occurs off-screen and humour is often used to lighten the tone, as in this clip. (Again, if it doesn't embed skip to the 12 second mark).
View: https://youtu.be/EDTYHyie6aQ?t=12
tl;dw - Bruce Banner is talking about Loki and states that he's insane.
Thor: "Have care how you speak. Loki is beyond reason, but he is of Asgard. And he's my brother."
Black Widow: "He killed eighty people in two days."
Thor: "He's adopted."
The way that this kind of thing is handled in Invincible is very different. If for example there had been a similar scene with two superpowered beings destroying a skyscraper, even if the building itself was deserted at the time, falling masonry or construction cranes would have been shown to land on innocent civilians, causing carnage. Often times the heroes have to witness the horrific scenes of gore as people get caught up in the fighting, and find that they can't always save the day.
I'll not say any more about it, overall I give the first series 8/10 and recommend it for those who enjoy the superhero genre.
When searching for the series, I googled it and it autofilled to "watch Invincible online for free" as soon as I got to "watch invi". One of the top results was a site that has an enormous catalogue of cartoons and anime available. I'm fairly sure that it's not actually approved by those who own the rights to these things, so I'll not post it on an open thread. If you're interested just PM me and I'll send the link.