https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/the-boys-vought-rising-creator-la-confidential-approach-wwii/

The opening grafs (below) might inspire Danilo Castro to do a deeper dive into the superhero/noir nexus and get his groove back as a contributor to you-know-what.

Superheroes would not exist without World War II. Sure, Superman debuted three years before the bombing of Pearl Harbor prompted the U.S. to join the battle, and was influenced more by economic and immigration concerns than any desire for international combat. But superhero comics became a favorite of G.I.s, so much that the industry suffered a near-fatal collapse when soldiers returned home, and left Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman behind.

That fact alone is enough to justify the series Vought Rising, a prequel to The Boys that looks at the early adventures of Soldier Boy and other heroes from the era. However, The Boys creator Eric Kripke added an additional wrinkle in his conversation with EW when he compared the show to a beloved neo-noir. “I would define [Vought Rising] as L.A. Confidential with superheroes,” he said. “It’s a murder-mystery, and it’s got that noir-ish — not Black Noir, but actual noir — movin’ through the streets and femme fatales and detectives, but also heroin dens and gay bars and pill-popping and famous people.”

And who has been following THE BOYS?
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1190634/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_6_nm_2_in_0_q_the%20bo