“The Marvels” and the Paradox of the Superhero Franchise (www.newyorker.com)

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How did a genre rooted in weirdness and wonder become a byword for the normative, the familiar, and the mundane?

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[-] snooggums@kbin.social 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

The blockbusters don't, but there have been adult or at least mature superhero movies around forever and not just existing popular characters in new settings. I think you are limiting 'superhero' to a specific subset that excludes anything that would not be aimed at kids.

Do you see Kick Ass as a superhero movie?

Darkman?

The Crow?

Constantine?

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