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Extraordinary season two review – does anal 3D-printing count as a superpower now?
The sparky comedy show that takes superhero shenanigans to sublime heights of silliness is back – and this time, it’s as profound as it is crude. Brace yourself for a body-splitting, time-rewinding, dead-communing romp
November 2023
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Invincible review – far and away the best superhero show on TV
From hero to zero: is this really Marvel’s endgame?
October 2023
A murdered Argentinian writer’s comic finds a new audience – and far-right haters
Héctor Oesterheld and his family were murdered under the military dictatorship. As Netflix adapts his beloved El Eternauta, his literary legacy is dragged into the culture wars
July 2023
Take that, Marvel! I’m a Virgo is ingenious TV that slays every superhero movie
Boots Riley’s show about a 13ft teen is so boundlessly, brilliantly radical it could not just kill off the superhero genre – but help bring down the entire capitalist system
June 2023
Marvel faces backlash over AI-generated opening credits
Social media users condemned use of AI -generated opening credits for Secret Invasion premiering this week on Disney+
October 2022
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Why superhero satire The Boys turned off its rightwing fanbase
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May 2022
‘There are things in this season you will never unsee’: The Boys’ Karl Urban on parenting, powers and superhero orgies
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The Boys: the explosive superhero show that’s become as thrilling as Game of Thrones
June 2021
Solved
Power dressing: which superhero has the best costume?
From Superman’s y-fronts to Hulk’s tattered shorts, superheroes have made their fair share of fashion faux pas – but whose outfit actually works?
April 2021
‘What if Superman was your dad?’ Comics legend Mark Millar on Jupiter’s Legacy
The Kick-Ass and Kingsman creator is back with a TV series about a warring super-powered family. The Scot reveals how Carrie Fisher helped inspire it – and why he’s delighted Covid scuppered his move to Hollywood
March 2021
TV review
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier review – sturdy start to Marvel's latest
Disney’s Avengers spinoff series offers up a patchy yet encouraging combination of exhilarating action and soapy drama
WandaVision women's acceptance of grief is what makes them truly super
Vengeance so often motivates Marvel’s superheroes. But while Wanda finds solace first as a villain, it is love that redeems her
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WandaVision finale: the Scarlet Witch arrives, will the MCU survive?
The season concludes rather hastily, but every beat is hit with perfection, and without the need to satisfy every crazy fan theory about Mephisto or Reed Richards
February 2021
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WandaVision episode eight: which witch will come out on top?
This penultimate episode puts all the pieces in place for the season’s final showdown, while filling in the heartbreaking back story of the Scarlet Witch
TV reviewExtraordinary season two review – does anal 3D-printing count as a superpower now?The sparky comedy show that takes superhero shenanigans to sublime heights of silliness is back – and this time, it’s as profound as it is crude. Brace yourself for a body-splitting, time-rewinding, dead-communing romp
