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Are we getting tired of superheroes? The evidence might surprise you

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May 27, 2026

[#item_full_content] Audiences are not tired of superheroes – they’re tired of stories that no longer speak to the political anxieties that made the genre powerful in the first place. Are we getting tired of superheroes? The evidence might surprise you Read More

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