[Sombro]

Another factor: the advent of CGI.

Until recently you couldn't make a superhero movie that wasn't laughable with its SFX.

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Comic book films are one of the few places where masculinity, and moral clarity is still allowed.

Comic book heroes are valued for their strength, not their victimhood.

They put their mission before their woman - even before her safety and happiness in many cases.

Virtually none are overweight. Most are in peak physical condition.

They don't apologize for believing they are right.

Good points. I just look at the genre as today's equivalent to yesterday's mythology. Joseph Campbell, and all that.

I have more respect with studios trying to be faithful to the source material and balancing out special effects with a well-written script.

Otherwise, the rest of Hollywood churns out CGI crap with zero content.
"Avatar," anyone?