Saturday, November 29, 2025

A year without superheroes: has Covid broken our obsession?

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After a barren 12 months, caped crusaders are returning to cinemas. But, after what we’ve gone through, they might struggle to hold our attention

Doesn’t it feel like a lifetime ago that Marvel’s Avengers said their goodbyes, having saved the world for good this time? Didn’t last long, did it? No sooner was Thanos vanquished than along came a new, invisible mega-villain to crush humanity, and this time high-tech flying suits and big magic hammers were useless against it.

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