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Is the superhero genre all out of super? The perpetual big- and small-screen deluge has surely led to viewer burnout. How many times can protagonists earnestly zip about, saving the world one CGI explosion at a time? Indeed, in a genre devoted to exceptionality, it’s increasingly difficult for superpower stories to stand out.