Superhero Fatigue

Superhero Fatigue is less about quantity and more about the kind of story being told vs. what audiences want to see. The problem is not that we have a handful of new superhero movies every year, but that they feel very similar to each other, and not in a good way. If the undeniable success of movies like Wonder Woman tell us anything is that audiences are starving for stories that break the usual pattern of superhero films.

Three patterns in particular that can be causing superhero fatigue are as follows: 1) Tone - sometimes you need the bleakness to make your point, as with dystopian novels. 2) Story - Superhero movies are often repetitive in the basic narrative structure they choose, giving us the feeling that we’ve seen that story before. 3) Characters - This is probably the core of superhero fatigue, since you can’t have a great range of stories when they’re always about the same people. Different identities bring in different perspectives and different ways to interact with the world.

“I'm hoping we'll start getting 'Superhero Fatigue here pretty soon,” Gamer On! said. “Not that I don't love the movies. It's just, come on guys, there are other stories to tell besides hyper-gonadal males without families doing death-defying things for two hours and wrecking cities in the process. It's like, oyster!”.

by Outis McGuffin May 31, 2018

Superdead

To be really, really dead, like, SUPER dead.

When you get hit by 4 trucks, instead of just one, because the amount of caffeine in your system cloned you briefly and allowed you to get in the way of 3 extra trucks. Then you're superdead.

by sobriquetsecret February 26, 2009

Superbard

A bizarre and uniquely peculiar refuge of caricatures and splendor that suddenly, and with no warning, ceases to exist or disappears.

Every day Edd would head down to his favorite local pub, until one day he arrived but, like a superbard, it was gone - closed forever.

by Lord X the Maverick March 20, 2008

superhero

1. A being with extraordinary physical or mental powers, far beyond the range of normal human ability, who uses these powers to protect the innocent and for the general good.

2. One who is granted such powers by some external means, such as advanced technology or magic, and uses them with similar intent.

3. Batman.

Superman is a superhero because the yellow sun gives him incredible powers. Iron Man wears an armored suit with advanced weapons and abilities. Batman is the goddamn Batman.

by Commissioner James Gordon April 17, 2012

superbed

A strictly platonic bed consisting of two or more mattresses pushed together on the floor. The bigger the space and the more mattresses, the better.

I only sleep well when I'm in a superbed with 35 of my closest friends and at least 4 cats.

by su-PER-bed August 21, 2003

new england superhero

A man or woman who drapes a cardigan over their shoulders and ties the sleeves in front.

The Starbucks down the street is rife with New England Superheros on Sunday mornings.

by shannonkg September 6, 2008

Superhead

Karrine Steffans, aka Superhead, author of the very controversial Confessions of a Video Vixen. You may know her as the video-ho with the incredibly fake-looking implants covered by gold pasties that was in Mistikal's 'Danger' video. She is notorious for giving head to many, many rappers. Why she would want to be famous for sucking dick is anyone's guess!

Book-loving individual 1:"Superhead looks like she is taking a huge dump in the photo on the back of her book."
Book-loving individual 2: "I know, lol! Who do you think Papa is? I bet it's Scarface!"
B.L.1: "No way! It's gotta be L.L. Cool J!"

by nastina June 11, 2006