Thunder Force review: Superhero comedies are rare and Netflix's is why
Photo: Hopper Stone / Netflix There’s always been something faintly hilarious about superheroes, both the naked fantasy of abruptly gaining special abilities and becoming superior to everyone else, and the idea of celebrating that specialness by putting on a colorful, skintight suit and running around punching people. But pure superhero comedy has always been comparatively rare. Making fun of power fantasies undercuts them, and makes them less thrilling. And even full-on superhero comedies still generally have to come around to some kind of thrill or emotional catharsis in the end — which...
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