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Why superheroes leave me cold

By Ty Burr

 |  Globe Staff  

  April 29, 2012

Superheroes are dumb. Not just some superheroes — all of them. The entire concept of grown men and women fighting evil while wearing highly technical pajamas fills me with boredom. I realize this renders me un-American and out of step with everything that is holy and profitable in the ruling zeitgeist. The theatrical release this coming Friday of “Marvel’s The Avengers” will prove how wrong I am when it grosses more than the GDP of South America. I remain unimpressed.

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