6 superhero movies and series for those who are already fed up with Marvel and DC

At a time when Marvel and DC are releasing more and more releases and with less wait times between each, it’s common for fans of the genre to feel saturated. However, there is also superhero movies and series for those who are tired of the same thingand they want something new.

Birdman

In comics, superheroes have diversified to such an extent that sub-genres already exist, but they deal with the same theme. And because it’s about moving away from Marvel and DC, ‘Birdman’, believe it or not, is a superhero film, critiquing the figure of one of the most famous, the one played by Michael Keaton, while showing the ravages of the life of an actor who has already lived through his best moments. Available on Amazon Prime Video and Star +.

Dred

One of the most transgressive and fundamental comics of the ninth art was the one written by John Wagner and Carlos Esquerra, which was brought to the big screen with the film by ‘Dred’, with Carlo Urbano, although there is also an earlier version in which Sylvester Stallone brought the vigilante to life. Available on Amazon Prime Video.

megally

Over time, critics and fans have given due place to ‘megally’, a superhero movie animated, but rather tells the story of the villain, which begins as a parody of Superman’s origins, but soon shows his cards to build a funny and entertaining story. Available on Netflix and HBO Max.

The boys

In the same line of parodies we have the Amazon Prime Video superhero series’The boys’, which is an adaptation of the comic of the same name and which shamelessly mocks some of the craziest things in the genre, ironically popularized by Marvel and DC with their cinematic universes.

A man with fists

And to further expand the range of possibilities, we now have one of the most popular anime of recent years, such as “One Punch Man”, an animated series in which Saitama is the strongest man in the universe, a boy who can defeat his own. enemies with one shot, but is not taken seriously as a superhero. Available on Netflix.

Invincible

Finally, another animated series of superheroes, also from Amazon Prime Video, but in this case it is the adaptation of the creator of ‘The Walking Dead’, ‘Invincible’. Which tells the story of Mark Grayson, a 17-year-old son of the most powerful man on the planet.