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Wanting a smaller, more heartfelt superhero alternative to Captain America 4 and the MCU? For your consideration, British superhero sitcoms

From the ne'er-do-wells of Misfits to the powerless protagonist of Extraordinary, there's a wide range of alternatives to the superhero norm in super powered sitcoms from the UK.

Features by Graeme McMillan, Editor

Published on Wed Jan 22 2025

Looking ahead to the release of Captain America: Brave New World, it feels as if Marvel is fully recharged and ready to tell the big stories in the MCU once again. Whether it’s the President of the United States turning into a Hulk or the emergence of a new superteam of mercenaries and ne’er-do-wells in Thunderbolts*, the pendulum has swung back towards big-scale superheroics on the big screen once again… and it’s not just Marvel who’s headed in that direction, as the first trailer for DC Studios’ Superman demonstrated. Ever the contrarians, this made us think… what about those who have the kinds of super powers that really don’t fit those kinds of stories? For your consideration, fellow fans: superhero stories that look so, so much smaller. Which is to say, British TV superheroes.

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Graeme McMillan: Popverse Editor Graeme McMillan (he/him) has been writing about comics, culture, and comics culture on the internet for close to two decades at this point, which is terrifying to admit. He completely understands if you have problems understanding his accent.