[Mr. Jeeves]

Anyway, it felt kind of weird to be watching a movie where the good guys have to figure out how to save America from the most advanced, evolved, giant-sized, invincible supervillains ever devised, and then leave the theater and return to a world where, in Afghanistan, the good guys are losing to the least super villains ever concocted - goatherds with fertilizer.

Amen. The rise of comic book cinema always seemed to me to be a back-handed slap by Hollywood at real men and real heroes by making a joke of the concept.

[Romans Nine]

While I agree with Mark about the absurdity of “superheroes” our boys are losing because of politicians running “wars” (you hardly can even call them that from our side) instead of warriors.