What happens when, in a comic book universe of good versus evil locked in an apparently unending, pantomime struggle, the villain finally gets the better of the superhero? That’s the idea that lies at ...

I got around to seeing Megamind this past weekend; I enjoyed the film and some of the implicit psychological "lessons" it conveyed, but was also uncomfortable with one of the take home messages.

Plot: Super-villain Megamind kills his good-guy nemesis, Metro Man, but becomes bored since there is no one left to fight. He creates a new hero, Titan, who, instead of using his powers for good, sets ...

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