superhero genre

collocation in English

meaningsofsuperheroandgenre

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superhero
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsuː.pəˌhɪə.rəʊ/us
/ˈsuː.pɚˌhɪr.oʊ/
a character in a film or story who has special strength and uses it to do good things and help ...
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genre
adjective
uk
/ˈʒɑ̃ː.rə/us
/ˈʒɑːn.rə/
produced according to a particular model ...
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(Definition ofsuperheroandgenrefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Like many comic books published in the 1990s, the series has a grim take on thesuperherogenre.
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The series also inspired the crafting of the game's grim take on thesuperherogenre.
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It's an absolute distillation of thesuperherogenre.
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It was first published in 2004 and is set in thesuperherogenre.
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He initially turned down the role twice, as he did not have much interest in thesuperherogenre.
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The series is a satire on thesuperherogenre.
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The book's main purpose is to define thesuperherogenre, and produce a standard definition for the term itself.
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Although his initial adventures focused on his crimebusting agenda, as thesuperherogenrebecame less popular, stories focused more on the character's school life.
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Ellis intended the focus of the book to be thesuperherogenre, rather than the superheroes themselves.
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The story is a precursor to the spy fiction and the superhero genres, where a hero hides under a mild-mannered alias.
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Both the male and female stylizations of the period could be seen as common reflections of the superhero genre's preoccupation with ideal bodies.
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