Few genres are as tailor-made for parody than the superhero genre. Sure, we love it. It's pure, escapist spectacle that can stir a passionate debate over the most minute of details. But let's be honest: the concept of adults, fighting crime in tights and capes, is inherently ridiculous. Yet "tailor-made" can't be mistaken for lazy: it's the difference between clever superhero parodies that work, like Mystery Men or The Boys, and those that don't, à la Superhero Movie. And well before The Boys, 25 years ago, Fox took a shot at the burgeoning genre with The Tick... and it is perfection.

Arteest11 posted a video:

Move over Spielberg. My friends and I used to write screenplays, pick out costumes and shoot themed 8mm movies back in the 60's. The kid playing Pixie man is Bill. He's a very talented musician now, working with the likes of his friend Jon Anderson (from YES). I sent him the file and he added a soundtrack to it. This was in the days of James Bond, Man from UNCLE, Batman, Mission Impossible, and Marvel comics.