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    Time Out Chicago / Issue 166 : May 1–7, 2008

    Worst superhero movies ever

    Batman and Robin was bad. These are worse.

    By Scott Smith

    Justice League of America

    This was a mercifully-never-aired television pilot from 1997, written by two men who would later go on to write the cinematic classic Over The Hedge. It’s easily Miguel Ferrer’s finest work since Project: Alf.

    In the late 90s, genre deconstruction was all the rage and X-Men had yet to establish the “don’t mess with what works” concept into superhero films. So here we’re treated to the least heroic heroes of all time. If you always wished you could see The Flash as an unemployed, overweight, asthmatic slacker, this movie is for you. Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman are also conspicuously absent. Luckily, their places are filled by “Fire” and “Ice.” Guess what their powers are?

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