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Psychologically, the appeal of is simple: it is a pressure valve. We live in an age of "prestige TV" and billion-dollar cinematic universes. We are asked to take these stories very seriously .

, released by Powersville Inc in December 2011, represents a landmark adult feature. It capitalizes on the massive pop-culture success of the gritty superhero comic and film genre. Directed by industry veterans Ralph Long and Dommy B, this high-budget parody adapts mainstream tropes into a narrative-driven, explicit epic spanning nearly three hours.

The result was critically vilified. Yet, these films made hundreds of millions of dollars. Why? Because they catered to the "Wiki-brain."

Kick Azz: A Hardcore Comixxx Parody (2011) is a parody film directed by Jim Powers that humorously reimagines the gritty superhero world of as an adult comedy.