Super, Kick Ass, Defendor, Blankman, The Boys, arguably Deadpool...
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Greatest American Hero
Mystery Men
Super
That’s just the first three that came to mind
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The Boys
Super starring Rainn Wilson
Mystery Men starting Ben Stiller and William H. Macy
The Incredibles
Also check out non-Western cinema superhero movies if you want just a fresh take and not necessarily a parody. The Krrish movies and Hanu Man from Indian cinema are first to mind. They do sometimes embrace/subvert/parody American superhero film tropes.
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My favorite scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wy-WcaTrZk&t=115
I mean, MAD magazine been doing those since the 50s... as for movies, you mentioned some 90s stuff, in the 90s we also had Blankman, Mystery Men, Meteor Man...
Underdog? Speed of lightning, sound of thunder, fighting all who rob or plunder! One of the recurring(?) villains in the series was called Overcat!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underdog_(TV_series)
Added: I didn't know Overcat's backstory. OMG. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Underdog_characters#Overcat :
Overcat (voiced by Allen Swift) is a giant anthropomorphic cat who was once the infamous ruler of the planet Felina. He is an arrogant bully and also has all of Underdog's powers.
After the milk wells on Felina run dry, Overcat steals cows from Earth, kidnaps Polly, and forces her to milk the cows so the giant cats of Felina can have a lifetime supply of milk. After Underdog rescues Polly and the cows, Overcat challenges Underdog to a winner-take-all fight. Unless Underdog fights Overcat, the giant cats of Felina will destroy the Earth. As Underdog battles Overcat, it appears Overcat has the upper-hand, but Overcat's size and lack of speed allow Underdog to come out the victor. Overcat is banished from Felina in exchange for the other cats being given coconut trees to get milk from.
"hide in a corner"? You mean latibulate?
I mean the boys is definitely a joke about the justice League. Web boy in season 5 was hilarious rip on marvels spiderman
Check out Word Girl on PBS Kids. It's a superhero parody that also teaches kids vocabulary
Oh another superhero movies suck take. Seriously how hard is it to just tune out and not watch. They are obviously popular and still make tons of money.
Dude, Austin Powers is just a remake of all the original spy spoofs of the 60's like Matt Helm and Flint - hell Flint talks to dolphins (and I say this as a huge fan of the Austin Powers movies, they're hilarious, Mike Myers is a comedic genius).
Bond itself is a full-tilt spoof. I mean just watch Goldfinger - it's a hilarious send-up of so many tropes.
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