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2010 saw the release of two apparently-similar animated films, both dealing with the superhero genre from the perspective of the supervillain. As it turns out only one really does that (Despicable Me features a supervillain, but not in a world of superheroes), but still, it seems a reasonable point of comparison.

I watched them back-to-back back in March, which wasn’t necessarily a revealing exercise but certainly made for a direct comparison. I’ve made some points about that within the reviews themselves, so I shan’t say more here. As ever, click through to read my thoughts:

After that, it should be pretty clear who I think the winner is.