Riding the Super-hero wave

Has anyone else noticed the resurgence of super-hero films and television programmes at the moment? I'm not saying there haven't been some on most of the time for the past decade in one form or other, but there seems to be a distinct spate at the moment. As well as programmes like Heroes, staple franchises like Marvel and DC characters, there are also others sppearing. The highly anticipated Watchmen film is due out next week, Push is currently out and I have recently watched Wanted and Jumper, both of which appeared last year.
Not that I am complaining you understand, the ability to do things normal people can't seems to be a very common dream amongst those of us that sadly fail to manifest such powers and can be brilliant material as the basis of a good drama.

So, what of the above mentioned films and shows?
Heroes has undergone some very bizarre twists in the third series. Series One was excellent, Series Two was a rather strange continuation with some nice ideas but was rather slow at getting anywhere. Series Three has been a bit like Heroes on Steroids - the ideas and plot twists come thick and fast and if anything, can feel slightly rushed. Arthur Petrelli replaced Adam as the big baddie and proved himself to be exceptionally powerful and nasty. Sylar is still knocking around and has once again reverted to his monsterous nature. Nathan Patrelli has switched from being convinced that everyone should have powers to being convinced that anyone with powers is dangerous. It is all slightly implausible, but very entertaining.

Push (currently out in the UK) seems to be similar to Heroes in the powers being displayed (based on the trailer), but the film itself is very different. The story is far more involved and seems to leave itself open for a sequel (not sure if there will be one). It is an interesting twist on the idea of metahuman abilities and certainly worth watching.
The basic plot involves those with powers stayinjg hidden from (or joining) the government organisations (called Divisions) designed to control them. These powers are said to have stemmed from genetic research carried out in World War 2. They are grouped into various classes, the main ones being Watchers (precogs), Movers (telekinetics) and Pushers (those who can control the minds of others).

Wanted is based upon a violent Comic book but in being adapted for the film, seems to have lost most of the stereotypical super-heroes / super-villains aspects. Although the main hero of the film has abilities that far exceed normal people, this isn't really dwelt upon that much as the film progresses (possibly because those he is fighting have similar abilities) and it feels like they are all just highly-trained. The film isn't bad although you seriously have to squash any concerns about the way the laws of physics are ignored during it.

Jumpers is another odd film, because it wasn't at all what I expected. The basic concept is that a few select people are born with the ability to "jump" (teleport) to any location they are familiar with. The drama is created because opposing them are a secret organisation founded by the church (called Paladins) who hunt them down and kill them on the basis that "only God should have powers like that" According to the film, the battle has been going on for hundreds of years.
It certainly wasn't a bad film, but after watching it I did kind of come away feeling that it wasn't terribly memorable either.
As a very minor aside, the actress who played the older Millie (Rachel Bilson), looked far too different from AnnaSophia Robb (who plays the young Millie), which was kind of distracting as well.