Sometimes it’s not about power or controll, sometime it’s only about the fantasy. Both are far from the reality, and that’s the point. Reality is not always fun, controlling can be for a while, but the fantasy world can be fun forever, or at least funnier then real life.

The broken superheroes are an other story, i don’t see the relation you are. Rather i say the broken superheroes should open the eyes of humanity, the world we created around us even braking the superheroes, well the story allways got a happy ending, but this is the fantasy. IRL you get it only if paid for it… :D