Review: ‘Wonder Man’ not your usual Marvel superhero movie — it’s better

Marvel takes an admirable risk with “Wonder Man,” an eight-episode Disney+ original series, by tabling grandiose superhero action set pieces fans love and playing up inside-baseball jokes, a la Seth Rogen’s “The Studio.”

That move might well turn off traditionalists who crave nonstop action and CGI-heavy smackdowns, but it is a refreshing change of pace to see Marvel take its brake off the gas to allow for more character-driven storytelling that is reliant on the chemistry of its two leads.