This was the interesting buit of the article for me, plus this bit:
“He says superheroes are written and drawn by people who've never stood up for their own rights against the companies that employ them - saying they appear "to be largely employed as cowardice compensators".
Which might be a dig referring to the comic making business, which has been historically pretty shitty for artists and writers, at least in the UK.
I don’t know if old Alan is feeling a bit sad about the state of the world and the fact that – in his eyes – adults are more likely to know the ins and out of the Marvel universe than how their own country or society works. Maybe that’s my prejudice coming in too though, as it rings true to me.