superhero landing

plural superhero landings

1. comicsAn action pose where someone is supported by three limbs — specifically: kneeling with one leg, while only the other foot and one hand are also touching the ground — typically seen when a superhero lands after flying or falling.

   Then — boom! — Spidey sticks the classic superhero landing.

   2016 March 11, David Betancourt, “‘Captain America: Civil War’: How Marvel Studios just saved Spider-Man”, in Washington Post, retrieved 01 Jan 2023

   2 more examples

   Superhero landing. She's gonna do a superhero landing. Wait for it. [...] Whoo! Superhero landing! You know, that's really hard on your knees.

   2016, Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, Deadpool, spoken by Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds)

   After the revelatory seventh episode aired, showcasing Monica’s newfound powers, fans flocked to Twitter to praise her first official superhero landing — a single mighty fist planted firmly on the ground, eyes forward and fierce.

   2021 March 3, Leigh-Ann Jackson, “Teyonah Parris Didn’t Get ‘WandaVision’ at First, Either”, in The New York Times, retrieved 01 Jan 2023

   Synonyms: three-point landing