With James Gunn's 'Superman' debuting David Corenswet as the DC Comics superhero, Variety ranks the actors that have played the Man of Steel.

Accusations that James Gunn has “politicized” Superman come laughably late, as the world's most famous superhero has always been political, write narrative strategist Andrew Slack and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist.

Sorry, dweebs. The gloom-and-doom comic book reinvention is entirely the fault of the director of “Inception.” He did it.

Superman is the most powerful superhero in DC Comics, able to go toe to toe with its most powerful villains, like Darkseid and Brainiac. That’s why it’s surprising that his nemesis is Lex Luthor, a man without any superpowers.

Now, onto "Superman." As critics, including the Atlantic's David Sims, have pointed out, James Gunn's new movie is the first one to embrace how zany Superman's world is by putting him alongside other superheroes from the beginning.

DC is putting everything it can behind Superman, and with the big screen release of Superman, and this makes a lot of sense. This movie has the potential to bring a lot of new readers to DC Comics, and that’s where Superman Treasury 2025: Hero for All #1 comes in.

Warner Bros. Pictures’ “Superman” grossed an estimated $56.5 million domestically on Friday, on top of $22.5 million in Thursday previews. The 1938 comic book character, which began as a film series in 1978, is expected to gross nearly $130 million domestically for the weekend.

With a new Superman movie in theaters, the Capital Region comics community shares some thoughts on the Man of Steel’s legacy.

Jim Lee creates exclusive Superman x Fortnite variant cover for San Diego Comic-Con 2025 attendees. DC's SDCC booth sells limited foil variants for Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Supergirl, and more. Special editions include Absolute Vol. 1 collections with new dust jackets and art prints by Jim Lee.

Comic-book movies have come a long way over the last 50 years, but Marvel and DC’s big guns mark a pivotal month for the genre

Superman's classic pair of glasses disguise has a sci-fi twist in James Gunn's film which actually has a history in the comics: Hypno-Glasses!

Darkseid has a malicious plan for the Absolute Universe, and Superman sits right at the center of it as Darkseid's ultimate weapon.