Marvel's rival universe was messier and stranger than its more streamlined competitors—which made the DCEU feel closer to comics.

Donald Trump is up to his antics again, and this time he's doing it with a red cape and the "S" symbol on his chest. The White House shared on its official Instagram account an image of the

Metropolis, Illinois, located by the Ohio River with a population of roughly 6,000 residents, makes a great road-trip pit stop, not to mention a fantastic place for any superhero fan to visit, as it was officially recognized in 1972 by DC Comics as the hometown of the legendary Superman.

Nevertheless, Superman's origin story was not written by Gunn to provoke "anti-woke" movie-goers, but rather by second-generation Jewish immigrants, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, who created a superhero that defended the weak in reaction to the rise of Hitler and antisemitism in Europe.

It’s been almost 50 years since Christopher Reeve starred in “Superman,” the 1978 movie that opened what is now an endless spigot of superhero movies. It didn’t invent the tropes of messiah-like figures with supernatural powers or the building of elaborate on-screen worlds only to reduce them to apocalyptic rubble,

A "superhero" dad who spent years campaigning for justice after his son was shot dead at home has died, his family has announced. Michael Rainsford Snr spent the last five years trying to get justice after police failed to arrest one of the gunmen who shot his 20-year-old son Mikey Rainsford in the months leading up to the murder.

Standing two meters tall, weighing a hundred kilos of muscle, with a rebellious curl in his black hair, the Man of Steel has had many faces over 85 years of adaptations. Now he’s being accused of bein

Any way you look at the last 25 years in film, there’s no denying that superhero movies have been a vital part of 21st-century big screen entertainment. Many refer to the release of “Iron Man” in 2008 as the official kickoff of what would become the moneymaking engine that resulted in a steady stream of blockbusters,

Starring David Corenswet and Rachel Brosnahan, Superman is the riveting, jaw-dropping spectacle superhero fans have been waiting for - and it’s finally arrived. Soaring into cinemas today (Friday, 11th July), it’s already scored an impressive 83 percent on Rotten Tomatoes.

Superhero TV show costumes serve multiple purposes, including establishing identities and showcasing skills, all while generating lasting visual representations.

Before building the MCU and DCU, James Gunn honed his skills as a writer and director on two largely-forgotten independent superhero films.