Superman” has finally soared into theaters, and with it comes a wealth of cameos and fun references to its DC Comics origin.

The 2013 movie Man of Steel drew criticism from Superman fans for many reasons. One of the chief reasons was the film’s treatment of Johnathan “Pa” Kent and his death by tornado. Presumably meant to teach young Clark Kent the value of sacrifice (as Pa Kent died to prevent his son from revealing his powers),

The Superman origin story is practically a modern myth at this point. He rockets in from Krypton, lands in Kansas, and is the face of hope since 1938.

People with superpowers became public 300 years ago, but there are probably far older characters lurking in the shadows

James Gunn's 'Superman' lacks magic, but it gets one fundamental thing right about the least cool, but certainly greatest, of all the superheroes.

The director James Gunn reboots the DC Universe with "Superman," and smartly skips the character's over-told origin story.