I held Jude for five seconds and folded like a lawn chair. She looked at me like we'd known each other forever,' María Gabriela de Faría tells PEOPLE

The Man of Steel became a political lightning rod this summer with the release of the new movie, but world's most wholesome hero has actually been under attack since 1954, when Dr. Fredric Wertham published the anti-comics treatise 'Seduction of the Innocent.

Trust has collapsed in the institutions Superman used to defend. Mr Kent’s chosen profession, it must be admitted, is not what it was. (The 1978 film dates itself by opening with a paean to a “symbol of hope”—not Superman but the Daily Planet,

I enjoyed the new Superman movie a lot, but I can’t say I’m too surprised that I was drawn to the secondary characters more. Nicholas Hoult stole the show as Lex Luthor, Metamorpho made me a believer,

Elsewhere, new offerings 'I know What You Did Last Summer' and 'Smurfs' are no match for the Man of Steel and are both eyeing a domestic opening in the $12 million range.

While Superman is taking his lumps throughout the superhero movie, The Green Lantern, played wonderfully by Nathan Fillion, walks through disasters and battles with nary a scratch. He is unflappable and seemingly untouchable by any of the many enemies he faces throughout the movie. He’s even cocky about it.

Superman’s Four-Legged Hero Finally Gets Big Screen Debut In James Gunn’s fresh spin on Superman, there’s one unexpected hero grabbi

Superman is back, with Superman soaring past the expectations set for it. Batman has been DC’s chief character for a long time, but Superman has taken his rightful place at the head of the DC superhero community in the eyes of the general public for the first time in years.

While Michael Holt has appeared in the animated series “Justice League: Unlimited” as well as “Arrow,” this marks the first time Mister Terrific has appeared in a live-action D.C. film, and in this brand new film, he stands as one of the most important characters in the entire movie.

So, when looking for their fix elsewhere, they can rest easy knowing that there's actually a ton of television shows that they'd most likely love if they enjoyed James Gunn 's Superman. Whether a show holds the feeling and message of hope,