How ‘Superman’ Sets Up the DCU

How ‘Superman’ Sets Up the DCU

Three world-building-based takeaways from the first film in DC’s second cinematic universe

How Superman Sets Up World's Finest With DCU Batman

Superman has flown to the top of the box office in its opening weekend, and now there are a lot of questions about the future of the DC Universe franchise. James Gunn and DC Studios took a big swing with Superman, setting the film in a world where metahumans (i.e., superpowered people) have been around for hundreds of years, while Superman himself already has years of experience as the most powerful superhero in the world – but is far from being…

Hard NOC Life 359: ‘Superman’ Takes Us Home

Hard NOC Life is back—and so is Superman. In our return episode, Keith and Dominic dive deep into the latest take on the Man of Steel: How does he stack up against previous Superman incarnations? Is James Gunn’s DCU off to a flying start? And what does this movie say about the future of superheroes…