Superman
Why is a photo of Jared Leto dressed like the Joker and Jesus floating around?
By Jack Jenkins — February 22, 2021
(RNS) — It’s from the so-called Snyder Cut of ‘Justice League.’ Or is it?
Stan Lee, Jewish literary hero
By Jeffrey Salkin — November 13, 2018
Secret identities? What was up with that, anyway?
Is Batman Jewish?
By Jeffrey Salkin — June 12, 2017
(RNS) Trauma, a secret identity — there was always more 'Torah' in Batman than I realized.
Does Israel have dirty hands?
By Jeffrey Salkin — June 5, 2017
A fifty year old poster raises new questions -- about Israel and power.
Pope Francis: ‘A pope is a man who laughs and cries’
By Eric J. Lyman — March 5, 2014
ROME (RNS) In a wide-ranging interview with the Italian daily Corriere della Sera, Pope Francis said media and popular culture references comparing him to Superman are "offensive" because he's just a regular guy.
REVIEW: ‘The Lone Ranger’ remake thrashes Christianity
By Jeffrey Weiss — July 9, 2013
(RNS) If “Man of Steel” panders to Christians, in “The Lone Ranger,” Christians are portrayed as unattractive, ineffectual, hateful or flat-out hypocritically evil.
Superman: Jesus figure or ‘anti-Christ’?
By David Gibson — June 27, 2013
(RNS) Superman has always been identified with Jesus, which is why Warner Bros. Pictures made a big pitch to churches and pastors to get the flock to see the new “Man of Steel” movie. But many Christians are leaving the theater saying this Superman isn’t Jesus; he’s "the anti-Christ."
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