Man of Steel

The Superman saga continues with the June 14 release of the movie "Man of Steel", directed by Zack Snyder and stars, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Diane Lane, Kevin Costner, and Russell Crowe. As a young boy, Clark Kent finds it difficult to cope with his superpowers and discovers that he is not from this planet.  As a young man, he begins a quest to find out where he came from and why he's here. But his journey to self-discovery is interrupted and the superhero must emerge in order to save the world from enemy invaders.  Try one these before you buy your movie ticket.

Movies
Superman: the movie (1978) starring: Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, Marlon Brando, and Gene Hackman
Superman II (1980) starring: Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman, Valerie Perrine, Ned Beatty and Jackie Cooper
Superman III (1983) starring: Christopher Reeve, Richard Pryor, Jackie Cooper and Marc McClure
Superman IV: the quest for peace (1987) starring: Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman, Jackie Cooper, Marc McClure, and Jon Cryer
Superman Returns (2006) starring: Brandon Routh, Kate Boseworth, Kevin Spacey, and James Marsden

Books

Fiction (novels based on the Superman character)
Enemies & Allies by Kevin J. Anderson
The book of lies by Brad Meltzer
It's Superman!: a novel by Tom De Haven
The death and life of Superman: a novel by Roger Stern

Nonfiction
Superman: the high-flying history of America's most enduring hero by Larry Tye
Siegel and Shuster's funnyman: the first Jewish superhero, from the creators of Superman by Tom Andrae