Glen Weldon Glen Weldon is a regular panelist on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast. He reviews books, movies, comics, and more for the NPR Arts Desk.
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Henry Cavill as Clark Kent in Man Of Steel. Warner Brothers Pictures hide caption
Henry Cavill plays the title role in Zach Snyder's expensively earnest iteration of our most recognizably American superhero. An "alien" aesthetic — which ironically owes plenty to the Industrial Age and to the metallo-organic curves of art nouveau — informs everything from the film's palette to its interpretation of Superman's iconic costume. Clay Enos/Warner Bros. Pictures hide caption
Mary Ann Shilts takes one of the give away comic books from the display rack at the New Dimensions Comics store in Cranberry, Pa., Butler County, as part of Free Comic Book Day 2012. Free Comic Book Day 2013 is Saturday, May 4. Keith Srakocic/AP hide caption
The cover of Saga, issue #12. Image Comics hide caption
The Heart of Thomas, by Moto Hagio, was one of the first Japanese comics to deal with same-sex relationships. Fantagraphics hide caption
A new version of Superman, penned by Orson Scott Card, has caused a stir in the comics world. AP Photo/DC Comics hide caption
Bruce Wayne is only one of the many characters whose name makes him seem perhaps a little older than he is. DC Comics hide caption