Man of Steel (film) that swings "between destructive overstatement and flat-footed homilies." Kofi Outlaw, Editor-in-Chief at Screenrant.com, gave "Man of Steel" a 4 out of 5 star review, stating that ""Man of Steel" has more than earned its keep, and deserves to be THE iconic Superman movie for a whole new generation". He would go on to name "Man of Steel" the best Superhero movie of 2013. Jim Vejvoda of IGN gave "Man of Steel" a 9 out of 10 while praising the action sequences and the performances of Kevin Costner, Russell Crowe and Michael Shannon. Peter Travers of "Rolling Stone" gave it a
Superhero fiction Superhero fiction Superhero fiction is a genre of speculative fiction examining the adventures, personalities and ethics of costumed crime fighters known as superheroes, who often possess superhuman powers and battle similarly powered criminals known as supervillains. The genre mainly originated in and is most common to American comic books, though it has expanded into through adaptations and original works. A superhero is most often the protagonist of superhero fiction, although some titles, such as "Marvels" by Kurt Busiek and Alex Ross, use superheroes as secondary characters. A superhero (sometimes rendered super-hero or super hero) is a type of stock character