There's a fine line between a Superman fan and a Superman snob. I fall into the former category, but I can't deny some snobbery when recommending which Superman content you should watch before flying into Director and DC head James Gunn's Superman revival, which is set to execute a perfect hero landing in theaters on July 11, 2025.
My love of the Superman franchise predates its major film history to the late 1960s and early 70s when I would race home from grade school every day to catch afternoon reruns of the original Adventures of Superman TV show starring George Reeves. To watch it now is to see how far special effects have come but also to understand the roots of almost every Superman film and TV project to follow it.
