Overview

• James Gunn told The Times of London that Superman is an immigrant who “came from other places and populated the country.”
• Fox News and conservative voices like Kellyanne Conway and Dean Cain criticized this portrayal, branding it “SuperWoke.”
• The film opened at No. 1 domestically, earning $122 million in its debut weekend.
• Comic historians including Danny Fingeroth and creators Edward Gross and Robert Greenberger highlight that Superman’s refugee origin and use of fictional nations date back to Action Comics #1 in 1938.
• Define American and the Harry Potter Alliance revived their #SupermanIsAnImmigrant campaign with an op-ed in The Hollywood Reporter defending the character’s canonical roots.