8) Superman: Doomsday
Yeah, there were some significant differences to The Death of Superman, but Superman: Doomsday still shines as the best Man of Steel animated feature. After all, it had a menacing Lex Luthor as one of the prime antagonists, and not Jesse Zuckerberg Eisenberg doing his best Riddler impersonations.
Where the film really sparked to life though was in its depiction of Supes being the ultimate symbol of hope. We felt the loss when he died, and we knew that he was a hero bigger than anyone could ever be. It established him as the beacon of light, the true bastion of justice.
Let’s hope that the DCEU took some notes from Superman: Doomsday and applied them to his inevitable return in Justice League. Mullet or not, we just want our heroic Superman back in blue.