[Locke]

My problem is Superman in the comics always found a way. I know that is boring to a lot of people but the charm of Superman for me has been that whether rookie, or old and grey or somewhere in the middle, Superman would always find a way.

In the comics there was no way that Zod would have forced Superman to play his game, not at least until many other options would have been exhausted first. The whole rookie Superman argument is weak at best. I enjoyed the concept that Zod overpowered Superman though military experience but the results were lacking, for me, a Superman fan.