No, I get your point. Some critics even pointed out how he tackled Zod, blew up a gas station with people around it, slugging it out with Faora in a crowded IHOP, etc..

I don't think I am missing your point. I just don't agree with it. ;)

On a lighter note, have you read Ready Player One? :D

Zod had a deathwish at that point. I think Supes was hoping he'd give up and join him. That's what Superman is, always giving a chance until the last minute. If he was as ruthless as you make him he could have just taken Zod & Co. out from space while they were not completely powered up and flightless.

While others have made some valid counterpoints I follow the "solar battery" concept (All-Star Superman). He does not necessarily get more powerful, he just has greater reserves (and a range limit to those reserves). This is what allows his powers to work throughout the night; plus sometimes he'll go above atmo for…

Since they both won they both get money. The runner-up only gets a consolation prize.

Not really. Just as there are many accents/dialects/customs/idioms in English there are many more in Mandarin. They are two different languages with a lot of commonality. The only fair comparison I can think of is Latin Spanish to European Spanish. Same language different meanings. My wife asked for a straw in…