After the events of MoS, Superman tries to redeem himself of the criticism for his reckless counter attack on Zod ,that resulted in destruction of a good part of Metropolis. But people are divided on his actions. Lex Luthor, a genius,ruthless businessman who has a deep hatred for Superman decides to cash in on this distrust to bring him down publicly. So he decides to pin him against the perfect contender : Batman, who doesn't trust Superman as a saviour.
