Quote: I'm Not Mister Mxypltk said: That's because they're not exactly out of continuity stories, are they? They're not exactly in continuity either. They're somewhere in between to try to please everyone. Take that whole Return to Krypton thing: wasn't all that explained to fit the MoS origin?
Yep, because the writers knew they didn't have anything good to offer so they backed out from what they were doing and they put things back the way they found them.
Which is pointless now because while in that story both character and readers were given an explanation, this time the changes are taking place just because the editor wants them to.
Comics are like a Rorschach test; everyone has a different opinion on what they are and can be...