Best superhero graphics novel ever.

The whole thing is paced, looks and feels like an actual movie.

Plus, it is illustrated by Alex Ross. You can't really get any better than this when it comes to comics visuals. =)

Again, I'm not saying that it doesn't make sense within the world of the film.  I just think it's a shitty basis for a Superman story.  A story can be logical (although Man of Steel was completely illogical in many other respects) but still suck.

In what stories is Superman hated by the public, besides alternate reality stories like Kingdom Come and Injustice?

Not hated.  Feared.  There was one where he took on a villain called Black Rock by using his heart vision at full power and caused a lot of collateral damage.  People were like " It's like he doesn't even care about us! "

Before Infinite Crisis, he was mind controlled into beating the holy fuck out of Batman by Max Lord.

He turned his army of Superman robots loose on the earth and the JLA had to stop him.

In the JLA cartoon, LLuthor made him fight Captain Marvel ( Shazam) destroying a city and turning public opinion against him.

I could go on.  DC (and Marvel)/have been doing this "Fear our heroes" thing since forever.  Superman isn't immune.  There was also a cult that worshipped him and when he died, they worshipped his successors.

All canon (/except the cartoon reference).  That's why it always pisses me off when people say Superman is boring.  The comics are amazing!

There is a difference between the scenarios you're mentioning, which seem to indicate mind control or manipulation aside from the black rock one, and in the movie where people hate and mistrust superman based on his actual actions.

And putting aside isolated instances, which do you think more accurately describes superman under most circumstances?

a) He is seen as a guardian, symbol of hope, and beloved by the masses. 

or

b) He is mistrusted, feared, and most people want him gone.

I'll admit that I don't read many DC comics, so my view may be flawed, but my understanding is Superman is generally well respected and loved by the public.  And the view of him as a protector, and the pressure on him to be perfect because of those expectations seem a bigger part of his character than isolated instances of bad PR.

Right. Batman vs Superman. That makes perfect sense. I guess all anyone needs is a tricked out home gym and access to a bad-ass toolbelt and they too can take on the man of steel.
Silly premise in my opinion.
If you accept the canon of each character, the 'fight' seems idiotic.
Not to sure how they're going to work the story, but for the sake of continuity and just plain ole' common sense, it better be that Superman finds Batman sorta like a pest and doesn't actually want to hurt him, or even fight him for that matter, but just gently moves him out of the way in a 'get outta here kid, you're bothering me' kinda thing.

I think your not giving batman enough credit. He's referred to as the worlds greatest detective for a reason. The whole superman detecting voices he knows his mothers voice. Batman obviously speaks in a different tone when hes in batman "mode." The whole fighting part watch dark knight returns part 2. Its a much better story than this film im sure. Superman is asked by president regan to get rid of batman because hes doing a better job of protecting gotham than they (gov) are the us. So they duke it out and they know each other very well its a brawl and alot of tech is used though they are not equals batman (who is 55 at the time) beats up superman pretty good.

Batman v Superman: meh

Suicide Squad: hell no...

New 52 superman 

"The initial run of first issues show a universe in which superheroes have only appeared within the last five years and are viewed with suspicion and hostility,^[84] with Superman andBatman being pursued by the police five years ago at the start of their careers.^[84][85] In the present day, organizations such as the United Nations and the United States government seek to exploit and control the superheroes "

 Flash paradox he barely resembled himself too. Killed a bunch of people too.

Hes dc's golden boy though cant do no wrong. There is plenty of story arcs for just about anything out there. No reason to believe anyone cant act or do a certain thing.

People should go to YouTube and check out the "World's Finest" episode of the Superman cartoon (hopefully is there) to see a faithful Batman/Superman first encounter. Maybe it will relieve some doubts.