Knowing your mindset about Lois being with Clark I assume Richard is going to fade out the backway really soon?
Uh, you haven't read
All I Have To Give , have you?
Actually, Richard has already broken up with Lois and is planning on moving to Paris as soon as the emergency is over.
In the novelization of Superman Returns, the author has Kal-El recalling hearing about Zod and company from Jor-El's lessons. Granted, the book didn't have the Jason and the piano bit...