Editing General Zod (section)

====General Zod returns: 2006–2011====
General Zod returns to post-''Infinite Crisis'' comics in ''[[Last Son]]'', penned by [[Geoff Johns]], [[Richard Donner]], and [[Adam Kubert]]. '''Dru-Zod II''', [[Ursa (DC Comics)|Ursa]], and [[Non (comics)|Non]] escape from the Phantom Zone and come to Earth to try to turn it into a "New Krypton".<ref>''Action Comics'' #844</ref> This incarnation is the first Post-Crisis Zod who comes from Superman's Krypton, and not from an alternate reality.<ref>''Action Comics'' #845</ref>

[[Image:General Zod Countdown 30.png|upright|left|thumb|General Zod as depicted  in ''[[Countdown to Final Crisis|Countdown]]'' #30 (October 2007). Art by [[Gary Frank (comics)|Gary Frank]] and Jon Sibal.]]
The backstory for the three Kryptonians was recounted in ''Action Comics'' Annual #10 (April 2007),<ref>''Action Comics'' Annual #10</ref> and Zod's origin was revealed in ''Countdown'' #30 (October 2007).<ref>''Countdown'' #30</ref> Prior to the destruction of Krypton, Zod, his wife Ursa, and accomplice Non rebel against their planet's oppressive government, but soon become lawless would-be tyrants who lust for power. After an ill-fated insurrection led by Zod, the government sentences the trio to death. However, Superman's father Jor-El pleads for the government to mitigate their sentence to imprisonment in the Phantom Zone, accepted on the condition that he would assume responsibility as their jailer. While in the Phantom Zone, Zod and Ursa are able to have a child who is born immune to the Phantom Zone's effects, ultimately facilitating their escape, and name him Lor-Zod. On Earth, the boy is discovered by Superman and his wife Lois Lane, who adopt him as their own son and name him [[Chris Kent (character)|Chris Kent]].

Alongside Zod, Ursa and Non, 25 other Kryptonian criminals also escape the Zone and defeat a number of Earth's heroes, beginning their quest to conquer the planet. Zod ambushes Superman in revenge for Jor-El's actions and traps him in the Phantom Zone, which he later escapes with the help of the heroic Phantom Zone prisoner [[Mon-El]]. With assistance from his traditional enemies [[Lex Luthor]], [[Metallo]], [[Parasite (comics)|Parasite]] and [[Bizarro]], Superman takes on Zod's army. Out of nearly thirty Kryptonians, Superman's temporary allies successfully kill several, driving the rest back into the Phantom Zone alongside Zod and Ursa, who take Chris Kent with them.<ref>''Action Comics'' #846</ref>

[[Image:GeneralZod.png|upright|thumb|General Zod in ''Action Comics'' #845 (January 2007). Art by [[Adam Kubert]].]]
In the later ''[[Superman: New Krypton|New Krypton]]'' arc storyline however, Zod is freed from the Phantom Zone once again by Supergirl's mother [[Alura (DC Comics)|Alura]]. The "bottled city of [[Kandor (comics)|Kandor]]" is transformed into a populated Kryptonian planet ("New Krypton"), and Zod is appointed the leader of its army. In the "World of New Krypton" ''Action Comics'' storyline, when Superman decides to see what life is like on New Krypton, he is drafted into the Military Guild under General Zod. Zod and Superman maintain a mistrustful professional relationship. Despite their past, neither seems prepared to behave with marked aggression toward the other. Later, during a Kryptonian ceremony, Zod is shot by the Kryptonian Ral-Dar (who is working with Lois's father [[Sam Lane (comics)|Sam Lane]]), leading Zod to appoint Superman as temporary General until his recovery. The two are involved in a Kryptonian political plot, but ultimately apprehend the planet's traitor and see a reform of New Krypton's Council.

Peace is short-lived, however, due to an attack by the alien [[Brainiac (character)|Brainiac]], who had been responsible for the bottling of Kandor in the first place. In ''[[Last Stand of New Krypton]]'', New Krypton comes under attack by Brainiac, and Zod engineers a plan to defeat him; Zod is driven by an urge to avenge his prior defeat at the hands of the Coluan Brainiac, when Kandor was bottled from Old Krypton. The storyline ends with the planet's destruction, leading Zod to declare war on Earth, sparking the ''[[War of the Supermen]]'' storyline. After a fierce conflict between Superman and Zod in defense of Earth, Zod is pushed back into the Phantom Zone by his son, Chris Kent, who had freed himself from the Phantom Zone and became active as an adult superhero on planet Earth.<ref>''Superman: War of the Supermen'' #4 (July 2010)</ref>