Man of Steel.

       “WELL, I should hope that being followed causes some discomfort. Enjoyment in it would lead me to believe that the subject has a large spot of narcissism about them. I should let you know that you’re one of the harder men to catch.”           It was becoming quite difficult, honestly, to do this whole follow and investigate bit, and for one good reason: she doesn’t have the same resources that she once did, back when she was Director of SHIELD. She’s been Agent 13 for a while now, and while some days it’s thrilling, other days, it’s just plain frustrating.

     She holds her hands out, palms-up. It is late at night, dark, and the city has gone to sleep. She wants him to see that she has nothing on her with which harm could be caused; that’s actually not even on her list of things to do tonight. “I just have a few questions for you, is all. I think you’re in danger – we’re all in danger.”

          ❝  You  don’t  need  to  do  that,  ❞     he  says  as  she  shows  her  palms;   he  can  already  see  she  doesn’t  have  anything  dangerous  to  him  on  her.    Most  weapons  aren’t  dangerous  to  him  regardless,   but  her  intent  to  show  him  that  she  means  him  no  harm  is  appreciated,   even  if  he  doesn’t  want  her  to  feel  like  he’s  someone  who  needs  placating.    Powerful  though  he  is,   Clark  is  slow  to  anger,   and  even  slower  to  use  any  of  that  power  against  someone  else.

          Her  final  statement  does  draw  a  tense  sigh  from  between  his  lips,   however.    If  there’s  genuine  danger,   his  assistance  is  hers,   but  there  is  always  a  chance  that  not  everything  is  as  it  seems.    She  APPEARS  genuine  enough,   at  least.

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    “  please don’t take this as a threat.   ”     piercing eyes raise to meet his,  giving away no hint as to what she could be talking about.  natasha was the avengers’ talker,  political or not.  it was only right that she had been sent to speak with clark.

If you’re going really early, then just like in the dceu, he’s just a guy who moves from place to place, holding down odd jobs until he inadvertently exposes himself, or believes he will be exposed, and he moves on.

I’d say, in a Marvel setting, the events on MoS (when the last surviving Kryptonians attack, and Metropolis is wrecked) take place after the events of the first Avengers movie. Whether or not any of the Avengers get involved would depend on plotting, but things in Metropolis essentially turn out the same regardless (and especially by default; Clark ends up facing off with Zod and although Zod is defeated, it’s at a cost to both Clark and the city as a whole.

The events of BvS actually take place at around the same time as Civil War, although they conclude after what we see on screen in CW. Amid great stress in the (super)hero community, Clark has his own smaller feud with the Bat of Gotham. If Clark is truly confronted or backed into a corner in some way by an Avenger or whoever and made to officially choose sides with the whole Accords thing, he would choose ‘team Cap,’ bluntly put. Because he’s all for cooperation, the accords feel more like government control, and he refuses to be a tool for any government to wield for their agendas. Unless put in a corner, though, he will essentially live out his life in the same way he does during BvS--- but, if contacted, he may provide aid to the team Cap folks, up to or after the climax of CW. The climactic events of BvS, including Clark’s death, will occur some time relatively shortly after what we see happen in CW. At which point, Clark is obviously out of the picture.

Until his resurrection. Details of which may vary depending on plot? This bit I haven’t actually gotten all that well figured out in a Marvel crossover verse, because the whole reason it was thought he should be revived is because the JL wasn’t enough to stop the threat in that universe--- in a crossover verse, there would already be several extremely powerful people who could assemble to take on that threat.

Regardless, Clark will be alive and ready to defend the planet by the time Infinity War rolls around. Naturally, he’s needed some time to recover from his death and the experience of being brought back, so at this point he’s likely staying more low key than before, and to the world at large, Superman being alive again is still just a rumor. However, of course Thanos has heard of the Kryptonian living on Earth, and thus he went through great pains to arm his Black Order with Kryptonite sidearms and other such weapons. Small as they are, they’re enough to keep Superman at bay, meaning he’s an ineffective weapon against fighting the Black Order, though he definitely gives it a go. Instead, he mostly focuses his power on helping keep the Avengers from being overwhelmed by the sheer numbers they face.

In the end, the snap occurs, and Superman survives, unless plotted otherwise. To him, it seems the world has become far more quiet, yet the noises he hears are all of distress. Naturally, he checks on his loved ones--- he never finds his mother. Grief-stricken, but knowing the whole world has suffered losses like his, he pledges himself to aid in Thanos’ wake.