Glad to hear about the suit re-design. With any luck, they'll take the old classic one and tweak it properly so it no longer looks like a cheap Halloween costume and everyone will be happy (except maybe Lexrules).
As for the powers....I have no idea what Johns is planning. I dont read the book. But I assume this is going to be a short-term thing, like the electric powers were. I have a hard time seeing Geoff Johns of all people breaking away from the status quo and moving in as drastic a new direction as Superman getting new abilities.
However, if anyone at DC had the clout to make such fundamental changes, it'd be Johns. Maybe he's just bringing some of those ridiculous old Silver Age powers back; the super hypnotism and super ventriloquism. Of course, we all know what that would mean....
THE SUPER KISS!