History YMMV / New52

** [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks Earth 2]] Superman [[spoiler:being a brainwashed DragonInChief to Darkseid... though [[AuthorsSavingThrow he turned out to be a Bizarro instead]]]].

* BrokenBase: The reboot in general was very controversial when it was announced, and even years after it happened opinion was divided and discussions could get very heated about certain aspects of it. Overall, some fans consider it an interesting and fresh new take on the universe, while others consider it the return of some of the worst tropes from UsefulNotes/TheDarkAgeOfComicBooks.

** ''Future's End'': All of the victories of the heroes, all of their happiness, all of those beloved characters, will be killed and turned worthless and the triggers are coming ever-so-inexorably closer... [[spoiler:and the time-travel shenanigans of the arc '''have not changed the chances of this future existing in any way whatsoever''', except for some more super humans running around playing resistance.]]

** ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}, having been a PluckyGirl pre-reboot, now has enough angst to give Franchise/SpiderMan a run for his money (and enough anger to ''become a Red Lantern''). You can count the number of times she smiles on one hand.

** {{Franchise/Superman}} and Franchise/WonderWoman as a couple, [[ShipToShipCombat especially from the Clois, Wondertrev, and Wonderbat shippers.]] Those who like the relationship enough to at least give it a chance hated the brutal devolution it got in the arcs of the ''Superman'' and ''Superman/Wonder Woman'' comics.

* ContinuityLockout: With the near-constant BatFamilyCrossover flow of the various ''Franchise/GreenLantern'' comics from in the very least the beginning through "Godhead", it has become increasingly difficult to recommend the series to newcomers. Although this [[ComicBook/SinestroCorpsWar was]] [[ComicBook/BlackestNight already]] [[ComicBook/BrightestDay the case]] before, the common crossovers have become unending, especially with "Green Lantern" and "Green Lantern Corps", which some think may as well not be separate books at all for the amount of interconnecting they have. It was so bad that ''creators'' were confused. Creator/GeorgePerez quit writing for ''Superman'' because [[https://comicsalliance.com/george-perez-superman-experience-new-52/ he had no idea what aspects of the character]], especially with ''ComicBook/ActionComicsNew52'', were in canon or not.

** When ''Comicbook/DCRebirth'' came in, ''New 52'' became its own Old Guard. Though the former was ostensibly aimed at the Old Guard who had lost interest in the latter, it gained a number of new readers who were interested in the writing sensibilities that came back. As such, the ''New 52'' fanbase butted heads with them.

** There's been phenomenon referred to as 'House Style', where creative teams tend to make each book look and feel almost identical. Artwork tends to be similar to Jim Lee's art, colorists use the same techniques, and writers stick to writing and characterizing the heroes in a similar TrueArtIsAngsty way. Because of this, many feel that the bulk of the line-up isn't really bad, just ''boring'' because they all feel generic. The few books that succeed to escape this 'House Style', either by unique artwork, creative writing, or some combination, tend to get more interest online for actually being different.

* TrueArtIsAngsty: Apparently, Creator/DanDiDio [[http://www.theatlanticwire.com/entertainment/2013/09/why-couldnt-batwoman-be-married-and-miserable/69200/ thinks so]], and has an actual mandate ''enforcing this''. Fandom however disagreed.

*** "The Pearl" ended with Damian's death and members of the Bat Family mourning him-plus Batman getting ''another'' Wangst period during which he gave the most violent NeverBeAHero speech to someone ever.

** New Lobo was derided as an [[Literature/{{Twilight}} Edward Cullen knock-off]], a straight version of what Lobo was created to parody, or, in the words of the [[ComicBook/{{Lobo}} the REAL Main Man himself]], a "nancy boy bastich".

** Lobo's [[TallDarkAndHandsome new]], ''Literature/{{Twilight}}''-esque design has not gone over well with fans.

* AuthorsSavingThrow:
** Martian Manhunter told off his Stormwatch teammates for referring to him as a Justice League member, which is apparently shorthand for "established superhero", despite the fact that the Justice League has never had more than seven members (until JLI). So when any author wants to refer to, say, Metamorpho or Green Arrow as "Justice League heroes", ''that's'' what it refers to.
** The Culling did not go over well at all, namely because of the many deaths (especially Artemis's), and the finale of Ravagers had them all recaptured. This trope goes into effect when the finale of the first run of Teen Titans reveals that all the teenagers killed in the Culling were revived and their powers taken away so they could be normal again (though the author was unable to get Ridge's real name right).

** ''No one'' liked New 52's version of Mr. Freeze, due to removing his [[TragicVillain well-known tragic backstory]] of him wanting to save his wife, and replacing it with him being a [[{{Squick}} crazed lunatic obsessed with a much older woman.]] Thankfully, ComicBook/DCRebirth returned him to his sympathetic origin.

** The New 52's take on Jason Todd is not very well liked even among those that like the character as a whole, with many saying that in ''Comicbook/RedHoodAndTheOutlaws'', he doesn't really seem to have grown from how he was back when he was killed off in ''Comicbook/ADeathInTheFamily'' or from when he first came back from the dead (some "attempts" at development have been made, but whether or not any of them are convincing or well-written is contested). The fact that most of his appearances in this verse are written by Scott Lobdell (generally regarded as one of the worst writers working at DC at the time) just exacerbates this.

** Artemis, a popular character from the (still airing at the time) ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'' cartoon, was introduced and killed in the space of an issue of the Teen Titans[=/=]Legion Lost[=/=]Superboy crossover "The Culling". The final issue of the first run of Teen Titans reveals Artemis and every other teen murdered during, before and after the events of the Culling were revived and had their powers (if they had any) removed. That being said, Artemis has not been seen since anyway.

* CompleteMonster: See Monster/DCUniverse.