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* ''ComicBook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths'' divided the Creator/DCComics fandom between fans and haters of the Pre-Crisis [[TheMultiverse multiverse]], mostly depending on whether you began reading comics [[UsefulNotes/TheBronzeAgeOfComicBooks before]] or [[UsefulNotes/TheDarkAgeOfComicBooks after]] the [[CrisisCrossover crossover]]. Discussions between these two groups could become pretty nasty at times.
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* ''ComicBook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths'' divided the Creator/DCComics fandom between fans and haters of the Pre-Crisis [[TheMultiverse multiverse]], mostly depending on whether you began reading comics [[UsefulNotes/TheBronzeAgeOfComicBooks [[MediaNotes/TheBronzeAgeOfComicBooks before]] or [[UsefulNotes/TheDarkAgeOfComicBooks [[MediaNotes/TheDarkAgeOfComicBooks after]] the [[CrisisCrossover crossover]]. Discussions between these two groups could become pretty nasty at times.
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* Not as pronounced as it once was but ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} fans and Franchise/SpiderMan fans used to have large grudges against one another.
* Wolverine fans and Comicbook/ThePunisher fans also have one, fueled by that one time their respective writers used to regularly [[TakeThat exchange jabs]] at the other.
* Franchise/TeenTitans vs ComicBook/YoungJustice. This one began when [=DC=] decided to restore the classic Wolfman/Perez Teen Titans - and did so by taking the current Teen Titans and Young Justice books and merging them together. The transition was, shall we say, less than seamless. Young Justice fans were upset because their LighterAndSofter book had been canceled, with favorite cast members PutOnABus, and some of the survivors being written as far different characters. Teen Titans fans were upset because they had also lost favorite cast members (and two of them were killed), and now their book had been taken over by what they considered to be a SpotlightStealingSquad, the [[FanNickname YJ4]] (Tim, Conner, Bart and Cassie). Being upset over the same thing, but for different reasons, a rivalry sparked. Sometimes more fuel gets tossed on the old fire, such as the [[WesternAnimation animated]] adaptations trading tones, or the ComicBook/{{New 52}} having no sign of the original Kid Flash or Wonder Girl.
* ''Comicbook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths'' divided the Creator/DCComics fandom between fans and haters of the Pre-Crisis [[TheMultiverse multiverse]], mostly depending on whether you began reading comics [[UsefulNotes/TheBronzeAgeOfComicBooks before]] or [[UsefulNotes/TheDarkAgeOfComicBooks after]] the [[CrisisCrossover crossover]]. Discussions between these two groups could become pretty nasty at times.
* Wolverine fans and Comicbook/ThePunisher fans also have one, fueled by that one time their respective writers used to regularly [[TakeThat exchange jabs]] at the other.
* Franchise/TeenTitans vs ComicBook/YoungJustice. This one began when [=DC=] decided to restore the classic Wolfman/Perez Teen Titans - and did so by taking the current Teen Titans and Young Justice books and merging them together. The transition was, shall we say, less than seamless. Young Justice fans were upset because their LighterAndSofter book had been canceled, with favorite cast members PutOnABus, and some of the survivors being written as far different characters. Teen Titans fans were upset because they had also lost favorite cast members (and two of them were killed), and now their book had been taken over by what they considered to be a SpotlightStealingSquad, the [[FanNickname YJ4]] (Tim, Conner, Bart and Cassie). Being upset over the same thing, but for different reasons, a rivalry sparked. Sometimes more fuel gets tossed on the old fire, such as the [[WesternAnimation animated]] adaptations trading tones, or the ComicBook/{{New 52}} having no sign of the original Kid Flash or Wonder Girl.
* ''Comicbook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths'' divided the Creator/DCComics fandom between fans and haters of the Pre-Crisis [[TheMultiverse multiverse]], mostly depending on whether you began reading comics [[UsefulNotes/TheBronzeAgeOfComicBooks before]] or [[UsefulNotes/TheDarkAgeOfComicBooks after]] the [[CrisisCrossover crossover]]. Discussions between these two groups could become pretty nasty at times.
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* Not as pronounced as it once was but ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} fans and Franchise/SpiderMan ComicBook/SpiderMan fans used to have large grudges against one another.
* Wolverine fans andComicbook/ThePunisher ComicBook/ThePunisher fans also have one, fueled by that one time their respective writers used to regularly [[TakeThat exchange jabs]] at the other.
*Franchise/TeenTitans ComicBook/TeenTitans vs ComicBook/YoungJustice. This one began when [=DC=] decided to restore the classic Wolfman/Perez Teen Titans - and did so by taking the current Teen Titans and Young Justice books and merging them together. The transition was, shall we say, less than seamless. Young Justice fans were upset because their LighterAndSofter book had been canceled, with favorite cast members PutOnABus, and some of the survivors being written as far different characters. Teen Titans fans were upset because they had also lost favorite cast members (and two of them were killed), and now their book had been taken over by what they considered to be a SpotlightStealingSquad, the [[FanNickname YJ4]] (Tim, Conner, Bart and Cassie). Being upset over the same thing, but for different reasons, a rivalry sparked. Sometimes more fuel gets tossed on the old fire, such as the [[WesternAnimation animated]] adaptations trading tones, or the ComicBook/{{New 52}} having no sign of the original Kid Flash or Wonder Girl.
*''Comicbook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths'' ''ComicBook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths'' divided the Creator/DCComics fandom between fans and haters of the Pre-Crisis [[TheMultiverse multiverse]], mostly depending on whether you began reading comics [[UsefulNotes/TheBronzeAgeOfComicBooks before]] or [[UsefulNotes/TheDarkAgeOfComicBooks after]] the [[CrisisCrossover crossover]]. Discussions between these two groups could become pretty nasty at times.
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* ''Franchise/GreenLantern'': Hal Jordan fans vs. Kyle Rayner fans, with outlying John Stewart and Guy Gardner factions. This was largely thanks to the fact that Kyle was introduced in a ReTool that utterly destroyed everything that came before, complete with having Hal undergo a FaceHeelTurn.
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* ''Franchise/GreenLantern'': ''ComicBook/GreenLantern'': Hal Jordan fans vs. Kyle Rayner fans, with outlying John Stewart and Guy Gardner factions. This was largely thanks to the fact that Kyle was introduced in a ReTool that utterly destroyed everything that came before, complete with having Hal undergo a FaceHeelTurn.
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* ''[[Comicbook/TheAvengers Avengers]]'' fans vs. fans of Creator/BrianMichaelBendis, when Bendis started writing Avengers books. Some longtime fans took issue with Bendis' perceived lack of respect for the franchise. Fan objections didn't seem to hurt sales much, though -- when Bendis left the franchise in 2012, he had written the Avengers for 8 years and approximately 232 issues.
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* ''[[Comicbook/TheAvengers ''[[ComicBook/TheAvengers Avengers]]'' fans vs. fans of Creator/BrianMichaelBendis, when Bendis started writing Avengers books. Some longtime fans took issue with Bendis' perceived lack of respect for the franchise. Fan objections didn't seem to hurt sales much, though -- when Bendis left the franchise in 2012, he had written the Avengers for 8 years and approximately 232 issues.
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* ''ComicBook/AvengersArena'' vs. ''Comicbook/{{Runaways}}'', ''ComicBook/AvengersAcademy'', and ''Sentinel'' fans (despite Arena featuring characters from all of those comics). Basically, Arena is a ContestedSequel to those comics with the AudienceAlienatingPremise of the ''Film/TheHungerGames''[=/=]''Film/BattleRoyale'' meets the [[KidHero youth of the Marvel verse]]. Fans of the characters mostly hate Arena and its [[CannonFodder Kill the C listers]] premise, along with its fans who don't seem to care about [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter characters from critical darling books being wasted]] in a FollowTheLeader book, while fans of Arena for the most part just want to enjoy the story without being bogged down by continuity or having to listen to Academy and Runaways fans complain about the deaths.
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* ''ComicBook/AvengersArena'' vs. ''Comicbook/{{Runaways}}'', ''ComicBook/{{Runaways}}'', ''ComicBook/AvengersAcademy'', and ''Sentinel'' fans (despite Arena featuring characters from all of those comics). Basically, Arena is a ContestedSequel to those comics with the AudienceAlienatingPremise of the ''Film/TheHungerGames''[=/=]''Film/BattleRoyale'' meets the [[KidHero youth of the Marvel verse]]. Fans of the characters mostly hate Arena and its [[CannonFodder Kill the C listers]] premise, along with its fans who don't seem to care about [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter characters from critical darling books being wasted]] in a FollowTheLeader book, while fans of Arena for the most part just want to enjoy the story without being bogged down by continuity or having to listen to Academy and Runaways fans complain about the deaths.
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* Franchise/XMen fans vs [[ComicBook/TheInhumans Inhumans]] fans. Originally the two didn't mind each other, but after a massive marketing push by Marvel billing the Inhumans as "the next big thing!", the two seemingly can't stand each other. This stems from the Inhumans going from their own unique thing to being SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitutes for the entire mutant race, which many felt was because of Marvel not owning the film rights to the X-Men.
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* Franchise/XMen ComicBook/XMen fans vs [[ComicBook/TheInhumans Inhumans]] fans. Originally the two didn't mind each other, but after a massive marketing push by Marvel billing the Inhumans as "the next big thing!", the two seemingly can't stand each other. This stems from the Inhumans going from their own unique thing to being SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitutes for the entire mutant race, which many felt was because of Marvel not owning the film rights to the X-Men.
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** Pre-Crisis Superman fans vs Post-Crisis Superman fans. Many advocates of the Pre-Crisis Superman think their hero was turned into a whiny wimp, his world became darker and duller and his backstory more convoluted; and they hate the way many iconic characters and large chunks of the mythos were removed because some creative types didn't care for Supergirl, Superboy, Krypto, Kryptonian lore or the ''Comicbook/LegionOfSuperHeroes''. Many advocates of the Post-Crisis Superman dismiss the classic stories and characters prior to 1985 as kiddie, dumb stuff.
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** Pre-Crisis Superman fans vs Post-Crisis Superman fans. Many advocates of the Pre-Crisis Superman think their hero was turned into a whiny wimp, his world became darker and duller and his backstory more convoluted; and they hate the way many iconic characters and large chunks of the mythos were removed because some creative types didn't care for Supergirl, Superboy, Krypto, Kryptonian lore or the''Comicbook/LegionOfSuperHeroes''.''ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes''. Many advocates of the Post-Crisis Superman dismiss the classic stories and characters prior to 1985 as kiddie, dumb stuff.
** Pre-Crisis Superman fans vs Post-Crisis Superman fans. Many advocates of the Pre-Crisis Superman think their hero was turned into a whiny wimp, his world became darker and duller and his backstory more convoluted; and they hate the way many iconic characters and large chunks of the mythos were removed because some creative types didn't care for Supergirl, Superboy, Krypto, Kryptonian lore or the
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** With Comicbook/{{Supergirl}}, there are the Kara Zor-El fans vs Linda Danvers fans. The first - and considerably larger - group isn't particularly interested in a Supergirl that isn't Superman's Kryptonian cousin (although they usually respect Linda). The second group refuses to consider that other Supergirls may be good and worthwhile characters and bash Kara at every turn. [[EnemyMine (And everyone hates Cir-El.)]]
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** With Comicbook/{{Supergirl}}, ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}, there are the Kara Zor-El fans vs Linda Danvers fans. The first - and considerably larger - group isn't particularly interested in a Supergirl that isn't Superman's Kryptonian cousin (although they usually respect Linda). The second group refuses to consider that other Supergirls may be good and worthwhile characters and bash Kara at every turn. [[EnemyMine (And everyone hates Cir-El.)]]
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* For ''Franchise/TheFlash'', it's Barry Allen fans vs. Wally West fans. There are some Barry fans who never accepted his death and will always see him as the one true Flash, and dislike Wally's dickish attitude when he started out (older Flash fans may be fine with Wally but still tend to think of him as ''Kid'' Flash while Barry is the ''real'' Flash). Wally fans were fine with Barry at first (aside from those who found him boring), but after his return and the resulting demotion of Wally, they started hating him. Both sides tend to feel pretty positively about Jay Garrick, who is the CoolOldGuy and [[HonoraryUncle Honorary Granddad]] to all speedsters.
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* For ''Franchise/TheFlash'', ''ComicBook/TheFlash'', it's Barry Allen fans vs. Wally West fans. There are some Barry fans who never accepted his death and will always see him as the one true Flash, and dislike Wally's dickish attitude when he started out (older Flash fans may be fine with Wally but still tend to think of him as ''Kid'' Flash while Barry is the ''real'' Flash). Wally fans were fine with Barry at first (aside from those who found him boring), but after his return and the resulting demotion of Wally, they started hating him. Both sides tend to feel pretty positively about Jay Garrick, who is the CoolOldGuy and [[HonoraryUncle Honorary Granddad]] to all speedsters.
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* ''[[ComicBook/TheAvengers Avengers]]'' fans vs. ''ComicBook/XMen'' fans, particularly from the latter side, who widely see Marvel as neglecting the X-Men in favor of the Avengers due to only having the film rights for the latter team and [[ComicBook/IronMan many]] [[ComicBook/IncredibleHulk of]] [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor its]] [[ComicBook/CaptainAmerica characters]]. In 2012, there was actually an ''ComicBook/AvengersVsXMen'' mega-crossover.
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* ''[[ComicBook/TheAvengers Avengers]]'' fans vs. ''ComicBook/XMen'' fans, particularly from the latter side, who widely see Marvel as neglecting the X-Men in favor of the Avengers due to only having the film rights for the latter team and [[ComicBook/IronMan many]] [[ComicBook/IncredibleHulk [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk of]] [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor its]] [[ComicBook/CaptainAmerica characters]]. In 2012, there was actually an ''ComicBook/AvengersVsXMen'' mega-crossover.
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** Despite having the same creative team behind it, there is also a rivalry between fans of the Archie comics and fans of the [[ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogIDW IDW comics]]. Particularly over if IDW's TruerToTheText approach is better than Archie's AdaptationAmalgamation approach or vice versa.
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** Thanks to ComicBook/{{X 23}} being in the series and their FriendlyFandoms status with ''Runaways'' and ''Academy'' fans, fans of ''[[ComicBook/NewMutants New X-Men]]'' don't hold many warm feelings for ''Avengers Arena'' either. Notable that is seems to reach on both sides of their BrokenBase -- fans of Weir & [=DeFilipis=]' run hate ''Arena'' for the same reasons they hate Kyle & Yost's run, while fans of Kyle & Yost's run see ''Arena'' as shallow attempt at replicating its success that's CompletelyMissingThePoint.
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** Thanks to ComicBook/{{X 23}} being in the series and their FriendlyFandoms status with ''Runaways'' and ''Academy'' fans, fans of ''[[ComicBook/NewMutants New X-Men]]'' don't hold many warm feelings for ''Avengers Arena'' either. Notable that is seems to reach on both sides of their BrokenBase -- fans of Weir & [=DeFilipis=]' run hate ''Arena'' for the same reasons they hate Kyle & Yost's run, while fans of Kyle & Yost's run see ''Arena'' as a shallow attempt at replicating its success that's CompletelyMissingThePoint.success.
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* This dispute is now further complicated by the ComicBook/New52 reboot of DC. Particular sticking points are New 52 had a massive tone shift across the ''entire'' universe that became DarkerAndEdgier, gave everyone MovieSuperheroesWearBlack-style 'practical' outfits, and cutting out ''tons'' of Post Crisis history to make everything fit into just "five years", which particularly hit any LegacyCharacter who wasn't the title holder during Pre Crisis, who were ExiledFromContinuity as a result. However, despite these controversial practices the New 52 was well-marketed to new readers and had great synergy with DC's out-of-comics entities[[note]]such as the ''WesternAnimation/DCAnimatedMovieUniverse'', the ''Series/{{Arrowverse}}'' slate of TV shows, ''VideoGame/InjusticeGodsAmongUs'' [[VideoGame/Injustice2 and it's sequel]], and the ''Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse'', all of which have copied design, tone, and status quo ideas[[/note]], making it a ''massive'' GatewaySeries for new readers, many of whom wouldn't have liked Post Crisis. Now, there's Post Crisis fans (made up of old readers and new readers who ''preferred'' the older stories after reading them), and New 52 fans (made up of new readers, and older readers who ''liked'' the changes), and ''very'' little middle ground.
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* This dispute is now further complicated by the ComicBook/New52 reboot of DC. Particular sticking points are New 52 had a massive tone shift across the ''entire'' universe that became DarkerAndEdgier, gave everyone MovieSuperheroesWearBlack-style 'practical' outfits, and cutting out ''tons'' of Post Crisis history to make everything fit into just "five years", which particularly hit any LegacyCharacter who wasn't the title holder during Pre Crisis, who were ExiledFromContinuity as a result. However, despite these controversial practices the New 52 was well-marketed to new readers and had great synergy with DC's out-of-comics entities[[note]]such as the ''WesternAnimation/DCAnimatedMovieUniverse'', the ''Series/{{Arrowverse}}'' slate of TV shows, ''VideoGame/InjusticeGodsAmongUs'' [[VideoGame/Injustice2 and it's sequel]], and the ''Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse'', all of which have copied design, tone, and status quo ideas[[/note]], making it a ''massive'' GatewaySeries for new readers, many of whom wouldn't have liked Post Crisis. Now, there's Post Crisis fans (made up of old readers and new readers who ''preferred'' the older stories after reading them), and New 52 fans (made up of new readers, and older readers who ''liked'' the changes), and ''very'' little middle ground. And now, compounding matters, ''ComicBook/DCInfiniteFrontier'' has undone much of the changes to the DCU by New 52[[note]]and many of the creators behind the New 52 were let go from the company several months prior to its announcement[[/note]], which is ''sure'' to burn things up again.
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* The ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' fanbase has two comics pitted against each other. The American [[ComicBook/ArchieComicsSonicTheHedgehog Archie comics]] and the British [[ComicBook/SonicTheComic Fleetway one]].
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* The ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' fanbase has two comics pitted against each other. The American [[ComicBook/ArchieComicsSonicTheHedgehog [[ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics Archie comics]] and the British [[ComicBook/SonicTheComic Fleetway one]].
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** The first camp wants Babs as Batgirl back (they got their wish) and the second one is the Oracle fans who think that making Babs Batgirl again is ableist and destroys the Batgirl legacy. The first group argues that Babs is the iconic Batgirl and that the Batgirl legacy should never have been a thing.
*** Ironically Babs isn't even the first Batgirl. That honor goes to Betty Kane who is better known as Flamebird. Most Babs as Batgirl fans like to sweep her under the rug.
** The Babs as Oracle fans are also typically fans of Cassandra Cain as Batgirl and Stephanie Brown as Batgirl. They used to be fighting but have since united with unhappy Oracle fans to destroy the Babs as Batgirl fans. Needless to say, it's messy.
** The first camp wants Babs as Batgirl back (they got their wish) and the second one is the Oracle fans who think that making Babs Batgirl again is ableist and destroys the Batgirl legacy. The first group argues that Babs is the iconic Batgirl and that the Batgirl legacy should never have been a thing.
*** Ironically Babs isn't even the first Batgirl. That honor goes to Betty Kane who is better known as Flamebird. Most Babs as Batgirl fans like to sweep her under the rug.
** The Babs as Oracle fans are also typically fans of Cassandra Cain as Batgirl and Stephanie Brown as Batgirl. They used to be fighting but have since united with unhappy Oracle fans to destroy the Babs as Batgirl fans. Needless to say, it's messy.
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** Jason and Tim fans don't tend to get along as well, with the whole ReplacementGoldfish going on and Tim having a great character development over his series while Jason was screwed over his chance thanks to being the CreatorsPest at the wrong time and {{Misblamed}} over his death. [[note]]Jim Starlin stated that he didn't hate Jason, just hated the concept of KidSidekick, especially Robin, and tried to kill him many times. Then DC pushed the blame to Jason himself after the backlash in order to save face [[/note]] Ironic considering they did get along well in the New 52 run and Tim never bore ill over Jason's wrongdoings.
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** Jason and Tim fans don't tend to get along as well, with the whole ReplacementGoldfish going on and Tim having a great character development over his series while Jason was screwed over his chance thanks to being the CreatorsPest at the wrong time and time, {{Misblamed}} over his death. [[note]]Jim Starlin stated that he didn't hate Jason, just hated the concept of KidSidekick, especially Robin, and tried to kill him many times. Then DC pushed the blame to Jason himself after the backlash in order to save face [[/note]] and pushed as a "bad" robin that doesn't take orders even when it isn't his fault. Ironic considering they did get along well in the New 52 run and Tim never bore ill over Jason's wrongdoings.
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** If you are a fan of any superhero team that has a mutant on it but is not affiliated with X-Men and that character haven't been borrow from X-men in the first place - Franklin in ComicBook/FantasticFour, Molly in ComicBook/{{Runaways}}, Wiccan and Speed in ComicBook/YoungAvengers, Firestar in ComicBook/NewWarriors - then you probably had witnessed or participate in an argument between fans of that team and fans of X-Men who believe the character would be better off joining the X-Men.
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** A lingering element of this rivalry is that some of X-Men fans want [[ComicBook/MsMarvel2014 Kamala Khan]] to be revealed as a mutant and join the X-Men, arguing Inhumans have proven to be too unheroic for her and that X-Men connection could make her even more popular. Ms. Marvel and Inhumans fans argue this would benefit X-Men far more than her and accuse X-Men fans of just being petty and wanting to take away from Inhumans the most successful character associated with them. Due to Kamala's FriendlyFandoms status with [[ComicBook/NewMutants New X-Men]], many fans also point out X-Men have dozens of perfectly fine teenage mutants they either fail to make popular with younger readers or refuse to give the spotlight to, so Kamala fans have no guarantee the same thing won't happen to her and that the whole argument feels like X-Men fandom wants to reap benefits of appealing to new audiences without putting in any work.
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** Jason and Tim fans don't tend to get along as well, with the whole ReplacementGoldfish going on and Tim having a great character development over his series while Jason was screwed over his chance thanks to being the CreatorsPest at the wrong time[[note]]Jim Starlin stated that he didn't hate Jason, just hated the concept of KidSidekick, especially Robin, and tried to kill him many times. [[/note]]. Ironic considering they did get along well in the New 52 run and Tim never bore ill over Jason's wrongdoings.
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** Jason and Tim fans don't tend to get along as well, with the whole ReplacementGoldfish going on and Tim having a great character development over his series while Jason was screwed over his chance thanks to being the CreatorsPest at the wrong time[[note]]Jim time and {{Misblamed}} over his death. [[note]]Jim Starlin stated that he didn't hate Jason, just hated the concept of KidSidekick, especially Robin, and tried to kill him many times. [[/note]]. Then DC pushed the blame to Jason himself after the backlash in order to save face [[/note]] Ironic considering they did get along well in the New 52 run and Tim never bore ill over Jason's wrongdoings.
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* Franchise/TeenTitans vs ComicBook/YoungJustice. This one began when [=DC=] decided to restore the classic Wolfman/Perez Teen Titans - and did so by taking the current Teen Titans and Young Justice books and merging them together. The transition was, shall we say, less than seamless. Young Justice fans were upset because their LighterAndSofter book had been canceled, with favorite cast members PutOnABus, and some of the survivors being written as far different characters. Teen Titans fans were upset because they had also lost favorite cast members (and two of them were killed), and now their book had been taken over by what they considered to be a SpotlightStealingSquad, the [[FanNickname YJ4]]. Being upset over the same thing, but for different reasons, a rivalry sparked. Sometimes more fuel gets tossed on the old fire, such as the [[WesternAnimation animated]] adaptions trading tones, or the ComicBook/{{New 52}} having no sign of the original Kid Flash or Wonder Girl.
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* Franchise/TeenTitans vs ComicBook/YoungJustice. This one began when [=DC=] decided to restore the classic Wolfman/Perez Teen Titans - and did so by taking the current Teen Titans and Young Justice books and merging them together. The transition was, shall we say, less than seamless. Young Justice fans were upset because their LighterAndSofter book had been canceled, with favorite cast members PutOnABus, and some of the survivors being written as far different characters. Teen Titans fans were upset because they had also lost favorite cast members (and two of them were killed), and now their book had been taken over by what they considered to be a SpotlightStealingSquad, the [[FanNickname YJ4]].YJ4]] (Tim, Conner, Bart and Cassie). Being upset over the same thing, but for different reasons, a rivalry sparked. Sometimes more fuel gets tossed on the old fire, such as the [[WesternAnimation animated]] adaptions adaptations trading tones, or the ComicBook/{{New 52}} having no sign of the original Kid Flash or Wonder Girl.
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** Interestingly, Marvel fans also have a contentious relationship with Carol Danvers. Ever since she took the mantle of Captain Marvel in 2012, Marvel Comics has been trying their darndest to position Carol as Marvel universe's [[CharacterShilling greatest female superhero]] at the expense of more famous Marvel heroines like [[ComicBook/XMen Jean Grey, Storm,]] and [[ComicBook/FantasticFour the Invisible Woman]] whose movie rights weren't part of the MCU until 2019. All this has rubbed X-Men and Fantastic Four fans the wrong way since their characters are veteran mainstays and icons of female representation in comics.
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** Interestingly, Marvel fans also have a contentious relationship with Carol Danvers. Ever since she took the mantle of Captain Marvel in 2012, Marvel Comics has been trying their darndest to position Carol as Marvel universe's [[CharacterShilling greatest female superhero]] at the expense of more famous Marvel heroines like [[ComicBook/XMen Jean Grey, Storm,]] Storm]], and [[ComicBook/FantasticFour the Invisible Woman]] whose movie rights weren't part of the MCU until 2019. All this has rubbed X-Men and Fantastic Four fans the wrong way since their characters are veteran mainstays and icons of female representation in comics.
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* Franchise/GreenLantern: Hal Jordan fans vs. Kyle Rayner fans, with outlying John Stewart and Guy Gardner factions.
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** More recently, the acrimony between fans of DC's Captain Marvel (a.k.a. Shazam) and those of Marvel's Captain Marvel, specifically [[ComicBook/MsMarvel Carol Danvers]] in the role, has been increasing - largely because of Carol's upcoming Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse [[Film/CaptainMarvel2019 film]]. Subsequently, some Shazam fans feel that their character, Billy Batson, is more worthy of the name Captain Marvel, arguing that Billy has been in the comics longer than Carol. It doesn't help that DC gave in and let Marvel use the Captain Marvel name exclusively while changing the much older character's name to Shazam, and that he himself has [[Film/Shazam2019 a movie]] out the same year as Carol's.
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** More recently, the acrimony between fans of DC's Captain Marvel (a.k.a. Shazam) ComicBook/{{Shazam}}) and those of Marvel's Captain Marvel, Marvels, specifically [[ComicBook/MsMarvel Carol Danvers]] Danvers in the role, has been increasing - largely because of Carol's upcoming Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse [[Film/CaptainMarvel2019 film]]. Subsequently, some Shazam fans feel that their character, Billy Batson, is more worthy of the name Captain Marvel, arguing that Billy has been in the comics longer than Carol. It doesn't help that DC gave in and let Marvel use the Captain Marvel name exclusively while changing the much older character's name to Shazam, and that he himself has [[Film/Shazam2019 a movie]] out the same year as Carol's.
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* For ''Franchise/TheFlash'', it's Barry Allen fans vs. Wally West fans. There are some Barry fans who never accepted his death and will always see him as the one true Flash, and dislike Wally's dickish attitude when he started out (older Flash fans may be fine with Wally but still tend to think of him as ''Kid'' Flash while Barry is the ''real'' Flash). Wally fans were fine with Barry at first (aside from those who found him boring), but after his return and the resulting demotion of Wally, they started hating him. Both sides tend to feel pretty positively about Jay Garrick, who is the CoolOldGuy and [[HonoraryUncle Honorary Granddad]] to all speedsters.
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* For ''Franchise/TheFlash'', it's Barry Allen fans vs. Wally West fans. There are some Barry fans who never accepted his death and will always see him as the one true Flash, and dislike Wally's dickish attitude when he started out (older Flash fans may be fine with Wally but still tend to think of him as ''Kid'' Flash while Barry is the ''real'' Flash). Wally fans were fine with Barry at first (aside from those who found him boring), but after his return and the resulting demotion of Wally, they started hating him. Both sides tend to feel pretty positively about Jay Garrick, who is the CoolOldGuy and [[HonoraryUncle Honorary Granddad]] to all speedsters.speedsters.
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** Superman vs ComicBook/{{Shazam}}. Historically Clark Kent and Billy Batson have a rivalry dating back to the beginning of superhero comics that culminated in DC successfully suing and later buying out Fawcett comics because Billy Batson was more popular than Superman. This animosity still lingers with Superman fans dismissing Shazam as an inferior Superman knockoff while Shazam fans claim that Superman fans are [[TallPoppySyndrome jealous because of TallPoppySyndrome.Shazam's success]]. Furthermore, Shazam has always been overshadowed by Superman in the DC comics universe and only gained a moment in the popular discourse when [[Film/Shazam2019 Shazam's movie]] received higher praise than [[Film/ManOfSteel Superman's]] [[Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice movies]].
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** Captain Marvel vs ComicBook/WonderWoman. The two characters have been positioned as the flagship heroines of Marvel and DC, respectively. Subsequently, DC and Marvel fans argue over which superheroine is more likely to win a fight, has better lore, fight or is more interesting personality-wise. Then there are the feminist discussion that crop up given how Carol was later revamped into mroe of a {{Tomboy}} whereas Diana has mostly stayed as a GirlyGirl.
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** Superman vs ComicBook/{{Shazam}}. Historically Clark Kent and Billy Batson have a rivalry dating back to the beginning of superhero comics that culminated in DC successfully suing and later buying out Fawcett comics because Billy Batson was more popular than Superman. This animosity still lingers with Superman fans dismissing Shazam as an inferior Superman knockoff while Shazam fans claim that Superman fans are jealous because of TallPoppySyndrome. Things flared up following [[Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse their cinematic representation]] Furthermore, Shazam has always been overshadowed by Superman in which the DC comics universe and only gained a moment in the popular discourse when [[Film/Shazam2019 Shazam's movie]] received higher praise than [[Film/ManOfSteel Superman's]] [[Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice movies]]. Subsequently, Shazam fans see his increased popularity with mainstream masses as overdue payback after being overshadowed by Superman for over 70 years in the comics.movies]].
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** Captain Marvel vs ComicBook/WonderWoman. The two characters have been positioned as the flagship heroines of Marvel and DC, respectively. Subsequently, DC and Marvel fans argue over which superheroine is more likely to win a fight, more interesting, or has better at representing women especially lore, or is more interesting personality-wise. Then there are the feminist discussion that crop up given how Carol is was later revamped into mroe of a {{Tomboy}} whereas Diana is has mostly stayed as a GirlyGirl.
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** Superman vs ComicBook/{{Shazam}}. Historically Clark Kent and Billy Batson have a rivalry dating back to the beginning of superhero comics that culminated in DC successfully suing and later buying out Fawcett comics because Billy Batson was more popular than Superman. This animosity still lingers with Superman fans dismissing Shazam as an inferior Superman knockoff while Shazam fans claim that Superman fans are jealous because of TallPoppySyndrome (since for all that Shazam "copied" Superman, Superman ultimately copied aspects of TallPoppySyndrome. Things flared up following [[Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse their cinematic representation]] in which [[Film/Shazam2019 Shazam's mythos like movie]] received higher praise than [[Film/ManOfSteel Superman's]] [[Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice movies]]. Subsequently, Shazam fans see his powers of flight, his ArchEnemy becoming a bald MadScientist, his DistaffCounterpart and even writer Otto Binder, who wrote Captain Marvel's best stories).increased popularity with mainstream masses as overdue payback after being overshadowed by Superman for over 70 years in the comics.
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** More recently, the acrimony between fans of DC's Captain Marvel and those of Marvel's Captain Marvel, specifically [[ComicBook/MsMarvel Carol Danvers]] in the role, has been increasing - largely because of Carol's upcoming Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse [[Film/CaptainMarvel2019 film]]. Marvel has been trying their darndest to position Carol as ''the'' Captain Marvel for the last few years, giving her a radical movie-friendly retool. Despite her previous B-list at best status, they've been making her out to be the Marvel universe's [[CharacterShilling greatest female superhero]] at the expense of more famous characters like [[ComicBook/XMen Jean Grey, Storm,]] and [[ComicBook/FantasticFour the Invisible Woman]] whose movie rights are not part of the MCU fold, and have been suspiciously downplayed or PutOnABus since. All this has rubbed DC fans (and interestingly, other Marvel fans including her Ms. Marvel-iteration fans) the wrong way. It doesn't help that DC gave in and let Marvel use the Captain Marvel name exclusively while changing the much older character's name to Shazam, and that he himself has [[Film/Shazam2019 a movie]] out the same year as Carol's.
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* Fans of Marvel's ComicBook/CarolDanvers find themselves battling out with DC fans and even other Marvel fans.
** More recently, the acrimony between fans of DC's Captain Marvel (a.k.a. Shazam) and those of Marvel's Captain Marvel, specifically [[ComicBook/MsMarvel Carol Danvers]] in the role, has been increasing - largely because of Carol's upcoming Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse [[Film/CaptainMarvel2019 film]].Marvel Subsequently, some Shazam fans feel that their character, Billy Batson, is more worthy of the name Captain Marvel, arguing that Billy has been trying their darndest to position Carol as ''the'' Captain Marvel for in the last few years, giving her a radical movie-friendly retool. Despite her previous B-list at best status, they've been making her out to be the Marvel universe's [[CharacterShilling greatest female superhero]] at the expense of more famous characters like [[ComicBook/XMen Jean Grey, Storm,]] and [[ComicBook/FantasticFour the Invisible Woman]] whose movie rights are not part of the MCU fold, and have been suspiciously downplayed or PutOnABus since. All this has rubbed DC fans (and interestingly, other Marvel fans including her Ms. Marvel-iteration fans) the wrong way. comics longer than Carol. It doesn't help that DC gave in and let Marvel use the Captain Marvel name exclusively while changing the much older character's name to Shazam, and that he himself has [[Film/Shazam2019 a movie]] out the same year as Carol's.
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** Captain Marvel vs ComicBook/WonderWoman. The two characters have been positioned as the flagship heroines of Marvel and DC, respectively. Subsequently, DC and Marvel fans argue over which superheroine is more likely to win a fight, more interesting, or better at representing women especially given how Carol is a {{Tomboy}} whereas to Diana is a GirlyGirl.
** Interestingly, Marvel fans also have a contentious relationship with Carol Danvers. Ever since she took the mantle of Captain Marvel in 2012, Marvel Comics has been trying their darndest to position Carol as Marvel universe's [[CharacterShilling greatest female superhero]] at the expense of more famous Marvel heroines like [[ComicBook/XMen Jean Grey, Storm,]] and [[ComicBook/FantasticFour the Invisible Woman]] whose movie rights weren't part of the MCU until 2019. All this has rubbed X-Men and Fantastic Four fans the wrong way since their characters are veteran mainstays and icons of female representation in comics.
** More recently, the acrimony between fans of DC's Captain Marvel (a.k.a. Shazam) and those of Marvel's Captain Marvel, specifically [[ComicBook/MsMarvel Carol Danvers]] in the role, has been increasing - largely because of Carol's upcoming Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse [[Film/CaptainMarvel2019 film]].
** Captain Marvel vs ComicBook/WonderWoman. The two characters have been positioned as the flagship heroines of Marvel and DC, respectively. Subsequently, DC and Marvel fans argue over which superheroine is more likely to win a fight, more interesting, or better at representing women especially given how Carol is a {{Tomboy}} whereas to Diana is a GirlyGirl.
** Interestingly, Marvel fans also have a contentious relationship with Carol Danvers. Ever since she took the mantle of Captain Marvel in 2012, Marvel Comics has been trying their darndest to position Carol as Marvel universe's [[CharacterShilling greatest female superhero]] at the expense of more famous Marvel heroines like [[ComicBook/XMen Jean Grey, Storm,]] and [[ComicBook/FantasticFour the Invisible Woman]] whose movie rights weren't part of the MCU until 2019. All this has rubbed X-Men and Fantastic Four fans the wrong way since their characters are veteran mainstays and icons of female representation in comics.
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** Superman vs ComicBook/{{Shazam}}. Historically Clark Kent and Billy Batson have a rivalry dating back to the beginning of superhero comics that culminated in DC successfully suing and later buying out Fawcett comics because Billy Batson was more popular than Superman. This animosity still lingers with Superman fans dismissing Shazam as an inferior Superman knockoff while Shazam fans claim that Superman fans are jealous because of TallPoppySyndrome (since for all that Shazam "copied" Superman, Superman ultimately copied aspects of Shazam's mythos like his powers of flight, his ArchEnemy becoming a bald MadScientist, his DistaffCounterpart and even writer Otto Binder, who wrote Captain Marvel's best stories).
** More recently, the acrimony between fans of DC's Captain Marvel and those of Marvel's Captain Marvel, specifically [[ComicBook/MsMarvel Carol Danvers]] in the role, has been increasing - largely because of Carol's upcoming Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse [[Film/CaptainMarvel2019 film]]. Marvel has been trying their darndest to position Carol as ''the'' Captain Marvel for the last few years, giving her a radical movie-friendly retool. Despite her previous B-list at best status, they've been making her out to be the Marvel universe's [[CharacterShilling greatest female superhero]] at the expense of more famous characters like [[ComicBook/XMen Jean Grey, Storm,]] and [[ComicBook/FantasticFour the Invisible Woman]] whose movie rights are not part of the MCU fold, and have been suspiciously downplayed or PutOnABus since. All this has rubbed DC fans (and interestingly, other Marvel fans including her Ms. Marvel-iteration fans) the wrong way. It doesn't help that DC gave in and let Marvel use the Captain Marvel name exclusively while changing the much older character's name to Shazam, and that he himself has [[Film/Shazam2019 a movie]] out the same year as Carol's.
** More recently, the acrimony between fans of DC's Captain Marvel and those of Marvel's Captain Marvel, specifically [[ComicBook/MsMarvel Carol Danvers]] in the role, has been increasing - largely because of Carol's upcoming Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse [[Film/CaptainMarvel2019 film]]. Marvel has been trying their darndest to position Carol as ''the'' Captain Marvel for the last few years, giving her a radical movie-friendly retool. Despite her previous B-list at best status, they've been making her out to be the Marvel universe's [[CharacterShilling greatest female superhero]] at the expense of more famous characters like [[ComicBook/XMen Jean Grey, Storm,]] and [[ComicBook/FantasticFour the Invisible Woman]] whose movie rights are not part of the MCU fold, and have been suspiciously downplayed or PutOnABus since. All this has rubbed DC fans (and interestingly, other Marvel fans including her Ms. Marvel-iteration fans) the wrong way. It doesn't help that DC gave in and let Marvel use the Captain Marvel name exclusively while changing the much older character's name to Shazam, and that he himself has [[Film/Shazam2019 a movie]] out the same year as Carol's.
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* Perhaps the second most enduring example is Creator/MarvelComics vs. Creator/DCComics. Debates on who has the better characters, who has the more well-rounded characters, which treats the talent better, and of course, the inevitable movie successes can get bloodied, and annoying for people who don't care about this sort of thing.
** Robert Downey Jr., the star of ''Film/IronMan'', even publicly smacktalked ''Film/TheDarkKnight'' (but see below).
** Particularly ironic given that Marvel and DC have done several [[{{Crossover}} crossovers]].
** Both sides' parent companies effectively made this rivalry an extension of another one mentioned below (namely, Disney vs. Warner Bros.)
* Franchise/{{Batman}} fans vs. Franchise/{{Superman}} fans.
** Later on, this has been expanded into Batman fans vs. fans of other DC superheroes.
* [[Franchise/TheIncredibleHulk Hulk]] fans vs [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Thor]] fans
* Not as pronounced as it once was but ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} fans and Franchise/SpiderMan fans used to have large grudges against one another.
* Wolverine fans and Comicbook/ThePunisher fans also have one, fueled by that one time their respective writers used to regularly [[TakeThat exchange jabs]] at the other.
* Franchise/TeenTitans vs ComicBook/YoungJustice. This one began when [=DC=] decided to restore the classic Wolfman/Perez Teen Titans - and did so by taking the current Teen Titans and Young Justice books and merging them together. The transition was, shall we say, less than seamless. Young Justice fans were upset because their LighterAndSofter book had been canceled, with favorite cast members PutOnABus, and some of the survivors being written as far different characters. Teen Titans fans were upset because they had also lost favorite cast members (and two of them were killed), and now their book had been taken over by what they considered to be a SpotlightStealingSquad, the [[FanNickname YJ4]]. Being upset over the same thing, but for different reasons, a rivalry sparked. Sometimes more fuel gets tossed on the old fire, such as the [[WesternAnimation animated]] adaptions trading tones, or the ComicBook/{{New 52}} having no sign of the original Kid Flash or Wonder Girl.
* ''Comicbook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths'' divided the Creator/DCComics fandom between fans and haters of the Pre-Crisis [[TheMultiverse multiverse]], mostly depending on whether you began reading comics [[UsefulNotes/TheBronzeAgeOfComicBooks before]] or [[UsefulNotes/TheDarkAgeOfComicBooks after]] the [[CrisisCrossover crossover]]. Discussions between these two groups could become pretty nasty at times.
** It's important to also note that most readers (although there are exceptions) are fans of the ComicBook/PreCrisis and the ComicBook/PostCrisis universe. However, fans of the ComicBook/PostCrisis universe are divided over those who think pre-ComicBook/{{Crisis|on Infinite Earths}} comics were just as enjoyable as ComicBook/PostCrisis ones, versus those who think everything Pre-Crisis was immature, shallow kiddie stuff.
** This dispute is now further complicated by the ComicBook/New52 reboot, which means that the DC FanDumb is now divided into three camps: Pre-Crisis, Post-Crisis/Pre-New 52, and Post-New 52.
* Within the Marvel fandom, there is a divide between fans that only read ''ComicBook/XMen'' comics, and the fans that read everything else but the ''X-Men''.
* Franchise/GreenLantern: Hal Jordan fans vs. Kyle Rayner fans, with outlying John Stewart and Guy Gardner factions.
* The ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' fanbase has two comics pitted against each other. The American [[ComicBook/ArchieComicsSonicTheHedgehog Archie comics]] and the British [[ComicBook/SonicTheComic Fleetway one]].
* ''[[Comicbook/TheAvengers Avengers]]'' fans vs. fans of Creator/BrianMichaelBendis, when Bendis started writing Avengers books. Some longtime fans took issue with Bendis' perceived lack of respect for the franchise. Fan objections didn't seem to hurt sales much, though -- when Bendis left the franchise in 2012, he had written the Avengers for 8 years and approximately 232 issues.
* ''[[ComicBook/TheAvengers Avengers]]'' fans vs. ''ComicBook/XMen'' fans, particularly from the latter side, who widely see Marvel as neglecting the X-Men in favor of the Avengers due to only having the film rights for the latter team and [[ComicBook/IronMan many]] [[ComicBook/IncredibleHulk of]] [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor its]] [[ComicBook/CaptainAmerica characters]]. In 2012, there was actually an ''ComicBook/AvengersVsXMen'' mega-crossover.
** This has spilled over into the film franchises as well. There's been many a debate over which franchise has the better movies, with many from the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse side wanting Fox to lose their rights in order to absorb the X-Men into the MCU. Not helping matters was the legal gray area concerning the Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver, two characters synonymous with ''both'' franchises. This led to loads of debates over which franchise "deserves" the twins more. Quicksilver in particular has been cast for both ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'' and ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast''. [[spoiler:The fact that the MCU Quicksilver was KilledOffForReal at the end of his debut film, (though many speculate it may just be a ComicBookDeath) is often seen as Disney's way of saying they didn't need Quicksilver]].
* ''ComicBook/AvengersArena'' vs. ''Comicbook/{{Runaways}}'', ''ComicBook/AvengersAcademy'', and ''Sentinel'' fans (despite Arena featuring characters from all of those comics). Basically, Arena is a ContestedSequel to those comics with the AudienceAlienatingPremise of the ''Film/TheHungerGames''[=/=]''Film/BattleRoyale'' meets the [[KidHero youth of the Marvel verse]]. Fans of the characters mostly hate Arena and its [[CannonFodder Kill the C listers]] premise, along with its fans who don't seem to care about [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter characters from critical darling books being wasted]] in a FollowTheLeader book, while fans of Arena for the most part just want to enjoy the story without being bogged down by continuity or having to listen to Academy and Runaways fans complain about the deaths.
** Thanks to ComicBook/{{X 23}} being in the series and their FriendlyFandoms status with ''Runaways'' and ''Academy'' fans, fans of ''[[ComicBook/NewMutants New X-Men]]'' don't hold many warm feelings for ''Avengers Arena'' either. Notable that is seems to reach on both sides of their BrokenBase -- fans of Weir & [=DeFilipis=]' run hate ''Arena'' for the same reasons they hate Kyle & Yost's run, while fans of Kyle & Yost's run see ''Arena'' as shallow attempt at replicating its success that's CompletelyMissingThePoint.
** And then there are fans of ''Deathmatch'' - Creator/BoomStudios series with similar premise of superheroes fighting each other to death, that had been announced sometime after ''Arena'', leading to many accusations of [[FollowTheLeader stealing the idea]]. Which was unlikely, because ''Deathmatch'' appeared way to quickly after ''Arena'', and writer Paul Jenkins said the sole reason he went to do ''Deathmatch'' at Boom! was that he thought neither Marvel or DC would let him publish a book like this under their banner. Fans of ''Deathmatch'', when faced with accusations of "stealing" from Arena either point out they don't really have that much in common or embrace it and say that yes, ''Deathmatch'' does the same thing as ''Avengers Arena''. Only better.
** Despite being written by the same creator, even some fans of ''ComicBook/{{Cable}} & ComicBook/XForce'' hate ''Arena''.
* Fans of post-ComicBook/{{Annihilation}} Cosmic Marvel and fans of Creator/JonathanHickman can get quite vocal against each other. It generally boils down to whether you like Hickman's stories enough to pass on the fact he quickly undid everything Creator/DanAbnett and Andy Lanning established for many characters and teams, that didn't fit his vision.
* There is a clear division between Marvel fans who prefer TheSixties Marvel and those who prefer TheSeventies and beyond. Creator/StanLee was the driving force during the sixties with his distinctive writing style. He wrote most if not all of the comics during the early years. There is also the debate over how much Lee actually wrote. The 70s had a new glut of writers such as Marv Wolfman, Bill Mantlo, Chris Claremont, and Steve Gerber, all of whom dispensed with Lee's over the top, hip, chummy style. To many advocates of 70s Marvel, Lee's co-creations seem flat and one dimensional. To many advocates of 60s Marvel, the 70s introduced too many violent antiheroes.
* Fans of ''Maximum Ride: The Manga'' versus fans of ''ComicBook/MaxRideFirstFlight'', over which one is the better adaptation of [[Literature/MaximumRide the source material]].
* Franchise/XMen fans vs [[ComicBook/TheInhumans Inhumans]] fans. Originally the two didn't mind each other, but after a massive marketing push by Marvel billing the Inhumans as "the next big thing!", the two seemingly can't stand each other. This stems from the Inhumans going from their own unique thing to being SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitutes for the entire mutant race, which many felt was because of Marvel not owning the film rights to the X-Men.
** There's also fighting over the writer of the main ''Inhuman'', and later ''Uncanny Inhumans'' series, Charles Soule. With the announcement that Brian Michael Bendis would be leaving the X-books, and the lack of any announcement on who would follow him, or even if a new X-book will exist, many X-fans want Charles Soule on the X-books. This is due to him already being a fan favorite writer and the fact that he penned ''Death of Wolverine''. This hope got thrashed by the ComicBook/AllNewAllDifferentMarvel announcements (X-Books are by various writers but Jeff Lemire got two and is the main X-writer, while Charles Soule still writes the main Inhumans book, and is even getting ''another'' one: ''All-New Inhumans''), but Soule ''would'' eventually write ''ComicBook/AstonishingXMen'' once he left the Inhumans books (though by this point, ''neither'' fandom particularly wanted him).
** For that matter, "classic" Inhumans fans and "modern" Inhumans fans, mostly coming from the older fans who think the new breed [[InNameOnly destroyed the concept]] in the name of pandering to a nonexistent fanbase, and the newer ones who think the old Inhumans were an embarrassing relic that nobody really cared about.
** The aforementioned marketing push explicitly put Inhumans at odds against Mutants, with the Inhumans presented as in the right, in a manner not unlike the controversial Avengers vs X-men event. This was a major factor in putting the fandoms at odds.
* ''ComicBook/{{Deathmate}}'' and its CreatorKiller status for Creator/ValiantComics engendered an eternal loathing between fans of it and Creator/ImageComics, whose ScheduleSlip doomed the event. Not helping this is that very few of Image's books from that era were as well-regarded as Valiant's, so on top of being responsible, they were also the group that many would have preferred gone. Even if the Image of today is nothing like the one that turned ''Deathmate'' into a failure, "It Should Have Been You" is a powerful feeling.
* Franchise/{{Superman}}:
** Pre-Crisis Superman fans vs Post-Crisis Superman fans. Many advocates of the Pre-Crisis Superman think their hero was turned into a whiny wimp, his world became darker and duller and his backstory more convoluted; and they hate the way many iconic characters and large chunks of the mythos were removed because some creative types didn't care for Supergirl, Superboy, Krypto, Kryptonian lore or the ''Comicbook/LegionOfSuperHeroes''. Many advocates of the Post-Crisis Superman dismiss the classic stories and characters prior to 1985 as kiddie, dumb stuff.
** Pre-Flashpoint Superman fans vs New 52 Superman fans. Many fans of pre-Flashpoint Supes hate that the New 52 Superman is an angry, violent Superman who dates Wonder Woman and wears an armored costume. Fans of the New 52 Superman think the old Superman is a cheesy boy scout whose relationship with Lois Lane was played out and that his costume was embarrassing. The comics eventually sided with the pre-Flashpoint fans, revealing that New 52 Superman (and Lois) was only half a character, and merging them with the married Lois and Clark who survived the previous universe. As of ''Action Comics'' #1,000, even the trunks are back!
** With Comicbook/{{Supergirl}}, there are the Kara Zor-El fans vs Linda Danvers fans. The first - and considerably larger - group isn't particularly interested in a Supergirl that isn't Superman's Kryptonian cousin (although they usually respect Linda). The second group refuses to consider that other Supergirls may be good and worthwhile characters and bash Kara at every turn. [[EnemyMine (And everyone hates Cir-El.)]]
* The fans of particular ComicBook/{{Robin}}s can get pretty intense with fans of a different Robin, though it's not uncommon to find people who like multiple Robins (though it's rarer to find fans of ''all'').
** This is particularly true between Dick Grayson fans and Jason Todd fans, since the characters are polar opposites, with one being the favorite son and a NiceGuy, while the other is the unfavorite and an anti-hero. Dick fans see Jason as a badly written "edgy" character while Jason fans see Dick as too nice and spoiled by Bruce.
** Similarly, Tim Drake fans and Damian Wayne fans tend to not get along, since Tim sought out the role himself and earned it, while Damian essentially gets it through inheritance and has done some ''very'' questionable actions as Robin. It doesn't help that Tim was fired to make way for Damian. You will ''very rarely'' find Tim fans who like Damian.
** Jason fans and Damian fans also tend to not get along, due to perceived favoritism for Damian from the Bat-family in-universe ''and'' editors out of universe, while Damian fans see Damian as Jason "done right". The two also frequently give each other no holds barred beatdowns, which doesn't help matters.
* For ''Franchise/TheFlash'', it's Barry Allen fans vs. Wally West fans. There are some Barry fans who never accepted his death and will always see him as the one true Flash, and dislike Wally's dickish attitude when he started out (older Flash fans may be fine with Wally but still tend to think of him as ''Kid'' Flash while Barry is the ''real'' Flash). Wally fans were fine with Barry at first (aside from those who found him boring), but after his return and the resulting demotion of Wally, they started hating him. Both sides tend to feel pretty positively about Jay Garrick, who is the CoolOldGuy and [[HonoraryUncle Honorary Granddad]] to all speedsters.
** Robert Downey Jr., the star of ''Film/IronMan'', even publicly smacktalked ''Film/TheDarkKnight'' (but see below).
** Particularly ironic given that Marvel and DC have done several [[{{Crossover}} crossovers]].
** Both sides' parent companies effectively made this rivalry an extension of another one mentioned below (namely, Disney vs. Warner Bros.)
* Franchise/{{Batman}} fans vs. Franchise/{{Superman}} fans.
** Later on, this has been expanded into Batman fans vs. fans of other DC superheroes.
* [[Franchise/TheIncredibleHulk Hulk]] fans vs [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Thor]] fans
* Not as pronounced as it once was but ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} fans and Franchise/SpiderMan fans used to have large grudges against one another.
* Wolverine fans and Comicbook/ThePunisher fans also have one, fueled by that one time their respective writers used to regularly [[TakeThat exchange jabs]] at the other.
* Franchise/TeenTitans vs ComicBook/YoungJustice. This one began when [=DC=] decided to restore the classic Wolfman/Perez Teen Titans - and did so by taking the current Teen Titans and Young Justice books and merging them together. The transition was, shall we say, less than seamless. Young Justice fans were upset because their LighterAndSofter book had been canceled, with favorite cast members PutOnABus, and some of the survivors being written as far different characters. Teen Titans fans were upset because they had also lost favorite cast members (and two of them were killed), and now their book had been taken over by what they considered to be a SpotlightStealingSquad, the [[FanNickname YJ4]]. Being upset over the same thing, but for different reasons, a rivalry sparked. Sometimes more fuel gets tossed on the old fire, such as the [[WesternAnimation animated]] adaptions trading tones, or the ComicBook/{{New 52}} having no sign of the original Kid Flash or Wonder Girl.
* ''Comicbook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths'' divided the Creator/DCComics fandom between fans and haters of the Pre-Crisis [[TheMultiverse multiverse]], mostly depending on whether you began reading comics [[UsefulNotes/TheBronzeAgeOfComicBooks before]] or [[UsefulNotes/TheDarkAgeOfComicBooks after]] the [[CrisisCrossover crossover]]. Discussions between these two groups could become pretty nasty at times.
** It's important to also note that most readers (although there are exceptions) are fans of the ComicBook/PreCrisis and the ComicBook/PostCrisis universe. However, fans of the ComicBook/PostCrisis universe are divided over those who think pre-ComicBook/{{Crisis|on Infinite Earths}} comics were just as enjoyable as ComicBook/PostCrisis ones, versus those who think everything Pre-Crisis was immature, shallow kiddie stuff.
** This dispute is now further complicated by the ComicBook/New52 reboot, which means that the DC FanDumb is now divided into three camps: Pre-Crisis, Post-Crisis/Pre-New 52, and Post-New 52.
* Within the Marvel fandom, there is a divide between fans that only read ''ComicBook/XMen'' comics, and the fans that read everything else but the ''X-Men''.
* Franchise/GreenLantern: Hal Jordan fans vs. Kyle Rayner fans, with outlying John Stewart and Guy Gardner factions.
* The ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' fanbase has two comics pitted against each other. The American [[ComicBook/ArchieComicsSonicTheHedgehog Archie comics]] and the British [[ComicBook/SonicTheComic Fleetway one]].
* ''[[Comicbook/TheAvengers Avengers]]'' fans vs. fans of Creator/BrianMichaelBendis, when Bendis started writing Avengers books. Some longtime fans took issue with Bendis' perceived lack of respect for the franchise. Fan objections didn't seem to hurt sales much, though -- when Bendis left the franchise in 2012, he had written the Avengers for 8 years and approximately 232 issues.
* ''[[ComicBook/TheAvengers Avengers]]'' fans vs. ''ComicBook/XMen'' fans, particularly from the latter side, who widely see Marvel as neglecting the X-Men in favor of the Avengers due to only having the film rights for the latter team and [[ComicBook/IronMan many]] [[ComicBook/IncredibleHulk of]] [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor its]] [[ComicBook/CaptainAmerica characters]]. In 2012, there was actually an ''ComicBook/AvengersVsXMen'' mega-crossover.
** This has spilled over into the film franchises as well. There's been many a debate over which franchise has the better movies, with many from the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse side wanting Fox to lose their rights in order to absorb the X-Men into the MCU. Not helping matters was the legal gray area concerning the Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver, two characters synonymous with ''both'' franchises. This led to loads of debates over which franchise "deserves" the twins more. Quicksilver in particular has been cast for both ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'' and ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast''. [[spoiler:The fact that the MCU Quicksilver was KilledOffForReal at the end of his debut film, (though many speculate it may just be a ComicBookDeath) is often seen as Disney's way of saying they didn't need Quicksilver]].
* ''ComicBook/AvengersArena'' vs. ''Comicbook/{{Runaways}}'', ''ComicBook/AvengersAcademy'', and ''Sentinel'' fans (despite Arena featuring characters from all of those comics). Basically, Arena is a ContestedSequel to those comics with the AudienceAlienatingPremise of the ''Film/TheHungerGames''[=/=]''Film/BattleRoyale'' meets the [[KidHero youth of the Marvel verse]]. Fans of the characters mostly hate Arena and its [[CannonFodder Kill the C listers]] premise, along with its fans who don't seem to care about [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter characters from critical darling books being wasted]] in a FollowTheLeader book, while fans of Arena for the most part just want to enjoy the story without being bogged down by continuity or having to listen to Academy and Runaways fans complain about the deaths.
** Thanks to ComicBook/{{X 23}} being in the series and their FriendlyFandoms status with ''Runaways'' and ''Academy'' fans, fans of ''[[ComicBook/NewMutants New X-Men]]'' don't hold many warm feelings for ''Avengers Arena'' either. Notable that is seems to reach on both sides of their BrokenBase -- fans of Weir & [=DeFilipis=]' run hate ''Arena'' for the same reasons they hate Kyle & Yost's run, while fans of Kyle & Yost's run see ''Arena'' as shallow attempt at replicating its success that's CompletelyMissingThePoint.
** And then there are fans of ''Deathmatch'' - Creator/BoomStudios series with similar premise of superheroes fighting each other to death, that had been announced sometime after ''Arena'', leading to many accusations of [[FollowTheLeader stealing the idea]]. Which was unlikely, because ''Deathmatch'' appeared way to quickly after ''Arena'', and writer Paul Jenkins said the sole reason he went to do ''Deathmatch'' at Boom! was that he thought neither Marvel or DC would let him publish a book like this under their banner. Fans of ''Deathmatch'', when faced with accusations of "stealing" from Arena either point out they don't really have that much in common or embrace it and say that yes, ''Deathmatch'' does the same thing as ''Avengers Arena''. Only better.
** Despite being written by the same creator, even some fans of ''ComicBook/{{Cable}} & ComicBook/XForce'' hate ''Arena''.
* Fans of post-ComicBook/{{Annihilation}} Cosmic Marvel and fans of Creator/JonathanHickman can get quite vocal against each other. It generally boils down to whether you like Hickman's stories enough to pass on the fact he quickly undid everything Creator/DanAbnett and Andy Lanning established for many characters and teams, that didn't fit his vision.
* There is a clear division between Marvel fans who prefer TheSixties Marvel and those who prefer TheSeventies and beyond. Creator/StanLee was the driving force during the sixties with his distinctive writing style. He wrote most if not all of the comics during the early years. There is also the debate over how much Lee actually wrote. The 70s had a new glut of writers such as Marv Wolfman, Bill Mantlo, Chris Claremont, and Steve Gerber, all of whom dispensed with Lee's over the top, hip, chummy style. To many advocates of 70s Marvel, Lee's co-creations seem flat and one dimensional. To many advocates of 60s Marvel, the 70s introduced too many violent antiheroes.
* Fans of ''Maximum Ride: The Manga'' versus fans of ''ComicBook/MaxRideFirstFlight'', over which one is the better adaptation of [[Literature/MaximumRide the source material]].
* Franchise/XMen fans vs [[ComicBook/TheInhumans Inhumans]] fans. Originally the two didn't mind each other, but after a massive marketing push by Marvel billing the Inhumans as "the next big thing!", the two seemingly can't stand each other. This stems from the Inhumans going from their own unique thing to being SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitutes for the entire mutant race, which many felt was because of Marvel not owning the film rights to the X-Men.
** There's also fighting over the writer of the main ''Inhuman'', and later ''Uncanny Inhumans'' series, Charles Soule. With the announcement that Brian Michael Bendis would be leaving the X-books, and the lack of any announcement on who would follow him, or even if a new X-book will exist, many X-fans want Charles Soule on the X-books. This is due to him already being a fan favorite writer and the fact that he penned ''Death of Wolverine''. This hope got thrashed by the ComicBook/AllNewAllDifferentMarvel announcements (X-Books are by various writers but Jeff Lemire got two and is the main X-writer, while Charles Soule still writes the main Inhumans book, and is even getting ''another'' one: ''All-New Inhumans''), but Soule ''would'' eventually write ''ComicBook/AstonishingXMen'' once he left the Inhumans books (though by this point, ''neither'' fandom particularly wanted him).
** For that matter, "classic" Inhumans fans and "modern" Inhumans fans, mostly coming from the older fans who think the new breed [[InNameOnly destroyed the concept]] in the name of pandering to a nonexistent fanbase, and the newer ones who think the old Inhumans were an embarrassing relic that nobody really cared about.
** The aforementioned marketing push explicitly put Inhumans at odds against Mutants, with the Inhumans presented as in the right, in a manner not unlike the controversial Avengers vs X-men event. This was a major factor in putting the fandoms at odds.
* ''ComicBook/{{Deathmate}}'' and its CreatorKiller status for Creator/ValiantComics engendered an eternal loathing between fans of it and Creator/ImageComics, whose ScheduleSlip doomed the event. Not helping this is that very few of Image's books from that era were as well-regarded as Valiant's, so on top of being responsible, they were also the group that many would have preferred gone. Even if the Image of today is nothing like the one that turned ''Deathmate'' into a failure, "It Should Have Been You" is a powerful feeling.
* Franchise/{{Superman}}:
** Pre-Crisis Superman fans vs Post-Crisis Superman fans. Many advocates of the Pre-Crisis Superman think their hero was turned into a whiny wimp, his world became darker and duller and his backstory more convoluted; and they hate the way many iconic characters and large chunks of the mythos were removed because some creative types didn't care for Supergirl, Superboy, Krypto, Kryptonian lore or the ''Comicbook/LegionOfSuperHeroes''. Many advocates of the Post-Crisis Superman dismiss the classic stories and characters prior to 1985 as kiddie, dumb stuff.
** Pre-Flashpoint Superman fans vs New 52 Superman fans. Many fans of pre-Flashpoint Supes hate that the New 52 Superman is an angry, violent Superman who dates Wonder Woman and wears an armored costume. Fans of the New 52 Superman think the old Superman is a cheesy boy scout whose relationship with Lois Lane was played out and that his costume was embarrassing. The comics eventually sided with the pre-Flashpoint fans, revealing that New 52 Superman (and Lois) was only half a character, and merging them with the married Lois and Clark who survived the previous universe. As of ''Action Comics'' #1,000, even the trunks are back!
** With Comicbook/{{Supergirl}}, there are the Kara Zor-El fans vs Linda Danvers fans. The first - and considerably larger - group isn't particularly interested in a Supergirl that isn't Superman's Kryptonian cousin (although they usually respect Linda). The second group refuses to consider that other Supergirls may be good and worthwhile characters and bash Kara at every turn. [[EnemyMine (And everyone hates Cir-El.)]]
* The fans of particular ComicBook/{{Robin}}s can get pretty intense with fans of a different Robin, though it's not uncommon to find people who like multiple Robins (though it's rarer to find fans of ''all'').
** This is particularly true between Dick Grayson fans and Jason Todd fans, since the characters are polar opposites, with one being the favorite son and a NiceGuy, while the other is the unfavorite and an anti-hero. Dick fans see Jason as a badly written "edgy" character while Jason fans see Dick as too nice and spoiled by Bruce.
** Similarly, Tim Drake fans and Damian Wayne fans tend to not get along, since Tim sought out the role himself and earned it, while Damian essentially gets it through inheritance and has done some ''very'' questionable actions as Robin. It doesn't help that Tim was fired to make way for Damian. You will ''very rarely'' find Tim fans who like Damian.
** Jason fans and Damian fans also tend to not get along, due to perceived favoritism for Damian from the Bat-family in-universe ''and'' editors out of universe, while Damian fans see Damian as Jason "done right". The two also frequently give each other no holds barred beatdowns, which doesn't help matters.
* For ''Franchise/TheFlash'', it's Barry Allen fans vs. Wally West fans. There are some Barry fans who never accepted his death and will always see him as the one true Flash, and dislike Wally's dickish attitude when he started out (older Flash fans may be fine with Wally but still tend to think of him as ''Kid'' Flash while Barry is the ''real'' Flash). Wally fans were fine with Barry at first (aside from those who found him boring), but after his return and the resulting demotion of Wally, they started hating him. Both sides tend to feel pretty positively about Jay Garrick, who is the CoolOldGuy and [[HonoraryUncle Honorary Granddad]] to all speedsters.
