RESULTS: One Year Later...What Do You Think About "The New 52" Now?

RESULTS: One Year Later...What Do You Think About "The New 52" Now?

A few days ago, we asked you exactly how you feel about the controversial reboot of the DC Universe almost a year after it happened. Well, it appears as if most of you are fans of "The New 52", but the results may still surprise you! Hit the jump to check them out.

Feature Opinion
By JoshWilding - Aug 26, 2012 09:08 AM EST
Filed Under: DC Comics

Starting with Justice League #1, DC Comics rebooted their convoluted (and arguably confusing) continuity this time last year with 52 new #1 issues. Some titles featured characters who hadn't been featured prominently in their own books for quite some time (Animal Man, Swamp-Thing), others wiped untold amounts of stories from history (Supergirl), and a few even offered an entirely new perceptive on iconic heroes (Aquaman). A few titles actually remained pretty much the same (Green Lantern) or just had impressive creative team shake-ups (Batman). The question we asked you was whether or not you guys consider it to have been a success. Well, below are the results in full, and as you can see, it appears that the majority of you have been pleased with the direction of "The New 52" so far. Should Marvel follow in their footsteps?





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angus666
angus666 - 8/26/2012, 10:00 AM
It is what it is. Can't change it, so why not enjoy it.
SageMode
SageMode - 8/26/2012, 10:03 AM
LOL. This is hilarious. Oh well, what can you do, huh?
Rowsdower
Rowsdower - 8/26/2012, 10:03 AM
New 52 SUCKS ASS
Kokomo
Kokomo - 8/26/2012, 10:12 AM
I've enjoyed The Justice League, The Flash and some of the Earth-2 stories. For me, the New 52 was a welcomed change.
Bandido
Bandido - 8/26/2012, 10:13 AM
Great! Batcow should have its own comic book :) lol
WellDrawn
WellDrawn - 8/26/2012, 10:25 AM
WOULDN'T have a problem with them starting from scratch, and doing a reboot IF that's truly what they were doing.

- Instead, all we have here is a relaunch for some characters, while other pre-existing story arcs are (somehow) left intact, only because Geoff Johns doesn't want to see the story lines he worked on suddenly not have a place in the current continuity.

DC has attempted to 'reboot' their universe several times now over the years, but never has it truly been what a reboot should be - a ground-up, starting from scratch, retelling of each characters origin stories, leading up to the introduction of the Justice League, roughly a year or so after the initial relaunch.

Bottom line - Trying to shoehorn the old continuity with the new is like oil and water...

Oh well, I'm sure DC will give us another 'reboot' in about 10 - 15 years.
CaptainAmerica31
CaptainAmerica31 - 8/26/2012, 10:25 AM
Court of owls was amazing
IronLeprechaun
IronLeprechaun - 8/26/2012, 10:28 AM
I only really care about Flash and Batman in this...
Judecheung
Judecheung - 8/26/2012, 10:33 AM
if marvel wants to reboot, they should bring the ultron war or the 2099 or the A-Next or whatever that are claimed to be in the future to the present... just like in terminator 3&4 "future is now"
tell the story of these epic endings, give us a satisfying end, and then reboot them really from scratch

but hey no need to reboot actually
asherman93
asherman93 - 8/26/2012, 10:33 AM
I speak for creation when I ask: WHERE THE [frick] ARE STEPH AND CASS?!?!?
aquaman52
aquaman52 - 8/26/2012, 10:36 AM
I have enjoyed the New 52 for sure. Aquaman, Flash, Green Lantern, Justice League, and I've been getting The Dark Knight and Arkham Unhinged. I have bought some of the others but those are my mainstays.
SamWinchester
SamWinchester - 8/26/2012, 10:47 AM
"New 52" is a piece of shit.
marvel72
marvel72 - 8/26/2012, 10:49 AM
i'm loving animal man,batman,swamp thing,wonder woman & aquaman(will drop that book after johns leaves)

i'm also reading green lantern,the flash & red lanterns,personally they ain't as good as the above books i mentioned,might start reading justice league dark i've only read a couple of issues.
CBArtist
CBArtist - 8/26/2012, 10:50 AM
Only picked up a few iisues of some of them. I've completely dropped all Marvel and DC titles.
bundyse
bundyse - 8/26/2012, 10:50 AM
On whole i enjoyed 52. Just cancelled the Teen Titan / Superboy titles just couldn't get into them like the classics. Thank god i've still got Young Jusice
coolguy
coolguy - 8/26/2012, 10:56 AM
I've really enjoyed most of the titles I read. A few things disappointed me like losing some of the history with the titans, jsa, firestorm, and hawkman. I love earth 2 though and I think the reboot is probably more good title than bad. Whig is fine cause I have a budget anyways.
lokibane2012
lokibane2012 - 8/26/2012, 10:59 AM
So from this we know:

1/4 of the people either hate it or never bothered with it
1/2 the people have mixed feelings
1/4 think it's excellent

that averages out to an almost perfectly mixed reaction...
MutantEquality
MutantEquality - 8/26/2012, 11:03 AM
Some things have been great such as making Aquaman cool for the first time, Court of Owls had amazing moments and I even loved the Dark Seid story arc if only to hint at things to come.
Awful things were the semi reboot that played major favoritism on who's history stayed and who's went. Really shitting on character like Tim Drake. Also, how can Superman and Wonder Woman hook up so soon? You can't date someone else after that. At the end of the day it still feels like a marketing scheme to make money with a few cheap thrills. I'd rather have a true reboot for a new generation but I'll keep reading hoping for the best.
GiftedYoungster
GiftedYoungster - 8/26/2012, 11:20 AM
I really liked the first half of the year. Some things petered out. But I'm still pulling:

Batwing, Batman, Batwoman, Batman and Robin, Animal Man, Action Comics, Flash
Aquaman, Stormwatch, Wonderwoman, Swamp Thing, Earth 2, and Justice League

So I'm diggin' It.
MJPETTY7
MJPETTY7 - 8/26/2012, 11:22 AM
Bat books, Aquaman, Justice League, and Green Lantern. That's all I read. I will check out Lobdell's run on Superman though, can't wait for that!!!
OwenWilsonsNose
OwenWilsonsNose - 8/26/2012, 11:27 AM
Every single issue of the new 52 Batman has been absolutely fantastic. Wonder Woman has (surprisingly) been my second favorite of the group, with the JLA coming up third, and the new Superman coming in fourth.

Batman is far and away better than them all, but the ones ive mentioned have all had some really great moments that make them worth keeping up with for the long haul.
GoILL
GoILL - 8/26/2012, 11:30 AM
Only title I read is Batman and i've enjoyed each issue so far.
TonyChu
TonyChu - 8/26/2012, 11:41 AM
I'm loving it. There are some titles I cant stand; Teen Titans and all the ones previously headed by Liefield.
REDSTORM
REDSTORM - 8/26/2012, 11:51 AM
Looks like the majority of CBM users have expressed various degrees of positivity to it.
Malacos
Malacos - 8/26/2012, 12:01 PM
All-Star western and Justice league Dark are my favs
Tomontherun99
Tomontherun99 - 8/26/2012, 12:03 PM
@repulse93 In the UK a batman guidebook has been released about a week ago and confirms Steph still exists in the New 52 but is no longer Batgirl or Robin and has reverted back to her Spoiler identity.
Tainted87
Tainted87 - 8/26/2012, 12:14 PM
Haven't read past the weekly 52 series in '06.

I feel like the characters have already been defined, their crowning moments already published... what's left?
weaponx123
weaponx123 - 8/26/2012, 12:29 PM
I like a few books that DC has put out like Red Hood, Batman and Robin Green Lantern and well The Flash is the best book in new 52 by far! and with green lantern about to possibly become a total wreck with Baz Flash might end up being the only one I keep on my pull list at my local comic shop...but I will wait and see. I really hope that Jim Lee brings back Wildcats like he wants too!
SageMode
SageMode - 8/26/2012, 12:47 PM
JUST1SUPERGUY
"Only people who don't like the new 52s are terrorists and pedophiles".
breakUbatman
breakUbatman - 8/26/2012, 12:50 PM
@earzmundo

check out Uncanny X-Force buddy its crazy good.

Batman, Aquaman and Wonder Woman are excellent reads (still need to catch up on Swamp & Animal). Justice League has been seriously dissapointing they should have read Ultimates volume 1 to see how to shake things up a bit. As for Superman....

...Shame
Ha1frican
Ha1frican - 8/26/2012, 12:55 PM
I lik the idea of Cyborg in the JLA and most of the new costumes but if the model the movies after it leave OUT Aquaman and leave IN Cyborg. Im subbed to Action and superman and honestly othr than from a collection stand point they havent been interesting or tbh made any sense story wise.
Fastestmanalive
Fastestmanalive - 8/26/2012, 1:10 PM
Definitely some awesome titles, Batman, Suicide squad, Flash, Green Lantern, Nightwing, Aquaman, Batman and Robin, Birds of Prey, Green Lantern Corps, Batman Dark Knight, just to name a few.
Minghagz
Minghagz - 8/26/2012, 1:39 PM
Love the new 52. I especially think that they made titles like Flash and Aquaman ready for an adaption on screen with what they've done.
CaptainAmerica1945
CaptainAmerica1945 - 8/26/2012, 2:01 PM
I gave up DC a year ago and honestly have not missed it at all. Maybe I will read it again in 10 years when they do their next reboot/restart/rehash.
CeltiC527
CeltiC527 - 8/26/2012, 3:50 PM
I love all the Green Lantern titles and every book Geoff Johns is writing and will write! ;)
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