Originally Posted by
Zeeguy91
First off, none of what you're talking about has anything to do with what I'm talking about. I did get the point of the New 52. What I'm saying is that the whole premise was AWFUL. Again, people don't WANT to read rehashes of the same old developments and regressions of the characters to the point where they no longer command the respect and admiration they once had. Tell me any other form of fiction that operates on the notion that storylines, plot threads, and even entire characters, all built on each other over years, can just be selectively erased from existence. You think anybody would be happy if J.K. Rowling decides to write another Harry Potter book, but erase Hermione from existence? Again, no.
Superman had fans before 2011 who invested in his life and his adventures and watched him develop into the man he was. Same thing for pretty much every other character in the DCU. You say you loved seeing the birth of Cyborg? Well, Cyborg had already been "born" in stories told WELL before the New 52. In stories that were, by any stretch of the imagination better told and displayed his character far better than any of the New 52 comics did. And his introduction wasn't the only thing that was better, so was his personal growth and character development as a member of the Teen Titans. Tell me, what has Cyborg done on the League that's all that important? He mostly just sits in the background, literally. In Titans, he actually DID stuff.
Also, putting aside the fact that Pre-Flashpoint stories were just all-around better, there's the fact that, again, those were the stories that people invested in for DECADES. Someone who had been following Cyborg since his New Teen Titans days in the early 80s and reading all the stories he'd been in for over 30 years would NOT be happy to see all of the stuff he'd been through and all the things he'd done just thrown out the window. I wasn't even following the character for nearly that long as I got into comics in the early 2000s, but I was livid at how they took a character who was a seasoned and experienced hero in Titans, one of the most cherished members of the team and even one of their leaders, and made him into a piece of furniture on the League.
And I really fail to see how Nuperman was self-made, while Pre-Flashpoint Superman was not. Nuperman's suit wasn't even something he made himself. It was "Kryptonian armor." I mean, have you even tried to read some of the Superman comics that you condemn? I'm talking about the Pre-Flashpoint ones here.
And, also, the New 52 wasn't fresh or new or exciting. It reeked of someone who watched too many Michael Bay films and was stuck in the 90s.