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Five Lingering Controversies of the New 52

It’s been a year now, and there are still people upset about various aspects of DC Comics’s […]

It’s been a year now, and there are still people upset about various aspects of DC Comics’s best-selling New 52 relaunch.You can’t please everybody, and a lot of the things people complain about are the sort of niggling continuity details, obsession with which is frankly what got DC into trouble in the first place, creating an environment where many felt a relaunch was needed. But some are more thoughtful and credible, and it’s worth taking a look at those.What have been some of the most notable (and longest-lasting) controversies? Check out our candidates below, but bear in mind that we don’t count it if there’s already been some kind of resolution.

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