Wonder Woman (2011) / YMMV

Alternative Character Interpretation: There's an entire blog dedicated to exploring the interpretation of Wonder Woman as a murderous, bigoted sociopath who casually kills people she could easily take alive.
Awesome Art: Cliff Chiang's art during Azzarello's run is one of the only things both fans and critics of New 52 Wonder Woman can agree on.
Broken Base:
- Many of the New 52 costume changes, Superman's in particular, have come under a lot of fire from fans. Likely to curb these complaints, Wonder Woman's costume had the Painted-On Pants shown during the reboot's promotion removed. However, many fans actually prefer and defend the costume with the pants, partly due to reasons like Diana being too dignified to wear a one-piece swimsuit around and the pointed subduing of out-of-place American flag elements (remember that the character is Greek and is introduced to the United States late in life). It helps that the pants look much better drawn by Cliff Chiang, while the fuss-raising promotional artwork was by Jim Lee◊.
- Wonder Woman being characterized as the only one of the "Big 3" to kill, not the least because of how Depending on the Writer it is, how she was the only one of the three that actually started off with a no killing rule, and how she can easily be as Thou Shall Not Kill as Superman and Batman. Some feel her willingness to kill is limited to extreme situations and characterizes her as a warrior who is willing to make the tough calls. Others feel that it has opened the door to the same Darker and Edgier antics that DC has been criticized for and that too many writers make her either too violent or crowbar in too many Shoot the Dog situations for bloodshed.
- Wonder Woman being the biological daughter of Zeus in the New 52 has also been quite the hot button topic among fans. Some see it as an interesting twist and updating of the character while others see it as a violation of everything Wonder Woman was ever meant to represent (what women can achieve on their own without the interference of men). It also destroys the associations between Diana and her former patrons (Athena, Artemis, Aphrodite, Demeter, Hestia and Hermes) and Zeus who was always a borderline villain for her. Likewise, her not being made of clay anymore (instead being a normal birth) is a heavy topic but not nearly as contested as making Zeus her father and the source of her powers.
Fridge Horror: The Amazons tried to abandon or outright murder any newborn child they believed were male. That's horrific enough as is, but gets even worse if you stop to think about the possibility that any of those children might've been transgender. If any were transgender women, they basically grew up not understanding why they were abandoned because they aren't men. If any were transgender men, they had to live in fear of their lives 24/7 because their own mothers and sisters would've most likely abandoned or killed them if they expressed who they really were.
Jerkass Woobie: Hera is a complete jerkass, but losing her husband and getting turned mortal has really put her through the ringer.
Moment of Awesome: During the battle with The First Born, Ares arrives late and with utter weariness tells his nephew he's going to stand against him. The First Born mocks him, asking what good a worn down War God like him can do and what soldier would follow him. Ares throws open some doors... revealing the souls of every soldier from every war ever fought.
Ares: ALL of them.
Replacement Scrappy:
- The New 52 Amazons as a whole are loathed by Wonder Woman fans due to them being rewritten as a bunch of unrepentant serial rapists and murderers who spent centuries propagating by raping sailors and killing them, and then trying to kill any baby that had the misfortune of being born male. Their entire society completely undermined what Wonder Woman stood for because how could she be a champion who stands for love, peace and equality when she comes from a place built on rape and murder.
- New 52 Donna Troy is hated by pretty much every Donna fan and the biggest reason why Meredith Finch's run was so loathed. While Donna's backstory has historically been a convoluted mess, Finch's attempt to simplify things turned Donna into an Empty Shell murderous psychopath created to usurp Diana as the queen of the Amazons and resulted in Donna leading a massacre on the Amazon men. Donna also being reintroduced as a clay golem felt like an obnoxious dig at Diana's original "born from clay" origin story and those who wanted it back. And unlike the New 52 Amazons who were erased in the Rebirth volume, Donna's New 52 origin somehow stuck despite that it makes no sense as to why she'd still exist in that capacity when the Amazon witch who created her was established to be an illusion.
Romantic Plot Tumor: None of Wondy's Post-Crisis romantic interests have been well-received, though luckily this book doesn't spend much time on her ongoing relationship with Superman.
Seasonal Rot: Despite many controversial changes to Wonder Woman's lore that polarized older fans of the franchise, Azzarello's run has overall enjoyed a great degree of critical acclaim, with many critics considering it one of the best New 52 series. In contrast, Finch's run which immediately succeeded it was panned, with the main criticisms being the undoing of prior character developments and the poor handling of the new cast, namely the unsympathetic characterization of fan favourite Donna Troy.
Ship-to-Ship Combat: Between those who prefer Wonder Woman being with her usual love interest, and once happily married husband, Steve Trevor and those who prefer her with Superman.
Squick:
- Some of the creatures in the First Born's army are human-hyena hybrids. As revealed in the Villains' Month issue, said warriors came into being after the First Born mated with the hyenas who had raised him since he was a baby.
- Apollo tortures the First Born by ripping out his spleen. As if that wasn't enough, he has Dionysus serve the organ to him as an exotic dish.

YMMV / Wonder Woman (2011)

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