I love the pre-52, pre-Flashpoint universe as much as anyone, but the truth is, all of the major characters had been pretty much painted into a corner by the end.
The only way to make new, interesting stories is to either kill them or give them a new sidekick. That's why we ended up with half a dozen Robins and every major character has died at least once. The only way they got around that, with say Green Lantern, was with a huge ret-con, so why not just reboot it all?
The pre-Flashpoint universe was fantastic, and I love it to death, but I'm excited to have the opportunity to tell new, exciting stories in the New 52.
And seriously, have Flash, Aquaman, Wonder Woman, Green Arrow ever been better? Can't really include Green Lantern or Batman in that conversation because they've kept almost all their continuity intact. We've just gotten started, things will get better for the books lagging behind like Green Arrow recently has. I'm digging the New 52.
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