So, three movies into their world-building exercise, Marvel had: a popular and successful origin story (Iron Man); a gritty outlier (The Incredible Hulk); and a sequel dismissed as convoluted that’s an obvious set-up for an ensemble blockbuster (Iron Man 2).
No one was making memes of Robert Downey Jr. after Iron Man 2 got a few critical jabs, for example.
The DC films, so far, feel like they live under a much more powerful microscope than the first three movies of the MCU ever did.
Why is DC getting bashed, while Marvel has a bit of a pass?