Warning: contains major spoilers for Infinite Frontier #2!
DC Comics has revealed that the Justice League is having a public relations problem. Infinite Frontier #2 is raising major questions about how superheroes are operating from a public perspective. The public opinion of the Justice League is very different from what it once was.
DC's universe has changed following the end of Dark Nights: Death Metal. The multiverse's greatest heroes faced the Batman Who Laughs - a dark version of Batman from the Dark Multiverse. After his defeat, the scope of the multiverse changed, becoming an Omniverse. Now, everyone - including DC Comics' citizens - knows about the multiverse, as well as some of the threats it has faced.
Infinite Frontier #2 was created by Joshua Williamson, Xermanico, Jesús Merino, Norm Rapmund, Paul Pelletier, Romulo Fajardo, Jr., and Tom Napolitano. This issue reveals that people don't trust the Justice League like they used to. After all, why should they trust heroes who have to save the world from evil versions of themselves? Simply saving the day like they used to, occasionally without question, is a thing of the past. The Justice League is likely to face more scrutiny than they have in the past.
Agent Chase is working with Director Bones (a reformed supervillain turned head of the DEO - Department of Extranormal Operations - within the government). She is investigating some of the mysteries of the multiverse and has questions for the Justice League, which leads to her visiting the Hall of Justice. While there, she reveals that the Justice League may need to rethink how they're operating as a hero team. The public is worried because the invisible threats they are constantly being saved from have finally been seen. DC's world is going through a global identity crisis - and the same is likely true of many other worlds in the multiverse who weren't aware of the existence of other universes.
Additionally, the Justice League can't just show up, save the day, and expect to be lauded as heroes in the same way they once were. Now people know that there are alternate versions of their beloved heroes. After all, the Batman Who Laughs is just an alternate, evil version of Gotham's Dark Knight. Agent Chase raises a very good point: where's the evil version of Superman? Generally, there have been NUMEROUS evil versions of Superman, seen on different Earths and worlds - such as Bizarro Superman, Superboy-Prime, Ultraman, and many others. So why shouldn't the citizens of this Earth be worried about seeing a Batman Who Laughs version of Superman in the near future who is just as much of a threat to the Omniverse? What about other heroes in the Justice League, like Wonder Woman or the Flash? There's already Reverse-Flash and the rulers of Earth-3 - the Crime Syndicate.
There is no reason for people to rest easily anymore since the invisible fears of their past have identities now. The threats to DC's heroes are visible for all to see and the multiverse's inhabitants know that they aren't alone. Sure, they already knew about aliens and intergalactic threats, like Kryptonians, Martians, and many others - especially since Green Lantern operates on a galactic scale. Now, they also have to be concerned about if their heroes turn bad or an evil version of them appears out of the blue from another universe to conquer or destroy their home. The public opinion of the Justice League is at an all-time low and they'll need to do some major work with public relations to gain back public trust in the DC Comics Universe.