2: Beyond Hope", "Green Lantern: New Guardians Vol. The series focuses on the shared adventures of Batman and Superman in The New 52. [44], All fifty-two number ones from the launch titles were collected into a single hardcover volume, DC Comics The New 52, released in December 2011. The cancelled series as part of the sixth wave were Demon Knights, Legion of Super-Heroes, Threshold, Dial H, and Batman Incorporated. On August 31st of last year, DC Comics released Flashpoint #5 and Justice League #1. These families were: "Justice League"; "Batman"; "Superman"; "Green Lantern"; "Young Justice"; "The Edge"; and "The Dark". An additional Earth-2 title was announced to replace Earth-2: Society, but release info has yet to be revealed. To celebrate the anniversary of The New 52, which began in September 2011, DC published unique events in subsequent years during the month of September. DC used the "wave" format of introducing new titles, which occasionally corresponded with titles being canceled, to "constantly refresh the line". ", "Geoff Johns Redux: 'Big Changes' in Forever Evil Leads to a 'Very Different DCU, "DC Reveals Major Changes, New Direction For Comic Book Line", "DC's Full September 2011 Solicitations [DCnU]", "DC Comics Full April 2014 Solicitations", "DC Comics Full March 2015 Solicitations", "DC Comics' Full September 2012 Solicitations: Zero Month", "DC Comics' Full April 2013 Solicitations", "Jurgens Unleashes "The Fury of Firestorm, "DC Comics' Full December 2013 Solicitations", "Superman Unchained Skips January; Vibe, Katana Ending", "Forever Evil #7, Nightwing #30, Two More Pushed Back to May", "DC Comics to launch Justice League Canada in 2014", "Justice League Canada becomes Justice League United A New Ongoing Series in April! Stormwatch is an organization that has protected Earth from major alien threats since the Dark Ages. 2: Scare Tactics", "Batman: Detective Comics Vol. 1: Seven Against the Dark", "Frankenstein, Agent of S.H.A.D.E. In September 2011, DC Comics relaunched their entire line of publications, dubbing the new publishing initiative as The New 52.The initiative consisted of a new imprint of titles, all labeled with "The New 52" logo, as well as creating a rebooted DC Universe post-"Flashpoint" that saw characters from the former WildStorm and Vertigo imprints being absorbed into the main DC Comics line. 2. [65], These are titles with war, science fiction, western, or crime themes, and include titles and characters formerly belonging to the WildStorm imprint. Concluding the "Hunt for Robin" story line in. [1] The intent was to publish 52 ongoing titles each month across the DC Universe. To expand The New 52 universe, DC also released 22 one-shots, 17 miniseries and three maxiseries. The series concluded in July 2013, with a final special issue released in August 2013. Featuring the initial team of Aquaman, Batman, Cyborg, The Flash, Green Lantern, Superman and Wonder Woman. Starting with issue 8, a back-up feature was included, written by Scott Snyder and James Tynion IV. 1: Last Daughter of Krypton", "Superman: Action Comics Vol. [7], In February 2016, DC Comics announced its Rebirth initiative, a line-wide relaunch of its titles to begin in June 2016. 1: It's Our Right to Fight", "Teen Titans Vol. 1 Geoff Johns and Jim Lee tell the New 52 formation of … 1: Hostile World", "Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. Featuring Aquaman, the Operative, Prisoner-Of-War, Ya’wara, and Sky. The four series that were cancelled on issue #0 (their 13th issue) to make room for the third wave were Captain Atom, Justice League International, Resurrection Man, and Voodoo. These titles feature teen-aged characters and superhero teams. The cancelled series as part of the seventh wave were Justice League of America's Vibe, Katana, Batman: The Dark Knight, Talon, Green Team: Teen Trillionaires, Larfleeze, The Movement and Stormwatch. 3: Emperor Penguin", "DC Comics Full November 2015 Solicitations", "Batman and Robin Vol. The cancelled series as part of the ninth wave were Aquaman and the Others, Arkham Manor, Batman and Robin, Batwoman, Constantine, Earth 2, Green Lantern Corps, Green Lantern: New Guardians, Star-Spangled War Stories Featuring G.I. 2: The Death of the Red Lanterns", "Red Lanterns Vol. Justice League: The Darkseid War the event started. 3: Love and Death", "I, Vampire Vol. The initiative consisted of a new imprint of titles, all labeled with "The New 52" logo, as well as creating a rebooted DC Universe post-"Flashpoint" that saw characters from the former WildStorm and Vertigo imprints being absorbed into the main DC Comics line. PrezPrez #1-6. Focusing on the "1%" of The New 52, and the effect money has on the superhero world. These titles feature Superman and the "Superman Family" of characters. DC Database is a FANDOM Movies Community. The initiative, which began in DC's print and digital comics on May 20, before transitioning to other digital content on June 3, was featured on print inserts and ads, as well as on the DC Comics website and across social media with a special hashtag. The series concluded in August 2014, with a "The New 52: Futures End" one-shot releasing in September 2014. 3: Death of the Family", "The Fury of Firstorm: The Nuclear Men Vol. 2: Revenge of the Black Hand", "Green Lantern: New Guardians Vol. for reverse engineering. Things like Frankenstein and Grifter and Voodoo and things of that nature, which were really risky characters and risky chances for us to take, and we're very happy to do them. El Diablo & Boomerang #1-6, List of The New 52 imprint publications § Ongoing series, "DC Comics unleashes a new universe of superhero titles", "How Stable Are DC Comics' Sales After Their Relaunch? For example, Batman's issue was released as Batman: Futures End #1. The series explores the relationship between Superman and Wonder Woman. [68], These are titles with supernatural, fantasy and horror themes, including titles and characters formerly belonging to the Vertigo imprint.[76][77]. One ongoing series was planned but did not release before Rebirth took effect in June 2016. It was very important to make sure that they were prominent in other series, and that's why we put them in" other series. Focusing on Alanna Strange, Animal Man, Stargirl and Equinox, who recruit other heroes and villains of the DC Universe as necessary. So we put them in groupings so we would be able to promote and help them draw attention in groups. The ending series were Blackhawks, Hawk and Dove, Men of War, Mister Terrific, OMAC, and Static Shock. [1] The intent was to publish 52 ongoing titles each month across the DC Universe. In September 2015, the December solicits indicated the series would end with issue 7. It is intended to expand The New 52 universe by presenting single-issue stories about various DC characters, each by a different creative team.