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The New 52

The New 52 was the 2011 revamp and relaunch by DC Comics of its entire line of ongoing monthly superhero comic books. Following the conclusion of the "Flashpoint" crossover storyline, DC cancelled all its existing titles and debuted 52 new series in September 2011. Among the renumbered series were Action Comics and Detective Comics, which had retained…

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Genre
Superhero
Publication date
August 31, 2011 – May 25, 2016
Publisher
DC Comics
Artist
Various
DC Comics The New 52 Villains Omnibus
ISBN 978-1-4012-4496-5
DC Comics The New 52 Zero Omnibus
ISBN 978-1-4012-3884-1

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The New 52

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related to "Villains Month", "Forever Evil" and "Zero Year" · 49
The New 52 → America, Aquaman, Arkham War, Batman, Blight, Brian Buccellato, Constantine, Crime Syndicate, David Finch, DC, Detective Comics, Each, Earth-Three, Flashpoint, For, Forever Evil, Geoff Johns, Green Arrow, In, In June
related to Critical reception · 45
The New 52 → Action Comics, All Star Western, Animal Man, Aquaman, Batman, Batwoman, Captain Atom, Club, DC, DC Universe Presents, Deadman, Demon Knights, Detective Comics, Dove, Firestorm, Forbes, Frankenstein Agent Of, Hawk, However, In
related to In other media · 45
The New 52 → Alternate, Aquaman's New, Arkham Knight, Arkham Origins, Arkham Origins Blackgate, Atlantis, Australia, Batman, Batman's New, Black Adam, Character, Collector's Edition, DC, DC Comics, DC Universe, DLC, Earth, Flash, For, Gods Among Us
related to "Zero Month" and continued title changes · 38
The New 52 → Agent, America, America's Vibe, Blue Beetle, Captain Atom, Combat, Constantine, DC, February, Fourth Wave, Frankenstein, Grifter, In, In October, January, Justice League, Justice League International, Katana, Legion Lost, March
related to "Convergence": the return of Hypertime and the Pre-"Crisis" multiverse · 30
The New 52 → Brainiac, Canon, Continuity, Convergence, Crisis, DC You, Deimos, Each, Flashpoint, He, Hypertime, In, In February, Infinite Earths, Jeff King, May, New, Parallax-possessed Hal Jordan, Post, Post-Convergence
related to Launch of weeklies and start of "second phase" · 29
The New 52 → America's Vibe, April, As, Batman, Batman Eternal, DC, DC Comics Adventure, December, February, Following, Forever Evil, Gotham City, Green Team, In November, In October, It, January, Johns, Joker's Daughter, Justice League
related to Imprint titles · 23
The New 52 → Batman, Batman Family, By, DC, Forever Evil, Green Lantern, Green Lantern Corps, Group, However, Instead, Justice League, Lantern Corps, October, Superman, Superman Family, The, The Dark, The Edge, The New, These
related to Changes to the DC Universe · 19
The New 52 → August, Chiarello, Cully Hamner, DC, DC Art Director Mark, DC Universe, In, In June, Jim Lee, July, Kryptonian, Martian Manhunter, Notable, Other, Stormwatch, Superman's, T-shirt, The New, WildStorm
related to Lack of female creators · 18
The New 52 → Amy Reeder, And, Batwoman, ComicsAlliance, Dan DiDio, DC Comics, DiDio, Gail Simone, In, Laura Hudson, New, San Diego Comic Con, Tell, The, This, What, Who, Women
related to Editorial controversies · 16
The New 52 → Action, Action Comics, Began, Creative Screw-Ups Since, Grant Morrison, In, July, New, September, Superman, Superman's, The Eight Biggest DC, The New, The Village Voice, Topless Robot, Writer/artist George Pérez

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