The New 52

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The New 52 was DC Comics’ 2011 line-wide relaunch that rebooted and modernized its superhero universe with 52 ongoing titles and revised character histories.

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The New 52 Batgirl series 1
The New 52 relaunch 1

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instanceOf DC Comics relaunch
comic book publishing initiative
branding “The New 52” logo on covers NERFINISHED
continuity DC Universe NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
editorialDirector Bob Harras NERFINISHED
Dan DiDio NERFINISHED
Jim Lee NERFINISHED
endDate 2016
feature new origin stories
redesigned costumes
renumbered series to issue #1
revised character histories
followsEvent Flashpoint NERFINISHED
format ongoing comic book series
includesImprint DC Comics NERFINISHED
Vertigo characters integrated into main line (select)
WildStorm characters integrated into main line
mainPurpose continuity reboot
line-wide relaunch of DC Universe titles
modernization of DC superhero universe
marketingStrategy complete renumbering of main DC line to #1
day-and-date digital releases
notableChange altered Superman’s costume to armor-like design
compressed DC Universe timeline to about five years
de-aged many heroes
integrated WildStorm characters into main DC continuity
restored Barbara Gordon as Batgirl
notableTitle Action Comics (The New 52) NERFINISHED
Animal Man (The New 52) NERFINISHED
Aquaman (The New 52) NERFINISHED
Batgirl (The New 52) NERFINISHED
Batman (The New 52) NERFINISHED
Batwoman (The New 52) NERFINISHED
Detective Comics (The New 52) NERFINISHED
Green Arrow (The New 52) NERFINISHED
Green Lantern (The New 52) NERFINISHED
Justice League (The New 52) NERFINISHED
Justice League Dark (The New 52) NERFINISHED
Nightwing (The New 52) NERFINISHED
Stormwatch (The New 52) NERFINISHED
Suicide Squad (The New 52) NERFINISHED
Superman (The New 52) NERFINISHED
Swamp Thing (The New 52) NERFINISHED
Teen Titans (The New 52) NERFINISHED
The Flash (The New 52) NERFINISHED
Wonder Woman (The New 52) NERFINISHED
numberOfTitles 52
partialRetcon DC Rebirth retained some New 52 elements NERFINISHED
predecessor Flashpoint (event) NERFINISHED
Post-Crisis DC Universe NERFINISHED
publisher DC Comics
replacedBy DC Rebirth NERFINISHED
startDate 2011
startMonth September 2011
targetAudience lapsed readers
new readers

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DC Universe hasContinuityEvent The New 52
Action Comics hasRebootOrRelaunch The New 52
this entity surface form: The New 52 relaunch
Steve Trevor reintroducedIn The New 52
Batgirl relaunch The New 52
this entity surface form: The New 52 Batgirl series