
Starting with titles released on January 28, 2013, all printed New 52 publications featured advertisements for the fictional news channel Channel 52. Neuman, DC solicited variants drawn by Mad artists for 13 titles being published in April 2013. To celebrate the 60th birthday of Mad Magazine mascot Alfred E. In January 2013, DC Comics announced the cancellation of I, Vampire and DC Universe Presents in April 2013. Young Romance: A New 52 Valentine's Day Special #1 was published as the 52nd title in February 2013. Combat, Frankenstein, Agent of S.H.A.D.E., Grifter, Blue Beetle, and Legion Lost were cancelled as a result.

DC later consolidated these new titles as the Fourth Wave of The New 52. Threshold would be published in January 2013, Constantine in March 2013, while the others would be published in February 2013. In October and November 2012, DC announced new titles Threshold, Justice League of America, Katana, Justice League of America's Vibe, and Constantine. With these additions to the line, Justice League International, Captain Atom, Resurrection Man, and Voodoo were cancelled. In addition, the Third Wave of titles was announced: Talon, Sword of Sorcery, Phantom Stranger, and Team 7. On June 8, 2012, DC announced that in September 2012, the first anniversary of The New 52 launch, all titles would get a zero issue, dubbed "Zero Month". "Zero Month" and continued title changes Combat, World's Finest, Ravagers and Batman Incorporated, which was absent from the initial line of Batman titles, and would continue Grant Morrison's storyline from before The New 52 involving the conflict between Batman and Talia al Ghul. The new titles were dubbed the Second Wave: Dial H, Earth 2, G.I. On January 12, 2012, DC announced that after their eighth issues, Blackhawks, Hawk and Dove, Men of War, Mister Terrific, O.M.A.C., and Static Shock would be cancelled and replaced with six new titles, which would reveal more of The New 52 DC Universe. On hand to sign the books were DC Chief Creative Officer Geoff Johns, who was the writer of both titles, and Co-publisher and writer/artist Jim Lee, who illustrated Justice League. On August 31, 2011, Midtown Comics Times Square held a midnight event at which they began selling Justice League #1 and Flashpoint #5. DC editorial constructed a timeline that details the new history and which storylines to keep or ignore. Many major storylines such as " War of the Green Lanterns", " Batman: A Death in the Family" and Batman: The Killing Joke remained part of the new continuity, while others have been lost in part or in whole. While many characters underwent a reboot or revamp, much of the DC Universe's history remained intact.
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An interview with DC Comics executive editor Eddie Berganza and editor-in-chief Bob Harras revealed that the new continuity did not constitute a full reboot of the DC Universe but rather a "soft reboot". The new continuity features new outfits and backstories for many of DC's long-established heroes and villains. Publication history Launch and Second Wave Jim Lee and Geoff Johns at the August 31, 2011, midnight signing for Flashpoint #5 and Justice League #1 at Midtown Comics Times Squareįollowing the conclusion of the Flashpoint limited series, DC cancelled and relaunched all titles set in the DC Universe with new #1 issues. In February 2016, DC announced their Rebirth initiative with the release of an 80-page one-shot on May 25, 2016, and continuing through late 2016. In June 2015, 24 new titles were launched, alongside 25 returning titles, with several of those receiving new creative teams. The New 52 branding ended after the completion of the " Convergence" storyline in May 2015, although the continuity of The New 52 continued. In addition, characters from the Wildstorm and Vertigo imprints were absorbed into the DC Universe. Various changes were also made to DC's fictional universe to entice new readers, including changes to DC's internal continuity to make characters more modern and accessible.
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New titles were released to bring the number of ongoing monthly series to 52. The relaunch included changes to the publishing format for example, print and digital comics began to be released on the same day.


Among the renumbered series were Action Comics and Detective Comics, which had retained their original numbering since the 1930s. Following the conclusion of the " Flashpoint" crossover storyline, DC cancelled all its existing titles and debuted 52 new series in September 2011.

The New 52 is the 2011 revamp and relaunch by DC Comics of its entire line of ongoing monthly superhero comic books.
