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In 2011, they did it again.
The "New 52" is DC's second major reboot, following the ''[[Flashpoint (comics)|Flashpoint]]'' event. (There were two other [[Cosmic Retcon|Cosmic Retcons]]- with ''[[Zero Hour]]'' and ''[[Infinite Crisis]]'' / ''[[
Of course, DC wouldn't let things stop there. In January 2012 they overhauled their corporate logo, and a "Second Wave" launched in May, with six underperforming titles ended and replaced with six new ones. They followed that up with "Zero Month" for the reboot's one-year anniversary with #0 [[Origins Issue|Origins Issues]] and some more new launches.
''New 52'' lasted until mid-2016, when it was replaced with ''[[DC Rebirth]]''. Thus, all ''New 52'' titles are [[:Category:Comic Books of the 2010s|Comic Books of the 2010s]].
== The New 52 and Their Changes ==
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* ''[[Batgirl 2011|Batgirl]]''
* ''[[Batwoman]]''
* ''[[Catwoman (
* ''Batwing''
* ''[[Birds of Prey (comics)|Birds of Prey]]''
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* ''Hawk and Dove''
* ''[[Blue Beetle]]'' - Still Jaime Reyes as opposed to one of his predecessors, but now played for as much angst as possible.
* ''[[Legion of Super-Heroes (
* ''Legion Lost''
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=== Non-Specific Changes ===
* The introduction of the Trinity of Sin, three people punished for horrendous crimes centuries ago [[Shazam|at the Rock of Eternity by the first magic users]]:
** [[The Phantom Stranger]]: Traditionally a mysterious character with a [[Multiple Choice Past]], now heavily implied to be {{spoiler|''[[The Bible|Judas Iscariot]] himself
** [[The Question]]: Previously an investigator in a mask, he is now punished for unknown crimes by having his face and name removed.
** Pandora: A new character and the one who prompted the reboot by making the Flash aware of multiple timelines to merge together. She's the actual mythological Pandora, punished for opening the box and releasing evils unto the world. Feeling her sentence was unjust, being branded as evil when she didn't intend any harm, she's now working to end her curse - even if the Justice League pays the price.
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* [[Adaptational Villainy]]: Inverted! Silver Banshee, who admittedly has only just been reintroduced in ''[[Supergirl]]'' gets a ''very'' likable introduction suggesting her depiction might be written as either a [[Tragic Villain]], an [[Anti-Villain]] or even outright heroic character.
** Played straight with Mr. Freeze, who has been revised to be less of an [[Anti-Villain]]. He's still out to cure his frozen wife Nora - but this is a lie. Nora was preserved long before Freeze was even born, he's just deluded himself into believing they're married as part of his obsession with cold.
* [[Alternate Universe]]: The second wave is re-establishing Earth-2. (Not only with the ''Earth 2'' comic itself, but the stars of ''Worlds' Finest'' are refugees from that reality.)
** [[Grant Morrison]] has introduced Earth-23, a universe where all super heroes are black and Superman is President ([[Comic Book Fantasy Casting|and drawn to resemble Obama]]) first seen in [[Final Crisis]], a universe where a robotic Superman conquered Earth, and a universe of super deformed super heroes(first seen in Superman/Batman #51).
** Not to mention Earth 1, Earth 12, and Earth 16 being the Earth One graphic novels, The DCAU, and ''[[Young Justice]]'' cartoon respectively.
* [[Ancient Tradition]]: The [[Stormwatch]] organization, which seems to have its origins in ''[[Demon Knights]]''.
* [[Ancient Conspiracy]]: The Court of Owls in ''Batman'' and other Bat-books, who've been secretly controlling Gotham City for at least a hundred years.
* [[Ascended Meme]]:
** In his new series, most people react to [[Aquaman]] as if they only knew him from the ''[[Superfriends]]'', [[What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart, Anyway?|What Kind Of Lame Power Is Talking To Fish, Anyway?]] version. This leads to him working so hard to prove that he is [[Badass]] that it doesn't actually make any sense for him to have that reputation he's trying so hard to shed in the first place.
** The hero formerly known as Captain Marvel will simply be "[[Shazam]]"; partially because (thanks to [[Writing Around Trademarks]]) [http://www.newsarama.com/comics/geoff-johns-curse-of-shazam-120126.html "everybody thinks he's called Shazam already, outside of comics."] [[I Am Not Shazam]] no more!
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* [[Continuity Reboot]]
* [[Darker and Edgier]]: Some aspects are this compared to when we last saw them; including Earth-2 and Blue Beetle.
** The entire Teen Titans, as clearly shown on their first cover. Most of their team has a red and black color scheme.
** [[Shazam|Billy Batson]] has become jerkish from losing his parents. While he has still shown a hidden heart of gold, it's still jarring for readers used to seeing him as the ultimate [[Nice Guy]].
* [[Easter Egg]]: Each Issue #1 (in the first wave at least) included a one-panel background appearance by Pandora.
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** Subverted with [[Aquaman]], who's still married, and [[Animal Man]], who still is married ''and'' has children.
* [[Suspiciously Similar Substitute]]: In the second wave, ''GI Combat'' replaced ''Men of War'' as the military book.
** The original relaunch has ''Suicide Squad'' [[
* [[Throwing Off the Disability]]: Barbara Gordon, who had her paralysis healed. It should be noted that the writers are aware of the trope's [[Unfortunate Implications]] and are having Barbara continue to struggle with the psychological scars.
* [[Wolverine Publicity]]: Batman
* [[Younger and Hipper]]: Just about all the heroes, but especially the Earth-2 characters; who are now the same ages as their more mainstream counterparts when they were traditionally [[Older and Wiser]].
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[[Category:Comic Books of the 2010s]]
[[Category:Superman]]▼
[[Category:The New Tens]]
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