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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]]'' / ''[[~~Fifty Two~~]]'' - but they were largely cosmetic.) In the wake of [[The Flash]] messing with the [[Timey-Wimey Ball]], DC canceled all their ongoings and launched 52 new titles in their place. In this new continuity, superheroes have only emerged publicly in the last five years or so, with many only beginning to show up now. Even so, many major prior storylines are still canon, at least in [[Broad Strokes]]. [[Vertigo Comics]] and [[Wildstorm]] characters have also been incorporated into this new continuity.

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]]'' / ''[[52]]'' - but they were largely cosmetic.) In the wake of [[The Flash]] messing with the [[Timey-Wimey Ball]], DC canceled all their ongoings and launched 52 new titles in their place. In this new continuity, superheroes have only emerged publicly in the last five years or so, with many only beginning to show up now. Even so, many major prior storylines are still canon, at least in [[Broad Strokes]]. [[Vertigo Comics]] and [[Wildstorm]] characters have also been incorporated into this new continuity.

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.