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In 2011, they did it again.

The "New 52" is DC's second major reboot, following the ''[[Flashpoint (~~Comic Book~~)|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]]'' / ''[[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.

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.

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* ''Batman and Robin''

* ''[[Nightwing]]''

* ''[[Batgirl 2011 ~~(Comic Book)~~|Batgirl]]''

* ''[[Batgirl 2011|Batgirl]]''

* ''[[Batwoman]]''

* ''[[Catwoman (Comic Book)|Catwoman]]''

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** Includes ''Curse of [[Shazam]]!'' backup stories beginning around the same time as the second wave.

* ''[[Justice League International]]''

* ''[[~~Aquaman (Comic Book)|~~Aquaman]]''

* ''[[Aquaman]]''

* ''[[Wonder Woman]]''

* ''[[The Flash]]'' - Barry Allen, like Superman, is now younger and unmarried, but the big change is that Wally West is not and has never been the Flash.

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* ''[[OMAC]]''

* ''[[Blackhawk|Blackhawks]]''

* ''Men of War'' - Featuring a descendant of [[Sgt ~~Rock (Comic Book)|Sgt~~ Rock]], it shows a soldier's ground-level view of superhuman conflicts.

* ''Men of War'' - Featuring a descendant of [[Sgt. Rock]], it shows a soldier's ground-level view of superhuman conflicts.

* ''Voodoo''

* ''All-Star Western'' - [[Jonah Hex]] heads east to get to the bottom of a city that's as corrupt and lawless as any in the West - [[Batman|Gotham]].

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* ''Earth 2'' - A reinvention of [[The Golden Age of Comic Books]] parallel universe (once again separate from the main continuity), featuring their all-star team, the [[Justice Society of America]]. As part of this, everyone is [[Younger and Hipper]] instead of elder veteran heroes, including things like making [[Green Lantern]] Alan Scott a gay man.

* ''[[Huntress]]/[[Power Girl]]: Worlds' Finest'' - Both characters have been returned to to their original Earth-2 origins, though they're now stranded on Earth-Prime.

* ''[[Dial H for Hero ~~(Comic Book)~~|Dial H]]''

* ''[[Dial H for Hero|Dial H]]''

* ''GI Combat''

* ''The Ravagers'' (a ''Teen Titans'' spinoff)

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* [[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 (Comic Book)|~~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.

** 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!

* [[Bat Family Crossover]]: "Night of Owls", hitting the Bat-books around the Second Wave after being built up in ''Batman'' since the relaunch.