Ching, Albert (October 15, 2013). "Superman Unchained Skips January; Vibe, Katana Ending". Archived from the original on March 14, 2014 . Retrieved November 10, 2013. In March 2013, DC announced that it would launch four new titles in June 2013, making up the rest of the Fifth Wave: Superman Unchained, Batman/Superman, Larfleeze and Trinity of Sin: Pandora. [26] In April 2013, the cancellation of Batman Incorporated was announced for July 2013. DC also solicited two director's cut one-shots for the Superman Unchained book and the " Batman: Zero Year" story arc. [27] In May 2013, it was announced that Batman Incorporated Special #1 would be published to finish off the Batman Incorporated series in August 2013. [28] Another director's cut one-shot was solicited for the " Trinity War" story arc, along with the cancellations of Demon Knights, Legion of Super-Heroes, Threshold and Dial H. [29] "Villains Month", "Forever Evil" and "Zero Year" [ edit ] Esposito, Joey (August 9, 2013). "Geoff Johns Reveals the True Villains Behind Forever Evil". IGN. Archived from the original on August 10, 2013 . Retrieved August 9, 2013. Swiss-Army Weapon: In Injustice: Gods Among Us, they also have the ability to combine into a staff.

Johnston, Rich (December 10, 2012). "Ray Fawkes On Batgirl – Will He Receive The Treatment Of His Namesake?". Bleeding Cool. Archived from the original on December 14, 2013 . Retrieved September 5, 2013. Forbes, The New York Times and The A.V. Club saw The New 52 as a good editorial move from DC. [121] [122] [123] The Christian Science Monitor 's Rich Clabaugh cited the relaunched Action Comics and Detective Comics as the strongest of the first week's releases. [124] Truitt, Brian (October 10, 2013). "Batman springs 'Eternal' in 2014 with new weekly series". USA Today. Archived from the original on October 12, 2013 . Retrieved October 10, 2013. HOWARD PORTER Named New JUSTICE LEAGUE 3000 Artist, Debut Bumped to December". Newsarama. August 9, 2013. Archived from the original on December 8, 2019 . Retrieved August 9, 2013. Former Batman writer and editor Dennis O'Neil and Oracle co-creator John Ostrander expressed disappointment over the change. O'Neil stated that during his tenure at DC, "[W]e had hordes of people in spandex beating up criminals... We didn't have anybody like Oracle, who overcame a disability and was just as valuable and just as effective in a way that didn't involve violence." However, he also stated that from an alternate point of view, "Barbara Gordon's perception in the mainstream public as Batgirl would be a very valid consideration." Ostrander continues to view Oracle as a stronger character than Batgirl, but has also expressed faith in Gail Simone's skills as a writer. He commented that "[t]imes change and characters and people evolve. I changed things when I wrote characters, including changing Barbara to Oracle. Others do the same for this era... Gail Simone is a good friend and a wonderful writer and I'm sure her work will be wonderful." [143] Editorial controversies [ edit ]

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Geoff Johns and Jim Lee tell the New 52 formation of the Justice League in just about the most epic way possible. This collection likely sets the tone for a lot of the cinematic DC Expanded Universe. Esposito, Joey (June 17, 2013). "DC Comics Announces Superman/Wonder Woman". IGN. Archived from the original on July 9, 2013 . Retrieved July 5, 2013. In March 2013, both Andy Diggle and Joshua Hale Fialkov announced that they would be leaving their writing duties at DC Comics. Diggle had previously signed as ongoing writer of Action Comics starting with issue #19, following Grant Morrison's run on the title. However, Diggle later announced that he would be leaving the title before the first issue had even been published, citing professional reasons. He is credited as the sole writer in issue #19. Series artist Tony Daniel finished Diggle's work on the title as a scripter. [158] Fialkov was signed to write both Red Lanterns and Green Lantern Corps following Geoff Johns's departure from the Green Lantern line, however, Fialkov left DC Comics without a single issue being written by him due to creative differences with editorial. [159]

Green Lantern" – These titles featured the members of the Green Lantern Corps and the other Lantern Corps of the emotional spectrum. Eventually, Batman brought Grayson to the Batcave and shared his identity as Bruce Wayne. Wayne then offered to help Grayson bring in Tony Zucco, [5] [4] a notion that Alfred Pennyworth was reluctant to accept. [4] Grayson accepted Wayne's offer and Wayne began training him over a period of a few months. After initially having trouble accepting a name, he finally settled on Robin, a reference to an adoration his mother had for the bird. [5] Main articles: List of The New 52 publications and List of The New 52 imprint publications Imprint titles [ edit ] Following the conclusion of Infinite Frontier, Taylor/Redondo continue to write Nightwing to lead him in this Dawn of DC, where the character also lead the Titans, now the prime superhero team in the DC Universe. EMP Mask: A highly advanced mask created by Lucius Fox, the mask is made of webbing that retracts light surrounding the wearer's head and artificially alters the appearance of someone's face. Richard has used it to sneak into Arkham Asylum and pose as Joker [95] and used it again to gain information on Lady Shiva. [30]Esposito, Joey (October 7, 2011). "How Did the New 52 Sell?". IGN. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014 . Retrieved December 14, 2013. In May 2014, DC announced that six titles, All-Star Western, Batwing, Birds of Prey, Superboy, Trinity of Sin: Pandora and Trinity of Sin: The Phantom Stranger, would have their final publications in August 2014. [74] It was also revealed that 22 titles published in August 2014 would feature "DC Universe Selfie" variant covers, focusing on the popular trend of taking selfies. [75] A second Superman: Doomed one-shot was also announced. [74]

Nagorski, Alex (June 8, 2012). "Introducing DC Comics-The New 52 "0" Month". Archived from the original on November 26, 2012 . Retrieved January 30, 2013.Nagorski, Alex (January 30, 2013). "BUZZFEED Unveils a First Look at April's WTF CERTIFIED Initiative". Archived from the original on February 3, 2013 . Retrieved January 30, 2013. Don’t Sleep on Children of the Vault! Immortal Thor & Doctor Doom & Dinosaurs! | CBH Live! November 17, 2023 Intimidation: He is skilled enough to get Scarecrow, who only fears Batman, [149] to talk and, during his time as Batman, was able to contain a riot in Arkham Asylum. [150] Unable to find Batman, Nightwing returned to the city, where he unleashed his frustration on some street criminals. [77] Upon his return to the Batcave, Nightwing learned of Batgirl's plan to create a new team to replace Batman and he didn't like the idea at all. [78] Sunu, Steve (October 9, 2013). "EXCLUSIVE: DC Comics Get Scribblenauts Variant Covers in January". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on November 10, 2013 . Retrieved November 10, 2013.