The New 52 is a 2011 DC Comics event marking the relaunch of its entire line with the publication of 52 new comic series, all beginning at #1. The New 52 came out of the Flashpoint event. In September, 2011, DC Comics consolidated and relaunched their comic lines, discontinuing some series, and introducing yet other series, resulting in 52 titles, each with a new #1. That consolidation included the incorporation of both the Wildstorm Productions and the reincorporation of certain Vertigo properties into the mainstream DC Universe. The event takes its name from the company's thematic associations with the number 52, which began with the publication of the weekly series 52, in which it was revealed that a Multiverse of 52 parallel realities existed within the DC Universe. This is a list of all fifty-two titles in the first wave:
By Street Date
August 31, 2011
September 7, 2011
- Action Comics (Volume 2) #1
- Animal Man (Volume 2) #1
- Batgirl (Volume 4) #1
- Batwing #1
- Detective Comics (Volume 2) #1
- Green Arrow (Volume 5) #1
- Hawk and Dove (Volume 5) #1
- Justice League International (Volume 3) #1
- Men of War (Volume 2) #1
- OMAC (Volume 4) #1
- Static Shock #1
- Stormwatch (Volume 3) #1
- Swamp Thing (Volume 5) #1
September 14, 2011
- Batman and Robin (Volume 2) #1
- Batwoman (Volume 2) #1
- Deathstroke (Volume 2) #1
- Demon Knights #1
- Frankenstein, Agent of S.H.A.D.E. #1
- Green Lantern (Volume 5) #1
- Grifter (Volume 3) #1
- Legion Lost (Volume 2) #1
- Mister Terrific #1
- Red Lanterns #1
- Resurrection Man (Volume 2) #1
- Suicide Squad (Volume 4) #1
- Superboy (Volume 6) #1
September 21, 2011
- Batman (Volume 2) #1
- Birds of Prey (Volume 3) #1
- Blue Beetle (Volume 8) #1
- Captain Atom (Volume 3) #1
- Catwoman (Volume 4) #1
- DC Universe Presents #1
- Green Lantern Corps (Volume 3) #1
- Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 7) #1
- Nightwing (Volume 3) #1
- Red Hood and the Outlaws #1
- Supergirl (Volume 6) #1
- Wonder Woman (Volume 4) #1
September 28, 2011
- All-Star Western (Volume 3) #1
- Aquaman (Volume 7) #1
- Batman: The Dark Knight (Volume 2) #1
- Blackhawks #1
- The Flash (Volume 4) #1
- Fury of Firestorm: The Nuclear Men #1
- Green Lantern: New Guardians #1
- I, Vampire #1
- Justice League Dark #1
- Savage Hawkman #1
- Superman (Volume 3) #1
- Teen Titans (Volume 4) #1
- Voodoo (Volume 2) #1
Second Wave
It was announced that six of the New 52 titles had been cancelled as of their eighth issues and would be replaced with six new series in May 2012. The ending series were Blackhawks, Hawk and Dove, Men of War, Mister Terrific, OMAC, and Static Shock.
May 2, 2012
May 23, 2012
May 30, 2012
Third Wave
The four series that were cancelled on issue #0 (their 13th issue) to make room for the third wave were Captain Atom, Justice League International, Resurrection Man, and Voodoo.
September 5, 2012
September 12, 2012
September 19, 2012
September 26, 2012
Fourth Wave
The five cancelled series to make room for the fourth wave were Blue Beetle; Frankenstein, Agent of S.H.A.D.E.; G.I. Combat; Grifter; and Legion Lost. In addition, Vertigo's Hellblazer was cancelled to allow John Constantine to be folded into the new continuity.
January 16, 2013
February 13, 2013
February 20, 2013
March 20, 2013
Fifth Wave
The eight cancelled series to make room for the fifth wave were I, Vampire; DC Universe Presents; Ravagers; Savage Hawkman; Fury of Firestorm: The Nuclear Men; Sword of Sorcery; Team 7; and Deathstroke.
May 1, 2013
May 22, 2013
June 12, 2013
June 26, 2013
July 3, 2013
Sixth Wave
The cancelled series as part of the sixth wave were Demon Knights, Legion of Super-Heroes, Threshold, Dial H, and Batman Incorporated.
October 9, 2013
November 20, 2013
December 11, 2013
Seventh Wave
The cancelled series as part of the seventh wave were Justice League of America's Vibe, Katana, Batman: The Dark Knight, Talon, Green Team: Teen Trillionaires, Larfleeze, The Movement and Stormwatch. In addition, Animal Man, Nightwing, Suicide Squad and Teen Titans all ended with issue #30 in accordance with the creative team's wishes or for continuity reasons, rather than being cancelled outright. Also, Justice League of America ended with issue #14 in order to be continued/relaunched as Justice League United.
April 2, 2014
April 9, 2014
April 16, 2014
April 23, 2014
May 7, 2014
June 11, 2014
July 9, 2014
July 16, 2014
July 23, 2014
August 20, 2014
October 1, 2014
October 8, 2014
October 15, 2014
October 22, 2014
Eighth Wave
The cancelled series as part of the eighth wave were All-Star Western, Birds of Prey, Trinity of Sin: Pandora, Trinity of Sin: Phantom Stranger, Batwing, Superboy, and Superman Unchained - with plans to re-solicit the final two issues of the latter series at a later date.
November 26, 2014
December 3, 2014
Ninth Wave
The cancelled series as part of the ninth wave were Aquaman and the Others, Arkham Manor, Batman and Robin, Batwoman, Constantine, Earth 2, Green Lantern Corps, Green Lantern: New Guardians, Star-Spangled War Stories Featuring G.I. Zombie, Infinity Man and the Forever People, Justice League 3000, Justice League Dark, Klarion, Red Lanterns, Red Hood and the Outlaws, Secret Origins, Supergirl, Swamp Thing, Trinity of Sin, and Worlds' Finest. In addition, Batman Eternal, Earth 2: World's End, and The New 52: Futures End all ended with their last issues (#52, #26, and #48 respectively) in order to set up the events of Convergence. The Multiversity's final issue will occur during the Convergence event, but does not appear to be directly tied into the event.
April 1, 2015
June 3, 2015
June 10, 2015
- All Star Section Eight #1
- Constantine: The Hellblazer #1
- Earth 2: Society #1
- Red Hood/Arsenal #1
- Starfire (Volume 2) #1
June 17, 2015
- Black Canary (Volume 4) #1
- Doomed #1
- Doctor Fate (Volume 4) #1
- Harley Quinn and Power Girl #1
- Justice League of America (Volume 4) #1
- Martian Manhunter (Volume 4) #1
- Prez (Volume 2) #1
- Robin: Son of Batman #1
June 24, 2015
July 22, 2015
Tenth Wave
The cancelled series as part of the tenth wave All-Star Section 8, Bat-Mite, Bizarro, Doomed, Gotham by Midnight, Green Lantern: Lost Army, Harley Quinn & Power Girl, Justice League United, Lobo, Prez. Justice League: The Darkseid War the event started.
October 7, 2015
October 14, 2015
October 21, 2015
November 11, 2015
November 18, 2015
December 2, 2015
January 6, 2016
January 13, 2016
January 20, 2016
January 27, 2016
February 24, 2016
March 16, 2016
April 6, 2016
April 13, 2016
End Wave
Finally, continuous DC Rebirth
Notes
- Pandora has appeared in every first issue of the New 52's first and second waves, except Earth 2 (Volume 1). James Robinson confirmed in a podcast with Comic Vine that she was originally planned to appear in Earth 2, but was removed late in production due to Earth 2 being set in a separate universe.
- Dan DiDio has stated on numerous occasions that the naming of the event and the number of titles published were on the advice of Jim Lee, who insisted on 52 titles in keeping with DC's former uses of the number after DiDio had initially only planned for 48 titles.