Of all the events coinciding in 2011, DC Comics had their greatest number of reissues with their New 52, a "soft reboot" of #1 titles beginning with Justice League #1 on August 31. Promising an up-do-date, modernized look, all their characters received a makeover; Superman loses his red underwear, Wonder Woman's costume shows armored layers, and all the rest of the DC Universe now operates in the era of the new millennium. Read More.
Recommended Reading: DC Comics: The New 52
DC Entertainment made history by launching 52 #1 DC Comics issues starring their Greatest Super-Heroes. To commemorate this milestone occasion, they released DC COMICS: THE NEW 52, a massive hardcover collection collecting every single one of these debut issues. This 1,216-page compilation will include such issues as:
JUSTICE LEAGUE #1 by Geoff Johns and Jim Lee
ACTION COMICS #1 by Grant Morrison and Rags Morales
BATMAN #1 by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo
GREEN LANTERN #1 by Geoff Johns and Doug Mahnke
SWAMP THING #1 by Scott Snyder and Yanick Paquette
STORMWATCH #1 by Paul Cornell and Miguel Sepulveda
TEEN TITANS #1 by Scott Lobdell and Brett Booth
And 45 more!
The DC New 52 is #3 on The Top 5 Comic Book Events of 2011, a countdown of the greatest, large-scale stories of the year. This is provided by The Superheroes List. Check out the List!
No comments:
Post a Comment