Screen Rant 2s5h6u The New 52 Screen Rant debuted in 2003 and has grown into the largest source of breaking entertainment news & original features for movies, TV, comics, + more! Mon, 07 Oct 2024 02:28:55 GMT en-US hourly 60 <![CDATA[10 Best New 52 Comics That DC Fans Should Still Read Today]] 3a5073 /best-new-52-dc-comics/<![CDATA[Ashley Land]]><![CDATA[Comics]]><![CDATA[The New 52]]><![CDATA[ DC's New 52 era has become controversial with fans since Rebirth, but it produced some series that are still worth a look for modern readers. ]]><![CDATA[

In 2011, DC Comics rebooted their entire universe through the New 52, an initiative designed to offer a new generation of readers a clean slate to start at all-new first issues and origins. While some characters were only slightly tweaked for the new decade, others were fully reinvented, leaving many readers with a love/hate attitude towards the publisher. As much as the era has gone down as unpopular in the eyes of the average reader today, there are plenty of comics still worth a read. 4i4t4d

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Mon, 07 Oct 2024 02:28:55 GMT/best-new-52-dc-comics/
<![CDATA[Classic Superman Foe Brainiac Had a Shocking Secret Identity in the New 52 ]] k3v3q /superman-villain-brainiac-new-52-internet-ai/<![CDATA[Isaac Jansons]]><![CDATA[Comics]]><![CDATA[Superman]]><![CDATA[The New 52]]><![CDATA[DC Comics]]><![CDATA[Grant Morrison]]><![CDATA[ In DC’s 2011 New 52 reboot, Brainiac found a new way to observe humanity by taking on an identity that tied him directly to humanity’s own technology. ]]><![CDATA[

Brainiac has always been one of Superman's greatest enemies, and his reinvention in the New 52 continuity came with a secret identity nobody could have predicted. With his reboot, Brainiac infiltrated a part of society that everyone takes for granted, and proved that the villain still has a place in modern comics.

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Wed, 22 Feb 2023 14:00:14 GMT/superman-villain-brainiac-new-52-internet-ai/
<![CDATA[Superman's Most Underrated Reboot Shows Why He's Still Relevant Today ]] 2q4r23 /superman-new-52-reboot-underrated-social-justice-relevant/<![CDATA[Isaac Jansons]]><![CDATA[Comics]]><![CDATA[Superman]]><![CDATA[The New 52]]><![CDATA[Grant Morrison]]><![CDATA[ Superman’s New 52 reboot was controversial, but his origin shows exactly why the character is still just as important as ever, if not more so. ]]><![CDATA[

Superman’s New 52 reboot was a controversial one, but Clark Kent’s origin in that universe is the perfect summation of why the character still matters today. Superman is someone who cares about all the world’s problems, not just Justice League-level threats, and he’s someone who’ll go to the bat for humanity while inspiring us to do better.

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Fri, 17 Feb 2023 17:30:15 GMT/superman-new-52-reboot-underrated-social-justice-relevant/
<![CDATA[DC's New WildCATs Team Reverses the New 52's Wildstorm Failure]] 263w11 /new-wildcats-series-good-review-wildstorm-dc-continuity/<![CDATA[Shaun Corley]]><![CDATA[Comics]]><![CDATA[DC Comics]]><![CDATA[The New 52]]><![CDATA[ DC's new series has given Grifter and the WildCATs a new lease on life, reversing how the publisher failed Wildstorm in its New 52 era! ]]><![CDATA[

Warning: contains spoilers for WildCATs #1!DC’s new WildCATS title is proving that the publisher’s New 52 reboot failed its WildStorm characters. In 2011, the publisher used the New 52 initiative to integrate the characters into their universe - to mixed results. Whereas the WildStorm line had once been the vanguard of cutting-edge superheroics, the New 52 did away with this, favoring more conventional approaches, but 2022's WildCATs #1 changes that, showing the best way to incorporate these characters into continuity.

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Sun, 13 Nov 2022 19:40:13 GMT/new-wildcats-series-good-review-wildstorm-dc-continuity/
<![CDATA[Justice League Still Has to Answer a HUGE New 52 Plothole]] 2gc3p /justice-league-question-new-52-plothole/<![CDATA[Justin Epps]]><![CDATA[Comics]]><![CDATA[The New 52]]><![CDATA[DC Comics]]><![CDATA[Justice League]]><![CDATA[ The New 52 made a lot of changes, but the reworked history of the Question is a mystery that the Justice League absolutely has to solve. ]]><![CDATA[

There's a lingering enigma from the New 52 that the Justice League desperately needs to solve. The Question, DC's notable faceless detective, got an update that created a mystery that has yet to be solved, and it may be putting the universe in peril.

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Fri, 11 Nov 2022 13:50:14 GMT/justice-league-question-new-52-plothole/
<![CDATA[Dark Crisis Finally Reveals the Fate of DC's ORIGINAL Green Arrow]] 6y4u3k /green-arrow-pre-flashpoint-oliver-queen-return/<![CDATA[Matt Morrison]]><![CDATA[Comics]]><![CDATA[DC Comics]]><![CDATA[The New 52]]><![CDATA[Green Arrow]]><![CDATA[ The Worlds Without A Justice League Green Arrow special teases the fate of the first Oliver Queen, whose life was ruined before the New 52 reboot. ]]><![CDATA[

Warning: The following contains SPOILERS for Dark Crisis: Worlds Without A Justice League - Green Arrow #1.DC Comics' Dark Crisis event seems to have brought back the original Green Arrow, whose final fate following the creation of the Post-Flashpoint DC Universe in 2011 has never been explained. This comes as something of a surprise, despite the nature of reality in the DC Universe being in a state of flux because of the Dark Crisis creating and merging various DC Comics' alt realities. It makes sense, however, given the story's theme of true love conquering all, and Green Arrow's status as a romantic hero by any definition of the word "romantic."

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Wed, 12 Oct 2022 21:10:12 GMT/green-arrow-pre-flashpoint-oliver-queen-return/
<![CDATA[Flash's New 52 Nemesis Finally Justified the 'Reverse 1a1a6y Flash' Codename]]>/flashs-new-52-nemesis-finally-explains-reverse-flash-name/<![CDATA[Justin Epps]]><![CDATA[Comics]]><![CDATA[DC Comics]]><![CDATA[The New 52]]><![CDATA[The Flash]]><![CDATA[Reverse Flash]]><![CDATA[ Flash has fought plenty of Reverse-Flashes, but the New 52 iteration may be the only one to actually have used the opposite gimmick properly. ]]><![CDATA[

While the Flash'sNew 52 take on the Reverse-Flash was certainly different, he may have earned the name in a way Eobard Thawne hasn't. The origin story for Barry Allen's revamped nemesis revealed how the villain took the opposite gimmick to its most obvious extreme.

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Thu, 08 Sep 2022 13:50:12 GMT/flashs-new-52-nemesis-finally-explains-reverse-flash-name/
<![CDATA[Which DC Character Was Actually Responsible for the New 52?]] 184h4x /dc-character-responsible-for-new-52/<![CDATA[Justin Epps]]><![CDATA[Comics]]><![CDATA[DC Comics]]><![CDATA[The New 52]]><![CDATA[Doctor Manhattan]]><![CDATA[The Flash]]><![CDATA[Flashpoint]]><![CDATA[ The DCU changed forever thanks to the dramatic reboot that was New 52. Multiple people played a part, but which character is ultimately responsible? ]]><![CDATA[

In 2011, DC's event comic Flashpoint ushered in the company's groundbreaking revamp and publishing initiative, The New 52. Gone was the Post-Crisis history that existed for nearly three decades, replaced with a fresh, new continuity for any reader, new or old, to jump onboard. Despite DC's best efforts to get fans invested, elements of the reboot rubbed readers the wrong way. For instance, continuity snafus and the total disappearance of fan-favorite characters upset readers.

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Sat, 16 Jul 2022 13:40:58 GMT/dc-character-responsible-for-new-52/
<![CDATA[10 Biggest Changes DC Made To The Comics With The New 52]] 2p44h /biggest-changes-dc-made-new-52/<![CDATA[Margaret Rojahn]]><![CDATA[Lists]]><![CDATA[DC Comics]]><![CDATA[The New 52]]><![CDATA[ The much-maligned reboot of the DC Universe wasn't a hit among DC's fan base, but the changes made had major repercussions for the comics continuity. ]]><![CDATA[

When DC Comics announced a total renumbering and reinvention of their comic titles in 2011, critics and readers were intrigued. The focus of this reboot was to simplify and streamline the decades of Crisis contradictions and confusing storylines. And from a sales standpoint, the New 52 was a rousing success.

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Sat, 04 Jun 2022 03:00:26 GMT/biggest-changes-dc-made-new-52/
<![CDATA[Invincible Highlights the New 52's Biggest Superman Mistake]] 2o2f1t /invincible-new-52-superman-parents-mistake/<![CDATA[Dylan Moure]]><![CDATA[Comics]]><![CDATA[Superman]]><![CDATA[Invincible]]><![CDATA[DC Comics]]><![CDATA[image comics]]><![CDATA[The New 52]]><![CDATA[ Debbie Grayson, Mark's mom, is easily one of the best characters in Invincible, proving Superman is a better character with his parents around. ]]><![CDATA[

Major spoilers ahead for Invincible and Doomsday Clock!

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Mon, 21 Feb 2022 00:50:53 GMT/invincible-new-52-superman-parents-mistake/