DC Entertainment has announced today that The New 52 is set to come to an end in June following the Convergence event, although the publisher is not rebooting its universe and titles will continue to take place in the same continuity. 25 books will retain their number, while a further 24 titles will relaunch (or launch) with new #1s.
“This heralds in a new era for the DC Universe which will allow us to publish something for everyone, be more expansive and modern in our approach and tell stories that better reflect the society around us,” said DC Entertainment Co-Publisher Dan DiDio. “Whether you’ve been a DC fan your whole life, or whether you are new to comics – there will be a book for you beginning in June.”
The 25 continuing titles are…
– Action Comics by Greg Pak/Aaron Kuder
– Aquaman by Cullen Bunn/Trevor McCarthy
– Batgirl by Cameron Stewart/Brenden Fletcher/Babs Tarr
– Batman by Scott Snyder/Greg Capullo
– Detective Comics by Brian Buccelato/Francis Manapul
– Batman/Superman by Greg Pak/Ardian Syaf
– Catwoman by Genevieve Valentine/David Messina
– Deathstroke by Tony Daniel/Tony Daniel
– Flash by Rob Venditti/Van Jensen/Brett Booth
– Gotham Academy by Becky Cloonan/Brenden Fletcher/Karl Kerschl
– Gotham By Midnight by Ray Fawkes/Juan Ferreyra
– Grayson by Tim King/Tim Seeley/Mikel Janin
– Green Arrow by Ben Percy/Richard Zircher
– Green Lantern by Robert Venditti/Billy Tan
– Harley Quinn by Amanda Conner/Jimmy Palmiotti/Chad Hardin
– Justice League by Geoff Johns/Jason Fabok
– Justice League United, writer TBD/Travel Foreman & Paul Pelletier.
– Lobo by Cullen Bunn/Cliff Richards
– Secret Six by Gail Simone/Dale Eaglesham
– Sinestro by Cullen Bunn/Brad Walker
– New Suicide Squad by Sean Ryan/Carlos D’Anda
– Superman by Gene Luen Yang/John Romita Jr.
– Superman/Wonder Woman by Peter Tomasi/Doug Mahnke
– Teen Titans by Will Pfeifer/Kenneth Rocafort
– Wonder Woman by Meredith Finch/David Finch
And the newly-launched titles…
– Bat-Mite by writer Dan Jurgens and artist Corin Howell
– Batman Beyond by writer Dan Jurgens and artist Bernard Chang
– Bizzaro by writer Heath Corson and artist Gustavo Duarte (six issue mini-series)
– Black Canary by writer Brenden Fletcher and artist Annie Wu
– Constantine: The Hellblazer by Ming Doyle and Riley Rossmo
– Cyborg by writer David L. Walker and artists Ivan Reis and Joe Prado
– Dark Universe by writer James Tynion IV and artist Ming Doyle
– Doomed by writer Scott Lobdell and artist Javier Fernandez
– Dr. Fate by writer Paul Levitz and artist Sonny Liew
– Earth 2: Society by writer Daniel H. Wilson and artist Jorge Jimenez
– Green Lantern: Lost Army by Cullen Bunn, art by Jesus Saiz and Javi Pina.
– Harley Quinn/Power Girl by writers Jimmy Palmiotti and Amanda Conner, with artist Stephane Roux (four issue mini-series)
– Justice League 3001 by Keith Giffen, J.M. DeMatteis and Howard Porter
– Justice League of America by writer/artist Brian Hitch
– Martian Manhunter by writer Rob Williams and artists Ben Oliver and Paulo Siqueira
– Midnighter by writer Steve Orlando and artist ACO
– Mystic U (tentative title) by writer Alisa Kwitney and artist Mauricet
– Omega Men by writer Tom King and artist Barnaby Bagenda
– Prez by writer Mark Russell and artist Ben Caldwell (six issue mini-series)
– Red Hood/Arsenal by writer Scott Lobdell and artist Denis Medri
– Robin, Son of Batman by writer/artist Pat Gleason
– Section Eight by writer Garth Ennis and artist John McCrea (mini-series)
– Starfire by writers Jimmy Palmiotti and Amanda Conner, with artist Emanuela Lupacchino
– We Are Robin by writer Lee Bermejo and artists Rob Haynes and Khary Randolph
Furthermore, DC will give fans a first look at the upcoming comic book storylines on Free Comic Book Day, releasing DC Comics: Divergence on May 2nd.
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