Way back in 2011, DC Comics hit the reset button on their universe, resulting in the launch of what is most commonly known as The New 52. Basically, all their previous titles were cancelled and they began renumbering their books (ie. Action Comics, which retained it’s original numbering since the 1930s started back at #1). This was met with mixed reviews from fans and let to some people, like me, to fall off the DC wagon completely. Now, DC wants us back.
Ok, their motivations might be more complex than that but to me, it actually feels like DC is attempting to fix some of their mistakes from the New 52 launch while not dismissing it entirely. So what are they actually doing? Basically, “rebirth” is a sexy way of saying “refresh.” All their titles will be getting new creative teams and they will go back to their original numbering as well as being priced at $2.99.
Rebirth will start on May 25th when Geoff Johns’ 80-page one-shot is released to set-up the storylines for the upcoming books, then the rest of Rebirth will play out throughout the summer.
In case I haven’t made it obvious, this is not a reboot of The New 52 universe. The DC Comics Twitter account tweeted out a ton of the new creative teams (don’t worry, I’ve copy and pasted a ton of links so you don’t have to go scrolling through their feed!). Before I leave you to that, I’ll say the ones that jumped off the screen for me were All Star Batman (Scott Snyder and John Romita Jr) and Suicide Squad (Philip Tan and Jim Lee). Are you liking anything you see? Let us know!
https://twitter.com/DCComics/status/713775187112517632