Green Lanterns (2016)

Green Lanterns (Volume 1) is a 57 issue ongoing comic book series published by DC Comics from 2016 to 2018. Begun as part of the DC Rebirth initiative, it replaced Green Lantern (Volume 5) and starred Green Lanterns of Earth Simon Baz and Jessica Cruz. Published twice monthly, the book was written by Sam Humphries for its first 32 issues and Tim Seeley for the next fifteen.

After a short, two-issue story by Sam Humphries (and the cancellation of sister title Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps (Volume 1)), the book was taken over by writer Dan Jurgens, who expanded the roster to include other members of the Green Lantern Corps and closed out the title with an eight issue arc. Penciling duties were handled by a rotating team of writers during the book’s biweekly phase, including Carlo BarberiEd BenesRonan CliquetEduardo Pansica, and Robson Rocha, with Mike Perkins taking over as sole artist during Jurgens’ tenure as writer.

It was cancelled in late 2018 and replaced with Grant Morrison and Liam Sharp‘s The Green Lantern (Volume 1)

Dark Nights: Death Metal (2020)

“Dark Nights: Death Metal” is the sequel to 2017’s Dark Nights: Metal and concludes Scott Snyder‘s run in DC Comics; he stated “Everything is coming back, we want to pay it forward. The Omega Titans, Barbatos, the Forge, it’s all coming back. Everything you read, our goal is to reward. All of it culminates in like a year in like a “Metal” event.”[1] “Death Metal” not only concludes the three-year spanning Dark Multiverse narrative that began with “Dark Nights: Metal”, but will bring an end to the New 52 and DC Rebirth continuities that began with 2011’s “Flashpoint” storyline.

In April 2020 during an interview on DC Daily, Snyder assured that the purpose of “Death Metal” is to unify every storyline from mainline DC Universe comic books, including the standalone stories

All Star Batman & Robin the Boy Wonder (2005)

All Star Batman & Robin the Boy Wonder is an American comic book series written by Frank Miller and penciled by Jim Lee. It was published by DC Comics, with a sporadic schedule, between 2005[1] and 2008. The series was to be rebooted under the title Dark Knight: Boy Wonder in 2011, when both Miller and Lee were to finish the last six issues. The series retells the origin story of Dick Grayson, who became Batman‘s sidekick Robin.

This was the first series to be launched in 2005 under DC’s All Star imprint. These series are helmed by renowned writers and artists in the American comic book industry and attempt to retell some of the history of prominent DC Universe characters, but outside of DC Universe continuity, and not be restricted by it, in order to appeal to new and returning readers. Each title under the All Star imprint is set in its own continuity and separate universe.[2] According to Miller, the series takes place in the same continuity as Miller’s other Batman-related works, such as The Dark Knight Returns.

Since its initial publication, Miller’s writing of All Star Batman has consistently received an overwhelmingly negative critical response, though Lee’s artwork has been praised.

Green Lantern V3 (1990’s)

Green Lantern would know a number of revivals and cancellations. Its title would change to Green Lantern Corps at one point as the popularity rose and waned. During a time there were two regular titles, each with a Green Lantern, and a third member in the Justice League. A new character, Kyle Rayner, was created to become the feature while Hal Jordan first became the villain Parallax, then died and came back as the Spectre.

Before Watchmen: Dr. Manhattan (2012)

The story explores the different universes that Doctor Manhattan alias Jon Osterman simultaneously perceives. It also adds a notable new element to Osterman’s backstory by revealing him to be a half-Jewish German immigrant who escaped with his father from the Third Reich to America; in the original Watchmen series, he was not implied to be anything other than American. It debuted to positive reviews.

The Joker: 80th Anniversary (2020)

The Clown Prince of Crime celebrates 80 years of chaos! The stories feature a range of terror and anarchy, showing how the Joker has impacted Gotham City from the police to Arkham Asylum, from the local underworld to the Dark Knight and his allies!

Catwoman – When in Rome (2004)

The story features Catwoman, on a trip to Rome to find information concerning her long-lost parents, who she believes to be the crime lord Carmine Falcone and his wife Louisa. The story takes place parallel to the later issues of Batman: Dark Victory.

Legionnaires (1994)

Following Zero Hour, a new Legion continuity was created, beginning with a retelling of the origin story starting in Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 4) #0 and then continued in spin-off sister series Legionnaires #0 (both released in October 1994). Lightning Lad was renamed Live Wire, and after the group’s founding, a large number of heroes were added to the roster very quickly. Several members from the previous continuity were given new codenames, and some new heroes were added, including XS (the granddaughter of Barry Allen, the second Flash), Kinetix, and Gates.

 

The Flash V4: New 52 (2011)

In September 2011, The New 52 rebooted DC’s continuity. In this new timeline, DC Comics relaunched The Flash with issue #1, with writing and art handled by Francis Manapul and Brian Buccellato. As with all of the titles associated with the DC relaunch, Barry Allen appears to be about five years younger than the previous incarnation of the character. Superheroes at large have appeared only in the past five years, and are viewed with at best, suspicion, and at worst, outright hostility. In this new continuity, Barry’s marriage to Iris West never took place, and he is instead in a relationship with longtime co-worker Patty Spivot. In this new series, the Flash draws deeper into the Speed Force, enhancing his mental abilities while still trying to get a full grasp on his powers, which he doesn’t yet exert total control over.

As revealed in issue #0 of this series, Barry Allen’s father was placed in prison for the murder of his mother. While the evidence seems to indicate his father’s guilt, Barry makes proving his father’s innocence a priority. The murder occurred shortly after Barry returned victorious from a school spelling bee, and Barry placed the trophy he won on his mother’s grave in her memory. Barry is also part of the main cast of the relaunched Justice League series, making his debut in the series’ second issue.

Superman / Batman (2003)

Superman/Batman was a monthly series published by DC Comics that features the publisher’s two most popular characters: Superman and Batman. Superman/Batman premiered in August 2003 and was an update of the previous series, World’s Finest Comics, in which Superman and Batman regularly joined forces.

Superman/Batman explored the camaraderie, antagonism, and friendship between its titular characters. Jeph Loeb, the series’ first writer, introduced a dual-narrator technique to present the characters’ often opposing viewpoints and estimations of each other, which subsequent series writers have maintained. Before the 1985 limited series Crisis on Infinite Earths, the two iconic characters were depicted as the best of friends. Frank Miller‘s landmark series The Dark Knight Returns was the first DC story that depicts the heroes at odds with each other, as opposed to pre-Crisis incarnations. This dynamic became DC Universe canon with John Byrne‘s The Man of Steel, a Superman reboot published in 1986.