Last summer, I previewed all 52 of the New 52 DC Relaunch titles, and then provided a play-by-play of what the first four weeks looked like as summer turned to fall. Half a year later, we now have a much clearer idea of what these series have developed into. Which ones have worked, which ones haven’t worked as well. The ones I’ve continued to read, and the ones that have been dropped after the first month or two.
And we now know that with April’s #8 issues, a handful of relaunched series will come to an end. DC, it seems, is sticking with the 52 branding as much as possible, and launching six new series to replace the ones that have met their demise. But I’ll talk more about the six new May launch titles tomorrow.
Today, I want to check in on the quality of the current lineup of 52 and provide lamentations, or “nice-knowin’-yas,” for the six cancelled series.
First, a list! Or two!
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