Dc is home to the worlds greatest super heroes, including superman, batman, wonder woman, green lantern, the flash, aquaman and more. Jan 26, 2017 flashpoint was a way for dc to reboot the mainline comics. It was a lonely story for arthur, but that could be transferring to me what the creators were. There are many changes to the status quo of the dc universe with the beginning of the new 52. Dc comics copublisher dan didio gave new york comic con a brief glimpse of a blurry continuity timeline on fridayand in doing so, inadvertently tipped dc comics 5g, the next new 52 or rebirthstyle publishing initiative for dcs superhero universe. No companywide event or initiative is a simple one, though.
Getcomics is an awesome place to download dc, marvel, image, dark horse, dynamite, idw, oni, valiant, zenescope and many more comics only on getcomics. Browsing the internet im finding a lot of different reading orders for the major batman story arcs of the new 52. Dcs rebirth finally erases new 52 changes screen rant. Read our massive, indepth guide to every title in the new 52 lineup, including justice league, aquaman, detective comics, action comics and many, many more. Geoff johns and gary frank bring the dc and watchmen universes together. With rebirth kicking off, id really like to have a. This page attempts to show how the issues in this series were published over time by laying them out in a timeline with alternately gray or white rows roughly corresponding to months. Following the events of the dc comics event flashpoint, dc reset their entire universe in what was called the new 52. By this time period, superhero narratives had become defined by extreme referenceheavy storytelling featuring multiple iterations i. So to make sure fans or newcomers can make sense of the issue numbering, rollout schedules, and new creative teams, were breaking down all the details in the dc comics rebirth. On wednesday, august 31st, dc comics will launch a historic renumbering of the entire dc universe line of comic books with 52 first issues.
Oct 30, 2019 the new 52 is a branding given to titles launched in september 2011 following the comic event known as the flashpoint paradox. Where can i find a complete list of all dc comics in order of. See series details by issue displays one row per issue with no gaps, by the regular issue sort order. Jul 02, 2016 my battlelinks for character where i mainly go, but there are many others. Zero year this collects the nonbatman zero year tieins rather than being some kind of early days of the new dcu story, which is something id like to see action comics vol 1. Dc is home to the worlds greatest super heroes, including superman, batman, wonder woman. Dc comics trade paperback timeline collected editions. Following the conclusion of the flashpoint crossover storyline, dc canceled all of its existing titles and debuted 52 new series in september 2011 with new first issues.
Granted, most of dcs line started over from scratch, but it still poses big problems. This is the 7th film set in this universe which is based on the new 52 comic series of the same name and introduces us to the magic of the dc universe, including characters like zatanna, john constantine, swamp thing, deadman, jason blood, and etrigan the demon. This would serve to trump up publicity for forever evil, the first postflashpoint dc crossover event. Welcome to the collected editions dc comics trade paperback timeline, a resource for graphic novel readers wanting to know what to read when. This event had an official reading order issued by dc comics at the time of publication, but later fan reading orders have altered it for a smoother read those. Writer geoff johns has been attempting to fix things these past few years. Read the flash 2011 comic online free and high quality.
This is a list of all dc events and crossovers in chronological order. Batman and all fictional characters mentioned on this page are the property of dc comics. We provide reading orders for characters and events from marvel, dc, and other publishers. The dc comics database is a wiki that anyone can edit, full of info on characters like superman, batman, the joker, catwoman, and the jla, comic books, and movies. Weve been covering the entertainment industry since 1998. The end of the reading order contains the new 52 series taking place in the far future. In september 2011, dc comics relaunched their entire line of publications, dubbing the new publishing initiative as the new 52. Apr 09, 2016 dc comics have been published since 19467 thats when superman was created or even before that, im not even sure the humongous number of characters or titles they have published over the years. Dc comics is bringing wildcats, new 52, and the justice society of america all into the same era. This branding heralded the coming of a new age, a whole new dc universe, in an effort to revitalize dwindling sales and draw in new readers by offering this new jumpingon point. Image comics was created by artists that had left marvel comics. List of the new 52 publications hey kids comics wiki. History robins costumes videos downloads contact dc.
Dc animated universe chronological watch order new 52. The relaunch saw dc introduce sameday release of physical comics with digital platforms, as well as characters from the former wildstorm and vertigo imprints being absorbed into a rebooted dc universe. It could be possible that certain heroes werent active at that time, and thus certain events could not happen, e. Looking at the enormous number of comics that have come out in. Make educational timelines or create a timeline for your company website. I bet that when batman gets bored at justice league meetings, he devises new ways to troll superman. Below you will find my graphical xmen timeline, a companion to my xmen read order.
Getcomics getcomics is an awesome place to download dc. Read comics online for free marvel, dc, dark horse comics. They have reinvented the storys of their comic characters. February 2017 learn how and when to remove this template message. The story of how it has happened begins back in dc universe. Tony daniel dc comics if you missed the new 52, you would have missed the deaging of batman that happened when dc abandoned its high numbering on detective comics. Everything we know about dcs rumored 5g plan the beat. We are a participant in the amazon services llc associates program, an. O timeline tem grande interesse em divulgar trabalhos independentes. The events are placed in the same order they appear in the dc master reading order. That is because the animated films that take inspiration from these comics took a lot of creative liberties, then spun themselves off into their own universe. Some events take place at the same time but in different comic books e. Dc comics announces new definitive dcu timeline at nycc. Its a move that has sent shockwaves through the industry, with retailers questioning.
Dceu timeline worlds of dc movies in chronological order. That is, theyre ditching the branding and editorial focus thats been the. I just think of starkids batman dc comics has a stable of great, iconic heroes on their roster, and while fans of marvel would vehemently disagree some of the best of all time. Dc editorial constructed a timeline that details the new history and which. If you like aqua man since before, you will love the new aquman. Dc brings wildcats, new 52, and more into same timeline. So, superman reborn estabilishes that it has been at least 15 years since the first appearance of superman and presumably the entire dcu timeline has been expanded from the initially 5. The relaunch saw dc introduce same day release of physical comics with digital platforms, as well as characters from the former wildstorm and vertigo imprints being absorbed into a rebooted dc universe. The new 52 is a branding given to titles launched in september 2011 following the comic event known as the flashpoint paradox. The goal of this site is to be the most extensive resource for comic book reading orders on the internet. Most months have 4 weeks, so comic book publishers aim for 4 weeks worth of releases. I do believe that the new 52 titles are still wellsuited to telling accessible stories which use continuity effectively. The initiative consisted of a new imprint of titles. Our project contains 112,392 articles and 4,302 images.
August 31, 2011 however, was the 5th wednesday of the month. Following the new 52 reboot following flashpoint, batman. It was almost immediatley successful, and is still one of largest comic book publishers in north america. For anyone who is interested in starting comics or reading one of the best dc storylines of new 52 aquaman is a must read, and death of a king lives up to the high standard set by its predecessors. Is there a timeline in dc new 52, rebirth, dc universe. When dc relaunched their entire comic line for the new 52, cutting down decades of dc history to try and make things more accessible for new readers, the result was a bit of a miss. This timeline and suggested reading order is batman specific and leads all the way to the beginning of new 52 where it essentially reboots and then leads up into rebirth, which is a continuation and not a reboot. Among the renumbered series were action comics and detective comics, which had retained their original. Want to know what to read to get ready for dc rebirth. Batwoman is a fictional superhero appearing in american comic books published by dc comics. The new 52s fiveyear timeline is the most compressed dc timeline ever given. Dcs top 10 new 52 continuity switcheroos newsarama. The new 52 is the 2011 revamp and relaunch by dc comics of its entire line of ongoing monthly superhero comic books. So ive created my own chronological reading order of the batman new 52 timeline, best i can come up with.
The intent was to publish 52 ongoing titles each month across the. The new 52 has been hard to pin down with what has and hasnt happened before athe actual new 52 universe and its details and 2all the stuff from all the longrunning dc comics before the new 52 timeline its one thing to say they didnt happen and its another for us to totally block that out of our minds and adjust to a whole. Because it was a confusing mess and the numbers began to show that. Each week beginning in april, dc will release ten titles set during and starring characters from the previous eras of their superhero publishing history including the precrisis, prezero hour and pre new 52 timelines. As part of the annual commemoration of the 2011 launch of the new 52, dc comics announced that the fallout of the summer event trinity war would feature the supervillains of the dcu taking over the titles of their heroic foes for a month. This spring, dc comics will put its entire line on hold to release 40 miniseries as part of their newest event, convergence. Rebirth was a 2016 relaunch by dc comics of its entire line of ongoing monthly superhero comic books. Escolha a editora, o arco e comece a diversao no ar desde 15082015. Grumpy old fan grandfathered continuity in the new 52 cbr. The initiative consisted of a new imprint of titles, all labeled with the new 52 logo, as well as creating a rebooted dc universe postflashpoint that saw characters from the former wildstorm and vertigo imprints being absorbed into the main dc comics line. Beginning as a group of sidekicks looking to distinguish themselves from their mentors, they would go on to expand into a worldwide establishment. The new 52 s first weekly series starring batman and his large cast of supporting characters, both friend and foe. The complete guide to dc universe events every event in reading.
Dc tried to have its cake and eat it too, promising a new timeline that was starting fresh while still keeping a tenuous link to its most iconic stories. Before the new 52 relaunch i stayed far away from aquaman due to the stigma of him being a bit of a joke, this is the case with the new 52 reboot. September 5th, 20 a graphical xmen timeline from 1969 to 2014. While we did get some great stories beyond 52, i always felt much of the general post 52 content was very awkward, directionless, something of a flailing rehash of old ideas, or driven by marketing or other almost antiartistic business elements. The court of owls establishes batmans continuity in the new dc universe dcnu. Im even wondering about the status of a certain villain from the prerelaunch detective comics suddenly showing up in one of the new 52 batbooks. Not only with aquaman but with most of their new 52 comics. Timetoasts free timeline maker lets you create timelines online. New 52 reading order part 1 the reading order begins in the distant past and gradually catches up to present day. After that, everything else is years later in roughly.
So, superman reborn estabilishes that it has been at least 15 years since the first appearance of superman and presumably the entire dcu timeline has been expanded from the initially 5 years of new 52 to 15. His 2016 rebirth event brought back many classic elements from dc history that the new 52 did away with, while. The current dc timeline makes less sense than new 52. But does that mean the old continuity is being restored. Jul 14, 2012 with bn and bd, it is possible they still happened, but the story has changes, especially since the new 52 isnt a total restart, and still a changed timeline. Comics as the new 52 universe starts winding down, some of you out there may be thinking, man, id love to read that whole universe now that its gonna be done, but damn it all if i wont be able to keep everything in the right order. There are also burgeoning dcadjacent movies that dont fit on this list, as they technically sit outside the worlds of dc universe, like joker. Which books tie into forever evil, futures end, multiversity, and convergence. I though it is best display on the website with years along the x axis no pun intended. Also included are major events in dc history that take place in a single series like 52 and cosmic odyssey. An automated gantt chart for new readers, downloadable.
Reset the universe to let new readers gain more access to classic characters. It was originally intended to be a reboot of the entire dc universe, where all the heroes had been around for only 5 years and almost none of the iconic stories of those characters individual franchises happened, with the exception of batman and green lantern comics. The new 52 timeline was the timeline that resulted from flashpoint. New 52 reading order part 1 comic book reading orders. Comics is a unique medium in that it always needs to add. Batman is a complex man and im trying to wrap my head around his history. A visual timeline of the dc comics new 52 chronology, my infographic blog intends to plot and justify the relative placement of every individual dc issue released since the dc universe reboot in sept 2011. Even the compressed timeline may turn out to be elegantly simple. Geoff johns has constructed an amazing story and started to built an expansive mythology, which is built upon in later volumes. Following the modern age, a new era for superhero comics was usheredin right around 2011. Famous for comics such as spawn, the walking dead, invincible and saga.
History of marvel comics timeline timetoast timelines. Biggest database for marvel, dc comics, dark horse comics online. Batman reading order and timeline modern age gotham. Teen titans disambiguation the teen titans are an organization of young vigilantes banded together to fight crime. The new 52 is the 2011 revamp and relaunch by dc comics of its entire line of ongoing. The current dc timeline makes less sense than new 52 self. Their original founders were aqualad, kid flash, robin, speedy and wonder girl. I have read avx, the latest issue of the allnew xmen and part way through battle of the atom and thats it i have watched every single xmen cartoon i know its not 100% accurate with the comics and i have read about many of the classic stories.
The new york world, owned by joseph pulitzer, begins publishing a series of comics by richard outcault taking place in hogans alley, and featuring a boy in a yellow nightshirt who becomes known as the yellow kid. Barry allen flash ran back in time to save his mother, which resulted in numerous butterfly effects. Your guide to understanding dc comics convergence timelines. It was that story that finally explained the death of the new 52 superman as anything but, seeing that younger superman and his older counterpart the superman of yesterday who escaped the new 52 reboot merge into a single body. The yellow kid becomes very popular in new york city, and, in 1897, william hearsts new york journal hires oucault to draw the. Four new series set in the world of the vertigo classic.
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