DC relaunch... whats what

Below is a rundown of what changes will happen to the main DC universe after Flashpoint #5. Copied from the superherostuff website:

DC #1 Relaunch This September: A Rundown

DC Justice League #1 Line Up

Pre-spoiler: Get Flashpoint #5, coming August 31. It explains the transition into the 52 Relaunch.

SPOILERS

As you’re already aware, DC is relaunching the DC universe with a wave of new #1 issues starting with “Justice League” by Geoff Johns and Jim Lee. Much to the chagrin of many of the DC reading community, we’re going to see the revamping of the entire line of DC comics (52 titles) with a restart for every series from issue #1, including flagship titles like “Action Comics” and “Detective Comics.”  The launching is to take place all in one month, this coming September.

But, the flaming directed at DC for the changes, for the most part appears unwarranted since the issues raised are based more from deviation from tradition more so than any actual story lines that are to take place. Basically, “change is bad DC, FU.” is the prevailing flame reading from the haters. But from what we’ve seen, we are more hopeful than anything else. Sad about Ma & Pa Kent (sniff) but hopeful nonetheless.

DC Relaunch

In Justice League #1, they’re indicating that the team was “formed five years ago,” when “the world didn’t know what a superhero was.” Applying a little perspective, we know that the Justice League consists of heroes that have been around a while before teaming up. What’s expected is that the heroes are less experienced than what we are used to seeing.

Flashpoint #5 Is Key

If you are reading Flashpoint, you’ll soon find out that Issue #5, coming August 31, is bridging the gab between the current DC Universe and the upcoming “New 52” story line. #5 is key, so you won’t want to miss it. This issue of Flashpoint is to have a two page spread that will have a bird’s eye view of exactly what the hell is going down. Better get two copies of this issue, one to read and one to stow away in mom’s basement.

The 52 Relaunch Titles

Action Comics
All-Star Western
Animal Man
Aquaman
Batgirl
Batman
Batman & Robin
Batman: The Dark Knight
Batwing
Batwoman
Birds of Prey
Blackhawks
Blue Beetle
Captain Atom
Catwoman
DC Universe Presents
Deathstroke
Demon Knights
Detective Comics
Frankenstein, Agent of SHADE
Green Arrow
Green Lantern
Green Lantern Corps
Green Lantern: The New Guardians
Grifter
Hawk & Dove
I, Vampire
Justice League
Justice League Dark
Justice League International
Legion Lost
Legion of Superheroes
Mister Terrific
Nightwing
OMAC
Red Hood and the Outlaws
Red Lanterns
Resurrection Man
Sgt. Rock and the Men of War
Static Shock
Stormwatch
Suicide Squad
Superboy
Supergirl
Superman: The Man of Tomorrow
Swamp Thing
Teen Titans
The Flash
The Fury of Firestorm
The Savage Hawkman
Voodoo
Wonder Woman

Some Covers To Look For

Action Comics #1	Aquaman #1	Batgirl #1
Batman #1	Batman & Robin #1	Batman TDK #1

Notes About The Heroes

George Perez
• Superman: George Pérez is to write and draw Superman. He co-wrote, then fully wrote, the Wonder Woman #1 relaunch in 1986, and co-wrote the Teen Titans and has written and drawn various Superman titles since then.Pérez is giving us a new uniform for Superman. It’s based on the traditional suit, but is segmented with what appears to be “armor” type plates with scores, seams or raised lines running across and around Supes’ arms, legs and torso along with kneepads(?) and segmented, bulky metallic-like boots.  Superman’s belt will have the “S” symbol and he will be going commando without the outer underwear.
  
  

  Superman's New Suit
  He will also have a slightly larger, but more traditional ‘S’ shield on the costume.The biggest surprise is no Pa and Ma Kent, along with Clark and Lois no longer being an item. Clark will be single and Lois will have a new boyfriend. Also, Superman’s alien origins will be emphasized, with a perspective focusing on “Kal-El from the planet Krypton” more so than “Clark Kent from Smallville Kansas.”
• Green Lantern: To be written by Dave Johnson
• Batgirl: Barbara Gordon is back as Batgirl after recovering successfully from an assault that left her paralyzed, (though, we don’t see how that can be, short of some miracle operation from Wayne Tech) and as a recent college graduate, will be a little younger than she was portrayed in the current story line. Stephanie Brown is nowhere to be seen, but we can always hope.
• Justice League: Click here for our rundown on Justice League #1. Stupid Wordpress wouldn’t let us put all the pictures on one blog post.
• Batman: Ok, a lot of stuff is going on with Batman, here’s an excellent, overly thought out perspective that CBR had. “Put bluntly, Batman’s history calls for the biggest suspension of disbelief, because it reaches into the histories of both the Justice League and the Teen Titans. In the current timeline, where Damian Wayne is a product of Batman: Son of the Demon’s night of passion between Bruce Wayne and Talia al Ghul, one can argue credibly for a Bat-career of at least fifteen years, and probably more.SOTD was published in 1987, when Jason Todd was Robin and Dick Grayson had become Nightwing.If we presume that SOTD took place in the present (i.e., concurrent with 1987?s comics), Dick would be over 20 years old, having reached that milestone in early 1986.* Damian’s age therefore measures the span of time between 2011?s comics and 1987’s, compressing almost 24 years’ worth of stories into 11 (or, if you prefer, 10 years and 9 months). For simplicity’s sake, let’s just say that Dick turned 20 in the same year that Damian was born. That would make Dick 30 today, and would give him a superhero career of at least 15 years, mostly as Nightwing.** From there we can figure Bruce’s age, assuming (as “Batman: Year One” revealed) that he first became Batman at 25. If Bruce then took in Dick in Year Three,*** when he was 27 and Dick was 15, then the current crop of comics takes place in at least Year 18, when Bruce is 42.”  Whew!!! What a mouth full, but they do have a point. … read it twice, it’ll then make sense.
• Teen Titans: Tim Drake is in is Titans?
  
  And thats whats happening come September in the DC Universe... exciting times ahead methinks!