The linewide branding is a callback to Green Lantern: Rebirth and Flash: Rebirth, two comics by DC mainstay Geoff Johns that were intended to correct issues in their various lines and set the tone for those heroes going forward. Rebirth seems to be the next step in that process. All those classic versions, spin-offs, and out-of-continuity comics existed once again. Last year, during the corporate move from New York to Los Angeles, DC Comics ran the Convergence event, which brought back the DC Multiverse. Certain characters didn't make the transition over to the New 52 and those that did sometimes had different personalities and relationships than before. It had varying levels of success for the company, bringing in new readers, but losing some veteran DC Comics fans in the process.

The New 52 was DC's attempt at streamlining its complex continuity, which for some characters had stretched back for decades. Some content, such as this article, has been migrated to VG247 for posterity after USgamer's closure - but it has not been edited or further vetted by the VG247 team.ĭC Comics is changing again, in one of the largest relaunches since it kicked off the New 52 in 2011. This article first appeared on USgamer, a partner publication of VG247.

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