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One of the most intriguing elements of DC Comics imminent relaunch of all its superhero titles is that the publisher intends advertise the "New 52" line in the form of mass-media commercials in hopes of driving new readers to comic book stores and digital outlets...

Relaunching comic books with all-new numbering and different takes on familiar characters is nothing new in the cyclical world of super-hero comics, with the upcoming DC Comics line-wide relaunch as the latest and greatest example. Giving titles a fresh start without the baggage of old stories can add new life to characters -- or completely miss the point in very fundamental ways...

It's exactly two weeks until DC Comics releases Justice League #1, just the first of no fewer than 52 new series launching or relaunching in September as part of "The New 52," a bold and controversial initiative whereby the publisher is retooling, redesigning and in some cases wholly rebooting many of its classic titles and characters in an effort to aggressively engage new readers... Re

Courtesy of DC Comics, CA brings you an advance look at the relaunched "New 52" books going on sale in November, 2011 from the publisher's myriad of lines including Justice League, Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, The Dark, The Edge and Young Justice...

Relaunching comic books with all-new numbering -- and all-new takes on the characters -- is nothing new in the cyclical world of super-hero comics, with the massive DC Comics relaunch this September as the latest and greatest example. Giving titles a fresh start without the baggage of old stories can add new life to characters -- or completely miss the point in very fundamental ways...

Not a lot has been revealed about Jamie Reyes' upcoming adventures in the "New 52" kicking off September 21 in Blue Beetle #1, but it's pretty clear themes of family, friendship and using sinister alien tech for good will still be strong components of the new status quo...

Since the announcement of September's big reboot, most of the information we've gotten has focused on how the heroes of the DC Universe are changing. This week, however, The Source has started to shine a light on the darker side of things by introducing The New Villains, even going so far as to offer up a Twitter-style hashtag promoting them as they reveal the third issues of their new comics...

Courtesy of DC Comics, ComicsAlliance brings you an exclusive first look at Guillem March's cover for The Huntress #2. On sale in November and featuring a script by Paul Levitz with interior artwork by Marcos To and John Dell, the issue continues the story of the Huntress in Italy, where she attempts to discover who put a price on her head and why...

Courtesy of DC Comics, ComicsAlliance brings you an exclusive first look at Ben Oliver's cover for Batwing #3, on sale in November. Featuring interior artwork by Oliver with a script by Jud Winick, the issue continues the adventures of David Zavimbi, the Batman of Africa...

This September marks a turning point in the publishing history of DC Comics, who will launch or in many cases relaunch no fewer than 52 titles from issue #1, including such venerable institutions like Action Comics and Detective Comics. Called "The New 52," the initiative is a daring effort to attract new and lapsed readers to DC Comics' iconic characters, nearly all of whom have been re