Questions tagged [the-new-52]
For questions about the "New 52" universe; the 2011 revamp and reboot of the entire DC Comics Universe. Always use in conjunction with the [dc] tag.
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Why isn't The Flash unstoppable?
I've recently gotten into The Flash TV show, and so I've been reading about his powers.
What I don't understand is why his typical rogues pose a threat - it seems like there should be very little ...
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Why did Superman hold back against The Flash in Justice League?
In the New 52 issue of Justice League, issue 2, Superman, Green Lantern, Batman and Flash all meet for the first time. Due to poor writing, they all start fighting Superman.
Flash is shown to be much ...
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What language is Raven using for her attack in the new 52?
In the New 52 (Teen Titans #6, 2015) when Raven cast a spell, she uses some strange language, but I can't find out what this language means.
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How does the Flash perceive time?
Under the assumption that Barry Allen can think as fast as he can run, how does he perceive things around him?
Is everything else just moving at a minuscule rate to him? How does that not drive him ...
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Why is there a dinosaur in the Batcave?
In Batman #1 in the New 52, when we visit the Batcave for the first time, we see a dinosaur:
What... is up with that? It is a completely awesome cave decoration - but what else is it? Is it a non ...
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How does Batman have time for the amount of research he does?
Batman (or Bruce Wayne) runs Wayne Industries and is a very active CEO going to meetings and press events. Assuming his day is as busy as any normal CEO, it's at least a full time job (<= 40-50 ...
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Can the Flash run faster than light?
While trying to find out who was faster, Superman or the Flash (the answer is the Flash), I found out that the Flash can travel back and forth through time on occasion.
Does that mean that the Flash ...
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Why would Supergirl be stronger than Superman?
For this question Why is Supergirl so weak? I answered that it wasn't definitive that Supergirl was possibly stronger than Superman. However in Supergirl #6 a Worldkiller says this about her:
And it ...
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Can the Flash see the future now?
In Issue #2 of the Flash (Oct 2011) it shows Barry tapping into the Speed Force with just his brain and not his body. Through this he's able to see what will happen in the near future to all the ...
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Can Superman kill people with his X-Ray vision?
It's a known fact that x-rays can cause radiation poisoning and very bad adverse effects with prolonged exposure.
Can Superman's X-Ray vision (since his eyes emit the rays rather than absorb them) ...
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Who were the 6 people who originally trained Batman in the New 52?
In Batman and Robin #4 (of the New 52) Batman makes this remark to his son:
Who are the six people (including Ducard) that trained Batman?
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What is the secret of Superman's suit?
In Superman #11 the cover reads:
Now I know covers have a tendency to be a little... misrepresentative of what is actually contained in the issue, but I've read the issue twice. There doesn't seem to ...
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The New 52: What Titles Don't Mix Continuity For New Reader?
I grew up in a house were comic books were essentially banned (other than three my Father bought me once and a stack of Little Lulu comics my aunt gave me), so, other than when a college roommate got ...
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Did Barry Allen reboot the DC continuity in 2011 creating the DC Universe known as "the New 52?"
This is a very basic question; yet, I don't know much about comics and I want to know: how did Flash (Barry Allen) create a whole new universe?
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Is New 52 Wonder Woman bullet-proof?
Are there any instances of regular bullets piercing Wonder Woman's skin in specifically the New 52 (post-Flashpoint) continuity?
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Why do some Green Lanterns talk to their rings when giving a command?
Reading Green Lantern Corps #1 (Sept 2011) and the second panel of the comic has a GL talking to his ring saying:
GL: Ring, defuse all ammunition and log in weapons
RING: Ammunition defused. Weapons ...
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What are the other Batmobiles from the first edition of the New 52 Batman?
Looking at this question Why is there a dinosaur in the Batcave? I noticed there are four Batmobiles in the Batcave.
The one on the top right looks like the Batmobile as seen in the 1989 Batman ...
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In the New 52, did Barbara Gordon become Oracle?
In Batgirl #1, part of DC's New 52, Barbara Gordon was still shot by the Joker, just as she was in the former continuity. She lost use of her legs for 3 years, then miraculously regained use of them. ...
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At the start of the New 52, how many people know the identity of Batman?
In the old continuity, quite a number of people ultimately knew Batman was Bruce Wayne. How has that changed with the re-launch of the New 52?
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Should I start reading batman from the start or from the new 52?
So I was looking to start reading the batman series. I have read through this question: Where to start reading The Batman?
but it only seemed to confuse me as some of those releases are ...
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What actually happened when the flash got shot?
Warning: Spoilers ahead.
I didn't actually get what happened in issue #3 of the flash in the new 52's in the part where he's over analyzing the situation and he just froze, letting the bullet hit him ...
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Why is the New 52 Superboy so different from Superman?
I refer to Superboy in the New 52. It is my understanding that Superboy was a clone, half human and half kryptonian.
In the reboot, they make reference to other alien races being spliced in.
Still, ...
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In the new 52 how is it possible Bruce Wayne has a 10 year old son with Talia?
Talia's attraction to Bruce Wayne traditionally has been his impressive resume as Batman. However in the new 52 Batman is only supposed to have been operating for five years.
So how is it that Bruce ...
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Why did Nightwing's costume change from black and blue to black and red in the DC New 52?
With the recent revamp of the DC comics, I noticed that Nightwing has changed his costume from black and blue to black and red. The only reason I can think of for this would be to sell toys. Does ...
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When did all the people become vampires?
In the new I, Vampire, the main character is shown a city amassed with vampires.
When did this occur and how did no other superheroes notice a swarm of supernatural creatures encompass an entire city ...
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How does Mr Teriffic hold 14 PhD's and dozens of graduate and undergraduate degrees?
I was reading Mr Teriffic #1 (Sept 2011) and he says he claims to hold more degrees than most of the Harvard Professors combined.
How does he have these degrees? I would gage that his age is around ...
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Who is the medium sized Robin?
The image below is from New 52 Batman #15.
I am wondering who the medium sized "Robin" (circled in yellow) is.
He is probably not called Robin, but you get the point,
red and black color theme, young ...
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How did Bruce Wayne receive the necessary training to become Batman without being recognized?
One consistent thread throughout Batman canon is that Bruce Wayne, in order to become the legendary crime fighter and world's greatest detective, spent many years of his life training in escape ...
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Has DC published any non-New 52 comics since the reboot?
In September 2011, DC Comics rebooted (almost) their entire line of main continuity comics. They called this event The New 52, as there were 52 ongoing titles rolled out as part of the event. I'll ...
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Where is Victor Fries' family from?
In Batman Annual #1 (in the New 52 reboot), we see a few flashbacks to Victor Fries' (Aka Mr. Freeze) youth. In one of them he is discussing building snowmen with his mother, and she responds by ...
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New 52 Justice League #1: Are all the super humans considered evil?
Just read the first new Justice League and from what it looked liked, everyone thought all the Super Humans were evil. Even Batman.
Is this the assumption going into the new reboot?
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Why is it that the Yellow Rings are the only ones that are inherently evil?
While reading the latest Red Lanterns (#3, Nov 2011) the leader of the Red Lantern Corps says that he wants to bring vengance to those who have caused people hatred and rage. He seems to want, when ...
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Is the Vertigo (especially post-"Lucifer") continuity now completely separated from DC comics?
I've been browsing through comic-related Wikipedia and Wikias, laughing at their inaccuracies and all, and noticed that Lucifer, as in the Morningstar, makes an appearance in the New 52 DC comics. ...
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Where does the new 52 start?
I haven't read any DC comics before, but started reading The new 52 series. I've tried various families such as Batman, Green Lantern, Green Lantern Corps, Red Lanterns, Green Lantern - New Guardians, ...
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What is Blüdhaven's status post New 52?
In the New 52 era of DC Comics has the status of Blüdhaven been mentioned, either in conjunction with Nightwing or any other characters? Before Flashpoint and the change over it was basically a toxic ...
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Why did these bullets hurt Wonder Woman?
I was reading this Is new-52 Wonder Woman bullet proof? The question was:
Are there any instances of regular bullets piercing Wonder Woman's skin in specifically the New 52 (post-Flashpoint) ...
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Does Barry Allen remember his life in the prime DC Universe?
Since Flashpoint occurred, I've always wondered about this question. Since Barry basically created the Flashpoint universe and then reset everything by stopping himself at the end of the event. Does ...
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How old is Bruce Wayne at the start of the New 52?
You might otherwise say "What is the youngest possible age Bruce Wayne could be considering all he had to accomplish up until the start of the New 52?"
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Is the creature in Superman #11 a known figure?
Is the creature from another dimension that is encountered in Superman #11 known to us. Should we recognize him / it from previous works?
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In the New 52 Multiverse, are there multiple Apokolips/New Genesis?
So in Multiversity, it is shown that there is a single Apokolips and New Genesis that exist in the Sphere of the Gods, and that the New Gods are all a singularity, with diluted aspects peppered ...
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In Justice League #1, why does Barry Allen act surprised when he learns of Batman's existence?
I've been absolutely confused since the beginning of the New 52 and I have recently had it explained to me that Barry Allen actually does remember everything that occurred in his life before ...
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When did Sinestro make his own green Ring?
In issue #2 of Green Lantern (Oct 2011), Sinestro gave Hal Jordan a ring that he said he made himself.
How can he make such a ring? When? Is it merely a construct?
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Do other Earths think of themselves as the “Prime Earth”?
In DC Comics continuity, there is currently a pretty big multiverse. In it, the main earth is Prime Earth. There are a lot of them, like Earth-23 with a black Superman as the president of the United ...
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When did Bruce Wayne get the amnesia shown in Red Hood/Arsenal #5
I'm reading Red Hood/Arsenal, and at the end of issue #5 Jason goes back to Lucius Fox's centre, and he finds Bruce, but as an amnesiac. How did that happen? When did this series of events occur? Was ...
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Could Batman survive this?
In the Court of Owls, Batman
I'm sure in the real world he couldn't have defeated the bad guy after that. But is it even possible that he survived ?
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What exactly is happening in Wonder Woman 06 (2012)? What is the point of this entire story arc?
So I was reading up on the New-52 stories of Wonder Woman, as I heard quite good things about it. So far it was pretty enjoyable, but the entire story arc starting in 05 running to the end of 06 (the ...
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Who told Clark about the bullet train problem?
In the rebooted Action Comics issue #1 (The New 52), the police's bullets were failed at shooting the strange new creature which was also known as Superman, so Sam Lane consulted Lex Luthor. Lex ...
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Batman New 52 titles continuity
I am a Marvel fan, but since I learned about the new 52 reboot of DC I thought of starting a DC title. I like Batman the most, but I saw there are 4 titles about him (Batman, Batman the Dark Knight, ...
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Why doesn't New 52 Earth 2 Batman have a no gun policy?
I'm basing my question on this specific extract from World's Finest #20 (New 52) :
In this page, Huntress (Earth 2 Batman and Catwoman daughter), at this moment with Prime Earth Batman (the main one),...
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Night of the Owls story arcs?
Hi just I'm new to comic and I want to ask how to follow the release story arcs because I start with Batman: Night of the Owls I have bought the batman vol 1 court of owls,batman vol 2 city of owls ...
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