DC Comics starts from scratch - the new 52!

While DC Comics released several major issues the last months (Action Comics #900 being just one of them) they decided to recreate history all over and start from scratch: This month DC will reset the clock and relaunch all their current series and release all-new premier issues of their 52 titles: the new 52! The other news is that from now on, the complete DC comics line will also be published digitally, so you will officially be able to get your favorite titles from DC in digital form, the very day the printed versions arrive in the shops!

The First title out was the new 'Justice League #1'. It was for sale on the night of August 31- September 1 at Midtown Comics, the huge comic book store on Times Square, New York, which had a signing session with the title's creators Jim Lee and Geoff Johns!

Waiting, waiting, waiting! With all these people waiting in line for the first issue of the new DC universe to arrive at midnight...

... creators Jim Lee and Geoff Johns were glad they could help out a little, handing out free pizza to the crowds before going on to sign their comics inside the shop!

No, it's not Halloween yet, but some of them were already in the mood to dress up! Jim Lee looks quite surprised while leaving his sketch on the covers of Justice League #1! Check out all photo's by Ron Gejon on the Midtown facebook page.

Some of the other titles arriving this month you might want to get for your grandkids : Action comics #1 (published September 7). The original version from the 1940's recently sold for a million Dollars! Below: original artwork and final cover by Rags Morales for the very first new 'Action Comics'. See anything different? Well, the man from Krypton lost his underpants! (Check out his cool new look from the 'Justice League Sketchbook' section underneath.)

More titles to look forward to: the premier issue of a whole new 'Detective Comics' (out now) and the very first issue of the new 'Superman' series (published September 28th). DC had just released Detective Comics #881 and Superman #714 last August. The first issue of 'Detective Comics' was released in March 1937 (the 27th issue would introduce us to 'Batman' for the very first time in May 1939). The original premier issue of 'Superman' was a spin-off of DC's popular 'Action Comics' which had introduced us to the Kryptonian flying man. It marked the first time a superhero had it's own series and dates back from June 1939.

The new 'Detective Comics' series will start off with story and artwork by Tony Daniel, while the new 'Superman' series will have artwork by one of my favorite DC artists George Perez! (cover above is by Jesus Merino). Check out the video beneath and see what the guys at DC Comics have to say for them selves about the complete new DC Universe!