Line #21 ComicBook/DCYou


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3	''DC You'' was a comic book initiative launched by Creator/DCComics in 2015, spinning out of ''ComicBook/{{Convergence}}'', which saw the end of the ''ComicBook/New52'' branding. The initiative put an emphasis on "story over continuity", loosening the restrictions of continuity to allow for a diverse range of genres. Many notable characters also underwent status quo changes.
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5	While ''DC You'' brought some acclaim to the company with an emphasis on diversity (namely in titles like ''ComicBook/{{Midnighter}}'', ''ComicBook/OmegaMen'', and ''ComicBook/BlackCanary''), overall sales of their books hit new lows, sinking down to what they were ''before'' the New 52 launched, making it pathetically short. Because of it, ''ComicBook/DCRebirth'' --a line-wide rebranding-- launched in June 2016, revitalizing sales.
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7	[[folder:DC You]]
8	! June 2015 -- May 2016 (DC You)
9	''Arkham Manor'', ''Aquaman and the Others'', ''Batman and Robin'', ''Batman Eternal'', ''Batwoman'', ''Constantine'', ''Earth 2'', ''Green Lantern Corps'', ''Green Lantern: New Guardians'', ''Infinity Man and the Forever People'', ''Justice League 3000'', ''Justice League Dark'', ''Klarion'', ''Secret Origins'', ''Star-Spangled War Stories'', ''Supergirl'', ''Swamp Thing'', ''Trinity of Sin'', and ''Worlds' Finest'' were all officially canceled in February 2015, making way for an ambitious slate of new titles to be launched after ''Convergence''. Most notably, this initiative marks the end of the New 52 branding, but will ''not'' reboot current continuity. In May 2016, all titles ended and were restarted with #1s save for two (''Action'' and ''Detective'') as part of the new initiative ''ComicBook/DCRebirth''
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11	Replacing the above titles are:
12	[[index]]
13	* '''''ComicBook/AllStarSectionEight''''': Limited series focusing on characters from the 90s comic ''ComicBook/{{Hitman\|1993}}''.
14	* '''''ComicBook/BatmanBeyondRebirth:''''' Moving from digital-first to print. Spinning out from ''[[ComicBook/TheNew52FuturesEnd Futures End]]''.
15	* '''''ComicBook/BatMite:''''' Limited series about the titular imp; one of three "off-beat" comics.
16	* '''''ComicBook/{{Bizarro}}:''''' Limited series, the second of the three "off-beat" comics.
17	* '''''ComicBook/BlackCanary:''''' Spinning out from ''ComicBook/{{Batgirl\|2011}}'', following Dinah's adventures on tour with her new band.
18	* '''''[[ComicBook/JohnConstantine Constantine]]: [[ComicBook/{{HellBlazer}} The Hellblazer]]:''''' Replacing ''Constantine''.
19	* '''''ComicBook/{{Cyborg}}''''': His first ongoing title.
20	* ''Doomed:'' Doomsday plagues a young college student in this new title. Announced as ongoing, but reclassified as a six-issue miniseries.
21	* '''''ComicBook/DoctorFate:''''' An Egyptian-American college student becomes the next Dr. Fate.
22	* '''''ComicBook/Earth2: Society:''''' Focusing on the Justice Society of the Earth-2, after the events of ''Convergence''.
23	* ''ComicBook/GreenLanternTheLostArmy:'' Replacing all the Franchise/GreenLantern titles, focusing on the remaining Green Lanterns. Announced as ongoing, but reclassified as a six-issue miniseries.
24	* ''Harley Quinn/Power Girl:'' A limited series focusing on the duo, set between two panels in ''Harley Quinn'' #12.
25	* '''''Justice League 3001:''''' A continuation of ''ComicBook/JusticeLeague3000'', featuring ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}.
26	* '''''ComicBook/{{Justice League of America\|2015}}:''''' A new volume of the title.
27	* '''''ComicBook/MartianManhunter:''''' His first major comic since ''ComicBook/Stormwatch2011''.
28	* '''''ComicBook/{{Midnighter}}:''''' Spinning out of ''ComicBook/{{Grayson}}'', focusing on the former ''ComicBook/{{Stormwatch}}'' character.
29	* '''''ComicBook/OmegaMen:''''' Deals with the aftermath of the (apparent) murder of Green Lantern Kyle Rayner.
30	* ''ComicBook/{{Prez\|2015}}'': Limited series, the last of the three "off-beat" comics, in which a teenage girl becomes POTUS.
31	* '''''ComicBook/RedHoodArsenal:''''' Continuation of '''''ComicBook/RedHoodAndTheOutlaws'''''.
32	* '''''ComicBook/RobinSonOfBatman:''''' Focusing on Damian Wayne, the current ''ComicBook/{{Robin}}''.
33	* '''''ComicBook/Starfire2015''''': ComicBook/{{Starfire}}'s first ongoing title.
34	* '''''ComicBook/WeAreRobin:''''' A series focusing on teenage Gothamites who've donned Robin's "R" in order to help fight crime.
35	[[/index]]
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37	Two additional titles -- ''Mystik U'' and ''Dark Universe'' (a renamed replacement for ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueDark'')-- were also announced, but ended up delayed and eventually unpublished.
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39	These titles joined the continuing final lineup of The New 52, '''''Action Comics''''', '''''Aquaman''''', '''''Batgirl''''', '''''Batman''''', '''''Detective Comics''''', '''''Batman/Superman''''', '''''Catwoman''''', '''''Deathstroke''''', '''''The Flash''''', '''''Gotham Academy''''', '''''Gotham By Midnight''''', '''''Grayson''''', '''''Green Arrow''''', '''''Green Lantern''''', '''''Harley Quinn''''', '''''Justice League''''', '''''Justice League United''''', '''''Lobo''''', '''''Secret Six''''', '''''Sinestro''''', '''''New Suicide Squad''''', '''''Superman''''', '''''Superman/Wonder Woman''''', '''''Teen Titans''''', and '''''Wonder Woman''''', all of which resumed after ''Convergence''.
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41	! Fall 2015
42	!! Batman & Robin
43	[[index]]
44	* '''''ComicBook/BatmanAndRobinEternal''''' -- The [[SequelSeries sequel]] to ''Batman Eternal'', a six-month weekly title said to be dealing with the Robin legacy and Dick Grayson's history, as well as formally reintroducing [[ComicBookBatgirl2000 Cassandra Cain]] to the [=DCnU=].
45	* ''ComicBook/RobinWar'' -- An event playing out in December's issues of ''Robin: Son of Batman'', ''Grayson'', ''We Are Robin'', and ''Gotham Academy'', bookended by two one-shot issues.
46	[[/index]]
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48	!! Superman
49	[[index]]
50	* '''''Coming of The Supermen''''' -- A six-issue limited series pitting Superman against Darkseid and his son with the help of a few heroes from New Krypton.
51	* '''''Superman: American Alien'''''-- A seven-part anthology of stories told at various times in Clark Kent's life. Written by Creator/MaxLandis.
52	[[/index]]
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54	!! ''Justice League: ComicBook/DarkseidWar''
55	[[index]]
56	A series of one-shots tying into the Justice League ''ComicBook/DarkseidWar'' story, each focusing on a different character:
57	* ''Justice League: Darkseid War -- Batman''
58	* ''Justice League: Darkseid War -- The Flash''
59	* ''Justice League: Darkseid War -- Green Lantern''
60	* ''Justice League: Darkseid War -- Lex Luthor''
61	* ''Justice League: Darkseid War -- Shazam!''
62	* ''Justice League: Darkseid War -- Superman''
63	[[/index]]
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65	!! ''Convergence'' spin-offs
66	The following series will pick up on threads left by the ''Convergence'' event:
67	[[index]]
68	* '''''ComicBook/SupermanLoisAndClark'''''
69	* '''''Telos'''''
70	* '''''ComicBook/{{Titans Hunt\|2015}}'''''
71	[[/index]]
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73	! January 2016
74	!! ''Green Lantern''
75	* '''''Green Lanern Corps: Edge of Oblivion:''''' A replacement for ''Green Lantern: The Lost Army''.
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77	!! Limited titles
78	[[index]]
79	In July 2015, DC announced they'd be launching a set of limited series meant to bring some older characters back into the spotlight, with many of them being written by their original creators. Ultimately, only some of them ended up being published as their own titles:
80	* '''''Poison Ivy: Cycle of Life & Death:''''' Her first solo title.
81	* '''''ComicBook/SwampThing''''': Written by Len Wein, his creator.
82	* '''''ComicBook/SuicideSquad Most Wanted: ComicBook/{{Deadshot}} / ComicBook/{{Katana}}''''': A six-issue {{anthology}} comic focusing on the two characters in their own solo stories. [[note]]originally announced as ''Katana: Cult of The Cobra''[[/note]]
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84	!! ''Legends of Tomorrow''
85	The rest of them (minus a planned Raven series written by Marv Wolfmann) were consolidated into a monthly {{anthology}} called '''''Legends of Tomorrow''''' -- [[SimilarlyNamedWorks not to be confused with]] [[Series/LegendsOfTomorrow the television series of the same name]].
86	* '''''ComicBook/{{Firestorm\|DCComics}}''''': Written by Gerry Conway, his creator.
87	* '''''ComicBook/MetalMen''''': Written by Len Wein.
88	* '''''ComicBook/{{Metamorpho}}''''': Written by Aaron Lopresti.
89	* '''''Sugar & Spike''''' Written by Keith Giffen; a "grown-up spin on Sheldon Mayer's popular comic-book toddlers of the 1950s and '60s."
90	[[/index]]
91	[[/folder]]
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94	!!DC YOU contain examples of the following tropes:
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96	* LighterAndSofter: Some characters (such as ComicBook/{{Starfire}}, ComicBook/DoctorFate, and ComicBook/BlackCanary) adopted more lighthearted directions aimed at younger audiences.
97	* NothingIsTheSameAnymore: Let's see...
98	** Superman [[ComicBook/SupermanTruth has lost his powers and become a vagrant]]. He loses the cape, goes around in short sleeves and jeans and gets a buzz cut.
99	** Bruce Wayne is presumed dead and James Gordon is the new Batman. Gordon initially wears Bat-themed PoweredArmor and later gets a capeless suit.
100	** Hal Jordan has abandoned the Green Lantern Corps and uses Krona's old Power Gauntlet to bring justice to a lawless universe.
101	* SignificantWardrobeShift: To go with the characters' change in personality, their outfits change as well.
102	* YoungerAndHipper: ComicBook/{{Batgirl}} and Black Canary were given overhauls to appeal to younger audiences, the former by moving in with her friends and getting a new suit and the latter by joining a music band. James Gordon also appears to be several decades younger as Batman instead of having his traditional grizzled senior look with no explanation.

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