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122-569: DC Comics ended the Rebirth branding in December 2017, opting to include everything under a larger "DC Universe" banner and naming. The continuity and repercussions established by Rebirth continues into the New Justice (2018–2021), Infinite Frontier (2021–2023), and Dawn of DC (2023) relaunches. In January 2016, DC Comics co-publishers Dan DiDio and Jim Lee tweeted an image of a blue curtain with

244-502: A Ph.D. in atomic physics. In early 1959, he moves to a research base at Gila Flats, where experiments are being performed on the "intrinsic fields" of physical objects which, if tampered with, result in their disintegration. Here he meets Janey Slater, a fellow researcher; they eventually become lovers. During a visit to an amusement park in New Jersey , Janey's wristwatch breaks and Jon promises to fix it. A month later, Jon realizes he left

366-556: A "DCU logo on them" in addition to corner boxes with icons of the characters to help identify the family of titles; titles outside the DCU, such as Injustice 2 and DC Bombshells would simply have the DC logo on them. DC planned to continue their dual cover release of titles as they have "seen a genuine interest in them, as they're well accepted by both fans and retailers". With the release of DC Universe: Rebirth Special , characters not seen during

488-506: A "flare of ultraviolet." Jon gradually becomes a pawn of the U.S. government. It gives him the code name "Doctor Manhattan"—a reference to the Manhattan Project —and a costume that he begrudgingly accepts. Doctor Manhattan chooses a representation of a hydrogen atom as his emblem. He declares that its simplicity kindles his respect; accordingly, he painlessly burns the mark into his forehead. This preference for material mechanisms marks

610-417: A Legion Flight Ring that once belonged to Ferro Lad , Doctor Manhattan contemplates the events where Ferro Lad sacrificed his life to save Earth's sun and thereby caused his ring to careen through time, the events in which he moved Alan Scott's lantern and thereby caused the ring never to have existed, and his confrontation with Superman set one week from then. On Earth, Batman and Superman are recovering from

732-441: A being who has lost his humanity and distanced himself from it, and an alien who embodies humanity more than most humans. I love the idea that Watchmen influenced DC, but what would that look like in reverse? And it goes well beyond that." Johns indicated the miniseries would not be a sequel to Watchmen and would be a stand-alone story, with no tie-in material. Despite this, Johns noted Doomsday Clock " will have an impact on

854-411: A black leotard, which presumably he created. As time progressed the costume shrank progressively to a pair of shorts, then a brief, then a thong; he eventually went on to wear nothing at all, since he had become indifferent to the need for clothing. The only purpose his original costume served was to make those around him (including the general public) more comfortable. Before the experiment, Jon Osterman

976-588: A code to redeem a free digital copy of the title. DC also indicated that the semi-monthly titles would stay at the US$ 2.99 price point. In May 2017, DC announced the miniseries Doomsday Clock for release in November 2017. Written by Johns with art by Frank, it continues the story presented in the DC Universe: Rebirth Special and "The Button" storyline focusing on Superman and Doctor Manhattan . Speaking on

1098-503: A collision course with a man of action (Superman), and to this universe of hope, he has become the villain. After arriving on Earth, Manhattan meets Superman in person during Black Adam 's invasion of the White House, with Ozymandias watching. Manhattan witnesses Superman's fight with Black Adam and Russia's superhero team called the People's Heroes. He eventually reveals to Superman that he

1220-564: A commentary on American exceptionalism on the world stage in the late 20th century. Doctor Manhattan later appeared in the Before Watchmen comic book prequel. In 2016, as part of DC Comics' Rebirth relaunch , Manhattan became a major character in the DC Universe . It was revealed that he was responsible for the Flashpoint event, creating The New 52 timeline/universe in the process,

1342-514: A factor that removed 10 years of DC characters' history. That led him to become one of the main characters in the Doomsday Clock miniseries, published from 2017 to 2019. Doctor Manhattan made his first live-action debut in the 2009 film Watchmen , played by Billy Crudup . He also appeared in the 2019 limited television series Watchmen , played by Yahya Abdul-Mateen II , with his original form played by Darrell Snedeger. Doctor Manhattan

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1464-531: A gazillion SKUs across the entire line. We find that, at that point, why publish a story inside at all, if you're just going to build a business based on variant covers. We're still using variant covers, but we're actually using one variant cover artist for each book. They sort of get tenure, as it were. And they're going to be responsible for being the alternate cover artist on that book. And we're only doing it on our top-selling books." On May 27, 2016, DC announced that DC Universe: Rebirth Special #1 would receive

1586-404: A massive explosion, which has produced a fog of tachyon particles that obscures the immediate past and future to Doctor Manhattan. Meanwhile, after tracing the energy signature of the explosion to Mars, many of Earth's superheroes travel in several spaceships to Mars for a confrontation with the suspected perpetrator. However, Batman believes that they are being "played," as he is unsure if they have

1708-406: A matter of seconds and remains unharmed. He is capable of altering his size depending on his needs, for example, reconstructing himself in a much bigger form. He can hurl huge objects effortlessly with his hands. He is also unable to exhaust himself. Jon has complete awareness of and control over atomic and subatomic particles. He is also an omnikinetic. He does not need air, water, food, or sleep, and

1830-494: A mere thought (seen when he did so to fleeing soldiers during the Vietnam War) and generate impenetrable force fields. He can transmute, create, and destroy matter as well as transmute his body to any of a vast array of elemental compounds and form them to his will. He can alter the shapes and consistencies of these elements and combine them to form complex compounds. Additionally, he can shape parts and portions of his body instead of

1952-537: A mysterious man who lifted a car over his head, Doctor Manhattan leaves and witnesses the first appearance of the Golden Age Superman. From there, he witnesses the beginnings of Alan Scott/Green Lantern, Jay Garrick /The Flash, Hawkman , Atom , Doctor Fate , Sandman , Spectre , and Hourman , and the formation of the Justice Society of America . Doctor Manhattan then sees a different timeline where Superman

2074-523: A place among those people and start a new life. But at some point, his visions showed him an arms race among metahumans that caused an incoming " World War III ", leading Manhattan to have a confrontation with Superman , and then he saw "nothing". This revelation led Manhattan to modify the DC Universe's mainstream timeline to fix the fissures caused by the several Crises across the Multiverse ; unaware it

2196-635: A result of these capabilities, Jon becomes central to the United States Cold War strategy of deterrence. He is also capable of manipulating reality as he sees fit through the use of time manipulation, as seen when he erased ten years from the DC Universe when Barry Allen tried to bring his original universe back to normal. Jon's intervention caused The New 52 timeline to be formed, within which most superheroes are younger and less experienced, and most of them lose their most important relationships before they begin. However, despite his immense power, he

2318-402: A second printing. The re-release, being sold at US$ 5.99 , featured an update to Gary Frank's cover, better revealing the outstretched hand of Doctor Manhattan in the top right corner, as well as a square-bound format. Less than a week later, DC revealed the title would receive a third printing, again being released at US$ 5.99 with a square-bound format and a new cover from Frank. Additionally,

2440-572: A stronger audience and a better chance for series like that to succeed." DiDio also revealed that DC had breaks in the schedule "where we'll decide whether or not a double-ship is working" and potentially change it to monthly status. "We're going to be examining that on a regular basis", he added. "We're not going to keep book double-shipping if we don't think the demand is there." Regarding the release of variant covers for titles, Lee said, "we're only using specialty variants with comic book shops and variant covers in judicious ways. We're not going to have

2562-462: A stylized image of a hydrogen atom. He did this during preparations by the military for his unveiling to the general public. They presented him with a hat as a part of his uniform that had a group of crossed ellipses on it, intended to look like an atom but Jon did not see the resemblance. He replaced it with a symbol of his own, saying that if he were to have a symbol it should at least be one that he respects. As Doctor Manhattan, his costume started as

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2684-516: Is a fictional DC Comics character created by writer Alan Moore and artist Dave Gibbons . He debuted in the limited series graphic novel, Watchmen . Following a laboratory accident, atomic physicist Jon Osterman develops the ability to observe and manipulate matter at a subatomic level. He is later given the tongue-in-cheek moniker Doctor Manhattan by the United States government, due to his limitless destructive potential. As he explores

2806-411: Is demonstrated when the relationship ends, and Doctor Manhattan leaves Earth. This is also due to evidence coming to light that a number of those who were once close to him, including his former girlfriend Janey Slater, have come down with terminal cancer. Manhattan feels that he poses a threat to others, and he exiles himself to Mars, stating "I am tired of Earth, these people. I'm tired of being caught in

2928-655: Is discovered that Veidt framed Manhattan. It was part of his plot to avert World War III by attacking New York with an engineered monster, killing half of the city in the process. Although Manhattan and Laurie return too late to stop Veidt, they teleport to his base in Antarctica to confront him. Veidt tries to disintegrate Manhattan, only to have Manhattan restore himself more quickly than Veidt expected. Upon seeing that Veidt's plan has averted war, Manhattan realizes that exposing him would be too dangerous for life on Earth and agrees to remain silent. Rorschach leaves intending to expose

3050-478: Is immortal. He can teleport himself and others over limitless distances. He is capable of true flight, although he uses only levitation in most of his appearances. Due to his perception of time, he sees the past, present, and future simultaneously. Jon can phase any part of his body through solid objects without damaging them, produce multiple copies of himself that function independently of each other, project destructive energy, instantaneously disintegrate people with

3172-467: Is partially based on DC Comics ' Captain Atom , although he has more in common with Gold Key Comics ' Solar . In Moore's original proposal, Captain Atom was surrounded by the shadow of a nuclear threat. However, Moore found he could do more with Manhattan as "a supreme super-hero" than he ever could have done with Captain Atom. Moore sought to delve into nuclear physics and quantum mechanics in constructing

3294-631: Is pulled away. Superman acknowledges Jor-El's warnings even as he rejects his misanthropy. All of which was to test the will and hope of the two major heroes of the DC Universes. During the events of Heroes in Crisis , Batman suspects that the massacre in Sanctuary might be related to Manhattan's actions. This theory was later proven to be partially true, as Wally gets in contact with Metron 's Mobius Chair, which grants him part of Manhattan's powers. During

3416-463: Is studying a blood-stained smiley face button left embedded within the wall of the Batcave . When Thawne picks up the button, he is briefly teleported away, returning with the left half of his body charred to the bone. Just before his death, he claims to have seen "God." Using the cosmic treadmill to chase after the radiation emitted from the button in the timestream, Batman and Barry discover Thawne as he

3538-575: Is the one who has been tampering with reality and that he also caused the death of Jonathan and Martha Kent. Manhattan expects Superman to attack him, but Superman instead protects him from Pozhar and then tells him that he should use his powers for good. Manhattan is inspired by Superman's heroism and his pivotal role in the fabric of reality; he undoes part of his actions, restoring much of the pre-New 52 timelines. Many characters are brought back into existence, including Superman's parents. Manhattan also goes back in time and changes Carver Colman's future for

3660-559: Is unlikely, Doctor Manhattan's teleportation abilities seemingly could be achieved through quantum tunnelling , should Doctor Manhattan have control over his probability wave functions. The character of Doctor Manhattan invokes thought on the philosophy of metaphysics. There are various themes addressed throughout the Watchmen series from philosophy of time and eternalism , to determinism and its relationship to ethics , to addressing questions such as "What does it mean to be human?" and "Do

3782-706: The Bohr model ) of hydrogen , which he put on himself, declining a helmet with the atom symbol . Jonathan Osterman is born in 1929 to a Jewish-American family of German descent. He plans to follow in his father's footsteps as a watchmaker, but when the U.S. drops the atomic bomb on Hiroshima , his father declares his profession outdated and forces Jon to work toward a career studying nuclear physics . This turning point foreshadows Doctor Manhattan's "exterior" perception of time as predetermined and all things within it as so determined, including Manhattan's reactions and emotions. Jon attends Princeton University and graduates with

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3904-574: The Convergence caused by Brainiac and Telos restored the Multiverse, bringing back the pre-Flashpoint timeline. Doctor Manhattan used Abra Kadabra to trap Wally West within the Speed Force, and this modification in the timeline also caused the other speedsters Jesse Quick , Bart Allen , Jay Garrick , and Max Mercury to be removed from history and trapped in the Speed Force. However Wally West

4026-579: The DC Universe: Rebirth Special ] that basically allows us to seat the New 52 within the continuity that preceded it. So it really synchronizes and harmonizes pre-52 with New 52 continuity". Creative teams for the Rebirth titles, along with some art and storylines, were revealed at WonderCon 2016. Johns worked with each writing team and the editors for the titles to help refocus "on these characters, deconstructing them down to their core DNA and building out story arcs based on that DNA". Additionally, two titles part of

4148-636: The Golden Age by preventing Alan Scott from getting his powers and helping form the JSA , in the process erasing the Legion of Super-Heroes as well. He remained indifferent to a survivor who avoided erasure. In the last Watchmen issue, Manhattan claimed that "nothing ends" despite Ozymandias succeeding in his plan for world peace. But in Doomsday Clock , Manhattan withdrew from what he previously said after witnessing

4270-605: The Green Lantern Corps and the Teen Titans . These titles do not fall under the larger headings above, or were not announced with those titles. A Rebirth issue for Trinity was also planned for release in August 2016, written by Francis Manapul with art by Manapul and Clay Mann , but it was never released. The six-issue miniseries Death of Hawkman , written by Marc Andreyko with art by Aaron Lopresti , does not feature

4392-484: The Vietnam War , which allows Nixon to repeal the 22nd Amendment and serve up to five terms. Far from solving underlying international tensions, Manhattan's presence exacerbates them while stifling their expression, which inevitably builds toward disaster. The entire plot of Watchmen occurs during the countdown to a nuclear war. Manhattan spends much of his time conducting research. He is single-handedly responsible for

4514-418: The film and the comic . Kakalios explained that the intrinsic field has a basis in reality in that it is a representation of a collection of electromagnetic , and strong and weak nuclear forces . Kakalios explained that if a being were able to manipulate matter, such a being would have complete control over these three forces; hence, the "intrinsic field" would exist. Kakalios also explained that while it

4636-711: The "Rebirth" banner on its cover, but is considered by Andreyko to be "'Rebirth' adjacent". Despite not having the "Rebirth" banner on its cover, the miniseries Mister Miracle was stated to be a part of the Rebirth continuity by writer Tom King. By the end of August 2016, all Rebirth titles combined accounted for 12 million units shipped, with 11 issues exceeding 200,000 units shipped, over 60 issues exceeding 100,000 units shipped, and 21 issues having multiple printings. Beginning in January 2017, television commercials aired on AMC , IFC , TBS , TNT , truTV , El Rey Network and Boomerang through February 2017. The commercials promoted

4758-543: The Batcomputer. DC Universe: Rebirth Special ' s fifth printing, announced in August 2016, featured a new cover by Phil Jimenez that depicts Barry Allen and Wally West grabbing each other's hands. In September 2016, DC announced the Justice League vs. Suicide Squad miniseries for release in December 2016 through January 2017, which would "reintroduce a supervillain that hasn't been seen for some time." Johns called

4880-519: The Batman Who Laughs to transplant himself into the body, transforming the villain into "The Darkest Knight" to create a Multiverse consisting of chaos. Doctor Manhattan's body is humanoid, and his build is tall and muscular. His height and relative size vary depending on his needs but generally remain above 1.83 m (6.0 ft) tall. He is completely blue (altering his shade and luminosity at will) and has no hair. On his forehead, he has etched

5002-473: The Connective and Crisis Energies to create an "Anti-Crisis". The event also features the "Final Bruce Wayne," an amalgamated version of Batman and Doctor Manhattan created when an alternate-universe Batman recreates the accident that transformed Doctor Manhattan into a god-like being. The Batman Who Laughs was able to capture this alternate and extract his brain before he could properly harness his powers, allowing

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5124-513: The DC Universe looking for a place among them, but that he saw a vision of "the most hopeful among them. Heading toward [him]. Now hopeless," and then nothing in the future thereafter. Doctor Manhattan returns the team to the funhouse. He returns to Mars, reflecting on a vision set one month in his future: a confrontation with Superman that may result in Superman destroying Doctor Manhattan or Doctor Manhattan destroying everything. On Mars, looking at

5246-420: The DC Universe's citizens losing their faith in their heroes, now affirming that "everything ends". His sole interest was in the moment Superman was to punch at him; a moment he couldn't see past. In irony, Manhattan was the antithesis of Superman, being a human who had lost all senses of humanity; while Superman was an alien who embodied the best of humanity. When the foretold moment came, Manhattan revealed he

5368-696: The Dark Multiverse " [ edit ] Title Publication date Initial writer(s) Initial artist(s) Based on Tales from the Dark Multiverse: Batman: Knightfall October 16, 2019 Kyle Higgins , Scott Snyder Javier Fernandez " Batman: Knightfall " Tales from the Dark Multiverse: The Death of Superman October 30, 2019 Jeff Loveness Andrew Hennessy, Brad Walker " The Death of Superman " Tales from

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5856-1158: The Gods " (September 1991) " Eclipso: The Darkness Within " (July 1992) " The Death of Superman " (October 1992) " Bloodlines " (1993) " The Children's Crusade " (December 1993) " Worlds Collide " (July 1994) " End of an Era " (August 1994) " Zero Hour: Crisis in Time! " (September 1994) " Underworld Unleashed " (November 1995) " DC vs. Marvel " (April 1996) " The Final Night " (November 1996) " Genesis " (October 1997) " DC One Million " (November 1998) " Day of Judgment " (November 1999) " JLApe: Gorilla Warfare! " (1999) 2000s " Our Worlds at War " (August 2001) " Joker: Last Laugh " (December 2001) " Identity Crisis " (June 2004) " Infinite Crisis " (December 2005) " Amazons Attack! " (March 2007) " Sinestro Corps War " (August 2007) " Final Crisis " (July 2008) " Blackest Night " (June 2009) 2010s " Brightest Day " (May 2010) " Reign of Doomsday " (January 2011) " Flashpoint " (May 2011) " The Culling " (November 2011) " Batman: Night of

5978-588: The Green Lantern and the formation of the JSA, to see how the changes affect Superman. In doing this, Doctor Manhattan realizes that this universe is not part of the Multiverse, but is the Metaverse, with the Multiverse reacting to the changes within this universe (hence why there have been endless parallel worlds, none at all, 52 universes, and a Dark Multiverse). Having changed history in the Metaverse, Doctor Manhattan created

6100-481: The New 52 Universe, and as he witnesses the first appearance of the New 52 Superman, he is confronted by Wally West of the Pre-Flashpoint Universe, who briefly escapes the Speed Force to warn him that he knows what Doctor Manhattan did and that the heroes of the DC Universe will stop him, before being dragged back into the Speed Force. Doctor Manhattan likens Wally's appearance to the Metaverse fighting back at

6222-461: The New 52 line of DC Comics comic books, such as the first version of the character Wally West , Jackson Hyde and Ryan Choi , reappeared in the DC Comics line of comic books, while other characters, such as Ted Kord and Ray Palmer , were revised to be similar to their characters as they appeared prior to the " Flashpoint " storyline. Within the story, Wally states to Barry Allen that the cause of

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6344-2147: The Outsiders May 8, 2019 October, 13, 2020 1-17 Bryan Edward Hill Dexter Soy Batman/Superman August 28, 2019 September 28, 2021 1-15 Joshua Williamson David Marquez Legion of Super-Heroes November 6, 2019 January 19, 2021 1-12 Brian Michael Bendis Ryan Sook The Green Lantern: Season Two February 12, 2020 March 9, 2021 1-12 Grant Morrison Liam Sharp Limited series [ edit ] Title Start date End date Issues Initial writer(s) Initial artist(s) Justice League : No Justice May 9, 2018 May 30, 2018 1–4 Scott Snyder , James Tynion IV , Joshua Williamson Francis Manapul Heroes in Crisis September 26, 2018 May 29, 2019 1–9 Tom King Clay Mann , Mitch Gerads The Batman Who Laughs December 12, 2018 July 31, 2019 1–7 Scott Snyder Jock Lois Lane July 3, 2019 July 7, 2020 1–12 Greg Rucka Mike Perkins Event Leviathan June 12, 2019 November 13, 2019 1–6 Brian Michael Bendis Alex Maleev Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy September 4, 2019 February 12, 2020 Jody Houser Adriana Melo Legion of Super-Heroes : Millennium October 2, 2019 1–2 Brian Michael Bendis André Lima Araújo, Jim Lee, Dustin Nguyen, Andrea Sorrentino Flash Forward September 18, 2019 February 12, 2020 1–6 Scott Lobdell Brett Booth, Norm Rapmund Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen July 17, 2019 July 14, 2020 1–12 Matt Fraction Steve Lieber Metal Men October 16, 2019 December 1, 2020 1-12 Dan DiDio Shane Davis Green Lantern : Blackstars November 6, 2019 January 29, 2020 1–3 Grant Morrison Xermanico Year of

6466-876: The Owls " (April 2012) " Death of the Family " (October 2012) " H'El on Earth " (October 2012) " Throne of Atlantis " (November 2012) " Wrath of the First Lantern " (February 2013) " Batman: Zero Year " (June 2013) " Trinity War " (July 2013) " Forever Evil " (September 2013) " Forever Evil: Blight " (October 2013) " The New 52: Futures End " (September 2014) " Convergence " (April 2015) " Darkseid War " (June 2015) " The Button " (April 2017) " Dark Nights: Metal " (June 2017) " The Lazarus Contract " (July 2017) " Doomsday Clock " (November 2017) " Milk Wars " (March 2018) " Heroes in Crisis " (September 2018) " The Terminus Agenda " (March 2019) " Year of

6588-605: The Owlship to the quantum tunnel, accompanied by Rorschach II, Marionette, and Mime, Veidt follows the electron trail left by Doctor Manhattan to the DC Universe where they land in Gotham City . Later, it is revealed that Doctor Manhattan is responsible for preventing the Comedian's death by teleporting him to the DC Universe. Doctor Manhattan recalls various events in which he indirectly killed Alan Scott and thus brought about changes in

6710-578: The Rebirth branding and logo from their titles in December 2017, releasing everything under a single umbrella title as the "DC Universe". Coincided with the release of the New Age of Heroes imprint, DiDio explained, "We want to make it clear that this is all the DC Universe... Rebirth pretty much is the DCU now; while we're taking Rebirth off the books, we'll be following the direction that Rebirth established." Titles also received new trade dresses , with those "that tie in clearly to our larger DC Universe" having

6832-1024: The Villain December 11, 2019 Dan Watters Miguel Mendonça Harley Quinn’s Villain of the Year December 11, 2019 Mark Russell Mike Norton and Amanda Conner " Superman " [ edit ] Title Release date Initial writer(s) Initial artist(s) Superman : Leviathan Rising Special May 29, 2019 Marc Andreyko , Brian Michael Bendis , Matt Fraction , Greg Rucka Steve Lieber , Eduardo Pansica, Yanick Paquette , Mike Perkins Superman: Heroes January 29, 2020 Brian Michael Bendis Scott Godlewski, Steve Lieber, Kevin Maguire , Mike Norton , Mike Perkins Leviathan Dawn February 26, 2020 Alex Maleev Superman: Villains March 4, 2020 Matt Fraction Bryan Hitch, Scott Godlewski, Steve Lieber " Tales from

6954-561: The Villain September 11, 2019 Mark Russell Scott Godlewski Lex Luthor : Year of the Villain September 18, 2019 Jason Latour Bryan Hitch, Andrew Currie The Joker : Year of the Villain October 9, 2019 John Carpenter, Anthony Burch Phillip Tan, Marc Deering Black Adam : Year of the Villain October 23, 2019 Paul Jenkins Inaki Miranda Ocean Master : Year of

7076-577: The Villain " [ edit ] Title Release date Initial writer(s) Initial artist(s) Year of the Villain Special May 1, 2019 Varies Varies Sinestro : Year of the Villain August 7, 2019 Mark Russell Brandon Peterson Black Mask : Year of the Villain August 21, 2019 Tom Taylor Cully Hamner The Riddler : Year of

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7320-732: The Villain : Hell Arisen December 18, 2019 March 18, 2020 1–4 James Tynion IV Steve Epting Batman / Catwoman December 1, 2020 June 28, 2022 1–12 Tom King Clay Mann Dark Nights: Death Metal June 16, 2020 January 5, 2021 1-7 Scott Snyder Greg Capullo One-shots [ edit ] " Batman " [ edit ] Title Release date Initial writer(s) Initial artist(s) The Batman Who Laughs : The Grim Knight March 13, 2019 Scott Snyder , James Tynion IV Eduardo Risso Batman: Pennyworth : R.I.P. February 12, 2020 Peter J. Tomasi, James Tynion IV Varies " Year of

7442-559: The Watchmen group away, separating them from Batman and Joker . He tells Ozymandias that he isn't returning to their world as he's in the middle of something. He reveals that he didn't kill Marionette in the robbery years back, because he saw what her child would do and that she is pregnant again. He also reveals that Ozymandias lied to Rorschach about having cancer, so Ozymandias admits to Rorschach that he deceived him and used him for his help. Doctor Manhattan then tells everyone that he came to

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7564-514: The alterations to "history" following the end of "Flashpoint" was an outside force (revealed to be Doctor Manhattan from the Watchmen universe) removing 10 years of history from the internal timeline of the comic books' stories (resulting in the younger age of heroes in the "New 52" storyline, the resurrections of several deceased characters, and the loss of legacy and previous relationships) rather than Barry's merging of several alternate timelines, as

7686-413: The area is haunted. After a series of partial bodily appearances, it becomes apparent that Jon is progressively re-forming himself. Each time, the appearance lasts for only a few seconds: first a disembodied nervous system including the brain and eyes; then a circulatory system; and then a partially muscled skeleton. Jon eventually reappears as a tall, muscular, hairless, naked, blue-skinned man, glowing with

7808-457: The argument after the shocking realization that her father is Blake, a man she despised for sexually assaulting her mother. Manhattan is amazed by the improbable events that occurred to result in the birth of Laurie, a chain of events he sees as a stunning "thermodynamic miracle." Realizing that such a miracle can apply to any living thing on Earth, Manhattan is persuaded to return to protect humanity, rather than disregarding it as insignificant. It

7930-504: The beginning of his declining humanity. Over time, he sheds uniform bit by bit. By the end of the 1970s, he refuses to wear anything at all except during mandatory public appearances. Dr. Manhattan's presence tips the balance of the Cold War in the West's favor, and as a result, U.S. foreign policy becomes more militaristic. At President Richard Nixon 's request, he secures an American victory in

8052-459: The better. He then goes back to the Watchmen universe, bringing Rorschach and Ozymandias with him. Manhattan saves his Earth by making all nuclear weapons disappear. Afterward, he takes Mime and Marionette's infant son with him and proceeds to raise him on his own, so he will become their planet's equivalent to Superman. His final thought wanders to what his life could have been if he had not become Doctor Manhattan: Janey convinces him to not retrieve

8174-424: The blue character Rogue Trooper , and reused the blue skin motif for Doctor Manhattan as it visualised electrical or atomic energy while still resembling human skin tonally and "reading as Jon Osterman’s skin would’ve read, but in a different hue." Moore incorporated color into the story, and Gibbons noted the rest of the comic's color scheme made Manhattan unique. Moore recalled that he was unsure if DC would allow

8296-478: The boy—whom he has named Clark—to be adopted by the former Nite Owl and Silk Spectre. During the events of Dark Nights: Death Metal , Wally West reveals Doctor Manhattan's energy is Connective Energy, and after he restored the DC Universe, the Quintessence's members used that same energy against Perpetua. The Batman Who Laughs takes Wally prisoner to get Manhattan's powers, but Wonder Woman suggests using both

8418-414: The changes done to it, an innate hope that fights back to the surface. He returns to Carver Colman on June 8, 1954, 10 seconds before he is killed by his mother, and he thinks about the future he sees where Superman attacks him, believing that he will either die by Superman's hands or destroy the Metaverse. Back to the present day, Doctor Manhattan returns to Earth and ponders that he is a being of inaction on

8540-438: The character of Doctor Manhattan. He believed a character living in a quantum universe would not perceive time from a linear perspective, which would influence the character's perception of human affairs. Moore also wanted to avoid creating an emotionless character like Spock from Star Trek , so he allowed Doctor Manhattan to retain "human habits", but eventually grow away from them and humanity in general. Gibbons had created

8662-413: The creators to depict the character as fully nude, which partially influenced how they portrayed the character. Gibbons wanted to tastefully depict Manhattan's nudity, selecting carefully when full frontal shots would occur and giving him "understated" genitals—like a classical sculpture—so the reader would not initially notice it. Dr. Manhattan's forehead is marked with the atomic structure (specifically

8784-515: The destruction of the last of the Flashpoint timeline, prompting Bruce not to respond to the Bat-Signal the following night. Manhattan also saves Jor-El from the destruction of Krypton before conditioning him to see only the very worst of humanity. Jor-El assumes the identity of Mister Oz and tries to convince his son Kal-El, or Superman , to abandon Earth. However, when Jor-El begins to realize that he has been pushing against his son too far, he

8906-1745: The end of Dark Nights: Metal as its launching point, followed by the Year of the Villain event. The relaunch is a follow-up to DC Rebirth (2016-2017), and was succeeded by Infinite Frontier (2021-2023). List of titles [ edit ] Ongoing series [ edit ] Title Start date End date Issues Initial writer(s) Initial artist(s) Justice League (vol. 4) June 6, 2018 April 19, 2022 1-75 Scott Snyder Mark Morales, Jim Cheung Justice League Dark July 25, 2018 December 21, 2020 1-29 James Tynion IV Raúl Fernández, Alvaro Martinez Catwoman September 26, 2018 Ongoing 1-Ongoing Joëlle Jones Justice League Odyssey July 4, 2018 October 12, 2020 1-25 Joshua Williamson Stjepan Šejić Titans July 27, 2016 April 10, 2019 23–36 Dan Abnett Brandon Peterson Teen Titans October 26, 2016 November 17, 2020 20-47 (plus 1 annual) Adam Glass Bernard Chang Hawkman June 13, 2018 November 10, 2020 1-29 Robert Venditti Bryan Hitch Superman July 11, 2018 June 24, 2021 1-28 Brian Michael Bendis Ivan Reis Suicide Squad December 18, 2019 November 24, 2020 1-11 Tom Taylor Bruno Redondo The Green Lantern November 7, 2018 October 2, 2019 1–12 (plus 1 annual) Grant Morrison Liam Sharp Shazam! February 23, 2019 September 22, 2020 1-15 Geoff Johns Dale Eaglesham Batman and

9028-416: The end of the Doomsday Clock miniseries. At WonderCon 2016, DC revealed the initial titles under four different "families", grouping similar characters or titles together. These titles feature Batman and the " Batman Family " of characters. These titles feature Superman, the " Superman Family " of characters and Wonder Woman. These titles feature characters related to the Justice League , as well as

9150-487: The end of the commercial." In February 2017, DC partnered once again with National CineMedia to promote its comics and partner comic shops with pre-movie advertisements. Having worked with National CineMedia for ads during The New 52, DC created 15 and 30 second ads for Rebirth "that comic shops can have their contact info added into," with DC "offering a 50% reimbursement on these ads should a retailer buy them with National CineMedia." New Justice From Misplaced Pages,

9272-463: The entire DC Universe. It will affect everything moving forward and everything that has come before. It will touch the thematic and literal essence of DC." Johns also noted that the miniseries would be set one year in the future of the DC Universe, so by the time the final issue releases, "the rest of the universe will have caught up to it — and the repercussions of the event will become known." In October 2017, DC revealed that they would be discontinuing

9394-468: The events of Doomsday Clock , seven years after the events set in the Watchmen universe, Ozymandias (Adrian Veidt) is determined to find Doctor Manhattan to restore the world from the chaos after his previous plan for world peace was exposed by Rorschach 's journal. Veidt narrates that he can track Doctor Manhattan because Doctor Manhattan leaks electrons as his intrinsic field were stripped during his initial accident and an event caused by Veidt. Using

9516-404: The extent of his powers, Jon grows increasingly distant in his personal life, as well as his understanding of the human experience. Jon's de-humanization as a function of his newfound omnipotence has led many to liken him to a post-human god. Media analysts consider his characterization within the novel to be a key exploration of the tension between absolute power and the morality of its usage, and

9638-411: The first wave of Rebirth one-shots – Superman: Rebirth , Batman: Rebirth , Green Lanterns: Rebirth and Green Arrow: Rebirth – also received second printings, with a recolored Rebirth banner to differentiate it from the original printing. A fourth printing featured a cover by Ethan Van Sciver depicting the scene where Wally West interrupts Batman in the Batcave , with the image of three Jokers on

9760-515: The four-issue storyline " The Button " for release in April and May 2017. Taking place in issues 21 and 22 of Batman and The Flash , the storyline continues plot elements from the DC Universe: Rebirth Special with Batman and Barry Allen investigating the mystery of the Comedian 's smiley face button found in the Batcave. Shortly after, DC revealed that in April 2017, all of the monthly titles releasing at

9882-420: The 💕 Comics line New Justice Publication information Publisher DC Comics Genre Superhero Publication date May   2018 – January   2021 Main character(s) DC Universe New Justice is a 2018 relaunch by American comic book publisher DC Comics of its entire line of ongoing monthly superhero comic book titles, using

10004-412: The future, and insisted they must remain "off the field". At the end of the "Superman Reborn" event in April 2017, a story in the comic book Action Comics presents Superman, alongside his wife Lois Lane and their son Jonathan Samuel Kent , merging the "timelines" of the DC Comics superhero line from before and after the "Flashpoint" event into a single fictional reality, resulting in further change to

10126-497: The heroes realize that Doctor Manhattan is not invulnerable and destroy him. However, the superheroes watch in shock as Doctor Manhattan reconstitutes himself before he attacks and incapacitates them. As he incapacitates the remaining heroes, Doctor Manhattan recounts the first time he arrived in the DC Universe on April 18, 1938. He meets Carver Colman. As they talk in a diner, Doctor Manhattan sees all moments of Carver's future until his death before April 19, 1955. Overhearing news of

10248-446: The hope personified in the heroes of the DC Universe and that they will "prove [him] wrong". His meddling with the DC Universe to satisfy his curiosity shows extreme apathy. He has altered the timeline so much, that several events and people were altered or wiped out. However, thanks to the Convergence , Wally West and Superman , much of the damage was undone, though Manhattan wasn't deterred from continuing his experiment. He erased

10370-511: The initial announcement in February, Gotham Academy: Second Semester and Earth 2 , were revealed to no longer be considered Rebirth titles, instead acting as continuations of their New 52 titles, Gotham Academy and Earth 2: Society , respectively. Regarding the decision to focus on fewer titles, with some shipping twice-monthly, DiDio said, "What we did was eliminate some of the lower ranked titles, and we're trying to incorporate those ideas into

10492-400: The internal timeline of the fictional world of DC Comics superheroes. Peter J. Tomasi said that "The events of Action #976 reset and reshape the entire Superman timeline. Where there had been two Superman, their realities have now been fused into one timeline with just one of them." DC Comics representatives stated that the books will deal with the aftermath of Doctor Manhattan's actions by

10614-547: The magic used by the Justice League Dark is from the "scraps of Creation." To prove the point that even hope decays, he shows Ronnie Raymond that Professor Martin Stein purposely caused the circumstances where Raymond and Stein merged into Firestorm to learn more about metahumans from the inside. Back on Mars, refusing to believe the events of the past that were shown, Firestorm attacks and harms Doctor Manhattan upon which

10736-567: The main books themselves, because we feel that makes the main books stronger" adding, "we look at things like... Gotham by Midnight . And I loved Gotham by Midnight, but it never got the sampling that a Batman book would. But if we did that Gotham by Midnight story and integrated it into the Batman series that was shipping twice monthly, there was a better chance for people to see those characters, get excited by those characters, and more importantly, if we ever decided to thin them out, maybe we'd have

10858-679: The opposite." On the initiative, which was described as a rebirth of the DC Universe , Johns called Rebirth more "in the same vein as Green Lantern: Rebirth and The Flash: Rebirth . Some things alter and change, but it's more character-driven, and it's also more about revealing secrets and mysteries within the DC Universe about " Flashpoint " and The New 52 that are part of a bigger tapestry." The Rebirth initiative would reintroduce concepts from pre-"Flashpoint" continuity that The New 52 had done away with, and build "on everything that's been published since Action Comics #1 up thru The New 52." Lee said that Johns "came up with this brilliant story [for

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11712-400: The price of US$ 2.99 , multiple books shifted to a twice-monthly release schedule, a number of existing titles relaunched with new #1s, and several new titles were released. Geoff Johns , president and CCO of DC Entertainment , described the 80-page one-shot as "re-laying the groundwork for DC's future while celebrating the past and present. It's not about throwing anything away. It's quite

11834-416: The project, Johns said, "It is Watchmen colliding with the DC Universe. It is the most personal and most epic, utterly mind-bending project I have ever worked on in my career. With Rebirth, I opened the door to Manhattan. Part of that was I loved the real-world influence Watchmen has. I put Manhattan out there, and always thought there was a Manhattan/Superman story to be told... at the core of it, there’s

11956-400: The release of the first wave of collected editions, highlighting Batman , The Flash , Green Arrow , Justice League , Suicide Squad , Supergirl , Superman , and Wonder Woman , with three additional commercials promoting Rebirth as a whole. Additionally, DC "is also offering [comic] retailers co-op funds to help pay for ads on local markets, promoting Rebirth with a space for a store tag at

12078-409: The repaired watch in his lab coat that's inside a test chamber. When he goes inside to retrieve it the test chamber door closes behind him locking him inside. Researchers outside are unable to open the door or override the countdown, and the force of the generator tears Jon to pieces. A series of strange events and ghostly appearances occur over the next few months, leading researchers to speculate that

12200-466: The reverted universe, which not only reversed the age of its inhabitants by ten years but also caused the multiple resurrections of several deceased characters. In the new timeline, Manhattan prevents the last wizard of the Council of Eternity from revealing to Pandora how to open the skull-shaped box , and kills Owlman and Metron after the former tries to access the secrets of the universe. However,

12322-479: The right person. With the heroes surrounding Doctor Manhattan, Martian Manhunter telepathically broadcasts Doctor Manhattan's final vision of Superman to everyone. The heroes believe that Doctor Manhattan is trying to destroy Superman and all of them before Superman destroys him. As Doctor Manhattan easily deals with the attacks by the heroes, he curiously examines and discloses the nature of the emotional spectrum by dissecting Guy Gardner 's power ring and stating that

12444-686: The second Nite Owl. A short time later, Manhattan attends Blake's funeral with Veidt and Dreiberg. He reflects on his association with Blake during the Vietnam War, and senses the presence of former villain, Moloch . During a talk show appearance, a reporter ambushes Manhattan with allegations that he caused cancer in his former associates, including Janey. Seeking solitude, Manhattan transports himself to Mars . The Soviet Union exploits his absence by invading Afghanistan , sparking an international crisis. Eventually, Manhattan brings Laurie to Mars to discuss why he should aid humanity. Laurie inadvertently wins

12566-516: The shift to electric-powered vehicles, and Adrian Veidt credits him with causing a huge leap forward in a myriad of science and technology sectors. As a result, the technology of the alternative 1985 of the Watchmen universe is far more advanced. During the only meeting of the Crimebusters group, Manhattan becomes attracted to Laurie Juspeczyk , the second Silk Spectre. His relationship with Janey ends acrimoniously and he begins dating Laurie. At

12688-573: The start of Watchmen , Manhattan works at the Rockefeller Military Research Center, where he lives with Laurie. Rorschach informs them of the murder of Edward Blake, aka the Comedian, and warns them that all former costumed adventurers are being targeted by a "mask killer." Because he works for the U.S. government, Manhattan is exempt from a federal law outlawing costumed heroes. Manhattan dismisses Rorschach by teleporting him outside and encourages Laurie to go out with Dan Dreiberg,

12810-424: The story in the miniseries "another building block to 'Rebirth’" that would "set the stage for ‘Rebirth’ Phase 2" with the reemergence of "a surprising team... and another piece of the puzzle of the future of the DC Universe, and the past, [coming] into focus." The second phase of Rebirth began in February 2017, with the launch of Justice League of America , Super Sons , and Batwoman . In January 2017, DC announced

12932-578: The tangle of their lives." His interest in humanity is revived after he witnesses Laurie's epiphany that she is the daughter of the Comedian. It causes him to reflect on the sheer chance that life should come to be in any form, but after the Watchmen fail to prevent Ozymandias's destruction of New York, he departs Earth, commenting that he may explore new life in other parts of the galaxy. In DC Rebirth #1, Pandora accuses her killer — currently thought to be Doctor Manhattan — of believing in skepticism, doubt, and corruption, proclaiming that he cannot understand

13054-541: The time ( Batgirl , Batgirl and the Birds of Prey , Batman Beyond , Batwoman , Blue Beetle , Cyborg , The Hellblazer , New Superman , Red Hood and the Outlaws , Super Sons , Supergirl , Superwoman , Teen Titans , Titans , and Trinity ), would increase their price to US$ 3.99 , with All-Star Batman continuing to maintain its US$ 4.99 price. To account for the price increase, each physical copy came with

13176-539: The timeline. On July 16, 1940, Alan Scott was riding on a train over a collapsing bridge, but he survived by grabbing onto a green lantern. He continues his life, eventually " sitting at a round table wearing a mask " and later testifying before the House Un-American Activities Committee but refusing to implicate anyone in his employ. On July 16, 1940, again, Doctor Manhattan moves the green lantern six inches out of his reach so that Alan Scott dies in

13298-418: The train accident and leaves no family behind, as the green lantern is passed through different locations. At a fun house in the present time, Bubastis II begins glowing, so Ozymandias moves him closer to the lantern to let him feed on Doctor Manhattan's temporal energies left on the lantern and thereby force Doctor Manhattan to their current location. Doctor Manhattan immediately proceeds to transport himself and

13420-444: The truth, causing Manhattan to vaporize him. Manhattan decides to depart Earth again, suggesting that he desires to find a galaxy "less complicated than this one." When Veidt asks if his plan worked out in the end, Manhattan replies, "In the end? Nothing ends, Adrian. Nothing ever ends." After departing from the Watchmen universe, Manhattan was aware of the DC Universe being filled with hope inside humanity and traveled there to find

13542-480: The watch so he is not involved in the incident that would have given him his powers; he marries Janey and they start a family together, having two daughters and a son, living a life without any worry of time. He smiles one last time, believing it to be a nice daydream to live in. Doctor Manhattan then erases himself from existence, transferring his life force to the Planet and his powers to Mime and Marionette's son. He leaves

13664-441: The whole. He can move objects without physically touching them (telekinesis), reverse entropy, repair anything, no matter how damaged. In addition, he has the ability to create life, or so he claims. He also attests to have walked on the surface of the sun. At one point it is stated that, in the event of a nuclear war, he would be capable of destroying Soviet nuclear missiles while at the same time 'destroying' large areas of Russia. As

13786-447: The word "Rebirth" on it, teasing the event's release. The following month, DC announced its Rebirth initiative, a line -wide relaunch of its titles, to begin in June 2016. Beginning with an 80-page one-shot which was released on May 25, 2016, Rebirth returned Action Comics and Detective Comics to their previous numbering (#957 and #934, respectively). It also released all comic titles at

13908-508: Was a human of average height. He had brown hair and brown eyes. As a physicist, he often wore a suit. Dr. Manhattan, though supremely powerful, suffers from a decreasing ability to relate to normal humans. Perhaps due to his perception of time and realization of the deterministic universe, he begins to show symptoms of apathy. From his radically altered perspective, almost all human concerns appear pointless and without obvious merit. He describes Laurie as his only remaining link to humanity. This

14030-459: Was never a member of the JSA and first appeared in 1956 instead (Silver Age/ Earth-1 ). Doctor Manhattan witnesses several variations of the death of Superman's foster parents: Jonathan and Martha Kent , the origins of Superman, and also when a young Superboy met the Legion of Super-Heroes . To appease his curiosity, Doctor Manhattan moves the Green Lantern away from Alan Scott, preventing the creation of

14152-594: Was previously presented in the "Flashpoint" story. Nearly all characters had their designs revised. Some of those who are also featured in the DC Extended Universe ( WarnerMedia 's film franchise based on DC Comics characters) now more closely resemble their on-screen counterparts, such as Harley Quinn and Wonder Woman. Another new character is the enigmatic " Mr. Oz ", who is watching Earth, kidnapping characters such as Mister Mxyzptlk , Doomsday and Tim Drake , as he hinted they would play very important roles in

14274-489: Was responsible for erasing Superman's loved ones; however, he was shocked that the punch was meant to knock away a villain behind him. Superman sought only to help and be better, which Manhattan saw as the answer; the entire DC multiverse created new worlds for Superman to be born in every era until the 31st century, when his ideals brought peace. After resorting to the JSA and Legion, Manhattan decided his world and multiverse could use someone like Superman, but Manhattan himself

14396-544: Was saved by Barry, therefore initiating the events of DC Rebirth . Doctor Manhattan then kills Pandora after she finally realizes that he was the one responsible for all of the sins for which she had been blamed. Barry and Batman later began investigating the unknown force behind these changes, learning from Lilith Clay that "Manhattan" was a prominent thought in Kadabra's mind when he claimed responsibility for removing Wally from history. Eobard Thawne attacks Batman as he

14518-563: Was the doing of Perpetua to free herself from the Source Wall . However, those actions would not get the expected result and would lead to the creation of The New 52 . During the events of Flashpoint , Manhattan deceived Pandora into convincing Barry Allen to merge three separate timelines (the DC Universe , the Wildstorm Universe, and select Vertigo titles) to create Prime Earth. The merger enabled him to erase ten years from

14640-440: Was too detached from his humanity; so, he would need to raise a child and impart his powers to him. To this end, he raises Clark Maez, Mime, and Marionette's son, before leaving him to be adopted by his former teammates. Jon is the only character in Watchmen to possess superpowers. Throughout Watchmen , he is shown to be absolutely powerful and invulnerable to all harm; even when his body is disintegrated, he can reconstruct it in

14762-470: Was trying to reach "God." Upon reaching the unseen figure, Thawne boosted his ability to exist as a paradox before he was vaporized by Manhattan, leaving only the button behind. Sometime later, Manhattan picks up the button as he recalls his dialogue with Laurie. Manhattan puts Bruce Wayne in contact with the Flashpoint Thomas Wayne , who tells his son not to become Batman before his "death" and

14884-533: Was unable to erase or permanently kill Eobard Thawne , the Reverse-Flash. In the DC Universe, Manhattan's power is revealed to be Connective Energy, the opposite of Crisis Energy. In the 2009 film adaptation Watchmen , physics professor James Kakalios of the University of Minnesota was used as a scientific consultant, and shed light on the potential scientific explanations of Doctor Manhattan's powers both in

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