2012 starts with the Second Wave, replacing six struggling titles with new ones. One of the new ones is Grant Morrison's Batman Incorporated (Volume 2), a continuation of his larger storyline started in the previous volume. A Third Wave of cancellations and new series follows in the summer, along with a new Zero Month: all series get a #0 origins issue like it had been done with Zero Hour.
Night of the Owls sees tie-ins across the Batman group, while H'el on Earth crosses over in the Superman titles. Interest in the Watchmen line is revived with the Before Watchmen events, which features several miniseries with early career stories of the heroes introduced in Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons.
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Creators
The following creative talent passed away in the year 2012:
- Al Rio
- David Chantler
- Ernie Chan
- Fernando da Silva
- Hector Collazo
- Henry Colman
- Joe Kubert
- John Celardo
- John Severin
- Marc Swayze
- Moebius
- Ray Zone
- Robert L. Washington III
- Ron Muns
- Sheldon Moldoff
- Stephen Lord
- Tony DeZuniga
- Winrich Kolbe
Titles
The following comic titles debuted with a 2012 cover date:
- Ame-Comi Girls (Volume 1)
- American Vampire: Lord of Nightmares (Volume 1)
- Batman Beyond Unlimited (Volume 1)
- Batman Beyond (Volume 1 (Digital))
- Batman Incorporated (Volume 2)
- Batman: Arkham Unhinged (Volume 1)
- Batman: Earth One (Volume 1)
- Before Watchmen (Volume 1)
- Before Watchmen: Comedian (Volume 1)
- Before Watchmen: Doctor Manhattan (Volume 1)
- Before Watchmen: Minutemen (Volume 1)
- Before Watchmen: Nite Owl (Volume 1)
- Before Watchmen: Ozymandias (Volume 1)
- Before Watchmen: Rorschach (Volume 1)
- Before Watchmen: Silk Spectre (Volume 1)
- DC Nation FCBD Super Sampler (Volume 1)
- DC Nation (Volume 1)
- Diablo (Volume 1)
- Dial H (Volume 1)
- Dominique Laveau: Voodoo Child (Volume 1)
- Earth 2 (Volume 1)
- End of Nations (Volume 1)
- Fairest (Volume 1)
- G.I. Combat (Volume 3)
- Green Lantern: The Animated Series (Volume 1)
- He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (Volume 1)
- Joe Kubert Presents (Volume 1)
- Justice League Beyond (Volume 1 (Digital))
- Legends of the Dark Knight (Volume 1)
- Lot 13 (Volume 1)
- National Comics (Volume 2)
- New Deadwardians (Volume 1)
- Night Force (Volume 3)
- Phantom Lady (Volume 1)
- Punk Rock Jesus (Volume 1)
- Ravagers (Volume 1)
- Saucer Country (Volume 1)
- Smallville Season 11 (Volume 1)
- Spaceman (Volume 1)
- Superman Beyond (Volume 1 (Digital))
- Superman Family Adventures (Volume 1)
- Sword of Sorcery (Volume 2)
- T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents (Volume 4)
- Talon (Volume 1)
- Team 7 (Volume 2)
- The Phantom Stranger (Volume 4)
- The Ray (Volume 3)
- Uncharted (Volume 1)
- Worlds' Finest (Volume 1)
The following Comic titles were last published with a 2012 cover date:
- All-New Batman: The Brave and the Bold (Volume 1)
- American Vampire: Lord of Nightmares (Volume 1)
- Batman: Odyssey (Volume 2)
- Before Watchmen: Nite Owl (Volume 1)
- Before Watchmen: Ozymandias (Volume 1)
- Before Watchmen: Silk Spectre (Volume 1)
- Blackhawks (Volume 1)
- Captain Atom (Volume 3)
- Cartoon Network Action Pack (Volume 1)
- DC Universe Online Legends (Volume 1)
- DMZ (Volume 1)
- Diablo (Volume 1)
- Doc Savage (Volume 3)
- Dominique Laveau: Voodoo Child (Volume 1)
- End of Nations (Volume 1)
- Gears of War (Volume 1)
- Green Lantern Super Spectacular (Volume 1)
- Hawk and Dove (Volume 5)
- Huntress (Volume 3)
- IZombie (Volume 1)
- Justice League International (Volume 3)
- Legion: Secret Origin (Volume 1)
- Men of War (Volume 2)
- Mister Terrific (Volume 1)
- My Greatest Adventure (Volume 2)
- National Comics (Volume 2)
- New Deadwardians (Volume 1)
- Night Force (Volume 3)
- Northlanders (Volume 1)
- OMAC (Volume 4)
- Penguin: Pain and Prejudice (Volume 1)
- Resurrection Man (Volume 2)
- Scalped (Volume 1)
- Spaceman (Volume 1)
- Star Trek/Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 1)
- Static Shock (Volume 1)
- Supernatural (Volume 1)
- T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents (Volume 4)
- The Boys (Volume 1)
- The Ray (Volume 3)
- The Shade (Volume 2)
- Tiny Titans (Volume 1)
- Uncharted (Volume 1)
- Voodoo (Volume 2)
The following One Shots were published with a 2012 cover date:
- A Flight of Angels
- Aaron and Ahmed
- Arrow: Special Edition #1
- Batman Incorporated: Leviathan Strikes! #1
- Batman/Scooby-Doo Halloween Fest #1
- Batman: Death by Design
- Batman: Earth One Special Preview Edition
- Beyond the Fringe #1
- Craftsman Bolt-On System Saves the Justice League #1
- DC Comics Presents: Elseworlds 100-Page Spectacular #1
- DC Comics Presents: Wonder Woman Adventures #1
- DC Nation FCBD Super Sampler/Superman Family Adventures Flip Book #1
- Get Jiro!
- Ghosts (Volume 2) #1
- Gone to Amerikay
- Masters of the Universe: The Origin of Skeletor
- Mystery in Space (Volume 3) #1
- National Comics: Eternity #1
- National Comics: Looker #1
- National Comics: Madame X #1
Characters
Selected 2012 character debuts. See all.
- David Hyde (Prime Earth)
- Shazam (Billy Batson)
- Orm Marius (Prime Earth)
- Bane (Prime Earth)
- Teth-Adam (Prime Earth)
- Grodd II (Prime Earth)
- Raven (Prime Earth)
- Barbara Minerva (Prime Earth)
- Mongul (Prime Earth)
- Leonard Snart (Prime Earth)
- Anton Arcane (Prime Earth)
- Vril Dox (Prime Earth)
- Larfleeze (Prime Earth)
- Mary Bromfield (Prime Earth)
- Nicolas Nolan (Prime Earth)
- Mogo (Prime Earth)
- Jor-El (Prime Earth)
- Daniel West (Prime Earth)
- H'el (Prime Earth)
- Natalia Mitternacht (Prime Earth)
- Simon Baz (Prime Earth)
- Thaddeus Sivana (Prime Earth)
- Cain (Prime Earth)
- Garfield Logan (Prime Earth)
- Jervis Tetch (Prime Earth)
- Jason Woodrue (Prime Earth)
- Joseph Wilson (Prime Earth)
- Axel Walker (Prime Earth)
- Natasha Irons (Prime Earth)
- Steven Trevor (Prime Earth)
- Roman Sionis (Prime Earth)
- Etta Candy (Prime Earth)
- George Harkness (Prime Earth)
- Death Man (Prime Earth)
- Ignatius Ogilvy (Prime Earth)
- Lisa Snart (Prime Earth)
- Felix Faust (Prime Earth)
- David Graves (Prime Earth)
- Frederick Freeman (Prime Earth)
- Calvin Rose (Prime Earth)
- Trigon (Prime Earth)
- Zor-El (Prime Earth)
- Solovar (Prime Earth)
- Swamp Thing (Prime Earth)
- Lana Lang (Prime Earth)
- Malcolm Merlyn (Prime Earth)
- Violet Harper (Prime Earth)
- Lobo II (Prime Earth)
- Niles Caulder (Prime Earth)
- Jefferson Pierce (Prime Earth)
Teams
Selected 2012 team debuts. See all.
- Teen Titans (Prime Earth)
- Secret Society of Super-Villains (Prime Earth)
- Trinity of Sin (Prime Earth)
- Royal Flush Gang (Prime Earth)
- Order of the Van Helsings
- Parliament of Limbs
- League of Assassins (Prime Earth)
- Team 7 (Prime Earth)
- Worldkillers (Prime Earth)
- Outsiders II (Prime Earth)
- Red Hood Gang (Prime Earth)
- Challengers of the Unknown (Prime Earth)
- Rogues (Prime Earth)
- Untitled (Prime Earth)
- The Others (Prime Earth)
- Night Force (Prime Earth)
- Templar Guardians
- The Murder of Crows
- Mean Machine
- Whisper Gang
- New Guardians (Prime Earth)
- Ravagers (Prime Earth)
- Omega Men (Prime Earth)
- August 7
- Circle of Eternity (Prime Earth)
- Penguin's Lieutenants (Prime Earth)
- Burners
- Mutants (Prime Earth)
- Skullgirls
- Army of the Dawn
- Terminauts