I am viewing this as a relaunch along the lines of what happened after Crisis on Infinite Earths in 1985. Once that series ended, the universe restarted itself, heroes and story lines changed.
In this way I think the New 52 is similar. Trying to take what is best about the character and give it a different spin. Might not be the spin you'll like but it's basically the same character, to some extent.
Instead of getting the John Byrne rebooted Superman, there will be Grant Morrison's version. Instead of the George Perez rebooted Wonder Woman, there will be the Brian Azzarello and Cliff Chiang version.
The Wildstorm Universe is now merged into the DCU like Fawcett Comics Shazam family was or like Blue Beetle, Captain Atom or Question from Charlton Comics were.
When I first heard and read about this new DCU, I didn't know what to think. My excitement for comics has waned throughout the years. Now that I'm looking at it from this direction, I'm kind of interested and even a little excited to see where this is going.
What will remain and what will change about these characters? Will a character that I wasn't overly interested in before become a new favorite? Will old favorites change to much?
Guess I'll just have to keep reading to find out.
