About a decade ago DC Comics decided to boost sagging sales by relaunching their entire universe and retelling the origins of all their superheroes, in an event called “The New 52..” Cherished comics writer Gail Simone had been working for DC for quite some time at this point, having singlehandedly carried the 2000s Birds of Prey comic through a hundred issues, among other feats.
If you ever wondered what the New 52 was like behind the scenes, Gail
took to her Twitter account this weekend and opened up questions. The discussion got busy enough to make “New 52” trend on Twitter. Here are some of the more interesting things we learned….
THE NEW 52 WAS A VERY RUSHED PROJECT AND A LOT OF IT WAS MADE UP ON THE FLY
“It was VERY seat-of-the-pants,” says Gail. “It was originally pitched to me as a YEAR ONE starting point. That meant throwing out a lot of DC’s best stuff, but I was told that stuff could be re-introduced...
