New 52 Reading Order
Welcome to the New 52 Reading Order. This is a reading order for all DC comics published under the New 52 line, beginning after the Flashpoint event and ending with the Convergence event. The continuity of the New 52 continues in the DC You Reading Order.
New 52 Part 1
Issues: Dial H #0 to Sword of Sorcery Vol. 2 #3
Years: 2011-2013
Events: Batman: Zero Year, The Culling, Night of the Owls
First Appearances: None
The reading order begins in the distant past and gradually catches up to present day. There are many changes to the status quo of the DC Universe with the beginning of the New 52. Most of the characters are rebooted and revamped, with the notable exceptions of Batman and Green Lantern, whose continuities remain largely intact.
New 52 Part 2
Issues: Justice League Dark #9 to Batman: Joker’s Daughter #1
Years: 2012-2014
Events: Rise of the Third Army, Wrath of the First Lantern, Rotworld, Throne of Atlantis, Superman: H'el on Earth, Death of the Family, Green Lantern: Lights Out, Batman: Requiem
First Appearances: None
The second through sixth waves of New 52 comics begin to appear and events become more frequent.
New 52 Part 3
Issues: Detective Comics Vol. 2 #22 to Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 7 #23
Years: 2013-2015
Events: Gothtopia, Trinity War, Forever Evil, Forever Evil: Blight, Krypton Returns, Red Daughter of Krypton, Superman: Doomed, Green Lantern: Uprising, New 52: Futures End, Green Lantern: Godhead, Robin Rises, Batman: Endgame, Multiversity, Convergence
First Appearances: None
The biggest event of the New 52, Forever Evil, takes place. The Convergence event marks the end of the New 52 branding and leads into DC You. The end of the reading order contains the New 52 series taking place in the far future.