The New 52
In 2011, DC Comics announced that it would reboot the continuity of most of its publications, and restart them with new #1 issues, beginning in September of that year. Changes to Superman's history include making him once again a single man and the deaths of Jonathan and Martha, which occurred years prior. In addition, real-life astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson assisted DC Comics in determining that Krypton orbited the red dwarf LHS 2520 in the constellation Corvus 27.1 lightyears from Earth.
- Action Comics is set five years in the past and details Superman's early adventures as the protector of Metropolis. In this title, Superman wears a shirt with the S symbol, a smaller cape, a pair of jeans and worker boots. A rationale is given later in the title for the acquisition of the Superman battle armor, after which Superman abandons the shirt, focusing into his personal growth as the later, mature Superman.
- Superman is set in the character's present years and details his current adventures. In this title, Superman wears a ceremonial battle armor similar to his classic costume that pays tribute to his Kryptonian heritage.
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Famous quotes containing the words the new:
“The new always happens against the overwhelming odds of statistical laws and their probability, which for all practical, everyday purposes amounts to certainty; the new therefore always appears in the guise of a miracle.”
—Hannah Arendt (1906–1975)