Ranking the new 52

[brandnewfan]

I'm a new reader who jumped on board with DC after taking about a 2 year break completely from comics (after about 15 years of consistent reading and collecting all things Marvel, I felt I could no longer support their books because, in all honesty, they was ALL total crap). I would've moved to DC at that time, but continuity seemed too overwhelming and convoluted to simply jump aboard with, say, Batman or The Flash. So when DC rebooted, I kind of did too. I read everything for the first year, then dropped several books after that. Below are my rankings of every new 52 books up to this point, as well as thoughts here and there. Feel free to share your own ranking of the DC books on your pull list. Or not

From best to worst:

1. Batman - the best, most consistent title of the entire new 52
2. Animal Man
3. Swamp Thing
4. Wonder Woman
5. I, Vampire
6. Aquaman
7. Green Lantern
8. Earth 2
9. Blue Beetle
10. Nightwing
11. Batman and Robin
12. Batman, Incorporated
13. Supergirl
14. Red Hood and the Outlaws
15. Justice League
16. The Flash
17. Justice League Dark
18. Action Comics
19. Birds of Prey
20. Suicide Squad
21. Detective Comics - only counting the Layman issues
22. Sword of Sorcery
23. Batman: The Dark Knight - only counting the Hurwitz issues
24. Resurrection Man
25. Green Lantern Corps
26. Voodoo
27. Teen Titans
28. Red Lanterns
29. Catwoman - I liked this a lot better before Nocenti took over, it's really awful now...
30. Green Lantern: New Guardians
31. Superboy
32. Batgirl
33. StormWatch
34. Talon
35. Frankenstein, Agent of S.H.A.D.E.
36. World's Finest
37. Grifter
38. O.M.A.C.
39. The Ravagers
40. Demon Knights
41. All-Star Western
42. Batwoman
43. DC Universe Presents - hard to fairly rank this one, but ah well
44. Blackhawks
45. Deathstroke - the Liefeld issues brought this one down a lot, but Justin Jordan's first issue was awesome, so things are looking up
46. G.I. Combat
47. The Savage Hawkman
48. Captain Atom
49. Batwing
50. The Phantom Stranger
51. Legion Lost
52. The Fury of Firestorm, the Nuclear Man
53. Team 7
54. Superman - only counting the Lobdell issues, which made this book rank higher than it was prior to him taking over (it was down there with Static Shock & Mister Terrific)
55. Justice League International
56. Men of War
57. Legion of Super-Heroes
58. Hawk and Dove
59. Dial H
60. Green Arrow
61. Mister Terrific
62. Static Shock

I know most of you will be wondering about my placement of Demon Knights and Dial H. Demon Knights just doesn't hold my interest, and Dial H is a big confusing mess. All of this is just my opinion, of course.

I've dropped all of these, in no particular order:

All-Star Western
Batwing
Batwoman
Birds of Prey - I might pick it back up with the new writer, I'll probably wait to see what the reviews are like first
Catwoman - I would've kept this if Nocenti hadn't taken over
DC Universe Presents
Demon Knights
Dial H
The Fury of Firestorm, the Nuclear Man
Legion of Super-Heroes
The Phantom Stranger
Red Lanterns
The Savage Hawkman
StormWatch
Talon
Team 7
World's Finest

I'll add Sword of Sorcery to that list if it stays mediocre, as well as The Ravagers if the upcoming new writer doesn't amaze me. Everything else I'm keeping. What about you guys?

[BarryAllen5K]

Well.... here's what I pull. I'll try to rank them in order although many I like as well as any other.
Batman
Batman Inc.
Swamp Thing
Action Comics
Justice League
GL
Aquaman
Detective (Laymen) Not as fun as I'd hoped.
Batman and Robin ( I actually dropped this and began re-pulling it a few issues back. Inconsistent?)
Superman (May jump up as the Lobdell stuff hits it's stride.

Out of everything I pull... really?? I only get excited about Batman, Revival, Walking Dead, Daredevil and now Amazing/Superior Spider-Man. Otherwise, everything else has become rather lifeless...

[Billy Batson]

Dial H at the bottom? |:|

[aaronghunter]

I pulled thirty of the first issues, my ex pulled ten others. This is my current pull from the New 52 ongoings;
1. Batwoman
2. All-Star Western
3. Demon Knights
4. Wonder Woman
5. Dial H
6. Red Hood & The Outlaws
7. G.I. Combat
8. Batwing
9. DC Universe Presents

I pulled the following for at least four issues a piece, usually six;
Aquaman
Animal Man
Swamp Thing
Batgirl
Men Of War (Cancellation)
Justice League Dark

Dial H at the bottom? |:|

It is a mystery to everyone.

[Sissel]

My current pull list consists of only three titles. My ranking is:

1. Wonder Woman
2. Batman and Robin
3. Action Comics (dropping after Morrison leaves)

I dropped the following books:
-Stormwatch after Cornell and Sepúlveda lefr the series (issue 6)
-Batman: I got really bored. Don't ask why, but I just couldn't get into the whole "owl" thing. Dropped it a month before "Night of the Owls"
-Flash: Beatiful art, but the stories were average

I'm also thinking about buying Dial H.

[Raptor13]

I have a limited pull list to begin with, but I'll rank my experience so far

1. Batman- consistently exciting, gritty, and has me waiting for the next one. Only one issue that I had complaints with, but it was probably more editorial problems

2. Teen Titans- I know many dont like it, but it is fun and I love the character development. I will admit the Culling was horrible, but before and after was very good

3. Green Lantern: New Guardians- great variety of cast that seemed like a new adventure every issue but with an overarching story, something that I really enjoy in Green Lantern titles

4. Justice League- I liked the origin arc, not much after, but it was still pretty fun at that point

5. Deathstroke- only commenting on Higgins run, whcih was fun

6. Batman and Robin- first arc was good, second was... mediocre at best, but I really enjoy the art

[flottanna]

1. Aquaman
2. Batman
3. Green Lantern
4. Justice League
5.Swampthing
6. Batman and Robin
7.Wonder Woman
8. The Flash
9. Animal MAn
10. Action Comics (And Superman Is My favorite)
11. Detective Comics
12. Green Lantern New Guardians
13. Teen Titans
14. Supergirl
15. Superman
16. Sword and Sorcery
17. The Dark Knight
18. Superboy
19. Phantom Stranger
20. Red Hood
21. Green Lantern Corps
22. Red Lanterns
23. Stormwatch
24 Catwoman. ( Which was good but went to shit)
25. Earth 2
26. Birds of prey
27. Green Arrow


I think those are all the ones I am Currently reading. But Captain Atom and JLI i read before they were canceled and liked.

And I just gave up on.
Hawkman
Team 7
worlds Finest.

[Mr. Holmes]

Batman Incorporated
Action Comics
Wonder Woman
Dial H
Batwoman
I, Vampire
Demon Knights
The Flash
Red Hood and Outlaws
OMAC
Sword of Sorcery
Stormwatch
Frankenstein: Agent of Shade (would be higher if it weren't for Lemire's run)
Animal Man
Swamp Thing
Earth-2
Aquaman
Teen Titans
Supergirl
Justice League Dark
Team 7
Superboy (would be lower if it weren't for the early Lobdell issues)
Superman (would be higher if it weren't for the Perez and Jurgens runs)
Justice League (would be lower if it weren't for Shazam! and Throne of Atlantis)
Batman

To be clear, the bottom of my list is "meh" and anything worse I didn't bother to rank.

[Flash Gordon]

Action Comics
Batman Incorporated
Batwoman
Dial H
Wonder Woman
The Flash
Lobdell's issues of Superman (would be higher if it weren't only two so far)
Animal Man
Frankenstein: Agent of Shade
Captain Atom
Supergirl
Swamp Thing
Earth-2

[Aquacatlungfish]

Action Comics

Seriously? It's the worst thing Morrison has written in ages. Happy and Inc are superior in every single conceivable way. Morrison's Action is a series of rushed underdeveloped ideas with a story that's all over the place and really doesn't make sense. Morrison eventually went to the dumb explanation of "he's being attacked over all of time and space so of course it's all over the place" but that was far too late in issue 15 in a 17 issue run. Morrison is one of my favourite writers and Inc is one of the best books DC are publishing and All Star is the best Superman story ever written but Action is just plain bad.

[RockyIII]

Batman
Animal Man
Swamp Thing
Wonder Woman
Green Lantern
I, Vampire
Aquaman

Dropped:
Detective Comics - This was just a bad bad comic, with exception of issue #1
Justice League Dark - Pre-Lemire JLD

[LegoLawyer]

I used to read a few comics when I was a 10 or so. 20 years passed by. I've certainly kept up with comic book TV shows and movies, but the New 52 was my first regular collecting experience. I like collecting a lot to catch up with all the characters, but realistically I'll have to drop some titles or wait until they are cheaper (digitally or trades). Here's how I'd rate them so far. I am grouping them for simplicity, with best in a group to the left. Maybe it's not fair to lump all the same together (some are better than others), but I read them in groups as a whole story. Also, I am basically averaging all issues 1 up to current.

Batman titles - Batman, Red Hood, Nightwing, Batgirl, Batman and Robin, Batwoman, Birds of Prey, Dark Knight, Catwoman, Batman Inc., Detective Comics, Talon, Suicide Squad, Teen Titans

Wonder Woman - quite fun
Justice League
All-Star Western - a surprisingly entertaining book
Green Lantern titles - Green Lantern, Corps, New Guardians
Justice League International - I liked this book! RIP
Aquaman
Flash
Superman titles - Action Comics, Superman, Superboy, Supergirl
Hawk and Dove - I liked it at first, but it ended badly.
Worlds' Finest and Earth 2 - as a newer reader, it's hard to get into another Earth.
Phantom Stranger - intriguing, but I'll give it a few more to see where it's going.
Team Seven - it's difficult to like this book when you know everyone's fates. It was described as giving answers about that 5 year gap, but not much so far.
Stormwatch - Not easy to get into. Once Martian Manhunter left, I dropped this title.
Ravagers - Dropped after giving it some time.
Green Arrow - Love the character. Dislike the book. I keep it on the pull list and hope.
DC Universe Presents - I've only picked up a few here and there, but the stories were so-so.

I know that's a lot of Batman titles to lump together, but I try to enjoy as a whole.

[Flash Gordon]

Seriously? It's the worst thing Morrison has written in ages. Happy and Inc are superior in every single conceivable way. Morrison's Action is a series of rushed underdeveloped ideas with a story that's all over the place and really doesn't make sense. Morrison eventually went to the dumb explanation of "he's being attacked over all of time and space so of course it's all over the place" but that was far too late in issue 15 in a 17 issue run. Morrison is one of my favourite writers and Inc is one of the best books DC are publishing and All Star is the best Superman story ever written but Action is just plain bad.

Can't disagree with ya more, buddy. I love Morrison's ACTION COMICS. I love it real hard. INC is a good book but suffers (for me) since I'm not much of a Batman fan. It just isn't as compelling. Action Comics is everything I enjoy about Superman rolled up into a nice little package. In 12 issues Morrison did more with Superman's rogues gallery than anyone has in years. Plus I love all that "dumb attacked through time and space" stuff.

All Star is superior, sure, but it's not part of this discussion.

[Trilipush]

I'm with Flash Gordon on Action Comics. Especially now that everything's coming together nicely.

If I'd rank the best comics out of the few New 52 titles I've read this year, it would go down like this, ranked from best to worst.

Action Comics
Batman, Incorporated
Batwoman
Animal Man
Batman
Swamp Thing

[B. Kuwanger]

1. Wonder Woman
2. Batman, Incorporated
3. Action Comics


4. Supergirl
5. Batwoman
6. The Flash
7. Superman - (Lobdell)
8. All-Star Western
9. Detective Comics (Layman)

I don't really consider picking up anything else.