Comic Geek Speak, special report on DC Comics.

And welcome to Comic Geek Speak.

This is your host, Peter Rios.

It is Tuesday, May 31st. If you were on the

internet anytime today, mid-afternoonish, then you know what we're going to be talking about in this

episode. It has been rumored for quite a long time now on bleedingcool.com, a rumor that apparently

had a lot of fact to it

because just today announced on the source,

which is DCcomics.com, the blog for DC Comics,

and also announced on USA Today,

is the news that DC Comics is announcing an historic renumbering of all superhero titles

and landmark day and date digital distribution. I'm going to read directly from the source

by David Hyde. It says this year change is in the air at DC Comics. On Wednesday, August 31st,

DC Comics will launch a historic renumbering of the entire DC Universe line of comic books

with 52 first issues, including the release of Justice League by New York Times bestselling

writer and DC Entertainment chief creative officer,

Jeff Johns, and bestselling artist and DC Comics co-publisher Jim Lee.

The publication of Justice League, Issue 1, will launch day and date digital publishing

for all these ongoing titles, making DC Comics the first of the two major American publishers

to release all of its superhero comic book titles digitally the same day as in print.

DC Comics will only publish two comic books on August 31st,

the final issue of this summer's comic book miniseries Flashpoint and the first issue of Justice League by Johns and Lee, two of the most distinguished and popular contemporary comic book creators who will be collaborating for the first time.

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