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Which of DC’s “New 52” are right for you?

When people who have never been into superhero comics ask where to jump into the sprawling, swerving, occasionally unnerving space-time continuum of superhero comics, I never know what to tell them. There’s never been an easy answer – until now. As you know, DC is rebooting its entire line of comic books next week. They’ll be rolling out the “New 52” on Wednesday, and though the company has come under some much-deserved scrutiny about its lack of female heroes and female writers, they are releasing are eight female-fronted books I’m stoked about.

Supergirl – The best way I can think to describe Supergirl is: What if Hanna Marin from Pretty Little Liars had all of Superman’s powers? She’s super-fast, super-strong, and super-teenager-y. Which makes her infinitely more fun to watch than the Man of Steel.

Batgirl – Perhaps the most controversial decision DC made about its New 52 was to let Barbara Gordon make the leap from the wheelchair-bound Oracle to the cape and cowl-ed Batgirl. But even so, this is the book I’m second most excited for. It’s being penned by the goddess Gail Simone, who is, in my opinion, the greatest writer in the industry right now.

Batwoman – If you don’t know by now why you should read Batwoman, you should just read every post you see.

Catwoman – Catwoman’s psyche has always been one of the funnest things to unravel in the Bat-verse. Though, frankly, I could do with a little more “obsessed with thieving” and a little less “obsessed with Batman.” She’s a Lady of the Night in all the best (worst) ways!

Birds of Prey – It’ll be a tough act following up Gail Simone, who took this series to such a compelling place during its final pre-52 run. Birds of Prey is as kickass as the other Gotham titles, but it’s also a little more friendly and a little less gory. If you’re picking up the series for the first time, be prepared to ship Black Canary and Starling.

Wonder Woman – She’s Wonder Woman; what else do you need to know?

Voodoo – Voodoo is the only woman of color to have her own title in the DC relaunch, and she’s also the only bisexual character we know about so far. Actually, she’s a half-alien hybrid, so maybe that makes her trisexual?

Suicide Squad – I’ll be honest: I hate Harley Quinn’s redesigned costume. And I hate that I don’t see her wrapped up in Poison Ivy’s embrace issue #1’s cover. However, the concept for Suicide Squad is pretty cool: Harley leads a band of “reformed” supervillains on missions sanctioned by the government. Suicide missions. Because who cares if death-rown inmates survive?

The lovely ladies of DC Women Kicking Ass let me know that they’re holding their second annual Women Read Comics in Public Day on August 28th. You can check out all the details at their website. TheLinster and I both participated last year, and I’m sure we’ll be out there again this time around.

Which of DC’s New 52 are you most looking forward to?

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