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 History of the New 52/Rebirth DC Universe: Flashpoint to Year of the Villain

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Flashpoint #1
The History of the New 52/Rebirth DC Universe covers the DC Universe that came in the wake of the reality-changing event known as Flashpoint.

While the changes caused by the Flashpoint go all the way back to the Dawn of Time, this timeline will focus on the events following the Flashpoint event itself up until the present day. We are currently working on a more comprehensive timeline that will go back to the Dawn of Time.

Rebirth also altered the DC Universe, but while some of the changes were quite substantial these changes happened gradually rather than as a big shift, and as a result they will be handled in comments in the references.

The timeline below flows vertically from top to bottom. The events in the first column serve as the starting point for all entries in that row. Each row is divided into 11 columns focusing on events relating to the character groups listed at the top. At the bottom of the timeline is a scrollbar which will enable you to see columns that are not visible in standard view. [Note: The scrollbar is not visible on tablets and mobile devices but the columns can easily be swiped to the side]

 History of the New 52/Rebirth DC Universe: Flashpoint to Year of the Villain

MAIN EVENT
EVENTS / GENERAL DCU
BATMAN
SUPERMAN
WONDER WOMAN
JUSTICE LEAGUE
GREEN LANTERN
FLASH
AQUAMAN
GREEN ARROW
TEEN TITANS
WAR / HORROR
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PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE CHANGE AS A RESULT OF FLASHPOINT [1] NIGHT OF THE OWLS: THE COURT OF OWLS TAKE OVER GOTHAM
DEATH OF THE FAMILY
SUPERGIRL ARRIVES ON EARTH [2]
H'EL ON EARTH
SUPERMAN AND WONDER WOMAN START DATING
  JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL FORMED [3] RISE OF THE THIRD ARMY [4]
SIMON BAZ DEBUTS AS GREEN LANTERN [5]
WRATH OF THE FIRST LANTERN: VOLTHOOM DEBUTS [6]
BARRY ALLEN PRESUMED DEAD THE TRENCH DEBUTS
THE OTHERS REASSEMBLE
  TEEN TITANS DEBUT [7]
THE CULLING
ROTWORLD
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ATLANTIS ATTACKS THE SURFACE WORLD [8] ROBIN (DAMIAN) DIES
GOTHTOPIA
PSI-WAR
KRYPTON RETURNS
  VIBE DEBUTS [9]
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA DEBUT [10]
TRINITY WAR
GUY GARDNER BECOMES A RED LANTERN
LIGHTS OUT
GORILLA WARFARE: GORILLA GRODD TAKES OVER CENTRAL CITY
DANIEL WEST DEBUTS AS REVERSE-FLASH
  OLIVER QUEEN LOSES QUEEN ENTERPRISES AND IS ACCUSED OF MURDER
KOMODO DEBUTS
THE TEEN TITANS FACE TRITON  
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THE CRIME SYNDICATE TAKE OVER THE EARTH BATMAN ETERNAL
DICK GRAYSON BECOMES AN AGENT OF SPYRAL
SUPERMAN: DOOMED
SUPERGIRL BECOMES A RED LANTERN
  METAL MEN DEBUT
JESSICA CRUZ DEBUTS
LEX LUTHOR JOINS THE JUSTICE LEAGUE
LIGHTS OUT     OUTSIDERS WAR    
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TELOS FORCES HEROES OF CITIES FROM VARIOUS REALITIES TO FIGHT EACH OTHER FOR SURVIVAL
MULTIVERSITY
ROBIN RISIS
ENDGAME
JAMES GORDON BECOMES BATMAN
TRUTH: SUPERMAN LOSES MOST OF HIS POWERS AND IDENTITY REVEALED
SAVAGE DAWN
  AMAZO VIRUS GODHEAD
HAL JORDAN BECOMES A RENEGADE GREEN LANTERN
GREEN LANTERN CORPS SENT BACK IN TIME TO THE UNIVERSE BEFORE THE BIG BANG
         
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THE JUSTICE LEAGUE IS CAUGHT IN A WAR BETWEEN DARKSEID AND THE ANTI-MONITOR   FINAL DAYS OF SUPERMAN: SUPERMAN DIES AND IS REPLACED BY SUPERMAN OF PREVIOUS REALITY     JESSICA CRUZ BECOMES A GREEN LANTERN       TITANS REFORM  
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WALLY WEST'S REENTRANCE TO THE POST-FLASHPOINT UNIVERSE CAUSES CHANGES TO HISTORY NIGHT OF THE MONSTER MEN
VICTIM SYNDICATE
LEAGUE OF SHADOWS
SUPERMAN REBORN: TIME AND REALITY REALIGNS AS THE SUPERMEN OF TWO REALITIES MERGE   JUSTICE LEAGUE VS. SUICIDE SQUAD THE PHANTOM LANTERN          
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BARBATOS ENLISTS THE BATMAN WHO LAUGHS TO CONQUER AND DESTROY THE MULTIVERSE
THE SOURCE WALL IS BROKEN
A LONELY PLACE OF LIVING: TIM DRAKE RETURNS
BATWOMAN SHOOTS CLAYFACE AND JOINS THE COLONY
BOYZARRO DEBUTS
THE KENTS MOVE TO METROPOLIS
WONDER WOMAN REFORM JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK NO JUSTICE: THE OMEGA TITANS RETURN TO RE-ABSORB THE WORLDS OF THE UNIVERSE
THE LEGION OF DOOM IS FORMED
GREEN LANTERN CORPS AND SINESTRO CORPS PART WAYS
CONTROLLERS REBORN
DARKSTARS RISING
  SUICIDE SQUAD ATTEMPTS TO SINK ATLANTIS OLIVER QUEEN CLEARED OF MURDER CHARGES DEATHSTROKE ATTEMPTS TO UNDO THE DEATH OF HIS SON
DEFIANCE DEBUTS: DEATHSTROKE, KID FLASH, JERICHO, POWER GIRL, RAVAGER AND TERRA
 
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SEVERAL HEROES FOUND DEAD AT THE SANCTUARY ARKHAM KNIGHT DEBUTS     DROWNED EARTH
PERPETUA FREED FROM THE SOURCE WALL
THE WORLD FORGER DEBUTS
    AQUAMAN DIES
UNSPOKEN WATER
AQUAMAN RETURNED TO THE LIVING BY MOTHER SHARK
     
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YEAR OF THE VILLAIN: LUTHOR OFFERS UPGRADES TO EARTH'S VILLAINS
EVENT LEVIATHAN [11]
CITY OF BANE [12] LEX LUTHOR BECOMES APEX LEX [13]
UNITY DAY: UNITED PLANETS FORMED [14]
SUPERMAN REVEALS IDENTITY TO THE WORLD [15]
RETURN OF THE AMAZONS [16]
WARMASTER DEBUTS [17]
LUTHOR ABSORBS THE MARTIAN MANHUNTER [18]
THE JUSTICE/DOOM WAR [19]
GL JO MULLEIN ASSIGNED TO FAR SECTOR [20]
YOUNG GUARDIANS ABSORBED BY TEMPLAR GUARDIANS [21]
FLASH (BARRY) AND REVERSE FLASH JOIN FORCES TO DEFEAT PARADOX [22]
REVERSE FLASH FORM THE LEGION OF ZOOM [23]
ANDY CURRY IS BORN [24]
AQUAMAN AND MARA GET MARRIED [25]
  ROUNDHOUSE BETRAYS THE TEEN TITANS [26]
DJINN WARS [27]
ROBIN QUITS THE TEEN TITANS [28]
 
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THE BATMAN WHO LAUGHS RESHAPES THE WORLD INTO A DARK REALITY [29] THE BATMAN WHO LAUGHS BECOMES THE DARKEST KNIGHT [30]
THE ROBIN KING DEBUTS [31]
SUPERBOY-PRIME DIES FIGHTING THE DARKEST KNIGHT - RE-APPEARS ON RECONSTRUCTED EARTH PRIME [32] WONDER WOMAN DEFEATS THE DARKEST KNIGHT [33] THE TOTALITY IS FORMED [34] THE GREEN LANTERN CORPS GATHER REFUGEES FROM AROUND THE MULTIVERSE [35] MANY SPEEDSTERS TAKE UP REFUGE IN THE SPEED FORCE [36]     TEEN TITANS PAST AND PRESENT MEET UP BEFORE THE BIG FIGHT [37]  
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THE MULTIVERSE IS REBORN, EXPANDING WITHOUT LIMIT [38] A-DAY: POISON GAS KILLS HUNDREDS OF INMATES AT ARKHAM [39]
SCARECROW'S FEAR STATE SET IN MOTION
THE MAGISTRATE ENFORCE THE LAW ON NO MASKS IN GOTHAM
SUPERMAN FORMS THE AUTHORITY [40]
JON KENT BECOMES SUPERMAN AS KAL-EL LEAVES EARTH [41]
WARWORLD SAGA: SUPERMAN AND THE AUTHORITY GO TO TAKE DOWN MONGUL [42]
WONDER WOMAN CAUGHT IN THE AFTERWORLDS IN THE SPHERE OF GODS [43]
YARA FLOR BECOMES THE NEW WONDER GIRL [44]
WONDER WOMAN RETURNS TO EARTH [45]
BLACK ADAM, NAOMI AND QUEEN HIPPOLYTA JOIN THE JUSTICE LEAGUE [46]
UNITED PLANETS BRIGADE BECOMES THE UNITED ORDER [47]
GREEN LANTERN CORPS RESTRUCTURED [48]
CENTRAL POWER BATTERY OBLITERATED [49]
FLASH (WALLY) IS CATAPULTED THROUGH TIME BY THE SPEED FORCE [50] JACKSON HYDE BECOMES AQUAMAN [51] BLACK CANARY AND DEATHSTROKE JOIN T.R.U.S.T. [52] ROY HARPER TURNS UP ALIVE [53]
TEEN TITANS ACADEMY ACCEPTS ITS FIRST STUDENTS [54]
CONNER HAWKE RETURNS [55]
LEVI KAMEI BECOMES THE NEW SWAMP THING [56]

Comments

Not all Main Events in the timeline are big crossovers, as we've strived to make each period last cover about one year of published material.

A casual reading of a few DC comics will make it clear that a whole month does not usually pass for the characters in between monthly issues of a issue. Many issues begin hours or even minutes after the previous month's story. As a result of this we have focused on the sequence of events rather than years or exact time in the timeline.

Also, while specific dates sometimes appear in stories, as well as mention of contemporary fashions, and usage of contemporary slang, this is what is generally refereed to as Topical References. These are specific dates (or other) added by a writer or artist to make it seem current at the time the story is being published. They are not necessarily indicators of when - what year or even what decade - a story took place, when looking at the history of the DC Universe as a whole.

References

The issues referenced in the timeline will be listed below, but we're not quite done with adding them at this time.

  1. Flashpoint #5 (October 2011)
  2. Supergirl Vol. 6 #1 (November 2011)
  3. Justice League International Vol. 3 #1 (November 2011)
  4. Green Lantern Vol. 5 #13-#16, Green Lantern Corps Vol. 3 #13-#16, Green Lantern: New Guardians #13-#16, Red Lanterns #13-#16 (December 2012-March 2013), Green Lantern Corps Annual Vol. 3 #1
  5. Green Lantern Vol. 5 #13 (December 2012)
  6. Green Lantern Vol. 5 #17 (April 2013), Green Lantern Corps Vol. 3 #17 (April 2013), Green Lantern: New Guardians #17 (April 2013), Red Lanterns #17 (April 2013), Green Lantern Vol. 5 #18 (May 2013), Green Lantern Corps Vol. 3 #18 (May 2013), Green Lantern: New Guardians #18 (May 2013), Red Lanterns #18 (May 2013), Green Lantern Vol. 5 #19 (June 2013), Green Lantern Corps Vol. 3 #19 (June 2013), Green Lantern: New Guardians #19 (June 2013), Red Lanterns #19 (June 2013), Green Lantern Vol. 5 #20 (June 2013)
  7. Teen Titans Vol. 4 #1 (November 2011)
  8. Aquaman Vol. 7 #14 (January 2013), Justice League Vol. 2 #15 (February 2013), Aquaman Vol. 7 #15 (February 2013), Justice League Vol. 2 #16 (March 2013), Aquaman Vol. 7 #16 (March 2013), Justice League Vol. 2 #17 (April 2013)
  9. Justice League of America's Vibe #1 (April 2013)
  10. Justice League of America Vol. 3 #1 (April 2013)
  11. Event Leviathan #1-#6 (August 2019-January 2020)
  12. Batman Vol. 3 #75-#85 (September 2019-February 2020)
  13. Justice League Vol. 4 #25 (August 2019)
  14. Superman Vol. 5 #15 (November 2019)
  15. Superman Vol. 5 #18 (February 2020)
  16. Wonder Woman Vol. 5 #74-#75 (September 2019)
  17. Wonder Woman #751 (April 2020)
  18. Justice League Vol. 4 #27 (September 2019)
  19. Justice League Vol. 4 #30-#39 (March 2020)
  20. Far Sector #1 (January 2020)
  21. Green Lantern Vol. 6 #8 (January 2022) [Flashback]
  22. Flash #750-#762 (April-August 2020)
  23. Flash #756-#755 (August-November 2020)
  24. Aquaman Vol. 8 #57 (April 2020)
  25. Aquaman Vol. 8 #57 (April 2020)
  26. Teen Titans Vol. 6 #34 (November 2019)
  27. Teen Titans Vol. 6 #39-Teen Titans Vol. 6 #41 (April-July 2020)
  28. Teen Titans Annual Vol. 6 #2 (October 2020)
  29. Dark Nights: Death Metal #1 (August 2020)
  30. Dark Nights: Death Metal #2 (September 2020)
  31. Dark Nights: Death Metal #3 (October 2020)
  32. Dark Nights: Death Metal The Secret Origin #1 (February 2021)
  33. Dark Nights: Death Metal #7 (March 2021)
  34. Dark Nights: Death Metal #7 (March 2021)
  35. Dark Nights: Death Metal Multiverse's End #1 (November 2020)
  36. Dark Nights: Death Metal Speed Metal #1 (November 2020)
  37. Dark Nights: Death Metal The Last Stories of the DC universe #1 (February 2021)
  38. Infinite Frontier #0 (May 2021)
  39. Infinite Frontier #0 (May 2021)
  40. Superman and the Authority #1-#1 (September-December 2021)
  41. Superman: Son of Kal-El #3 (November 2021)
  42. Action Comics #1036 (January 2022)
  43. Wonder Woman #770-#779 (May-November 2021)
  44. Wonder Girl Vol. 3 #1-#7 (July 2021-March 2022)
  45. Wonder Woman #779 (December 2021)
  46. Justice League Vol. 4 #59-#63 (May-August 2021)
  47. Justice League Vol. 4 #64 (September 2021)
  48. Green Lantern Vol. 6 #2 (July 2021)
  49. Green Lantern Vol. 6 #2 (July 2021)
  50. Flash #768-#771, Flash 2021 Annual #1 (May-September 2021)
  51. Aquaman: The Becoming #1-#6 (November 2021-April 2022)
  52. Deathstroke, Inc. #1 (November 2021)
  53. Infinite Frontier #0 (May 2021)
  54. Teen Titans Academy #1 (May 2021)
  55. Detective Comics #1034 (May 2021)
  56. Swamp Thing Vol. 7 #1 (May 2021)