With the debut of the New 52 from DC Comics, William and Dane sit down to discuss Geoff Johns and Jim Lee‘s Justice League #1, the first of the 52 relaunched titles that DC will release over the month of September. Listen as they discuss the impact of this bold new direction for the DC Universe.

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Lego made a huge license acquisition this evening, as BleedingCool reports that the company will produce sets for both Marvel and DC next year. The Marvel figures, including Iron Man, The Hulk, Captain America, Thor, Hawkeye, Loki and Black Widow, will launch next May in time for The Avengers. On the DC side of things, January 2012 will see the release of the DC Universe Super Heroes collection which includes; Batman, Robin, Catwoman, The Joker, The Riddler, Two-Face, Poison Ivy, Harley Quinn, Bane, Bruce Wayne, Superman, Lex Luthor, Green Lantern and Wonder Woman.

For those of you at Comic-Con this week, Lego will be giving away an exclusive Green Lantern or Batman minifigure at their booth. For those that can’t attend, we’ve included the packaging below.

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This morning, DC Women Kicking Ass found the above image via the ‘Toon Tumblers Facebook page, showing a much better look at Geoff Johns and Jim Lee‘s rebooted Justice League. As previously seen, we have Aquaman, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, Superman, Batman, The Flash, and Cyborg. However, as DCWKA points out, there are some interesting characters in the sides of the picture, including The Atom, Firestorm, Deadman, Mera, Green Arrow, and Hawkman. I don’t know the identity of the other two women, but I think this image gives a good idea as to the full and future roster of the new Justice League. Are you anymore excited for this team knowing the future of its roster than you were before? Sound off in our comments.

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DC Comics’ long rumored and surprising announcement this afternoon has sent the Internet and Comics fans into a frenzied state of excitement. With so much information out there, it’s hard to get a feel for what exactly will and won’t be changing. After the break, we’ve got an analysis of the changes DC just made and a round up of some of the already announced and rumored new #1 titles that will debut this September.

This is it folks, the biggest comic book news since Disney bought Marvel.

Today via The Source Blog DC Comics announced it is relaunching their entire line of Superhero titles and will be the first of the “Big Two” (DC and Marvel) to publish same day releases of their digital and print comics. These changes will spin out of DC’s summer event Flashpoint ending on August 31st with only two issues being released on that date: Flashpoint #5 and the newly announced Justice League #1 by Geoff Johns and Jim Lee. After August 31st expect an onslaught of new books as DC will continue to release fifty-two new issue #1s. As far as what this means to our rebooted characters and timelines DC Comics’ Dan DiDio was quoted as saying that the reboot would give them “…a chance to start, not at the beginning, but at a point where our characters are younger and the stories are being told for today’s audience.” In an industry often stagnant and stuck in its ways I for one salute DC for making a bold and daring move forward but only time will tell if this gamble will pay off.

Read the full press release and sound off in the comments after the break.