Batman (New numbering)

We suspected it, we asked him, and now it's confirmed: Tom King -- one of comics' rising stars -- will be the new writer on Batman. Not only that, but he'll be joined by former Grayson cohort Mikel Janin on art duties, where his beautifully rendered action scenes and facial expressions will be highlighted. Unfortunately, they'll be joined to some extent by David Finch, who is mercifully removed from Wonder Woman. I've been over Finch since his Moon Knight run, so this leaves me unsettled.

Excitement Grade: Four out of Five pelvic thrusts.

Detective Comics (Resumes original numbering)

This one looks extremely promising - Bat-disciple James Tynion IV will be writing, Eddy Barrows (of Nightwing and Martian Manhunter fame) will handling art duties along with Alvaro Martinez. Batman will be teaming up with Batwoman to train Spoiler, Cassandra Cain, Clayface (?), and TIM MAWFUGGIN' DRAKE as Robin! It was described as a Batman boot camp, which sounds absolutely miserable for those involved, but great fun for readers!

Excitement Grade: Four out of Five pelvic thrusts.

All Star Batman (New numbering)

Don't fret about Batman Grand Poobah Scott Snyder - he'll be taking on a neat project where Batman will be knee-deep into his rogues gallery; Snyder wanted a project where he could really sink his teeth into the Bat-villains, and this will give him a great opportunity to do so. He'll be joined by John Romita Jr, Jock, and Sean Murphy (who we are super-pumped for).

Excitement Grade: Four out of Five pelvic thrusts.

Nightwing (New numbering)

Tim Seeley thankfully stays with the continuing escapades of Dick Grayson as he transitions from super-spy back to his superhero moniker of Nightwing - complete with blue and black suit! The art duties will be performed by Marcus To and Javi Fernandez. Honestly, as great as Grayson was, it'll be nice to have Nightwing back in his tights, and hopefully keeping an eye on Bludhaven.

Excitement Grade: Four out of Five pelvic thrusts.

Batgirl (New numbering)

With the promise of taking Babs out of Burnside, writer Hope Larson casts some skepticism on the title. She also has the unfortunate assignment of following one of the single-most influential creative teams the character has ever seen, and even aided by the incomparable Rafael Albuquerque on art, this is a pretty daunting task. They're going to have to win over a legion of fresh-faced fans.

Excitement Grade: Two out of Five pelvic thrusts.

Batgirl and the Birds of Prey (New numbering)

I mean, it's still a Birds of Prey book, soooo....yay! Two of the masterminds behind the CW's the 100, Shawna & Julie Benson, will be writing this book featuring Batgirl, a redesigned Black Canary, and the first in-costume incarnation of the Nu 52's Huntress! Pretty stoked to see how former Spyral agent Helena Bertinelli will end up with the two Burnside brawlers, especially with Claire Roe bringing the noise on art.

Excitement Grade: Three out of Five pelvic thrusts.

Harley Quinn (New numbering)

Amanda Connor and Jimmy Palmiotti return to DC's answer to Deadpool for probably more of the over-exposed same. Except now Harley more closely resembles Margot Robbie's version. Yippee. Joining the book are artists Chad Hardin and John Timms. Will be shipped twice a month to the surprise of absolutely no one.

Excitement Grade: One out of Five pelvic thrusts.

Red Hood and the Outlaws (New numbering)

Yippee ki yay, blanket bingos! Perpetual 90s icon Scott Lobdell returns to shart out action movie cliches and terrible dialogue with artist Dexter Soy, but this time the gang is joined by Artemis (the Amazon, not the Young Justice) and Bizarro.

Excitement Grade: One out of Five pelvic thrusts.

Batman Beyond (New numbering)

Dan Jurgens stays on the book drawn by Bernard Chang, and Terry McGinnis returns to the role of Batman of the Future that he should have never lost in the first place. Thanks, terrible DC epic events!

Excitement Grade: One out of Five pelvic thrusts.

Justice League (New numbering)

Amazing artist Bryan Hitch will be...writing...this book(?), with the art duties flowing to Tony S. Daniel and Fernando Pasarin. Shipping twice monthly, this book has made the odd choice of rostering two Green Lanterns instead of the traditional one, with Jessica Cruz (formerly Power Ring) and Simon Baz (the interesting new GL who was awkwardly shelved after a neat debut).

Excitement Grade: Three out of Five pelvic thrusts.

Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps (New numbering)

It's worth a double-take when you think about it: every Earth-spawned Green Lantern goes by their given names except Hal, so wouldn't it make sense for him to just be Hal Jordan to the universe? Robert Venditti will be scripting the book, with art by Ethan Van Sciver (aka the Guy Who Always Seems to Do Green Lantern Books) and Rafa Sandoval. Shipping twice monthly, we're guessing this focuses on Hal and his interactions with everyone else, and hopefully he's out of his hobo-clothes and back into his uniform.

Excitement Grade: Three out of Five pelvic thrusts.