In 2010, Jim Lee and Dan DiDio become the new co-publishers of DC Comics, replacing Paul Levitz. Geoff Johns is made Chief Creative Officer. Levitz became a Consultant to DC Entertainment, the new division headed by Diane Nelson under which DC Comics was placed the previous year.
The Blackest Night comes to an end and the last chapter, Brightest Day, begins. Introducing the White Lantern, the event revives a number of heroes and spawns new series for the Birds of Prey, Green Arrow and The Flash. The Justice League reunites the Super Buddies (and their legacy) for Justice League: Generation Lost (Volume 1).
DC also pushes a new universe, the First Wave. This includes pulp versions of Golden Age heroes, as well as the licensed properties Doc Savage, Avenger and the Spirit.
Creators[]
The following creative talent passed away in the year 2010:
- Adrienne Roy
- Al Williamson
- Alan Hume
- Bill DuBay
- Dick Giordano
- Ernie Guanlao
- Frank Frazetta
- Harvey Pekar
- Henry Scarpelli
- Howie Post
- Jackson Gillis
- Jerry Grandenetti
- Jon D'Agostino
- Jonny Rench
- Kevin McCarthy (actor)
- Len Rosenberg
- Lou Cameron
- Marvin Stein
- Mike Esposito
- Rik Levins
Titles
The following comic titles debuted with a 2010 cover date:
- American Vampire (Volume 1)
- Astro City Special: Silver Agent (Volume 1)
- Astro City: The Dark Age (Volume 4)
- Batman Beyond (Volume 3)
- Batman: Odyssey (Volume 1)
- Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne (Volume 1)
- Birds of Prey (Volume 2)
- Blackest Night: JSA (Volume 1)
- Blackest Night: The Flash (Volume 1)
- Blackest Night: Wonder Woman (Volume 1)
- Brightest Day (Volume 1)
- Bruce Wayne: The Road Home (Volume 1)
- Cinderella: From Fabletown with Love (Volume 1)
- DC Comics Presents: Young Justice (Volume 1)
- DC Universe Legacies (Volume 1)
- DV8: Gods and Monsters (Volume 1)
- Daytripper (Volume 1)
- Demo (Volume 1)
- Diamond Girl (Volume 1)
- Doc Savage (Volume 3)
- First Wave (Volume 1)
- Freedom Fighters (Volume 2)
- Fringe: Tales From the Fringe (Volume 1)
- Garrison (Volume 1)
- God of War (Volume 1)
- Green Arrow (Volume 4)
- Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors (Volume 1)
- Hellblazer: City of Demons (Volume 1)
- Hero Factory (Volume 1)
- Human Target (Volume 3)
- IZombie (Volume 1)
- Ides of Blood (Volume 1)
- JSA All-Stars (Volume 1)
- Joe the Barbarian (Volume 1)
- Justice League of America/The 99 (Volume 1)
- Justice League: Generation Lost (Volume 1)
- Justice League: The Rise of Arsenal (Volume 1)
- Knight and Squire (Volume 1)
- Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 6)
- Lobo: Highway to Hell (Volume 1)
- Mighty Crusaders (Volume 1)
- Milestone Forever (Volume 1)
- Nemesis: The Impostors (Volume 1)
- Red Hood: The Lost Days (Volume 1)
- Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? (Volume 1)
- Sparta: U.S.A. (Volume 1)
- Spirit (Volume 2)
- Superman: Earth One (Volume 1)
- Superman: Last Stand of New Krypton (Volume 1)
- Superman: The Last Family of Krypton (Volume 1)
The following Comic titles were last published with a 2010 cover date:
- Adventure Comics (Volume 2)
- Air (Volume 1)
- Arkham Reborn (Volume 1)
- Astro City Special: Silver Agent (Volume 1)
- Astro City: The Dark Age (Volume 4)
- Batman: The Brave and the Bold (Volume 1)
- Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne (Volume 1)
- Batman: Unseen (Volume 1)
- Batman: Widening Gyre (Volume 1)
- Billy Batson and the Magic of Shazam! (Volume 1)
- Bionicle: Glatorian (Volume 1)
- Blackest Night (Volume 1)
- Blackest Night: JSA (Volume 1)
- Blackest Night: The Flash (Volume 1)
- Blackest Night: Wonder Woman (Volume 1)
- Bruce Wayne: The Road Home (Volume 1)
- Catwoman (Volume 3)
- Cinderella: From Fabletown with Love (Volume 1)
- DC Super Friends (Volume 1)
- DV8: Gods and Monsters (Volume 1)
- Dante's Inferno (Volume 1)
- Daytripper (Volume 1)
- Demo (Volume 1)
- Diamond Girl (Volume 1)
- Emma (Volume 1)
- Ex Machina (Volume 1)
- From Eroica with Love (Volume 1)
- Garrison (Volume 1)
- God of War (Volume 1)
- Greek Street (Volume 1)
- Green Arrow and Black Canary (Volume 1)
- High Moon (Volume 1 (Digital))
- Human Target (Volume 3)
- JSA vs. Kobra (Volume 1)
- Joker's Asylum (Volume 1)
- Justice League: Cry for Justice (Volume 1)
- Justice League: The Rise of Arsenal (Volume 1)
- Lobo: Highway to Hell (Volume 1)
- Magog (Volume 1)
- Megatokyo (Volume 1)
- Milestone Forever (Volume 1)
- Musashi Number Nine (Volume 1)
- Nemesis: The Impostors (Volume 1)
- North 40 (Volume 1)
- Red Herring (Volume 1)
- Red Tornado (Volume 2)
- Scooby-Doo (Volume 1)
- Sparta: U.S.A. (Volume 1)
- StarCraft (Volume 1)
- Starman (Volume 2)
The following One Shots were published with a 2010 cover date:
- A Sickness in the Family
- A god Somewhere
- Area 10
- Arkham Asylum: Madness
- Batman 80-Page Giant 2010 #1
- Batman/Doc Savage Special #1
- Batman: Hidden Treasures #1
- Brightest Day: The Atom Special #1
- Bruce Wayne: The Road Home: Batgirl #1
- Bruce Wayne: The Road Home: Batman and Robin #1
- Bruce Wayne: The Road Home: Catwoman #1
- Bruce Wayne: The Road Home: Commissioner Gordon #1
- Bruce Wayne: The Road Home: Oracle #1
- Bruce Wayne: The Road Home: Outsiders #1
- Bruce Wayne: The Road Home: Ra's al Ghul #1
- Bruce Wayne: The Road Home: Red Robin #1
- DC Universe Holiday Special '09 #1
- DCU Halloween Special 2010 #1
- Dong Xoai, Vietnam 1965
- Fogtown
Characters
Selected 2010 character debuts. See all.
- Paul Lincoln (New Earth)
- Omega Man (New Earth)
- Heretic (New Earth)
- Gorius Karkum (New Earth)
- Nicole Morrison (New Earth)
- Derek Fury (Wildstorm Universe)
- Bizarro-Girl (New Earth)
- Lisa Jennings (New Earth)
- Austin Phelps (New Earth)
- Abraham Pointe (New Earth)
- Khea Taramka (New Earth)
- Kaldur'ahm (New Earth)
- Allegra Garcia (New Earth)
- Jarvis Poker (New Earth)
- Chu Jiang Impostor (New Earth)
- Crusader (New Earth)
- Kuan Ti Impostor (New Earth)
- Gong Gong Impostor (New Earth)
- Jade Emperor Impostor (New Earth)
- Lei Kung Impostor (New Earth)
- Lei Zi Impostor (New Earth)
- Shane Thompson (New Earth)
- Chu Jung Impostor (New Earth)
- Chloe Sullivan (New Earth)
- Entity (New Earth)
- Gavril Ivanovich (New Earth)
- Deathstorm (New Earth)
- Tender Mercy (New Earth)
- Benjamin Raymond (New Earth)
- Mateo Burland (New Earth)
- Ophidian (New Earth)
- Roxy (New Earth)
- Feng Po Impostor (New Earth)
- Zardor (New Earth)
- Eldon Peck (New Earth)
- Randall Mikavic (New Earth)
- Butcher (New Earth)
- D'Kay D'Razz (New Earth)
- Adara (entity) (New Earth)
- White Canary (New Earth)
- Isabel Rochev (New Earth)
- Carter Nichols (New Earth)
- Clancy Johnson (New Earth)
- Kiran Singh (New Earth)
- Quetzlotl (New Earth)
- Judson Pierce (New Earth)
- Scythe (New Earth)
- Milton Kroft (New Earth)
- Rafael Hardy (New Earth)
- Rani (New Earth)
Teams
Selected 2010 team debuts. See all.
- White Lantern Corps (New Earth)
- Renegades (25th Century)
- Xeno-Team
- New Guardians (Blackest Night)
- Justice Society of America All-Stars
- Mighty Crusaders (New Earth)
- Seven Scribes of the Cloudy Satchel
- Renegades II (New Earth)
- Black Seven (New Earth)
- Project Slipshift
- Children of Ares
- Titans Villains for Hire
- Die Rakete-Auslese
- Black and White Minstrels
- Clique
- First Eleven
- Church of the Midnight Dawn
- Royal Guard
- Front Men
- Hanoi Ten
- Jokerz (New Earth)
- Arrangers
- Hide and Go Seek
- Mutants (New Earth)
- Rattles (New Earth)
- East Side Dragons
- Pirate Astronomers
- Mandarin Twins
- Guardian Angels
- Double Entendre (New Earth)