DC Entertainment have confirmed that their May 2016 variant cover theme will pay homage to the #1 issues of eleven comics that debuted in 2011 when DC rebooted their line with the “New 52”.

With a phenomenal assortment of talent providing homages to the classic covers – including the likes of Ben Oliver, Babs Tarr, Rafael Albuquerque, Francis Manapul and more – it’s interesting to see them offering their distinctive takes on the iconic characters.

Also, on a slightly less positive note, it’s a little worrying to see that only eleven titles from the company-wide reboot are still alive and kicking after fifty-two issues.  That said, these covers are fantastic, and you can check them out in all their glory below;

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Action Comics #52 variant cover by Ben Oliver (original #1 cover by Rags Morales and Brad Anderson)

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Aquaman #52 variant cover by Brett Booth and Norm Rapmund (original #1 cover by Ivan Reis, Joe Prado and Rod Reis)

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Batgirl #52 variant cover by Babs Tarr (original #1 cover by by Adam Hughes)

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Batman #52 variant cover by Rafael Albuquerque (original #1 cover by Greg Capullo and Alex Sinclair)

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Catwoman #52 variant cover by Inaki Miranda (original #1 cover by Guillem March)

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Detective Comics #52 variant cover by Francis Manapul (original #1 cover by Tony Daniel and Tomeu Morey)

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The Flash #52 variant cover by Jesus Merino (original #1 cover by by Francis Manapul and Brian Buccellato)

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Green Arrow #52 variant cover by Szymon Kudranski (original #1 cover by Dave Wilkins)

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Green Lantern #52 variant cover by Billy Tan (original #1 cover by Ivan Reis, Joe Prado and Rod Reis)

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Superman #52 variant cover by Mikel Janin (original #1 cover by George Perez and Brian Buccellato)

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Wonder Woman #52 variant cover by David Finch and Matt Banning (original #1 cover by Cliff Chiang)

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