This week on Pandora's Longbox, the wheel decided to keep us on the mainstream track with Batman: The Court of Owls, by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo. Arguably the most successful series of this era, join us as we try to get a sense of what works in this introductory arc, and what drags on and on, with some surprising division in the panel's takes!

Introducing our final gimmick: an absolute ranking of each New 52 series we have read. Listen to the end to see how each new series stacks up!

Next week: Resurrection Man v1: Dead Again (containing Resurrection Man (2011) issues 1-7)

In our first episode of our first season, we read Justice League volume 1: Origin! Written by Geoff Johns and drawn by Jim Lee, this is the first arc of the New 52 continuity, no better place to start. Join us for our discussion about how nothing actually happens in this comic, and how this comic is a poor introduction to the iconic superteam.

Also introduced: our Wheel, which determines what book we are reading every week!

Next episode: Batman v1: Court of Owls (containing Batman (2011) issues 1-7).

You can't discuss The New 52 without discussing Flashpoint, the extremely popular and enduring DC Comics event that ended DC's long running post-Crisis on Infinite Earths continuity and started The New 52 continuity.

This is the first episode we recorded, so it's a longer, bumpier road than our normal weekly episodes. Feel free to skip this if you aren't a DC Comics sicko, but we had a great time and hope you will too.

Next week: Justice League v1: Origin (containing Justice League (2011) issues 1-6).