1970s. Brian Azzarello's new Wonder Woman has reinvigorated the Amazon warrior with a storyline steeped in classic Greek mythology. And the greatest artistic success of The New 52 is undoubtedly the new Animal Man and Swamp Thing, precisely because writers Jeff Lemire and Scott Snyder have brilliantly built upon the work of Grant Morrison and Alan Moore in the '90s and '80s, who themselves built on the work of Dave Wood and Len Wein in the '70s and '60s. These critical successes show that good, creative work can use the 77 years of publishing history that DC has, rather than tossing it away and ignoring it in favour of what's new, hip and supposedly edgy. The New 52 accomplished its main goal, pushing DC's sales over Marvel Comics for the 2011 -- 12 financial year. But with critics, fans and creators abandoning the company in droves, it becomes clear that much of the reboot was designed as a publicity gimmick, with little attention being paid to storytelling, art or entertainment. Just because something is a commercial success, does not mean it is an artistic one.