One of DC's big reasons for relaunching their line of books in this month's New 52 was to provide accessibility for new readers. Regardless of how overstated the whole accessibility issue is, you would think if DC wanted accessibility they would offer it in these new #1 titles. One thing I've noticed is that their books still aren't created with everyone in mind. 

One of the things I was hoping for out of the relaunch were titles that were a little more open to young readers. Obviously making comics accessible to this group still isn't important to the publishers. I still don't understand why comics, and in this instance DC, has completely turned their backs on young readers. Throughout the history of comics, creators have shown that you can make comics that are open to young readers to but not dumbed down. But several years ago publishers made a conscious effort to shut them out with the exception of a few watered down superhero books and things like Spongebob and Mickey Mouse. I have a nine year old son who would love to get involved in a cool superhero ongoing like his dad but there simply is nothing available. It's a sad but also perplexing business decision. 

So DC relaunches their titles and it doesn't take long to see nothing has changed in these regards. For example, I've bought most of the New 52 books and I've noticed that every single book has some level of profanity in it. Many could have been appropriate for a young reader by simply leaving out those few words. For an industry hurting for new readers, I'm amazed that they have no interest in customers like my son. Young readers often times become old readers and I get tired of saying no when my son simply wants to get involved. 

So DC's idea of accessibility still has it's limitations. The accessibility problem isn't in a hard to understand, complex continuity. It's in an industry's decision to shun an entire demographic.