Ja, de bestämde sig för att behålla de viktigaste aspekterna av karaktärernas historia. Också sedan Green Lantern hade just startat om '05 under Geoff, startade den nya 52 "genom att plocka upp exakt var historien hade varit, men som de andra omstartarna, får Hal några år yngre.
Newsarama had already found out from more than one creator that the rich past of the DCU isn't being completely erased, and apparently, big changes are being explained in story. As Batman writer Scott Snyder told Newsarama last week: "We're very respectful of history and continuity, especially for Batman, who has some of the best moments in comics history."
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DC confirmed that stories like Blackest Night, Brightest Day, Identity Crisis, Death in the Family, and Killing Joke are still part of the DCU history. In fact, editors said, some events in those stories are specifically referenced in September.
As a result, the new volume of Green Lantern continues directly from the events of War of the Green Lanterns, with Sinestro serving as a Green Lantern and Hal Jordan beginning the series powerless on Earth.