'Flashpoint' begins to hint at DC Comics' 'New 52'

Flashpoint #3 has begun to hint at the genesis of DC Comics' 52 new ongoing titles.

The publisher's line-wide September relaunch is due to spin out of the pages of the current event.

Flashpoint editor Eddie Berganza told USA Today that it should start to become clear how some of the new titles will emerge from the storyline.

"They're starting to figure out where these 52 are coming from, and it's staring them right in the face with Flashpoint," he said.

"A lot of the concepts, a lot of the ideas, they're cropping up within the pages. You have a book called Frankenstein in the Flashpoint world, and guess what, we're doing Frankenstein, Agent of S.H.A.D.E. You'll see a couple of other background players start showing up that become more important as we go into September."

The Flashpoint event has taken the opportunity to explore the darker side of DC's characters.

Berganza added: "At times, we dismiss our heroes as so altruistic that we forget with the wrong attitude, they can be very dangerous, and they're not heroes to be messed with."

Some concerned fans are planning a protest against the relaunch at San Diego Comic-Con later in the month.

Flashpoint #3 was released yesterday.