EDIT: Now with pitches to describe the reasoning behind each title in more detail!

Since September, roughly half-a-year ago, I've been following each of the New 52 titles that DC's been putting out. Some are awesome, some are mediocre, some are not so great, but all in all, I personally find that there's more to like than there is to hate. That's not to say that I don't think certain things could have been done differently, and I would never turn down a chance to put my own spin on the DC Universe, no matter what obscure corner of it that I might have happened to be given.

So just for fun, here's the list of titles that I would have green-lit if I'd been in charge of the New 52 and retooling the structure of the DC Universe. Some of it might be a bit tainted by foreknowledge of the DCnU, some are there because of my respect for long-runners, some are there for completely different reasons! I might return to this and draw some mock-up covers, but for now, I'll just post the titles of what would have become my own New 52. In short, I've taken DC's plan of folding elements of Wildstorm and Vertigo into the new canon to heart and decided to run with it, but from there, my vision might differ quite a lot from what you would come to expect.

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Action Comics
I have deep respect for this title, which has been in print since the 1930s. Simple enough, you do not cancel a long-runner, especially one that's a seven odd years away from hitting a quadruple digit in issue number.What I would like to try is to return the series to a sort of anthology format, but with members of Superman's supporting cast, like Steel, switching things around so that Superman is the supporting character, bar maybe a crossover here and there where he takes center stage. That being said, I think it's a great move by DC to retell Superman's new origin in this series, as it was here where it all started.

Official New 52 Equivalent: Action Comics

Adventure Comics
Another longrunner related to Superman. Rather than making a Legion Lost title, this is probably the best home for the time-displaced Legionnaires.

Official New 52 Equivalent: None, but draws inspiration from Legion Lost

Animal Man
When I only had about ten spots left, I turned to the official New 52 titles for titles to fill up the spots. Another one of the New 52 titles that I very much enjoy, and I'm not usually that into dark titles. It also makes a great companion book for Swamp Thing.

Official New 52 Equivalent: Animal Man

Aquaman
Each of the founding members of the JLA should always have their own ongoing in my opinion. The King of the Seas is no different.

Official New 52 Equivalent: Aquaman

Batgirl
Barbara Gordon was my first Batgirl and I love what Gail Simone has done with her so far, managing to tackle the issue of a handicapped character being cured of her condition with a great sense of maturity. That being said, if I had been in charge, Stephanie Brown would have been allowed to keep the title.

Official New 52 Equivalent: Batgirl, but drops Barbara Gordon in favor of Stephanie Brown

Batman & Robin
With this, I wanted to cut down on Batman being more or less the Wolverine of DC comics, as he has like four of five ongoings all to himself, and I don't believe in over-exposure. The change of title is also based on my personal opinion that Batman needs a Robin, just as a Robin needs a Batman.

Official New 52 Equivalent: Combines Batman, Batman and Robin and Batman: The Dark Knight into one single Batman-book

Batman Inc.
This one was an ongoing before the New 52. It also goes a little meta in that Bruce Wayne basically is funding another Bat-book with a focus on the international expansion of Batman as a franchise.  This would be the home for Batwing and other international Bat-characters. And since DC is releasing a new ongoing as part of it's Second Wave anyway... Ha, I called it! XD

Official New 52 Equivalent: Batman Inc, from the Second Wave. Also absorbs Batwing

Batwoman
I didn't start reading JH Williams III's take on Batwoman until the reboot hit, and it definitely gets my thumbs up. Katherine Kate, you're definitely worthy of a spot on my New 52.

Official New 52 Equivalent: Batwoman

Birds of Prey
Home of the most popular mainly female team of vigilantes in the DC Universe. Black Canary, Huntress, Oracle... I couldn't cancel this book even if I wanted to.

Official New 52 Equivalent: Birds of Prey, but drops Poison Ivy from the line-up

Blackhawks
Another title that used to be a long-runner, home to the pilot team that was once owned by Quality Comics before DC bought them up. I can understand DC's decision to revive this one, but I can't understand the reason to introduce so many new Blackhawks operatives without making at least a small reference to the past incarnations of the team. If there should be a military title, it should be this one. DC doesn't need two titles, so this one replaces the official soon-to-be canceled Men of War as well.

Official New 52 Equivalent: Blackhawks, Men of War

Blue Beetle
I'll admit that I was a bit biased on this one, due to my close friend being a big fan of the Jamie Reyes incarnation of Blue Beetle. DC did make this one of the official titles, but I really don't feel the love in the reboot. It's bleak, it's a stereotypical teen angst story. Blue Beetle was not supposed to be dark and angsty, he was supposed to be adventurous and fun!

Official New 52 Equivalent: Blue Beetle

DC Universe Beyond
Now when pitching this, I looked at Booster Gold's pre-New 52 title along with how they more or less incorporated several future characters from the DCAU into canon, like Batman Beyond. Then I thought, what if you could combine this? And thus the idea for this title was born, with Booster Gold, a static future character teaming up with other heroes from DC's future history, like the Terry McGinnis incarnation of Batman, that was recently incorporated into DC canon.

Official New 52 Equivalent: None, but inspired by Batman Beyond and Justice League Beyond that are published outside of the New 52

DC Universe Presents:
DC made a good choice here, in my opinion. Let this title be the place for solo adventures of B-list heroes. Then, if the adventures are well-received, they can get their own ongoings down the lane.

Official New 52 Equivalent: DC Universe Presents:

Demon Knights
A very intriguing title, and a concept that managed to catch my interest. To be quite frank, this is one of DC's new titles that I really have nothing negative to say about. Also, say "Demon Knights" quickly. Doesn't it sound a little like "Daemonites" to you too? *snickers* Something tells me that this is not a coincidence... In short, the home of Etrigan and other heroes with a medieval origin.

Official New 52 Equivalent: Demon Knights

Detective Comics
The birthplace of Batman. Why not go down the same route as they did with Action Comics and retell Batman's origin? After that, let Batman's supporting cast shine, like Commissioner Gordon and the Gotham Police Department.

Official New 52 Equivalent: Detective Comics

Firestorm
Looking at the New 52 for this one, it's one of the odd men out of the bunch. But it gets my green light.

Official New 52 Equivalent: Fury of Firestorm, and replaces Captain Atom for lack of need for a similar premise

Flash
Another of the founding members of the Justice League, another character worthy of his own ongoing.

Official New 52 Equivalent: Flash

Frankenstein, Agent of SHADE
I based this decision on the fact that Frankenstein was one of the most well-liked titles of the whole Flashpoint crossover. Which is probably what warranted his own official New 52 title.

Official New 52 Equivalent: Frankenstein, Agent of SHADE

Freedom Fighters
The team where many of Quality Comics characters that were bought up by DC ended up. And as one of the pre-New 52 ongoings, they have plenty of reason to make it onto the list.

Official New 52 Equivalent: None

Gotham City Sirens
No offense to Catwoman, but rather than having her own title in the New 52, I really thinks she works better when she has Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy to bounce her character off of. This book could also serve as a counterpart to the Birds of Prey.

Official New 52 Equivalent: Absorbs Catwoman and drags Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn back from Birds of Prey and Suicide Squad respectively

Green Arrow
Oliver Queen had his own ongoing both before and as part of the New 52. That's about reason enough for me to let him keep it.

Official New 52 Equivalent: Green Arrow

Green Lantern
Big fan of Geoff Johns work, and the Green Lantern corner is without question one of DC's most successful titles these days. That being said, I never understood why there had to be so many different GL books, like Emerald Warriors, Green Lantern Corps etc. So I cut down on them a little, with one single Green Lantern book for the entire team of Kyle Rayner, Guy Gardner, John Stewart, Hal Jordan and spoiler alert, Sinestro.

Official New 52 Equivalent: Combines Green Lantern and Green Lantern Corps and parts of Green Lantern: New Guardians into one book

Hawkgirl & Hawkman
Another one of the titles inspired by one of the official New 52 titles. Not happy with the way Brightest Day ended with Hawkgirl and Hawkman, after years of continuity snarls and eons of reincarnations to fall in love over and over again, breaking their curse only for Hawkgirl to die again. Oh heck no. Bring back Hawkgirl and let Hawkman have a happy ending for once.Why put Hawkgirl's name first? ...Heck, why not?

Official New 52 Equivalent: The Savage Hawkman

House of Mystery
Pretty much combined the titles of Zatanna, Justice League Dark and I, Vampire for this one. I simply feel that "Justice League Dark" is a word salad title, and given that the line-up looks to be adding the cast of each book anyway. Also, the idea for this title did come from another long-runner, and with Justice League: Dark moving into the House of Mystery as their new base of operations... Yeah, called it again.

Official New 52 Equivalent: Justice League Dark and I, Vampire

JLA
There will always be a Justice League as long as there is a DC universe.

Official New 52 Equivalent: Justice League

JLI
Another team that works, with a focus on DC characters outside of America in a more international setting, from Norway to Zimbabwe.

Official New 52 Equivalent: Justice League International

JSA
THE first superhero team. Why relegate them back to an alternate Earth rather than continue what writers have managed to make work with old veterans teaching the younger generation how to do things old-school? A book for the seniors of the DC Universe... Yeah, I can totally get behind that!

Official New 52 Equivalent: None

Jonah Hex
I'll admit it, never been much of a fan of Westerns. Still, I have managed to find interest in DC's official New 52 title "All-Star Western", which I feel could work just as well with "Johan Hex" for a title.

Official New 52 Equivalent: Pretty much All-Star Western with another title

Lantern Corps
An anthology series, drawing inspiration from the fact that the Red Lanterns have their own book in the New 52, but none for the other corps besides green. Let Atrocitus and his Red Lanterns share the limelight. A companion book to Green Lantern.

Official New 52 Equivalent: Combines Red Lanterns and parts of Green Lantern: New Guardians

Legion of Super-Heroes
Can't say that there's much that needs to be changed, in my opinion. The future in DC's universe has never been static, with the Legion being the one cornerstone that seems to be destined to happen no matter what happens to the status quo.

Official New 52 Equivalent: Legion of Super-Heroes

Martian Manhunter
It is my personal opinion that each of the big seven that make up the original Justice League should have their own book. J'onn is no exception. The question was, how do I make it work? Then it struck me. Give J'onn his own book, and do the same thing as I did with the Metal Men, appeal to DC obscurity, take characters from DC's catalog of extra-terrestrials and add to the supporting cast.

Official New 52 Equivalent: None

Metal Men
When thinking of this book, I was definitely looking for something to replace the official New 52 title O.M.A.C. If you're going to do something hi-tech, why not go to the Metal Men? Having read a lot of their previous appearances, I really like the mixture of comedy and action that this team is capable of. And with the veritable catalog of robot, android and cyborg characters in the DC universe, I see a lot of potential to appeal to obscurity and still tell fun stories.

Official New 52 Equivalent: None, but incorporates O.M.A.C

Nightwing
Dick Grayson was the original Robin, and pretty much set the standard for kid sidekicks. Not only that, he managed to grow out of the role as a kid sidekick and become a solo hero capable of standing on his own.

Official New 52 Equivalent: Nightwing

Outsiders
Another one of the titles I decided to keep around from DC's pre-New 52 line-up. It was a bit tough to justify it, but I felt that it could serve pretty well as a replacement for "Red Hood and the Outlaws", at least as a home for Jason Todd alongside other people that live on the outskirts of the superhero lifestyle.

Official New 52 Equivalent: Incorporates a little of Red Hood and the Outlaws

Plastic Man
Plastic Man is one of those fun heroes that you don't have to take seriously all the time. A former Quality Comics character with an old longrunner to his name, it felt fitting that the Pliable Paladin gets his own book in my vision of the New 52.

Official New 52 Equivalent: None

Power Girl
With her ongoing being canceled by the New 52 and the character being retconned yet AGAIN, I wanted to be a bit nicer. For one, as a static character, consciously aware of every retcon that has happened to the DC universe, she feels like the perfect meta-device for biting the hand-humor.

Official New 52 Equivalent: None

Resurrection Man
Another of the official New 52 titles that I green-lit just because DC did. Resurrection Man was a fairly popular character in the 90s, and with his original creators back, I would probably be willing to give the book a chance.

Official New 52 Equivalent: Resurrection Man

Secret Six
I've read exactly one issue of Secret Six. And I must ask myself, is there anything Gail Simone CAN'T write well? There is absolutely no doubt that this is a bad guy book. Strangely enough, it's a bad guy book that still manages to have heart. Different kinds of evil, different kinds of standards, the most dysfunctional of all dysfunctional families. But still a family.

Official New 52 Equivalent: None

Shazam!
For reasons that should be obvious, Captain Marvel can't have his self-titled title due to Marvel Comics owning the copyright on the term "Captain Marvel". Screw the confusion it creates, and give the Big Red Cheese and his family their own book again.

Official New 52 Equivalent: None, but there will be Shazam back-ups in the official Justice League title down the road

Static Shock
Arguably the most successful character to come out of Milestone comics. DC seems to have had the same idea for the official 52 as I had. Let Static have his own corner of the DCnU, with plenty of guest appearances by other former Milestone characters like Hardware or Xombi, for example.

Official New 52 Equivalent: Static Shock

Stormwatch
Strangely enough, this is one of my favorite books out of the official New 52. I say strangely, because I never appreciated so called "heroes" that act all high, mighty and arrogant. But I'll have to admit, they add contrast to the other costumed crusaders out there.

Official New 52 Equivalent: Stormwatch, but drops Martian Manhunter from the team's line-up

Suicide Squad
The other bad guy book, with much less heart in the concept. Convicted super-villains that find themselves at the mercy of the grey areas of the DC universe, forced to do some more or less heroic deeds in return for shortened sentences.

Official New 52 Equivalent: Suicide Squad, and absorbs Deathstroke

Superboy
As much as I am a fan of the Silver Age, I can't deny that Conner Kent is etched into the public consciousness as the Superboy for the modern age. That being said, I would have loved to do a time travel team up between the original Superboy and the modern one.

Official New 52 Equivalent: Superboy

Supergirl
Kara Zor-El will always be the most iconic Supergirl, and DC finally got the message, bringing her back a few years back. That being said, continuity fanboy as I am, I could definitely find a place for the different incarnations of Supergirl that came and went during the gap between 1986 and 2004.

Official New 52 Equivalent: Supergirl

Superman
The reason that superheroes are called SUPERheroes. Do I really need to justify this title? The only changes I can think of at the drop of my hat is to keep the Superboy backstory, and not kill off Martha Kent or Clark and Lois marriage. And not incorporating such a complicated costume redesign.

Official New 52 Equivalent: Superman

Swamp Thing
One of the New 52 titles that I love reading. The plant elemental's new home, and he's here to stay. Also a good companion book for Animal Man.

Official New 52 Equivalent: Swamp Thing

T.H.U.N.D.E.R Agents
I'll admit that I have zero experience with this book. But I figured, since these guys had an ongoing before the reboot, and they're still being published outside of the New 52... I have a plan for almost every book. But this one is probably the exception to the rule. XD

Official New 52 Equivalent: None, but has another equivalent in the T.H.U.N.D.E.R Agents mini-series

Teen Titans
Tim Drake is definitely on his way out of the Robin mantle, but not quite there yet. Until then, still using the moniker of Red Robin, he would be sticking with a new team of Teen Titans. Not to sure about the rest of the team's members, but my rule of thumb would be that they should live up to the "teen" part of their name, even if they only use Titans in-story, so only characters aged between 13 and 19. Inspired by the official New 52 way of doing things, expect a lot of appearances by characters originally from Wildstorm's G-13.

Official New 52 Equivalent: Teen Titans

The Brave and the Bold
Now for this title, I would like to see A-list heroes either take a step back, or at least share the spotlight with B-list heroes in team up stories. Looking at the success that Batman: The Brave and the Bold was a TV series, that was influential in choosing this title. Only with less Batman. Seriously!

Official New 52 Equivalent: None

WildC.A.T.S
Looking at Grifter and Voodoo from the official New 52 and studying their histories, it makes me  wonder, how come they felt that these two would work better as solo titles rather than as part of their original team, especially when their current storylines are heavily centered around the Daemonites? Also, I do snicker a bit at giving former Wildstorm characters two titles, one being WILDC.A.T.S and the other being STORMWatch... Heh, see what I did there?

Official New 52 Equivalent: Combines Voodoo and Grifter

Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman. One of the DC's three big ones. Another one of the official New 52 titles that I find interesting and have nothing really negative to say about, even if I do question the idea of retconning Diana's origin to being a half-goddess rather than the classic "clay brought to life"? That being said, can't say that I wouldn't have done things differently to the more traditional Wonder Woman. Whereas Superman is the place for sci-fi, Batman the place for realism, I think Wonder Woman is the place for the supernatural. Of course, things leak over from the three from time to time.

Official New 52 Equivalent: Wonder Woman

World's Finest
Do I really need to add anything to this? Superman/Batman was more or less a modern edition of this long-runner, so why not just revive an old classic? Make this title the home for two, maximum three-way team-ups between DC's finest: Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman.

Official New 52 Equivalent: World's Finest of the Second Wave, but goes for the more traditional dynamic of Superman and Batman with an added Wonder Woman

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What would YOUR New 52 consist of? Make a journal about it? Or maybe you just want to join in on the discussion about what the heck I was thinking with some choices?