6. Supergirl
It is surprising to me that out of all four Superman family titles, Supergirl is the most consistently great titles. From issue to issue, Michael Green and Mike Johnson have provided some of the best storytelling and characterization of the relaunch. Kara Zor-El crashes onto a planet where she doesn't speak the language or understand the customs. She is a stranger in a strange land. I like the fact that Kara can't speak English. It would've been easy to have had her be a super genius who can learn a language in minutes or even do a time skip to after she has learned English, but the writers haven't done that. They have kept her pretty busy going from one thing to the next with very little time in between. She meets both Superman and Superboy, finds out that Krypton is gone and everyone she has ever known is dead. All this while being attacked by soldiers, World Killers and befriending the Silver Banshee who, in this continuity, can speak any language she hears spoken. This finally gives Kara someone she can talk to and it works great. And the art by Mahmud Asrar is stellar. Supergirl is a great book through and through.
5. Green Lantern
A lot of fans have complained that the relaunch did not affect Batman or Green Lantern because Geoff Johns and Grant Morrison didn't want their years of work with the characters erased or undone. I am not one of those fans. I love the fact that some things stayed the same or were just slightly changed. I will admit that Green Lantern started out not so new reader friendly. I mean, Sinestro is a Green Lantern again and Hal Jordan is not? But if you give it two issues you will be hooked. Green Lantern is basically a buddy space cop action film. Sinestro creates a ring and gives it to Hal, but Jordan must help Sinestro defeat the Sinestro Corps. There are so many great things that happen thanks to Sinestro being a Green Lantern again. It creates so many amazing stories and moments and I loved it all. And once we found out the origin of the Indigo Tribe and saw the fate of Black Hand, I became enamored with the book.
4. The Flash
The Flash is quite possibly the most underrated superhero after Aquaman. "So he can run fast? That's lame." But The Flash is so much more than a fast guy. And in many ways, I like the man behind the mask more than the superhero. Barry Allen is smart, dedicated and loyal. He protects his city because it is the right thing to do. And he does this in both identities. By day, he is a crime lab analyst. By night (and the rest of his day), he is the Crimson Speedster. And yes, his superpower seems lame, but when he is handled by great writers like Geoff Johns or the current team of Francis Manapul and Brian Buccelato, super speed can become more than just running fast. Early into this current run, Barry learns that he can use the Speed Force to think faster. He can see different possible outcomes and decide on the best course of action in less time than it takes for a hummingbird to flap its wings. It's kind of awesome. And Manpul and Buccelato have set up a lot of story to play with in the coming year including the whereabouts of Iris West and the continuing drama between members of The Rogues. The Flash is a book with excellent writing, superb art and a main character that personifies the meaning of hero.