Shortly after Comic Book Resources announced DC Comics will no longer participate in a monthly Q&A feature, the publisher has launched "What's New in The New 52" on its own press blog.

CBR's four-month-old "B&B" column featured Editor-In-Chief Bob Harras and Editorial Director Bobbie Chase answering questions from Staff Writer Josie Campbell and readers about series launches and cancellations, story developments and, occasionally, controversial decisions. But in an editor's note appended to today's installment, CBR wrote, "the DC team has made it clear to CBR that discussing some of the more controversial debates surrounding the company and the comics community is not something they feel comfortable doing in this format, and ultimately they decided to no longer participate in this feature."

The inaugural installment of DC's weekly "What's New New in The New 52" is devoted to Harras' brief discussion of changes in character designs between a preview for Constantine #1 and the release of the issue, and a first look at Papa Midnight.

"The title pretty much says it all – this is where we get to play show and tell," he wrote by way of introduction. "New looks, new designs, new villains, new heroes … See the trend? The New 52 is about trumping expectations and keeping readers on their toes. Every week, you'll get a glimpse of that here.

However, why the feature appears on the DC blog intended for press rather than the one dedicated to fans isn't explained.