In the wake of "The New 52" (a 2011 reboot of the DC Comics universe), Anton Arcane is a regular antagonist in the monthly "Swamp Thing" comics. After Abigail was able to fight off the mental control of Sethe, Sethe revives Anton Arcane from the dead. as the avatar of the Black (a.k.a. the Rot), after which he tries to take over the Red (colliding with Animal Man as well) and the Green. Anton also has a son named William Arcane and Abigail is his daughter in this timeline.