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Tuesday Trending Topics: The DiDio Decade

Published Wed, 28 Mar 2012 00:56:28 -0500

Last updated Wed, 28 Mar 2012 03:13:47 -0500

From Dan DiDio's own highlights of his first ten years as a DC exec: THE NEW 52. If you look at everything I've mentioned from one to nine, it feels like we were building to this moment. All that we learned over the years, from every success and mistake came into play as we terraformed the entire DCU. And, it was everything we hoped it would be, a positioning of our line and characters for the future and a shot of adrenalin to the entire industry.

Definitely something to be proud of. Read the rest here.

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