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Friday Trending Topics: What About The DC Spin?

Published Sat, 14 Jan 2012 01:43:34 -0600

Last updated Sat, 14 Jan 2012 01:43:48 -0600

I'd forgotten that the DC logo introduced in 2005 was then referred to as the DC Spin, until Rich mentioned that earlier today. I've always quite liked that one actually, because it's a logical evolution of the many forms of the classic DC Bullet concept. Brand image changes are a fascinating (and tricky) process for any company, so I'll be interested to see how, where, and when the new and recently-registered symbol is used.

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DC Comics Gets A New Logo. And Here It Is.

Well, this symbol has now been submitted for trademark protection. It is meant to be the letter D flipping back to show the letter C. It looks like it may just be a new logo for DC Comics. There's no colour, because no colour is being applied for trademark. So it could be any and every colour.

Yes, World, There Will Be A Justice League #5 Next Week. Possibly. [UPDATED – Almost, But Not Quite]

DC Comics, clearly moved by the attention just tweeted;

When DC Comics Stopped Scott Lobdell Writing Youngblood

Scott Lobdell was going to write Youngblood as part of the Extreme Relaunch, and DC wouldn't let him write Teen Titans and Youngblood. So Scott introduced Rob Liefeld to John McLaughlin who had co-written Black Swan…

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Now We Know Who The Protagonist Of The Avengers Is, And Why

Joss Whedon was faced with a couple of fundamental choices when taking on The Avengers: would he try to make a multi-protagonist film? Or, if not, who would be his protagonist?

Green Arrow TV Show In The Works

The CW's ongoing desire for another DC-comics derived series to replace their long-serving Smallville has brought them to Oliver Queen, the Green Arrow. The network is reportedly locking down the details of a pilot order for a new show about the liberal bowman, with Greg Berlanti, who produced and scripted the Green Lantern movie filling the same roles here.

Do You Love The Smell Of Done To Death Movie In-Jokes In The Morning?

What do Cleveland, a negotiating room, a desperate librarian and underage sexual assault have in common? This video. And also the one time that desperate librarian committed underage sexual assault in a negotiating room, of course, but we don't talk about that.

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