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DC Comics is a comic book publisher founded in 1934 as National Allied Publications. DC and its rival Marvel are the “Big Two” and comprise the vast majority of the comic book industry. DC Comics is best known for the superheroes of its Golden Age: Superman who premiered in Action Comics #1 in 1938 and Batman who first appeared in Detective Comics #27, and it is the Detective Comics title from which “DC” gets its name. DC Comics was acquired by Time Warner in 1969. In a 2009 restructuring, it was removed from the publishing division and placed under the Warner Bros. movie studios as DC Entertainment. New creative director Geoff Johns and Co-Publisher Jim Lee were installed, and in August 2011, all DC Characters were “rebooted” and all comic titles relaunched under the label “The New 52.” This new DCU is aimed at a larger, mainstream audience who know the characters from movies and television and those fans of the characters who stopped reading comics over the past decade. The New 52 is also restructuring to take advantage of 21st century technology such as digital distribution.

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• GeekDad Exclusive Preview: Men of War #6

  
  GeekDad — Authority: 689
  Men of War #6, Courtesy of DC Comics Some folks say the South will rise again. While I can’t answer to that, necessarily, I can tell you based on GeekDad’s exclusive preview from the backup story in Men of War #6 that the dead surely will. For some ghosts, it would seem, war reenactment isn’t enough. It’s ...
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• Aquaman #5 – Review

  
  Weekly Comic Book Review — Authority: 421
  By: Geoff Johns (writer), Ivan Reis (penciller), Joe Prado & Eber Ferreira (inkers), Rod Reis (colorist) The Story: Hey, Aquaman—talk about a fish out of water, huh?  …Please don’t kill me. The Review: As a longtime reader of Johns’ work, I’m always amazed at the difference in effect his stories ...
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• The Flash #5 – Review

  
  Weekly Comic Book Review — Authority: 421
  By: Francis Manapul & Brian Buccellato (writers and artists) The Story: Apparently, Mob Rule has a strict literal bros before figurative bros policy. The Review: Let me tell you about a friend I have.  He’s quiet, but good-humored, intelligent, hardworking, honest, makes a fine living, and is good to ...
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• Before & After: Green Arrow and Black Canary #19

  
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  Title: Green Arrow and Black Canary #19 Solicitation Title: Green Arrow and Black Canary #19 Publisher: DC Comics Publisher: DC Comics Cover date: 2009 Cover date: 2009 Artist: Jose Ladronn Artist: Jose Ladronn
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• Justice League Dark #5 – Review

  
  Weekly Comic Book Review — Authority: 421
  By: Peter Milligan (writer), Mikel Janin (artist), Ulises Arreola (colorist) The Story: Obviously, no one told Enchantress the importance of flossing. The Review: If you’re going to gather a team of heroes, it seems fairly sensible to give them all something to do in whatever grand conflict you’ve ...
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• Teen Titans #5 – Review

  
  Weekly Comic Book Review — Authority: 421
  By: Scott Lobdell (writer), Brett Booth (penciller), Norm Rapmund (inker), Andrew Dalhouse (colorist) The Story: Oh, let them punch and electrocute each other—kids will be kids! The Review: The first time a team comes together usually goes one of two ways: they may, by fate or fortune, surpass all ...
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• Voodoo #5 – Review

  
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  By: Josh Williamson (writer), Sami Basri (artist), Jessica Kholinne (colorist) The Story: Don’t be hating on me, brother—we’re all of the same people, right? The Review: I think it’s only right that I tell you how much I hate research.  When I studied journalism in college, that was always my least ...
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• Joseph Gordon-Levitt on The Dark Knight Rises and Django Unchained, admits he cant wait for The Amazing Spider-Man

  
  Coventry Telegraph - The Geek Files — Authority: 527
  ALTHOUGH praised for his performance in romantic comedy 500 Days of Summer, Joseph Gordon-Levitt retreated to being an unrecognisable unknown in a mask in 2009s G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra. He only really rose to wider prominence after his memorable, corridor-spinning role in Christopher Nolans dream-invasion sci-fi ...
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• The Ten Best Grant Morrison Quotes of All Time

  
  CSICON — Authority: 426
  To describe Grant Morrison as my favorite comic book writer might actually be an understatement. He’s probably my favorite person in the universe that I’ve never had the pleasure of meeting. Every day he entertains me in some capacity, whether I’m reading his comics, exploring his thoughts on magic, or ...
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• Saturday Trending Topics: Omnibus Ergonomics

  
  Bleeding Cool — Authority: 738
  Kris Shaw’s Marvel vs DC Omnibus video led to some pretty interesting discussion in the forum today. I’m a pretty big consumer of Omnibuses, archives, and other hc formats from both publishers, and there are lots of little pluses and minuses on both sides of the equation.  But quality across the board on these ...
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• Weekend Reading: Jack Kirby, Arnold Drake, James Bond and Star Wars

  
  Gear Live — Authority: 423
  Last weekend in January, last weekend before the Super Bowl, which means there’s really nothing on TV this weekend. Fortunately, the internets provide: Neal Adams is gunning for Marvel on behalf of Jack Kirby. The Comic Book Insider is the new podcast from comic book writer and former DC Comics editor Brian ...
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• Homage: The Avengers #10 / Outsiders v3 #38

  
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  Title: The Avengers #10 Title: Outsiders v3 #38 Publisher: Marvel Comics Publisher: DC Comics Cover date: 1964 Cover date: 2011 Artist: Jack Kirby Artist: Philip Tan
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• Friday Trending Topics: September Simonson

  
  Bleeding Cool — Authority: 738
  First we heard he was going to do a run on Avengers , now comes the official word about his graphic novel for DC .  Welcome back, Walt Simonson, hope this is a new start of more to come. Most-Read Comic Stories Today: Will You Sign The Petition For Rob Granito To Come Back To Comic Cons? So this petition ...
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• Thursday Trending Topics: Toy Spoilers

  
  Bleeding Cool — Authority: 738
  A new source of spoiler info has steadily emerged in recent years, and I doubt it’s going to change anytime soon.  Licensees have to have a lot of advance info — and they have to file patents, market to major buyers, and prepare marketing materials well in advance of the events they’re tying into. Most-Read ...
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• The Cast List for the Green Arrow series

  
  Maybe it's just me... — Authority: 504
  So we know that CW will have Green Arrow or Arrow on their roster, but who are the main cast and what are they looking for? I have the info, thanks to TV Addict .   OLIVER QUEEN What They’re Looking For: A 27 year old reformed bad boy, who after having spent five years shipwrecked on a tiny, ...
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• TFAW Reviews: Walking Dead, Dark Shadows, Catwoman and more

  
  ComicList Reviews — Authority: 410
  via The Blog From Another World Watch Video Reviews of This Weeks Comics! Its time for our weekly comic book reviews . This week, we review Walking Dead #93 , Dark Shadows #3 , Avengers Solo #4 , and the Catwoman: The Trail of the Catwoman TPB . Check out the video, below. SPOILER ALERT! We ...
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• Coincidence?: Mystery in Space #1 / Famous Funnies #212

  
  I love comic covers — Authority: 111
  Title: Mystery in Space #1 Title: Famous Funnies #212 Publisher: DC Comics Publisher: Eastern Color Cover date: 1951 Cover date: 1954 Artist: Frank Frazetta Artist: Frank Frazetta
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• Genius: Aardman animates Batman, Catwoman

  
  Vicious Imagery — Authority: 112
  Via @edward_ross and @AlyMathers .
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• New Interactive DC Comics Logos

  
  Highsnobiety.com — Authority: 703
  DC Entertainment has unveiled a wave of new interactive logos that are meant to correspond with certain comics and superheroes. DC refers to them as “peel back” logos where you can see the “D” peeling back revealing the “C” in addition to more insight into the characters, etc. Speaking with Fast ...
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• New DC Logo - Supergirl Style?

  
  Supergirl Comic Box Commentary — Authority: 410
  The comic world got to take a good look at the new DC Comic logo last week, a sort of top layer D being peeled off of an deep layer C. It isnt super engaging on its own. But I dont know anyone buying the books simply for the company branding. Here is the DC Source article discussing it: ...
  6 days ago

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