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Thursday Trending Topics: The New DC Comics Logo Officially Unveiled. What Do You Think?

Published Fri, 20 Jan 2012 01:09:29 -0600

Last updated Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:50:34 -0600

What a difference some color and chrome make. The conversation today continued to show just how much comic fans care about the brands they love, and seeing the logo colored up and in context has changed more than a few opinions about it. But now that it's official and we've seen how DC intends to use it, what do you think?

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