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Published Fri, 27 May 2011 00:29:58 -0500

Last updated Fri, 27 May 2011 00:30:09 -0500

Speaking of Green Lantern marketing, as we were just yesterday, I must say I'm almost disappointed to see that Verizon, Google, or someone of that nature hasn't really gone for it with GL licensing and renamed something like 4G network or social service Mogo. I say almost because of course the creators might disagree. But it's easy to go to George Lucas and tell him you want to name your phone the Droid. It'd take more guts to tell Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons you want connect up the hive mind and call it Mogo.

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