DC Comics gets a refresher

Posted May 16th 2005 3:27PM by Tom Biro
Filed under: Print

dccomics What do we think about DC Comics' new logo? Some, including blogger DC (no relation, apparently), think it's kind of plain. If anything, they were clearly aiming for today's swooshy world of slick little spacy logos that infer movement.

At the end of the day, though, are we looking for our comic book publisher logos to be all trendy, or are today's readers looking at comic books as a way to harken back to the olden days when people actually read things made of paper? I'll go with the thought that DC is gunning for today's readers, who are probably going to be reading their comics online, and who appreciate the slicker, faster DC logo.

Reader Comments

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1. Eh, I don't like it. It looks like the logo for a minor league sports team.

Posted at 4:18PM on Jun 16th 2005 by Steve

2. I can see why DC chose to revamp the logo for modern audiences. The new comics are already adapting modern styles, the logo might as well follow.

I think the logo is plain - but we don't read comics for the logo. As long as the stories are great, readers will continue to support DC.

Posted at 4:18PM on Jun 16th 2005 by Michael Nguyen

3. hey, that blogger guy seems pretty intelligent, and his remarks on logo were pretty insightful. browsing through his other entries, they werent half bad too. good catch.

i think the new logo will look pretty good on a movie screen, where it will probably have a lot of exposure, looking at all the comics-to-silver-screen thats been happening in the last couple of years.

Posted at 4:18PM on Jun 16th 2005 by beat it

4. it look like to me as there is "DC" and "Universal". I thought it's great. But I agree with comment #1, it make feel like if it belong to sport.

oh well...

Posted at 4:18PM on Jun 16th 2005 by Blue Balloon

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