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comicbookcovers:

Justice League Of America #203, June 1982, cover by George Perez and Dick Giordano

The Royal Flush Gang got Ralph’s attention from the other side of the room.

Aquaman #5

via Bleeding Cool:

The relatively recent DC Spin/DC Swoosh designed by Josh Beatman of Brainchild Studio from 2005, which itself replaced the DC Bullet designed by Milton Glazer from 1976.

This isn’t even a thing. What? 

Matt Apodaca: I have recently joined a comic book podcast called The Harbinger...

mattapodaca:

I have recently joined a comic book podcast called The Harbinger. Part of joining this podcast was actually buying comics every week and I have been doing that. I love it. My partnership with The Harbinger happened to coincide with DC’s relaunch of 52 of their titles, so that has been my jumping off point…

Glad to have you on board, Smurf! And thanks for being our Reboot/New Comics test subject. Cheers!

rawnzilla:

The New 52 on display at The Fallout Shelter in New Brunswick, New Jersey.

rraaaarrl:

ornithophobic:

rraaaarrl:

I haven’t really been active on Tumblr lately, but I have to ask.

Have we discussed how hideous some of these logos are yet? I mean, check out the Grifter one. Gradients fucking everywhere. Is this 1998 or something? Because goddamn.

(via ComicsAlliance Design Meeting: DC’s ‘The New 52’ Logos - ComicsAlliance)

it’s not on here but i recall the nightwing one being particularly hideous

like some sort of logo for a mech fps on the original playstation all STEEL and RIVETS

This one?

Oh wow. I’m having a flashback to Unreal Tournament or Quake III Arena circa 2001. It’s so bad! D:

Every DC hero now has their own metal band.

Harbinger fan and friend Kelly Turnbull (Coelasquid, Manly Guys Doing Manly Things) recently shared her two cents on a controversy related to the rebooted Wonder Woman that goes beyond the comparatively petty back-and-forth argument over her pants:

In a world of angry/stoic/ominous heroes, a nubile stripper (who’s supposed to be an Amazon) seems a little out of place.

Now, for the sake of surprise, Kelly’s visual presentation of why and how there is a problem with this David Finch cover (and with the greater perception of female superheroes) won’t be posted here directly. See it for yourself, as well as context, at the originating post from her tumblr. (Also, for your consideration, proof that Wondy can flex and tough it out with the best of them.)

Along with a plethora of tumblr notes and kneejerk reactions*, Kelly’s critique has been garnering the attention of BleedingCool and, via retweets of BC, Rob Liefeld. Could Kelly’s two cents start a significant enough snowball to garner the attention of other industry pundits? Will Bats shave his legs if he keeps that costume? We shall see.

*dreamsofawesome, the unfortunate soul to whom Kelly originally replied, got a lot of flack for what he said. It’s a shame, since he is a good acquaintance of Kelly and The Harbinger and an otherwise awesome man. He (and David Finch, for that matter) should not be demonized just because of a faux pas here and there. Sinner, sin, etc.

The Harbinger Podcast #709 - Slam Evil

The last episode before SDCC! We made sure there was plenty to keep your ears busy. We talk about SO many (too many) things! Twitter and Google Plus, The Mystery Men, Iron Man 2.0, X-Men: Schism, Red Wing, RASL, Locke & Key, Rubber, X-Men Forever, The Infinite, Image United, Charles Burns, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, and much more! Then we top off the episode with (San Diego) Comic Convention survival tips!

Music: “Going to Brazil” by Motorhead - R.I.P. Wurzel

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The Harbinger Podcast #707 - Mutancy, Mutantship and Mutocity

With the help of Balacktus’ herald, Silver Smurfer, our heroes hunker down and tackle the tough issues of today - and some awesome ones, too! Fear Itself (and tie-ins including Herc, Secret Avengers, Fearsome Four, The Deep, and Deadpool or something), the current lot of (the) Hulk(s) and his pockets, Jonathan Hickman’s three Marvel books (Secret Warriors, S.H.I.E.L.D. and Future Foundation), Flashpoint and DC’s impending reboot, X-Men: First Class, and more!

Music: “Casting Shadows” by Riff Cannon (and the X-Men: First Class OST. Also Axel F.)

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