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Check your local comic book news sites for the details. But it seems that DC Comics made a counter move to the recent big Marvel news.

The biggest possibly being a name change. I’m not sure of the exact details. But it seems that what we call DC Comics, will now be referred to as DC Entertainment.

Also with the name change, it seems that DC Comics will now become more important to Time Warner, and how they see the comic book property they own.

Maybe it’s because Marvel movies are dominating the superhero field. And Time Warner has finally realized they want to exploit the media capability of their characters?

I wonder if this new focus on DC characters by Time Warner will be a good thing? Or will it get in the way of comic creators making good issues?

Paul Levitz, who was the Publisher and President of DC Comics has been reduced to writing comic books again, have an editor role or to consult?

Talk about a demotion. I hope he just leaves DC all together. I’ve heard reports that he has, but can’t say for certain.

I would not blame him for leaving DC Comics all together. And think that is the right move.

But this is a case of what usually happens in the corporate world. Don’t matter how many years you put in a company. At some point they can turn around and show you the door. From what I read, it seems like a clear case of: We’re going another direction and don’t want you anymore now get out.

I really can’t comment about Paul Levitz because he was never a public face for the company. He was never really out their talking about the company. He stayed behind the scenes. But he appears to have been a long term strategy thinker, who knows his stuff.

Diane Nelson, is going to be one of the new big head honchos of the company. Yet her expertise is not comic books. It’s mostly marketing and how to exploit brands.

If she doesn’t know comic books well, or understand how they are run. Will she get in the way of comic creators and books with unrealistic demands?

Overall while the DC news is big. I don’t think it’s nearly as major as the Marvel news.

Basically DC Comics is just restructuring management. And if anything, becoming more corporate. And the only real news besides the name change is Time Warner, their owners are now focusing on their comic property more. Except will this extra focus on comics be a good thing for the DC staff? Or will it make books more difficult to produce? Will their be demands that change content and stories, just to make characters more marketable?

I guess it’s too early to tell which way the company will go now.