One of the "big two" comic companies (the other being Marvel Comics). DC is responsible for such cultural figures as Superman, Batman and Robin, Wonder Woman, Flash, Green Lantern and Aquaman, although there are hundreds of heroes and thousands of characters in the DC Universe. They are mostly known for their superhero comics in the "DC Universe or DCU" although they do have other divisions, including the major imprint Vertigo Comics which focuses on comics aimed more for adults with many standalone series and the (recently closed and as of August 2011 planned to be integrated into the main DCU) Wildstorm, which had many creator owned superhero comics as well as a manga division.
Starting in 1985 with the famous Crisis On Infinite Earths DC has had many large scale crossovers in their multiverse that retconned large parts of continuity, reaching a peak in the late 2000's when they had three major retcon crossovers starting in 2005 and finishing in 2011 (with possibly more to come). Good job on messing up your continuity so much DC.
One funny thing about DC Comics is that it's not the original company name and the "DC" was taken from one of the more popular (and still ongoing) lines called Detective Comics, which is the comic that introduced Batman. This means technically the full name is Detective Comics Comics.
Starting in 1985 with the famous Crisis On Infinite Earths DC has had many large scale crossovers in their multiverse that retconned large parts of continuity, reaching a peak in the late 2000's when they had three major retcon crossovers starting in 2005 and finishing in 2011 (with possibly more to come). Good job on messing up your continuity so much DC.
One funny thing about DC Comics is that it's not the original company name and the "DC" was taken from one of the more popular (and still ongoing) lines called Detective Comics, which is the comic that introduced Batman. This means technically the full name is Detective Comics Comics.
Person 1: Hey, I recently heard DC Comics is rebooting the DCU. It's now going to have a multiverse with 374 universes, Wonder Woman is now a Martian and the Flash is a talking bear! It's called Ultimate Final Last Crisis 2.0!
Person 2: Ugh. I love DC. It has great characters. But they have too many big retcons. I wish they'd just be stricter on maintaining continuity. Is it any wonder why so many people who want to get into comics feel intimidated and don't know where to start?
Person 2: Ugh. I love DC. It has great characters. But they have too many big retcons. I wish they'd just be stricter on maintaining continuity. Is it any wonder why so many people who want to get into comics feel intimidated and don't know where to start?
by Mr. ZAP August 5, 2011
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"I'm going to play DC Universe Online! (Proceeds to lose job, drops out of college, gets dumped by girlfriend, leading to eventual philosophical suicide)
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by kyky October 20, 2003
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Pilot #2: "So some politicians got together and had a little circle jerk and decided that my routine GA flight is now a matter of national security based on an imagined threat?"
Pilot #2: "So some politicians got together and had a little circle jerk and decided that my routine GA flight is now a matter of national security based on an imagined threat?"
by base1127 June 17, 2009
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1. An Atlanta Municipal code reference for the misdemeanor of loitering in a high intensity drug neighborhood with no justifiable explanation for being there.
Also known as "DC Section 6."
VERB
1. To occupy a Dive.
2. To arrest a white boy/girl for being in a bad neighborhood. (active tense)
3. To get arrested for being a white boy/girl in a bad neighborhood. (passive tense)
1. An Atlanta Municipal code reference for the misdemeanor of loitering in a high intensity drug neighborhood with no justifiable explanation for being there.
Also known as "DC Section 6."
VERB
1. To occupy a Dive.
2. To arrest a white boy/girl for being in a bad neighborhood. (active tense)
3. To get arrested for being a white boy/girl in a bad neighborhood. (passive tense)
NOUN: Leonora got a DC-6 in The Bluff before she could score any Boy.
VERB: Detective Chinaman threatened to DC-6 me.
VERB: Detective Chinaman threatened to DC-6 me.
by James P Brawley March 21, 2005
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