DC Comics rating system

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DC Comics rating system

Adding short description: "Comic book content rating system"

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{{Short description|Comic book content rating system}}
The '''DC Comics rating system''' is a [[Content rating|system for rating the content]] of [[comic books]] used by [[DC Comics]]. In 2011, DC Comics withdrew from the [[Comics Code Authority]] and implemented an independent rating system. Rather than replicating [[Marvel Comics rating system|the rating system]] used by [[Marvel Comics]], DC Comics' system resembles [[Video game content rating system|video game ratings]], specifically the [[Entertainment Software Rating Board|ESRB]].{{cite web|url=https://www.newsarama.com/6884-dc-replaces-comics-code-approval-with-own-rating-system.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130506052321/http://www.newsarama.com/6884-dc-replaces-comics-code-approval-with-own-rating-system.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 6, 2013|title=DC Replaces Comics Code Approval with Own Rating System|website=Newsarama.com|access-date=13 March 2019}} A few months later, [[Image Comics]] implemented a similar rating system.{{cite web|url=https://www.bleedingcool.com/2011/06/21/image-announces-rating-system-consistent-with-dc-comics-ratings/|title=Image Announces Rating System Consistent With DC Comics Ratings|website=Bleedingcool.com|date=21 June 2011 |access-date=13 March 2019}}
The '''DC Comics rating system''' is a [[Content rating|system for rating the content]] of [[comic books]] used by [[DC Comics]]. In 2011, DC Comics withdrew from the [[Comics Code Authority]] and implemented an independent rating system. Rather than replicating [[Marvel Comics rating system|the rating system]] used by [[Marvel Comics]], DC Comics' system resembles [[Video game content rating system|video game ratings]], specifically the [[Entertainment Software Rating Board|ESRB]].{{cite web|url=https://www.newsarama.com/6884-dc-replaces-comics-code-approval-with-own-rating-system.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130506052321/http://www.newsarama.com/6884-dc-replaces-comics-code-approval-with-own-rating-system.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 6, 2013|title=DC Replaces Comics Code Approval with Own Rating System|website=Newsarama.com|access-date=13 March 2019}} A few months later, [[Image Comics]] implemented a similar rating system.{{cite web|url=https://www.bleedingcool.com/2011/06/21/image-announces-rating-system-consistent-with-dc-comics-ratings/|title=Image Announces Rating System Consistent With DC Comics Ratings|website=Bleedingcool.com|date=21 June 2011 |access-date=13 March 2019}}


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