The evolution of a logo...

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The original Logo, created by Eli, featured a lion face that resembled a high school Eli.  Despite the rich and lush beard he sports today, in High School that mustache proved tough. The Headphones are based off an old pair he got from his late Aunt Paula. 

As CLP moved into bigger places, we felt we needed to revolutionize our logo. We needed something flashy yet simple. Something you could easily draw on a notebook and is immediately recognizable. Sam blew us away with what he delivered. 

Soon, we decided to diversify our logo and chase some interesting interpretations. First, we reached out to the amazing Ken Mitchroney. Ken is well known for his  Archie TMNT work, but he also did work for the Orioles Kids Club in the 80s. and it's that feel that we asked him to harness for this version. 

We reached out to an old friend from the WeenZine for this one, Cory Bowman who did an insane job. I wanted a bit of a space/EC./Wally Wood kinda feel and Cory delivered. 

A member of the Grendel family helped with this amazing Kirby Crackle logo riff.  Jay Geldof went above and beyond with his trademark pen marks and a tribute to the King of comics. 

A killer painted lion by the one and only Mark Bodē! This one harkens back to High School Eli as well as Bob Marley and the Lion of Judah. A true honor to have Mark involved. 

We started allowing our creators to do their own version of the Lion for their books, and Meesimo was the first to take us up on it. See it on his new Turbo Hawk books from us or in your LCS. 

Good friend and Devil in Detail co-host Ben Granoff's killer version, soon to be featured on all his new comics.

The new Matt Howarth logo for all the upcoming Matt Howarth Library editions. We have been so psyched working with Matt on all his new projects, and we have many more to come!!