Christy onboard at Archaia
So what's the deal at Archaia Press? The company foundered about a year ago as it sought new investors, and was rumored to be purchased by Devil's Due at one point, but it ended...
Comings and goings
Some random personnel moves that have crossed our paths of late.
• Former Comics Foundry Senior Editor Laura Hudson has been teasing a new blogging gig on her Twitter, but no announcement yet.
• Likewise,...
Ted Rall laid off at United Media
Alan Gardner reports that Ted Rall and eight others were laid off from United Media, the cartoon and content syndication giant.
Ted Rall, who worked as the Editor of Acquisitions and Development at United...
Some trimming at Dark Horse
The Beat has learned that editor Rob Simpson was recently laid off at Dark Horse. Simpson, an industry vet who formerly worked at DC, was the Senior Editor in charge of Dark Horse's prose...
CBLDF announces board changes
At last week's ComicsPRO meeting, it was announced that Chris Staros is leaving the CBLDF's Board of Directors. He'll be replaced as President by retailer Chris Powell. Cartoonist Larry Marder will join the board....
White joins IDW as marketing manager
IDW has announced a new marketing manager, AnnaMaria White:
IDW Publishing, a leading publisher of comic books and graphic novels, today announced that AnnaMaria White, an experienced public relations and marketing professional, has joined the...
Recession Watch: Wizard layoffs, more on Viz layoffs, first newspaper closing
§ The Beat has obtained more information on recent layoffs at Viz. The two editors laid off were long-time vet Ian Robertson and Carol Fox, who also worked at Tokyopop in the past. Several...
Business bytes: Gemstone, Viz, Soft Skull, Kodansha, etc.
There's lots of economic news floating around this week -- most of it bad -- but here's the latest on what's going around. § Cuts at Gemstone Publishing, which publishes Disney licenses, EC reprints...
Kibbles ‘n’ Bits: Business edition
§ Reed Exhibitions is hiring a marketing guru for their pop culture shows:
I am looking for someone to join our team here in Borwalk, CT as a Marketing Director to oversee all of our...
Weidenbaum leaves Viz; Original content on hold?
Tina Anderson at Gynocrat writes that Viz's plan for original manga has been put on hold, following the departure of guiding editor Marc Weidenbaum:
Weidenbaum's departure has been confirmed independently, but the fate of Viz's...
DC layoffs include Schreck
The Beat has confirmed that DC Senior Editor Bob Schreck was laid off yesterday. Other layoffs, expected in the wake of Warner Brothers' companywide 10 percent reduction, include Subcriptions Manager Christine Sawicki and several...
Recession Watch: 13 laid off at Diamond
The Beat has confirmed that Diamond laid off 13 employees yesterday, including the managing editor and designer for the recently canceled Diamond Dialog magazine. In addition to the layoffs, wages for management and other...
