Personnel news: Wood, Fingeroth
§ Dirk Wood has been appointed to the position of Director of Communications for Dark Horse.
In his new role, Wood will continue to coordinate all trade-show efforts for Dark Horse, as well...
Meet Diane Nelson! – UPDATE
UPDATE: This interview with Nelson by Sharon Waxman at The Wrap addresses a few of those pressing issues and establishes that Nelson is not a comics fan "by nature."
So: a girl running a comic...
Levitz leaves ‘One of the Best Jobs on the Planet’
As this week's DC bombshell sent ripples throughout the Multiverse, most people were taking time to talk about the contributions of Paul Levitz to the comics -- as a medium and as an industry,...
Two excellent views of Paul Levitz
Marv Wolfman recalls his friend of nearly 40 years:
If you are into comics, you already know Paul Levitz is stepping down from his position as President and Publisher of DC Comics. I've known Paul...
Comings and Goings: Cohen, Mason
• Jacq Cohen, formerly Publicity Coordinator at Dark Horse, will be moving to Fantagraphics to be Director of Publicity and Promotions beside Eric Ryenolds, who was recently promoted to Associate Publisher. It's a great...
Schreck joins IDW
Ted Adams' all-star line-up gained a heavy hitter with the official announcement of Bob Schreck joining IDW as senior editor:
Newsarama: Bob, how did this position with IDW come about? Bob Schreck: Soon after...
Wizard hires and promotes
Some hiring information from Wizard, after a longer period of trimming staff. According to a press release, long-time staffer Mike Cotton has been promoted to Editor of Wizard. Also:
“Mike has built strong relationships with...
Jon Goldwater new CEO of Archie Comics
Via PR, we may be seeing a more "rock 'n' roll" Archie soon.
Jon Goldwater CEO of Archie Comics: The Archie Comics line of comic books is one of the most successful, longest running...
Toy/internet people sought
Beat Pal Frank Patz at The Eternal Collector is looking for some people to help him upgrade his site:
Are you interested in the Toy Industry? I have one of the most visited Toy...
Keenan joins Abrams
More comings and goings, as Sheila Keenan is joining the Abrams ComicArt imprint as Senior Editor:
Sheila Keenan will be joining ABRAMS on Wednesday, May 6, as Senior Editor, working on the Abrams ComicArts list....
Linkage, comings and goings
§ Superboy??? Jeff Trexler looks at the possible legal reasons for the character's return and reminds us that the Superman trial is underway right now:
A settlement is one possibility, though at present it seems...
Business briefs
§ While we've covered several book publishers who won't be at BEA, several have alerted us to the fact that there will still be plenty of graphic novels at the upcoming BookExpo America. Diamond...
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