2010 Comic Book News Archives
February 18, 2010: DC Entertainment Names Executive Management Team
DC Entertainment, founded in September 2009 to unleash the power of the DC Comics library of characters across all media platforms, has named its executive management team, including new co-publishers of DC Comics and a Chief Creative Officer, as well as heads of Sales/Marketing/Business Development and Finance/Administration. Diane Nelson, President, DC Entertainment, made the announcement today.The new senior executive team includes Jim Lee and Dan DiDio, who have been named Co-Publishers of DC Comics, and Geoff Johns, who will serve as Chief Creative Officer of DC Entertainment. Additionally, John Rood has been named Executive Vice President, Sales, Marketing and Business Development, and Patrick Caldon will serve as Executive Vice President, Finance and Administration. Each of these executives will report directly to Nelson.
"DC Entertainment's new executive team is a creative 'dream team,' with accomplishments and talent unrivaled in the business," said Nelson. "This announcement continues and underscores DC's legacy as the ultimate destination for creators. We'll benefit enormously from the deep experience this team represents, while re-energizing the direction and focus of the company. I'm excited and honored to have each of them with me at the helm of DC Entertainment."
"With this new leadership team, Diane will be able to fully and respectfully integrate DC's brand and characters, not only as key content drivers in the film division, but across all of the businesses of Warner Bros. and Time Warner," said Jeff Robinov, President, Warner Bros. Pictures Group. "I am very proud and excited about the accomplished executives who are charged with expanding this powerful library. They each have a diverse and complementary skill-set and are deeply committed to contributing to the DC Comics legacy."
Prior to his current post, Lee served as Editorial Director, where he oversaw WildStorm Studios and was also the artist for many of DC Comics' bestselling comic books and graphic novels, including "All Star Batman and Robin, The Boy Wonder," "Batman: Hush" and "Superman: For Tomorrow." He also serves as the Executive Creative Director for the upcoming DC Universe Online massively multiplayer action game from Sony Online Entertainment.
Lee is an award-winning comic book illustrator/creator/publisher who started his professional career at Marvel Comics where his work on the X-Men continues to hold the all-time sales record for single issue sales at eight million copies sold in one month. At Marvel, he also drew the Punisher and co-created many characters, the most popular being Gambit, featured in 2009's "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" feature film. In 1992, he started his own production company, WildStorm Productions, and co-founded Image Comics, an independent comics company which quickly grew to become the number-three North American comics publisher. His most notable creations, "WildCats" and "Gen 13," saw life beyond comic books as a CBS Saturday morning cartoon and as a direct-to-video animated movie distributed by Disney, respectively. In 1998, he left Image Comics and sold WildStorm to DC Comics.
DiDio most recently served as Senior Vice President and Executive Editor, DC Universe, overseeing the editorial department for the DC Universe imprint, including the ongoing adventures of Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, and scores of heroes and villains. He also worked to develop new titles with the industry's premier writers and artists. At DC Comics, DiDio has spearheaded such bestselling projects as "All Star Batman and Robin, The Boy Wonder," "Identity Crisis," Green Lantern, Teen Titans and The Outsiders.
Before joining DC in 2002, DiDio was with Mainframe Entertainment, where he most recently served as Senior Vice President, Creative Affairs, overseeing the development, distribution, marketing and promotion of all Mainframe's television properties. Prior to that, he served as Executive Director of Children's Programming for ABC, where he was also a publicity manager, having started his television career at CBS, working in a variety of positions.
Johns builds on his current role at DC from being one of today's most prolific, popular and award-winning contemporary comic book writers with this new executive role. He is a New York Times bestselling author who has written highly acclaimed stories revitalizing Green Lantern, Superman, the Flash, Teen Titans, and the Justice Society of America for DC Comics.
Johns began his comics career creating and writing "Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E." for DC Comics while at the same time working with film director Richard Donner. After acclaimed runs on Flash, Teen Titans and the bestselling "Infinite Crisis" mini-series, Johns co-wrote a run on Action Comics with his mentor, Donner. Johns has also written and produced for various other media, including the acclaimed "Legion" and "Absolute Justice" episodes of Warner Bros. Television's "Smallville" and Adult Swim's "Robot Chicken" and "Titan Maximum." He also wrote the story of the DC Universe Online massively multiplayer action game from Sony Online Entertainment.
Rood returns to Warner Bros. after 10 years with the Disney ABC Television Group, where he most recently was Senior Vice President of Marketing, ABC Family. While at ABC, he also consulted for ABC News during the recent transitions at "Good Morning America" and "ABC World News with Diane Sawyer."
Prior to Disney, Rood worked for six years at Warner Bros. Consumer Products, negotiating promotional deals with national advertisers using Warner Bros.' properties, including the DC Comics characters. He has also worked in promotions for Equity Marketing on the Burger King account and in advertising for Leo Burnett on the McDonald's and Miller Brewing accounts.
Caldon most recently served as Executive Vice President, Finance and Operations of DC Comics and MAD Magazine. Before that, he served as Senior Vice President, Finance and Operations, and his other posts at DC include Vice President, Finance and Operations, and Controller, the position in which he joined the company in 1985. Prior to joining DC Comics, Caldon spent a decade at Warner Communications in corporate accounting and as Senior Vice President and CFO of the Cosmos soccer team (owned by Warner Communications at the time).
DC Entertainment, a division of Warner Bros. Entertainment, is charged with strategically integrating the DC Comics business, brand and characters deeply into Warner Bros. and all its content and distribution businesses. DC Entertainment utilizes the expertise the Studio has in building and sustaining franchises to prioritize the DC properties as key titles and growth drivers across all of the Studio, including feature films, television, interactive entertainment, direct-to-consumer platforms and consumer products. The DC Comics publishing business is the cornerstone of DC Entertainment, releasing approximately 90 comic books through its various imprints and 30 graphic novels a month as well as continuing to build on its creative leadership in the comic book industry.
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2010 Comic News
Listed below are all the Comic News items archived for 2010.- January 8, 2010: DC Announces New Who's Who and DC Legacies
- January 11, 2010: Geoff Johns Writes Superboy Into Tiny Titans
- January 13, 2010: Justice League: The Rise and Fall and Beyond
- January 15, 2010: DC Announces DC Universe: Legends Weekly Series
- January 29, 2010: Helen Slater Writes Supergirl #50 Story
- February 4, 2010: Levitz Talks Adventure Comics and Superman/Batman
- February 5, 2010: History of DC Comics Documentary
- February 10, 2010: Superman Comics in May - The 100 Minute War
- February 16, 2010: JMS Talks Superman: Earth One
- February 18, 2010: DC Entertainment Names Executive Management Team
- February 22, 2010: Action Comics #1 Sells for $1 Million
- February 26, 2010: Batman Comic Beats Superman's Selling Price
- February 27, 2010: Comic Auction Conjecture - Superman vs Batman
- March 4, 2010: Justice League - Cry For Justice and Rise & Fall Spoilers
- March 8, 2010: J. Michael Straczynski Writing Superman
- March 11, 2010: Pete Woods and David Finch Join Action Comics
- March 11, 2010: Supergirl Interview with Sterling Gates & Jamal Igle
- March 12, 2010: Robinson and Gates Talk Last Stand of New Krypton
- March 13, 2010: DC Comics Panel Coverage from MegaCon - Orlando, Florida
- March 14, 2010: DC Nation Panel Coverage from MegaCon - Orlando, Florida
- March 16, 2010: ECCC Superman Goes to War Panel Report
- March 19, 2010: Eddy Barrows Joins JMS on Superman
- March 23, 2010: Pete Woods Takes Flight on Action Comics
- March 23, 2010: Gates & Robinson Talk War of the Supermen
- March 28, 2010: Dick Giordano Dies Aged 77
- March 29, 2010: Action Comics #1 Sells for $1.5 Million
- March 31, 2010: Sneak Peek at Superman: Secret Origin #5
- March 31, 2010: Alex Ross Talks Rough Justice
- April 8, 2010: DC Creators Nominated for Eisner Awards
- April 12, 2010: Action Comics - Guggenheim Out, Cornell In
- April 15, 2010: Superman Joins the Search for Batman
- April 20, 2010: Cornell Talks Lex in Action Comics
- April 25, 2010: Free Comic Book Day - War of the Supermen #0 Mini-Review
- April 26, 2010: James Robinson's Plans for JLA
- April 27, 2010: JMS Shoots Down False Superman Comic Rumors
- May 1, 2010: James Robinson 100 Minute War Video Interview
- May 3, 2010: Geoff Johns Talks Superman: Secret Origin
- May 6, 2010: New Supergirl Cover Artist - Amy Reeder
- May 9, 2010: Shane Davis Talks Superman: Earth One
- May 9, 2010: Jamal Igle Talks Supergirl, Superman and More
- May 14, 2010: Superboy Gets His Own Comic Book
- May 18, 2010: Check Out the Variant Cover for Superman #700
- May 18, 2010: Jeff Lemire Discusses the Superboy Comic Book
- May 18, 2010: Len Wein Talks DC Universe: Legacies
- May 18, 2010: DC Comics 75th Anniversary Book
- May 19, 2010: Writers Discuss War of the Supermen
- May 19, 2010: Cary Bates Talks Superman: The Last Family of Krypton
- May 19, 2010: Shane Davis Talks Superman: Earth One
- May 20, 2010: Paul Cornell Talks Lex Luthor in Action Comics
- May 25, 2010: Robinson and Gates Talk War of the Supermen #3
- June 3, 2010: Cary Bates Talks Last Family of Krypton
- June 3, 2010: James Robinson Talks JLA/JSA Crossover
- June 8, 2010: Jamal Igle Talks Bizarro Supergirl
- June 15, 2010: Paul Cornell Talks Action Comics
- June 15, 2010: Jimmy Olsen Co-Feature in Action Comics
- June 17, 2010: Exclusive Supergirl Interview with Sterling Gates
- June 21, 2010: DC Celebrates Superman
- June 21, 2010: Catching Up with DC's Co-Publishers - Didio and Lee
- June 22, 2010: Paul Cornell Signs Exclusive Deal with DC Comics
- June 22, 2010: Jeff Lemire Talks Superman #700 and Superboy
- June 22, 2010: A Quick Look at the History of Superman Comics
- June 23, 2010: DC Comics Goes Digital
- June 23, 2010: Superman Could Be Coming to Your Town
- June 23, 2010: J. Michael Straczynski on Superman #700 and Beyond
- June 23, 2010: Jim Lee and John Rood Talk DC Digital
- June 24, 2010: Bernard Chang Talks Superman #700
- June 24, 2010: Paul Cornell Discusses Action Comics and Lex Luthor
- June 24, 2010: Dan Jurgens Returns to Superman in Issue #700
- June 24, 2010: Sterling Gates Talks Supergirl #53 and Beyond
- June 25, 2010: Jeff Lemire's Flash Forward to Superboy
- June 25, 2010: Sterling Gates Recalls How Superman's Death Affected Him
- June 28, 2010: JMS Talks About Superman's Journey Across America
- June 29, 2010: Paul Cornell Talks Lex Luthor in Action Comics
- July 1, 2010: JMS Talks About Superman Grounded
- July 6, 2010: Jeff Lemire Signs Exclusive Deal With DC Comics
- July 8, 2010: Death Comes to Action Comics
- July 8, 2010: DC Comics Panels at 2010 San Diego Comic-Con
- July 9, 2010: Paul Cornell Talks Action Comics
- July 11, 2010: Live Reading of Action Comics #890
- July 12, 2010: A Look at the Cover to JLA/The 99 #1
- July 14, 2010: Superman's Grounded Story Begins Today
- July 14, 2010: Superman Comic Brings the Man of Steel to Philly
- July 16, 2010: Tiny Titans Meet Little Archie
- July 20, 2010: Nick Spencer Talks Jimmy Olsen Backup Story
- July 24, 2010: Chloe Sullivan's Comic Book Debut in Action Comics
- July 24, 2010: SDCC DC Universe: Event Horizon Panel
- July 24, 2010: SDCC - Superman The Man of Tomorrow Panel
- July 25, 2010: SDCC - Superman Homepage at Superman Panel and Photos from Day 1
- July 27, 2010: Jamal Igle to Appear at Dewey's Comic City
- August 11, 2010: Interview with Judd Winick About Superman/Batman
- August 12, 2010: Detroit Free Press Covers Superman's Walk to Motor City
- August 12, 2010: Interview with Dan Jurgens
- August 12, 2010: Superman Stars in First Issue of New Brave and the Bold All-Ages Comic
- August 14, 2010: LA Times Interview with Grant Morrison
- August 20, 2010: Superman Visits Cincinnati
- August 24, 2010: The Brave and The Bold on CBR
- August 29, 2010: DC Nation Panel at Baltimore Comic-Con
- August 29, 2010: Eddie Berganza Leaving Superman/Batman
- August 29, 2010: Gary Frank Talks Superman: Secret Origin
- September 1, 2010: Gary Frank Superman: Secret Origin Interview
- September 7, 2010: Artist Sean Chen Does Action Comics #893
- September 11, 2010: Joshua Williamson Talks Superman/Batman #77
- September 17, 2010: Grounded Interlude in Superman #704
- September 20, 2010: Chloe Sullivan's Comic Book Debut
- September 21, 2010: DC Comics Stays in NY, DC Entertainment Heads to CA
- September 22, 2010: Nick Spencer Talks Jimmy & Chloe in Action Comics
- September 27, 2010: Robert Harras Named EIC at DC Comics
- September 29, 2010: Paul Cornell on Action Comics Future Issues and Annual
- October 2, 2010: Additional Material in New Luthor Hardcover
- October 4, 2010: Paul Cornell Discusses Lex Luthor in Action Comics
- October 4, 2010: Revisiting DC One Million 12 Years Later
- October 7, 2010: DC Comics Drops Prices on $3.99 Comics
- October 7, 2010: Sterling Gates on Writing Superman and Supergirl
- October 8, 2010: New Creative Team Taking Over Supergirl Title
- October 12, 2010: Superman Finally Arrives in Cincinnati
- October 12, 2010: Jim Lee and Dan DiDio Explain DC Price Drop
- October 14, 2010: New One-Shot Steel Comic Coming in January
- October 14, 2010: Superman Connects With His Ohio Roots
- October 14, 2010: Sterling Gates Talks About Leaving Supergirl
- October 19, 2010: Process Piece - A Look at Superman: Earth One
- October 19, 2010: G. Willow Wilson Talks Superman #704
- October 24, 2010: Shane Davis Discusses Superman: Earth One
- October 26, 2010: Superman vs Muhammad Ali
- October 26, 2010: Chris Roberson Talks Superman/Batman #79
- October 26, 2010: Jim Lee Says Superman is Hardest Character to Draw
- October 27, 2010: Dan DiDio Talks Superman: Earth One
- October 27, 2010: DC Sends Superman: Earth One For Second Printing
- November 1, 2010: Steve Lyons Talks Steel #1
- November 5, 2010: Nick Spencer on Taking Over Supergirl
- November 9, 2010: Never-Made Superman/Rocketeer Comic Book Miniseries
- November 9, 2010: Exclusive Superboy Interview with Jeff Lemire
- November 10, 2010: JMS Quits Superman Monthly For Earth One Sequel
- November 10, 2010: DC Comics Opens Digital Store
- November 12, 2010: JMS Talks About Leaving Superman
- November 15, 2010: Doomsday Returns in 2011
- November 15, 2010: DC Universe Online: Legends Comic Series
- November 19, 2010: G. Willow Wilson Returns to Superman Grounded Story
- December 9, 2010: Steel vs Doomsday in 2011
- December 13, 2010: Twitter Campaign Calls for Lois Lane Series
- December 13, 2010: Chris Roberson on Taking Over Superman From JMS
- December 14, 2010: Steve Lyons on Doomsday's Return in Steel #1
- December 16, 2010: James Peaty Replaces Nick Spencer on Supergirl
- December 21, 2010: Superman's Funeral in DC Universe: Legacies #8
- December 24, 2010: Jeff Lemire on Superboy Comics in 2011
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