Well, if you thought everything in US comicland would settle down after the recent Disney-Marvel deal it seems you were wrong.
Big changes have been happening over at DC Comics in the last couple of days.
For a start – it’s not DC Comics anymore. It’s now DC Entertainment. And that’s not all – here’s some of the statement from 9th September:
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (WBEI) has created DC Entertainment Inc., a new company founded to fully realize the power and value of the DC Comics brand and characters across all media and platforms, to be run by Diane Nelson, it was announced today by Barry Meyer, Chairman & CEO, and Alan Horn, President & COO, Warner Bros.
The DC Comics publishing business will remain the cornerstone of DC Entertainment, releasing approximately 90 comic books through its various imprints and 30 graphic novels a month and continuing to build on its creative leadership in the comic book industry.
In her new role, Nelson will report to Jeff Robinov, President, Warner Bros. Pictures Group, in order to best capitalize on DC Entertainment’s theatrical development and production activities and their importance to drive its overall business with each of the divisions of Warner Bros.
Paul Levitz, who has served as President & Publisher of DC Comics since 2002, will segue from that role to return to his roots as a writer for DC and become a contributing editor and overall consultant to DCE. This transition will take place as expeditiously as possible without disrupting DC’s business operations.
So that’s it. Go visit the links below for more. Lots of talk of strategic positioning and markets and the like. There is much made of keeping DC the same. But as with the Marvel Disney deal this one will play out over the next few months and more.
Levitz’s first writing assignment has been announced as Adventure Comics.
Okay, lots of links:
The DC Entertainment announcement.
Letter from Diane Nelson at DC Universe.
Letter from Paul Levitz at DC Universe.
Karen Berger’s statement.
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September 10th, 2009 at 6:33 am
Well, it was expected that something would be shaken out of the management of DC, since hearing the Marvel Disney deal. It’s good to see that the Entertainment tag change, doesn’t disrupt their plans of comics book publishing… Let’s wait and watch.