Vertical layoffs
As mentioned in "Lying in the Gutters" this week, Vertical, best known for its manga line of Tezuka releases, but also a publisher of...
Loeb and Alexander out at Heroes
Plagued by falling ratings and fan gripes in its third season, Heroes has announced a top-level shakeup with co-exec producers Jeph Loeb and Jesse...
Sad day in Nerdville: Tennant leaving DR WHO
In news that could probably best be described as a "when, not if" story, David Tennant announced that he will be leaving DR WHO...
Yen Press moves to Orbit; Johnson leaves
Via PR from Hachette: Yen Press, the manga imprint led by Kurt Hassler and Rich Johnson, will be folded into a new publishing division,...
Executive shuffle at DC
Observers who follow executive moves at the Big Two are buzzing this afternoon over word that James "Ski" Sokolowski is ankling DC for Marvel,...
COO Fred Pierce out at Wizard
Our email inbox is stuffed with word that Wizard COO Fred Pierce has been let go. Pierce was definitely the mover and shaker who...
Goldstein joins IDW
Media veteran Greg Goldstein has joined IDW as Chief Operating Officer, according to a press release excerpted below:
“We are thrilled that Greg has joined...
News and notes: Jason, ComicMix, Moss
• Flog reports that "Low Moon," Jason's comic strip for the NY Times Magazine, will be collected next year.
• ICv2 talks to the...
Newsy bits: Glidden, hirings, Dini, etc.
§ Sarah Glidden's HOW TO UNDERSTAND ISRAEL IN 60 DAYS OR LESS has been picked up by Vertigo, she reports on her blog:First, the...
Marvel news and notes
Yesterday, we mentioned Marvel's alll-new webcomics. Now, Todd Allen suggests that Marvel's current hiring pattern reveals this initiative is going to get a...
MARS needs interns!
Actually, both The Beat and Publishers Weekly need interns!We mean it!The Beat is still looking for an intern who can help with all sorts...
The assistant editor’s life
Rich Johnston reports that associate editor Nachie Castro has left DC for a job at Disney. He has not left the band Skelter, however,...
