Pat Johnson takes over Pantheon
Following the layoff of Pantheon publisher Janice Goldklang last week, Random House's Knopf division has completed its reorganization, Jim Milliot reports. Pat Johnson, formerly...
More layoffs at Tokyopop
Eight more staffers, including editor Bryce Coleman, were laid off from Tokyopop this week, as confirmed by marketing director Marco Pavia. The other staff...
Layoff watch: McFarlane Toys and more
We're hearing chatter about major layoffs at McFarlane Toys today, as many as a dozen people. More as it becomes available. Also, Anjali Singh,...
Comic book layoffs: Devils Due, Tokyopop
While the comics industry has thus ar been immune from the massive layoffs hitting the media sector, that could be changins. CBR reports that...
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...
