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,...
Quick hits
§ Revolving door: Rick Marshall has joined MTV's Splash page blog:
I’ll be joining the current editor, Casey Seijas, in helping to make this new...
Brian Cunningham out at Wizard
The grapevine is buzzing today with news that Executive Editor Brian Cunningham has been let go from his position at Wizard. Cunningham had been...
Changes at ComicMix?
On his blog, Rick Marshall notes he's no longer at ComicMix:
As some of you have already heard, ComicMix and I are parting ways.Despite some...
