Today is a big news day for DC Comics. First, Warner Bros. announced that DC Comics will remain in New York City, while the rest of the organization would move to the West Coast by the end of 2011. Then a post from Jim Lee and Dan DiDio announced that Wildstorm would cease as an imprint in December, and Zuda Comics would close up shop next week. The latest news in the shakeup has the DC staff being reduced by 20% – or roughly 50 employees according to the L.A. Times article.
DC’s non-comic-book production efforts, including film and television properties being developed at the studio, will be overseen by Chief Creative Officer Geoff Johns. L.A.-based co-publisher Jim Lee will oversee publishing on new digital platforms such as the iPad and co-publisher Dan DiDio will run the comic book operation out of New York.
Reorganization is never a fun process…
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A sad day for comics. Wildstorm books got me into comics in the first place, they haven’t been the same after two reboots though.
I thought DC had more than 250+ employees. That does suck that those people are loosing their jobs, and in this economy, good luck to them and their families.
Of course, the number of employee don’t count the work-for-hire like artists and writers
Shame for wildstorm. That was a good imprint
So I guess my hopes for the Wildstorm people not to lose their jobs were unfounded. This is a really sad day for comics.
The winds of change are blowing … perhaps this is another sign of the change that Stephen mentioned on the message boards….