THR: DC Comics, DC Universe Hit By Major Layoffs
Among those said to be losing their positions are editor-in-chief Bob Harris, senior VP of publishing strategy and support services Hank Kanalz, VP of marketing and creative services Jonah Weiland, VP global publishing initiatives and digital strategy Bobbie Chase, senior story editor Brian Cunningham, and executive editor Mark Doyle, who oversaw the rollout of the Black Label graphic novels. Jim Lee remains the CCO.
Roughly one third of DC's editorial ranks are being laid off, according to sources.
Insiders also say the majority of the staff of the streaming service DC Universe has been laid off, a move that had been widely expected as WarnerMedia shifts its focus to new streaming service HBO Max.
I was just reading an article about WB's new CEO, and he wants to push for the global market.
In the article, he stated that right now WB makes one-third of its profits from outside the US, and that he want's to change it to where 70% of the profits come from outside the US.
He's not going to get that with DC Comics focusing on physical product. Digital is more accessible globally.
So I think we'll be seeing a lot more digital.
"There's magic in the sound of analog audio." - CNET.
I hope that they don't drop Black Label, Harleen was amazing and I was hoping that the line might churn out more of that caliber. Plus it's been very profitable I think.
Eh, I don't do digital. Or streaming. So...
I'm hoping for more of a push in the book market.
This is the wrong take, I believe.
monthly comics will still be there, but the focus might shift for full digital and eventually the death of the comic book shop.
from the BC article:do you know what this means? not "there won't be any more statues/toys" but rather "that's one less thing that we have to ship ourselves to the comic shops"That DC Collectibles will be wound up as a line of statues and toys, with the rights licensed elsewhere to the like of Mattel or Hasbro.
It won't happen soon, it will also not be announced soon either, but eventually, someone on DC will say something among the lines of "starting X date all of our products will only be available for purchase on X website"
If you want a paper comic book, you will have to go to their site, buy it and it will ship to your house, and it won't include singles, only trades and if you are interested in the story you can still read it on the same website for a cents on the dollar, or even free if you have a subscription that will cost at the most $10 a month.
Exactly, this is just the first domino to fall in very long chain.
Maybe even the second one after Didio got ousted.
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I'm shocked Harras is back in the news. Wasn't he an editor when Marvel went under back in 95?
So Lee is still in but he's being moved to a new position and the head of the digital division now answers to him. Theory: AT&T is putting their own people and going in a different direction. Is this the end of floppies? Don't know.
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Let’s be honest, we knew this day was coming the moment DC broke the deal with Diamond.
Sorry for those losing their jobs.
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