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Jim Lee, the superstar artist-turned-publisher of DC, has added the title president to his growing list of executive designations.Lee, re-upping his deal with DC, has been promoted to president as well as publisher and CCO of the comic book company, which is part of Warner Bros. Discovery.The executive will continue to report to Pam Lifford, president of global brands, franchises and experiences at Warner Bros. Discovery, who announced the promotion Wednesday.
SAN DIEGO, CA - May 3, 2023 - IDW Media Holdings, Inc. and its IDW Publishing unit, announced today a strategic organizational restructuring, including the appointment of Davidi Jonas as CEO and Joshua Frankel as CDO, and the promotions of Mark Doyle and Tara McCrillis to Co-Publishers, Amber Huerta as COO, and Jamie S. Rich as Editor-in-Chief.
Powell flagged two changes to cut Diamond shipping charges, where it is competing with PRHPS’s free freight policy. As of July 1, UPS Ground shipping charges on printed products were reduced by 40%, a change Powell attributed primarily to a new contract negotiated with UPS. And Diamond has also tested and will implement the use of the U.S. Postal Service, which will be more economical, especially for small packages.Diamond has reduced the size of its Hunt Valley, Maryland headquarters office, Powell revealed, with employees working from home, and, left unsaid, likely some reductions in force related to reduced sales volume.Powell also announced that the company is postponing its 2024 Diamond Retailer Summit, which had been planned in conjunction with Megacon in February as part of a two-year deal with Fan Expo (see "Two-Year Deal with Fan Expo"), to avoid a conflict with the ComicsPro Annual Meeting, planned for February. A new date was not announced.
Warner Bros. Discovery President of Global Brands, Franchises, and Experiences Pam Lifford is leaving to company to focus on a family healthcare issue, and DC President Jim Lee and General Manager Anne De Pies will report directly to Lifford’s boss, DC has confirmed. Lifford had previously reported to WBD Chief Revenue and Strategy Officer Bruce Campbell; Lee and De Pies will now report to Campbell directly.
What’s happening to the Comixology app?On December 4, 2023, we will be merging the Comixology and Kindle applications on iOS, Android, and Fire OS, and the Comixology app will no longer be available for use.Where will I read comics?After December 4, 2023, you can continue to access your Comixology comics, graphic novels, and manga titles in the Kindle app. Please ensure you are using the same Amazon login you use now for the Comixology app. You may also continue to read your Comixology books on the web via read.amazon.com. If you prefer to read on your Kindle E-reader, you can go to Your Content and Devices to send individual books to download on your E-reader. Mac users can also read via the recently upgraded Kindle for Mac.
2023, where have you gone? As another page of the calendar flutters into the ashbin of history, it's time for the annual retrospective of the stories that shaped our industry in the past year. Here are a few that moved the needle.
Diamond Comic Distributors has canceled its 2024 Retailer Summit, as the distributor sales conference fades in favor of trade association events. Diamond had announced at its San Diego Comic-Con retailer lunch last summer that the event was being postponed from its originally planned February dates to avoid conflicting with the ComicsPro Annual Meeting (see “Diamond Postpones Retailer Summit”), and in its announcement of the cancellation, Diamond said, “Our team is committed to finding alternative ways to engage and collaborate with all our retail partners, including seeing many of you next month at the upcoming ComicsPRO Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh, and hosting our annual Retailer Appreciation Luncheon at Comic-Con International: San Diego in July.”
DC Comics will be returning to a Wednesday release schedule for new periodicals beginning in July, they announced at the ComicsPRO Annual Meeting.Starting on Wednesday, July 3, DC’s periodical releases will go on sale on the traditional Wednesday new comic day. They cited "feedback from retailers and readers" as driving this choice. New graphic novels and collected editions will continue to release on Tuesday. DC started releasing new comics on Tuesdays in April 2020 (see "DC to Resume Releasing New Comics") when they moved to new distributors during the pandemic.