Marie Javins

American comic book editor, comic book colorist, and travel writer
Marie Javins
NationalityAmerican
Area(s)Writer, Editor, Colourist

Marie Javins (/ˈvɪnz/;[1] born April 22, 1966) is an American comic book editor, comic book colorist, and travel writer known for her long association with Marvel Comics and the Teshkeel Media Group. As of 2020, Javins is editor-in-chief of DC Comics.

Career

Javins attended Antioch College and interned at Marvel Comics and Epic Comics. After graduation, she was hired as an editorial assistant and secretary for Mark Gruenwald. Javins became a full editor at Marvel and Epic Comics in the early nineties,[2] editing projects such as Akira, Groo, and Alex Ross's Earth X. She also colored more than 2,000 pages.

In 2001 Javins left Marvel to launch an around-the-world online project called MariesWorldTour.com.[3] She circumnavigated the globe twice, documenting her journeys extensively.

She subsequently worked with the Teshkeel Media Group as the series editor of The 99.[4]

After a shakeup at Warner Media in August 2020, she became the co-editor-in-chief, with Michele R. Wells, for DC Comics.[5]

In November 2020, Javins was named sole editor-in-chief of DC Comics.[6]

Notes

  1. ^ "Scott Snyder & James Tynion IV – DC in Conversation"
  2. ^ Messer, Kate X. (May 12, 1995). "Crossing the Lines". Austin Chronicle. Retrieved April 22, 2012.
  3. ^ Edelstein, David Adam (March 7, 2007). "Marie Javins, "Stalking the Wild Dik-Dik"". The WELL. Retrieved June 7, 2012.
  4. ^ Al Garf, Mohammed (May 10, 2010). "Bahrain's first superhero". Gulf Daily News. Retrieved June 7, 2012.
  5. ^ "DC's new "eSports" publisher, Pam Lifford's plans and more fallout from Bloodbath Monday". 11 August 2020.
  6. ^ "DC Comics Promotes Marie Javins to Editor-in-Chief". 9 November 2020.

References

  • Marie Javins at the Grand Comics Database

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Marie Javins.
  • Marie Javins at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
  • Jersey City Independent (Dec. 2008): Interview
  • Cyrus Farivar blog (May 2011): Interview
Preceded by
Bob Harras
Editor-in-Chief of DC Comics
2020–present
Succeeded by
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