burbank Archives

When he had newcomers hired above him, both Stephanie Fierman and Steve Rotterdam, he survived when they were dismissed and when DC Comics then reorganised, was promoted to Senior VP Sales where he has remained since. But I understand at the Diamond Retail Summit in Las Vegas, that he told folk that he would not be joining[...]

Creators have been especially skittish, and the big news at C2E2 was how many of them were setting up books at Image, Boom, IDW, Avatar, Dynamite, Dark Horse and more ahead of fears for their longevity at DC. Now it appears that staff will be sent up in groups to set up shop in Burbank while[...]

Magnolia Blvd in beautiful downtown Burbank right next door to "the Writer's Store" Run by Del Howison and his wife Sue, Dark Del is a mecca for fans of horror from books, comics, novelties, movies, soundtracks and even fragrances It is an amazing place to go just about any day. But besides a treasure trove of[...]

So DC Comics is set to move its entire operation to Burbank, part of the Warner Bros studios It should happen in April 2015 But there's one group of folk that haven't been mentioned. And that's the guys who create MAD Magazine, bought by DC Comics and moved into their New York offices. Back when the DC[...]

For one thing, the location of both Marvel and DC's offices in Manhattan had established the city as the central hub of comics publishing for decades before the smaller companies like First Comics, Dark Horse or Image came along in other cities.  DC had already moved many of their administrative departments to Burbank a few[...]

This is Philip Bond's Christmas card, sent from the Bond family,  including Executive Editor of Vertigo Comics, Shelly Bond. And this is Philip's only

Looks like Midtown Comics are showing their allegiances to the publisher staying in New York City, with their new delivery van. (UPDATE: No they're

Tomorrow is the day when DC Comics staff working in the New York offices at 1700 Broadway will have to make a decision about what they'll be doing in April 2015. That is when DC Comics will move lock, stock, to the offices in Burbank, where an office has been waiting for them, empty, for a[...]

Set your calendars for April 2015. That seems to be the date planned for the big move from Manhattan to Burbank Bleeding Cool was the first to tell you that this was going to happen, and indeed out investigations appear to have brought the decision to tell DC staff forward by a considerable period of time[...]

There's a big all-hands meeting with Diane Nelson in person, scheduled for today, with individual meetings with human resources scheduled for later in the week. Bleeding Cool has been told by DC insiders that despite what Dan DiDio may have suggested last week, not all current DC employees will be offered relocation to Burbank. Previous Warner President[...]

THE GIGANTIC GRAPHIC NOVEL THAT WAS REALLY GOOD The Bleeding Cool Fan Award-nominated graphic novel The Gigantic Beard That Was Evil by Stephen Collins has found itself on a slightly more prestigious award list, The Waterstones Book The The Year, where it is up against Booker Prize winner Julian Barnes' Levels Of Life. It already beat out[...]

Earlier today, Bleeding Cool broke the news that DC Comics was heading west, from Manhattan to Burbank. Forty minutes later, DC Comics sent a letter out to staff and media confirming the story – and with the side benefit also helping make sure no other media outlet needed to credit Bleeding Cool An unnamed ex-DC exec[...]

During the reorganisation of DC Comics into DC Entertainment, much of the production side of the comics publisher was moved from New York to Burbank in California, home to its parent company Warner Bros There was much speculation at the time of an eventual move west for everyone but in the end, while digital and[...]

BURBANK BOUND? Peter David writes; Meanwhile it seems DC is getting closer to moving to Burbank I've been hearing about this for years but now it seems matters are coming to a head. PLACE YOUR BETS A website, newmutants98.com has been set up to dispel the myth that this is a "rare" comic. Even more possible are that a ton[...]

Okay, seriously now, I want Los Angeles-based Bleeding Cool readers to apply for this, take photos, and see if you can spot any of the folk from this article. The American Institute Of Architects are arranging a tour of the DC Entertainment offices in the Warner Bros Burbank lot at the end of the month[...]

The first DC Retailer Roadshow took place yesterday at Warner Bros in Burbank, as around twenty teams of retailers were ushered through security checks into the belly of the beast. Executive big guns Bob Wayne, Jim Lee, Dan DiDio, Diane Nelson, Hank Kanalz and John Rood were in attendance with Rood moderating He did not attempt[...]