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It seems like it was just yesterday when DC Publisher Dan Didio decried the popularity of facsimile editions and other interest in DC's back catalog, as he feels the publisher should be able to do a better job of pushing new stories to customers Actually, it was just yesterday Hmm Nevertheless, DC is going all[...]

In what has to be a first for the comic book industry, a high-ranking comic book executive is upset at comic book readers… for purchasing the company's comics?! DC Comics publisher Dan Didio complained at the Meet the Publishers panel at San Diego Comic-Con that too many people are buying DC's facsimile edition reprints[...]

DC Comics publishers Dan DiDio and Jim Lee, along with new creative hire Joe Hill, have been talking about the plans of DC Comics today at San Diego Comic-Con. Emphasising the change in branding for DC Comics, dropping the imprints to be all DC… and that the line between DC and Bertigo had been blurring anyway. He[...]

It looks like Rich Johnston's guess that a whiteboard featuring a bunch of chicken scratch from DC Publisher Dan Didio was a list of DC's Comic-Con announcements was incorrect Instead, the whiteboard appeared to represent the outline for a new 12-issue Metal Men series written by Didio, with art by Shane Davis and Michelle Delecki[...]

Dan DiDio, DC Comics publisher, posted a random titbit on Facebook, stating, It's that time of day for "Random stuff on desk that makes me happy." And in doing so, showing off a previously unseen cover to Superman: Year One by Frank Miller, John Romita, Danny Miki and Alex Sinclair It shows the young Clark Kent being[...]

With eight figures in funding from the likes of major studios and Alibaba, they will spent half of that on pre-launch programming alone. So it was admittedly of interest when two days ago, Diane Nelson posted on Instagram a photo of her meeting Dan DiDio, publisher of DC Comics, for drinks.   View this post on Instagram   Eataly with[...]

The situation quickly turned violent, with throngs of the creatures attacking festival-goers and creating a panic which eventually led to a swift and brutal war in which bats dealt a decisive defeat to humanity. "I remember it like it was yesterday," said Dan Didio, former co-Publisher of DC Comics, now working as a loyal servant to[...]

First there as what DC co-publisher Dan DiDio said in the meeting at ComicsPRO, confirmed by a number of other sources, including that the DC direct market line was being cut by 10-15%. Then there was what he meant to say, that the 10-15% cut was already factored into the current publishing line, and was offset[...]

Shorter stories will be reprinted in some upcoming 100-page specials.' In other news, he clarifies that the 10-15% comic book store line cut that DC co-Publisher Dan DiDio talked about earlier in the week, has already been accommodated with current cuts to the line that Bleeding Cool previously noted. And that the line cut was also alongside the[...]

Dan DiDio, architect of the fabled Nu52, remains firmly in co-control of DC Comics, surviving multiple rounds of corporate reshufflings and layoffs to continue to lead the publisher into the future This Sunday, ol' Triple D will host a panel at Long Beach Comic Con in which he wants to talk about your favorite comic book[...]

Today was no different as at the DC Meet the Publishers Panel, Dan DiDio and Jim Lee ran the show as they provided audience members a glimpse into the future of DC Comics After the initial introductions, in which DiDio and Lee ran a video promoting the new DC Universe App, the streaming service which[...]

Coming to the Long Beach Convention Center on September 8-9, Long Beach Comic Con will host the likes of Dan DiDio, Christopher Priest, Mairghread Scott, and Rikishi A press release reveals more details: Committed to its celebration of some of the greatest creative talents in comics, television and film, Long Beach Comic Con's cast of special[...]

The panel was moderated by Marie Javins, comic editor and colorist, and included Dan DiDio, James Tynion IV, Ryan Benjamin, Robert Venditti, and Steve Orlando. Orlando is writing The Unexpected, which features new interpretations of existing characters Neon the Unknown and Firebrand He remarked that "Jody Houser likes to say that I was bitten by a radioactive[...]

DC Comics publisher Dan DiDio has been talking about the Walmart-exclusive 100-page anthology comics that have caused such fuss over their exclusive stories, including Batman by Brian Michael Bendis and Nick Derrington and Superman by Tom King and Andy Kubert with the third issues. Bleeding Cool has made the point that this exclusive deal was to[...]

"The Great One" Brian Michael Bendis was interviewed by DCComics.com, and he spoke about how, after he was unable to stick to his allotted page count for the final issue of the weekly mini-series, DC Publisher Dan DiDio decided to give the extra pages to fans as reward for supporting the first five issues. Man of[...]

She's the one who brought me into the newly formed DC Entertainment as co-publisher 9 years ago and I literally wouldn't be here without her.(3/5) — Jim Lee (@JimLee) June 12, 2018 Last but definitely not least, I continue on as Publisher alongside Dan DiDio No one has more passion or energy for what we do[...]

But Batman seems to have the magic touch, according to writer Tom King. King posted on Twitter that he was congratulated by DC co-publisher Dan DiDio on the title selling more than 100,000 copies for 50 issues: Got a call from DC co-publisher Dan Didio congratulating me that Batman sold over 100,000 for 50 issues! Mic drop![...]

Bin Talal refused, and afterward, he was arrested as part of a widespread coup consolidating power and purging the rivals of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Does Kushner take orders from a painting of Dan Didio found in 666 Fifth Avenue's sub-basement? Denial of the building followed immediately by crushing political disaster could be chalked up to coincidence[...]

No other reporter was there to get the news out there other than Bleeding Cool's Hugh Sheridan, who piped the news directly to Jude Terror. Then everyone seemed to forget about it. And now DC Co-publisher Dan DiDio has posted the most recent issue's back-page tease and announcement on Facebook. And suddenly it was brand-new news again. [...]

DC Co-Publisher Dan Didio addressed his views on the diversity of DC's characters in an interview, and it's difficult not to view some of his comments as a direct shot at rival Marvel Comics, who temporarily replaced some of their most well-known characters like Thor, Iron Man, and Captain America with legacy versions in over the past[...]

He's just a kid in high school entrenched in a universe full of seasoned heroes — why add another one? But if the end of issue #1 is a hint of what's to come, he won't have much of a choice. Dan DiDio and Justin Jordan's script isn't exactly engaging, but it is fun There's not[...]

Sideways is a teenage metahuman with the ability to open portals to anywhere. He does what anyone else would do: he makes a YouTube channel. Does this make for a good read in Sideways #1?

I think it would be fitting if that came in the form of Dust Devil. This is the second person to use the name, first appearing in The Outsiders #27 by Dan DiDio and Philip Tan In the comics she is part of a group of villains called Master of Disasters and replaced one of the[...]

[rwp-review-recap id="0"] This year's DC Holiday Special contains another collection of short, festive holiday-themed tales featuring an array of characters from across DC's Universe, told by some of the top creators from the publisher including Tom King, Shea Fontana, Denny O'Neill, Jeff Lemire, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Steve Epting, Phil Hester, Joshua Williamson, Neil Googe, Christopher Priest, Greg[...]

The award will be presented by DC Comics co-publisher Dan DiDio and be given to Wein's widow Christine Valada As part of the ceremony, there will be video tributes from actor Hugh Jackman, who has portrayed Wolverine since 2000 appearing in nine films (two of those uncredited cameos) There will also be a tribute from[...]

Bleeding Cool has been listening through the Publishers Weekly podcast, where the site interviews DC Co-Publishers Dan DiDio and Jim Lee discuss some about how DC is doing in terms of sales and in terms of upcoming projects. One interesting element has been the comment from Jim Lee on the DC Superhero Girls line, a series[...]

All anyone knows is that DC comics produced some of its most successful works while it was under the office building's supernatural influence, and DC Comics co-Publisher Dan Didio had a full head of luscious hair Once they moved, the building punished them with the Nu52 reboot and, well, just look at Didio now Bald[...]

When DC Comics called the office building home, DC Co-Publisher Dan Didio had a full, luscious head of hair, and look at him now! What more proof does anybody need? But the loss of Didio's beautiful blond locks is only one of the tragedies that has befallen residents of the unholy building As Bleeding Cool previously[...]

Do you know where your DC Superstars are? They're at the DC Master Class panel at New York Comic Con at the Javits Center, of course! Hosted by Dan DiDio to an incredibly packed room that had ran out of seats but still had people wanting to come in, the panel consisted of Greg Capullo, Jim[...]

senior executives, but just not as senior as WB bigwig Diane Nelson) Jim Lee and Dan Didio talked about DC and discussed their various current initiatives at the "DC Meet The Publishers" panel at NYCC. Didio started off  by saying that he knows what people want to hear about "Connor Kent,  JSA, Legion, Shazam." We're not talking[...]