Paul Levitz Archives

Professor Paul Levitz To Teach The Future
Pace University of New York City and Westchester County has appointed Paul Levitz as a professor for their upcoming semester But rather than just concentrating on his past in publishing, he'll be teaching about the future He'll be teaching PUB 615, Comics & Graphic Novels this autumn, before moving to PUB 619, The Future of[...]
Knockabout To Sell The Black Dossier In The UK
It was one of the more odder publishing decisions. Despite The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen: The Black Dossier passing through DC's legal department with only a few nips and tucks before being cleared, Paul Levitz, decided to overrule them and declared that the volume would not be distributed in the UK for what DC called "international[...]
Reading 75 Years Of DC Comics by Greg Baldino
The past year has seen DC Comics change dramatically, both as a company and as a fictional universe, and with the shakeup of the relaunch both in continuity and in its publishing scheme, the book is almost an artifact of a parallel world. Written by DC writer and former executive Paul Levitz and published in 2010, the massive[...]
Video Preview: Legion Of Superheroes #1
A look at Legion Of Superheroes #1 by Paul Levitz and Francis Portela, courtesy of Spanish agent David Macho Gomez – who is certainly making a name for himself this week. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2v5IIbexdzI[/youtube] A look at Legion Of Superheroes #1 by Paul Levitz and Francis Portela, courtesy of Spanish agent David Macho Gomez – who is certainly[...]
Paul Levitz Sets Up In Artists' Alley At San Diego Comic Con
And there's a surprise or two. Artosts Alley is always a heady mix of the name creator taking commissions, newbies trying to push his latest thing, attempting to find an audience and old hands keeping the flame burning. But this year, one of the creators, at table II-16 will be ex-DC President and Publisher, Paul Levitz, between[...]
When Paul Levitz Spoke To Google. For An Hour. Without A Moustache.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k71j-nGaYlc[/youtube] Paul Levitz spoke to Google employees earlier this month about DC Comics and the Legion of Super-Heroes. And yes, he has no moustache He seems to have shaved it last last year And it's stayed off. My favourite paragraph? After sharing my own concerns over current limitations of digital comics, Paul says "Somewhere, probably in one of[...]
DC Comics To Publish Marshal Law?
It's only been a few years since Paul Levitz was so disgusted with the way The Boys portrayed superheroes that he cancelled it, and let Dynamite take over publishing the book – only for it to become their best selling title, and selling far more than equivalent DC Comics in the process. Well, Paul's gone now[...]
Wednesday Runaround – Baal Ki Khaal!
All sorts of people enjoy Bleeding Cool! And a special hello to all the Disney people working in Chicago! You love us, you really love us! BrooklynWatch: Lynda Barry, about to have her work collected in Complete volumes by Drawn & Quarterly will be at the Brooklyn Comics And Graphic Novel Festival this weekend, as well[...]
Did Paul Levitz Arrange Himself A Creator Credit For Huntress Use?
From The Brave And The Bold TV series, a Huntress credit for ex-President and Publisher of DC Comics, Paul Levitz. Printed creator credits for such characters are often a hard fought prize, usually involving lawyers rather than respect for creators Its the reason Bob Kane is always credited for Batman and Robin, where Bill Finger and[...]
DC Comics: One Year Later
Today is one year to the day since Paul Levitz announced his resignation as President and Publisher of DC Comics. At the time it was presented very much as Levitz stepping down to take a more creative role in comic books Since then it's been reinterpreted as Paul being pushed out by Warners as a[...]
The Tenth Annual Rumour Awards – FIRING OF THE YEAR
But it would be McFarlane Toys that downsized the most losing almost all their employees reducing to a skeleton staff. Then there was Dave Elliott, fired from Radical, with a court case planned for October. But the firing of the year wasn't really a firing, more of a slightly-pressured resignation, as Paul Levitz left his role as[...]