Dan DiDio
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| Dan DiDio | |
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 DiDio at the 2012 New York Comic Con. |
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| Born | October 13, 1959 New York, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Senior VP/Executive Editor, Co-Publisher, writer |
| Notable works | ReBoot, DC Comics |
Dan DiDio (born October 13, 1959) is an American writer, editor, and publisher who has worked in the television and comic book industries. He is currently the Co-Publisher of DC Comics, along with Jim Lee. Wizard magazine recognized him as its first ever “Man of the Year” in 2003 for his work on the DC Universe line.
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Career [edit]
TV work [edit]
Prior to joining DC Comics, DiDio worked in television, beginning in 1981. DiDio was a freelance writer and story editor for Mainframe Entertainment, specifically working on ReBoot and War Planets.[1]
DC Comics [edit]
DiDio joined DC comics in January, 2002, as Vice President - Editorial, as well as writer for Superboy (issues 94 to 100). He was promoted to Vice President -Executive Editor, DC Universe in October, 2004. Since 2006, DiDio has written a weekly column called "DC Nation" which appears on the end page of most of DC Comics' main superhero titles. Originally, the column was tied to the yearlong weekly maxi-series 52, a project which he oversaw. On February 18, 2010, DiDio was named Co-Publisher of DC Comics, along with Jim Lee.[2]
Dan DiDio returned to writing comics with short stories for the 2008 and 2009 DC Halloween specials; and the 2009 Holiday special. In 2009, he returned to regular writing duties with the weekly Metal Men feature in Wednesday Comics. In January 2010, DiDio wrote the Weird Western Tales tie-in issue of the Blackest Night crossover and took over regular monthly scripting of The Outsiders. DiDio is the man behind the reboot of all current DC comics and was the co-writer of the new OMAC series. DiDio wrote a Challengers of the Unknown storyline for DC Universe Presents which was drawn by Jerry Ordway.[3] A Phantom Stranger ongoing series written by DiDio and drawn by Brent Anderson began in September 2012.[4]
References [edit]
- ^ Cramer, Karl (2008-04-24). "NYCC: Rebooting ‘ReBoot’ with Gavin Blair and Dan DiDio". ComicMix. Retrieved 2012-05-17.
- ^ DC Entertainment Names Executive Team - dccomics.com
- ^ "DiDio Takes "Challengers of the Unknown" Into "DCU Presents"". ComicBookResources.com. November 10, 2011. Archived from the original on February 29, 2012. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
- ^ Rogers, Vaneta (June 8, 2012). "DC Adds Four to New 52, Including DiDio's Phantom Stranger". Newsarama. Archived from the original on June 10, 2012. Retrieved June 10, 2012. "Written by [Dan] DiDio with art by Brent Anderson, The Phantom Stranger will spin out of the character's recent appearances in Justice League and DC's Free Comic Book Day story."
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- DiDio Named Vice President - Executive Editor, DC Universe 11 October 2004
- Dan DiDio Named Vice President - Executive Editor, DC Universe 11 October 2004 (includes television background information)
- 2004 Newsarama interview by Matt Brady
- October 2004 Newsarama press release by Matt Brady
| Preceded by Paul Levitz |
Publisher of DC Comics (with Jim Lee) 2010–present |
Succeeded by current |
| Preceded by Mike Carlin |
DC Universe Executive Editor 2002-2010 |
Succeeded by Eddie Berganza |
| Preceded by Karl Kesel |
Superboy writer 2002-2003 |
Succeeded by none |
| Preceded by Peter Tomasi |
The Outsiders writer 2010— |
Succeeded by none |
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