Marie Javins
Marie Javins | |
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Born | Marie Javins April 22, 1966 |
Nationality | American |
Area(s) | Writer, Editor, Colourist |
Notable works | Stalking the Wild Dik-Dik: One Woman's Solo Misadventures Across Africa, 3-D World Tour and Atlas, Best in Tent Camping New Jersey |
Marie Javins (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.
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,[1] 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.[2] She circumnavigated the globe twice, documenting her journeys extensively. She works with the Teshkeel Media Group as the series editor of The 99.[3]
After a shakeup at Warner Media in August 2020, she became the editor-in-chief for DC Comics. [4]
Notes
- ^ Messer, Kate X. (May 12, 1995). "Crossing the Lines". Austin Chronicle. Retrieved April 22, 2012.
- ^ Edelstein, David Adam (March 7, 2007). "Marie Javins, "Stalking the Wild Dik-Dik"". The WELL. Retrieved June 7, 2012.
- ^ Al Garf, Mohammed (May 10, 2010). "Bahrain's first superhero". Gulf Daily News. Retrieved June 7, 2012.
- ^ https://www.comicsbeat.com/dcs-new-esports-publisher-pam-liffords-plans-and-more-fallout-from-bloodbath-monday/
References
External links
- Marie Javins at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
- Jersey City Independent (Dec. 2008): Interview
- Cyrus Farivar blog (May 2011): Interview