Recently, DC Comics became DC Entertainment, with a stronger relationship with its parent company, Warner Bros. Part of that new relationship included promotions for Dan Didio and Jim Lee (who are essentailly co-executives) and Geoff Johns (becoming one of the heads of the whole Entertainment aspect, including not just comics, but movies, cartoons, etc).
Last week, they announced a Bi-Coastal merger, where a large part of their offices will be moved to California to be closer to the WB's Hollywood studio. The New York office will remain in place, but to a lesser degree.
And now, though no names have been reported yet, there's plan to lay off up to 80 employees within DC Comics. Ouch.
The Big DC Meeting Is Finishing Bleeding Cool Comic Book News and Rumors
Between this and Disney's buyout of Marvel, I get the feeling comics, certainly the Big Two, aren't going to be same anymore. Certainly more corporatized - moreso than before, which is a scary thought.
Just another reason for me to stick with Dark Horse, Image and other smaller companies. That seems to be where all the creativity is coming from these days.
Last week, they announced a Bi-Coastal merger, where a large part of their offices will be moved to California to be closer to the WB's Hollywood studio. The New York office will remain in place, but to a lesser degree.
And now, though no names have been reported yet, there's plan to lay off up to 80 employees within DC Comics. Ouch.
The Big DC Meeting Is Finishing Bleeding Cool Comic Book News and Rumors
Between this and Disney's buyout of Marvel, I get the feeling comics, certainly the Big Two, aren't going to be same anymore. Certainly more corporatized - moreso than before, which is a scary thought.
Just another reason for me to stick with Dark Horse, Image and other smaller companies. That seems to be where all the creativity is coming from these days.