Post by G on Jun 7, 2010 0:28:58 GMT -5
I meant to post this last week, but my job has me so tuned out during the week. Story was copied from the following link...
www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=26489
Joe Quesada Promoted to Marvel Entertainment CCO
Wed, June 2nd, 2010 at 6:21AM (PDT) | Updated: June 2nd, 2010 at 6:48AM
This morning, CBR News learned via press release that Marvel Entertainment had given Marvel Comics Editor-in-Chief a promotion to the position of Chief Creative Officer of the entire company. The expansion of title comes after a decade for Quesada serving as E-i-C and a more recent expansion of his duties that saw him named Chief Creative Officer of Marvel's animation unit. When that previous promotion was made, Quesada told CBR, "At the end of the day, I suspect that my involvement will be on creating new concepts, reviewing proposals, scripts, art and so on. It’s a lot of work but we have a tremendous team at Marvel West that makes my working in both publishing and animation a lot easier."
This new position – where Quesada will report directly to Marvel Executive VP Alan Fine – will see the longtime artist and writer keep his duties as E-i-C in addition to taking a similar creative role in Marvel's movie slate as well as continuing to work across all Marvel media. The official release is below.
Official Press Release
MARVEL ENTERTAINMENT PROMOTES JOE QUESADA TO CHIEF CREATIVE OFFICER
New York, NY – June 2, 2010 – Marvel Entertainment, LLC announced today that it has promoted Joe Quesada to Chief Creative Officer of Marvel Entertainment. In this new role, Mr. Quesada will work alongside Alan Fine, Executive Vice President, Office of the President and Chairman of Marvel Studios’ Creative Committee, to ensure that all portrayals of Marvel’s characters and storytelling remain true to the essence of Marvel’s rich history. Additionally, Mr. Quesada will provide creative oversight of all areas of Marvel’s business including theatrical, television, publishing, animation and games, while also actively participating in all story and script development for Marvel’s films and animation. Prior to this promotion, Mr. Quesada held the role of Chief Creative Officer & Editor-In-Chief, Marvel Animation & Publishing and oversaw the creative aspects of Marvel Comics and Marvel Animation. The announcement was made today by Mr. Fine, to whom Mr. Quesada will report.
Mr. Fine stated, “I am excited to have Joe join me as Marvel Entertainment enters the next chapter in our history. Joe has already played an instrumental role as Editor-in-Chief in changing the face of the comic book industry with bold new ventures and an unprecedented penetration of the mainstream consciousness. His love and passion for Marvel, along with his experience guiding publishing for the last decade, will be invaluable as we bring our characters to life in new media.”
“I am honored to take this new position at Marvel Entertainment and work with Alan to bring the rich history of Marvel to a brand new audience” said Mr. Quesada. “Together with the incredible talent here at Marvel, in all our divisions, I look forward to making Marvel an even bigger part of the entertainment industry and showing why we’ve been an industry leader for over 70 years.”
Mr. Quesada will also continue to serve as Editor-In-Chief, Marvel Publishing, where over the past decade he has helped usher in bold new imprints such as Marvel Knights, the Ultimate Universe and Marvel MAX. During his tenure, Marvel received acclaim for its Heroes special to commemorate the events of September 11, 2001; the groundbreaking Death of Captain America storyline; and President Obama’s historic team up with Spider-Man. Mr. Quesada is also one of the industry’s most popular artists, providing cover and interior art to blockbusters such as Amazing Spider-Man, Daredevil, Invincible Iron Man and more.
www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=26489
Joe Quesada Promoted to Marvel Entertainment CCO
Wed, June 2nd, 2010 at 6:21AM (PDT) | Updated: June 2nd, 2010 at 6:48AM
This morning, CBR News learned via press release that Marvel Entertainment had given Marvel Comics Editor-in-Chief a promotion to the position of Chief Creative Officer of the entire company. The expansion of title comes after a decade for Quesada serving as E-i-C and a more recent expansion of his duties that saw him named Chief Creative Officer of Marvel's animation unit. When that previous promotion was made, Quesada told CBR, "At the end of the day, I suspect that my involvement will be on creating new concepts, reviewing proposals, scripts, art and so on. It’s a lot of work but we have a tremendous team at Marvel West that makes my working in both publishing and animation a lot easier."
This new position – where Quesada will report directly to Marvel Executive VP Alan Fine – will see the longtime artist and writer keep his duties as E-i-C in addition to taking a similar creative role in Marvel's movie slate as well as continuing to work across all Marvel media. The official release is below.
Official Press Release
MARVEL ENTERTAINMENT PROMOTES JOE QUESADA TO CHIEF CREATIVE OFFICER
New York, NY – June 2, 2010 – Marvel Entertainment, LLC announced today that it has promoted Joe Quesada to Chief Creative Officer of Marvel Entertainment. In this new role, Mr. Quesada will work alongside Alan Fine, Executive Vice President, Office of the President and Chairman of Marvel Studios’ Creative Committee, to ensure that all portrayals of Marvel’s characters and storytelling remain true to the essence of Marvel’s rich history. Additionally, Mr. Quesada will provide creative oversight of all areas of Marvel’s business including theatrical, television, publishing, animation and games, while also actively participating in all story and script development for Marvel’s films and animation. Prior to this promotion, Mr. Quesada held the role of Chief Creative Officer & Editor-In-Chief, Marvel Animation & Publishing and oversaw the creative aspects of Marvel Comics and Marvel Animation. The announcement was made today by Mr. Fine, to whom Mr. Quesada will report.
Mr. Fine stated, “I am excited to have Joe join me as Marvel Entertainment enters the next chapter in our history. Joe has already played an instrumental role as Editor-in-Chief in changing the face of the comic book industry with bold new ventures and an unprecedented penetration of the mainstream consciousness. His love and passion for Marvel, along with his experience guiding publishing for the last decade, will be invaluable as we bring our characters to life in new media.”
“I am honored to take this new position at Marvel Entertainment and work with Alan to bring the rich history of Marvel to a brand new audience” said Mr. Quesada. “Together with the incredible talent here at Marvel, in all our divisions, I look forward to making Marvel an even bigger part of the entertainment industry and showing why we’ve been an industry leader for over 70 years.”
Mr. Quesada will also continue to serve as Editor-In-Chief, Marvel Publishing, where over the past decade he has helped usher in bold new imprints such as Marvel Knights, the Ultimate Universe and Marvel MAX. During his tenure, Marvel received acclaim for its Heroes special to commemorate the events of September 11, 2001; the groundbreaking Death of Captain America storyline; and President Obama’s historic team up with Spider-Man. Mr. Quesada is also one of the industry’s most popular artists, providing cover and interior art to blockbusters such as Amazing Spider-Man, Daredevil, Invincible Iron Man and more.
