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 (born 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 .
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 subsequently worked 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 co-editor-in-chief, with , for DC.[4]
In November 2020, Javins was named sole editor-in-chief of DC Comics.[5]
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.
- ^ "DC's new "eSports" publisher, Pam Lifford's plans and more fallout from Bloodbath Monday". 11 August 2020.
- ^ "DC Comics Promotes Marie Javins to Editor-in-Chief". 9 November 2020.
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- Marie Javins at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
- Jersey City Independent (Dec. 2008): Interview
- Cyrus Farivar blog (May 2011): Interview
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