In light of Vertigo Executive Editor Karen Berger stepping down in March, the company revealed her replacement today: Shelly Bond, a longtime Vertigo editor that has been with the company since 1993, when she started as an assistant editor.
“I've been incredibly lucky to have worked for many years with these three smart and talented editors. Shelly has been by my side since the beginning of Vertigo, so I couldn't be happier about passing the baton to her,” Berger said. “She brings so much creativity, passion and professionalism to everything she edits with special note to the wildly successful Fables, which she launched and has overseen for over 10 years. Will is a highly regarded story editor of many critically acclaimed series including 100 Bullets, DMZ, and Scalped and has procured many European and South American artists for our titles. Mark has a great eye for new writing talent, and his avid interest in up-to-the-minute fiction has been a real asset to the line. I look forward to reading many great comics and graphic novels from these three for many years to come. Vertigo is in the best of hands.”
"It’s been a great privilege, both personally and professionally, to work with Karen Berger since Vertigo’s inception,” added Bond. I look forward to honoring her legacy by continuing to push the imprint to arresting new heights ably abetted by a fiercely talented editorial team. Expect nothing but the deft storytelling, incomparable artistry and the bravado that has made Vertigo an industry leader."
Other promotions at the company include Will Dennis to Group Editor and Mark Doyle to Editor.
With all of these people being longtime staffers that worked closely with Berger, folks worried that the "new guard" of Vertigo would struggle can finally relax.
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