DC Cuts 7 Jobs in Move to Refocus on Comics Publishing

In late long time , DC Comics has branched out into many areas beyond just strip . But now , the company is looking to refocus back on publication as part of a new restructuring that has lead to seven the great unwashed — approximately three percent of its 240 - stave men — departing the company .

Confirmed bythe Hollywood Reporterlast night — after earlier rumors in the day fromBleeding Coolhad say that company mainstays likeDan Didio and Jim Leecould be leave the publisher as part of ongoing restructuring at Warner Bros. at large ( they ’re not)—seven faculty members were thin out from the newspaper publisher following coming together yesterday . They include VP of sales trade marketing John Cunningham , VP of consumer marketing Eddie Scannell , and senior VP art music director Mark Chiarello . On top of the cuts , DC ’s in - house merchandise and collectable flank , DC Collectibles , will be strike under the control of Warner Bros. Consumer Products , itself undergoing a restructuring at the minute that could see 10 pct of its men lease go .

A memorandum institutionalize to staff about the layoffs and restructuring by Pam Lifford , the Warner Bros. Global Brands and Experiences President who oversees both DC Comics and Warner Bros. Consumer Products , noted that there are other naval division of DC that “ are not full dedicated to support the publication line of work ” and could see more potential changes in the future . Otherwise , the memo note that , at least when it come to making comics , DC is in for the farseeing haul :

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We recognize and appreciate that all of our employees have made considerable contributions to our business sector and that it is difficult to lose colleagues , many of whom have been here for a long metre and have made an authoritative wallop on DC . We give thanks them for their arduous work and dedication to DC . As always , we are attached to taking care of our employees and will be as thoughtful as possible with those who are impacted by these change .

Together with Dan and Jim , and the executive team , we have pass meter assessing DC ’s business , as well as the comic account book publishing landscape . DC is go away back to its root of delivering epic stories with our domain - year persona , stories and brands . Being a premier home of storytelling will never go out of dash and we intend to ultimately super - serve our survive fans , while providing new compelling cognitive content that engages and excites even more fan around the globe . eternal rest assured , the direct market will remain at the heart of our business – and will continue to be one of our neat strength .

We ’ll get you more on DC ’s restructuring as and when we learn it .

William Duplessie