Media release — Karen Berger, executive Editor & senior Vice president of DC Entertainment’s Vertigo brand, has revealed she is stepping down from her publish after almost 20 years at the helm of the award-winning literary imprint. She will stay on with March 2013 where she will be helping in the shift to a new leadership team which includes professional staffers whom she has mentored over the years.
Karen is accountable for shepherding critically-acclaimed as well as very popular publishing titles including perennial favorites: THE SANDMAN, HELLBLAZER, V FOR VENDETTA. FABLES, PREACHER, THE INVISIBLES, 100 BULLETS, Y – THE LAST guy as well as AMERICAN VAMPIRE. Vertigo has published almost 300 new literary properties during the last 20 years. Berger notes she is prepared for a expert modification as well as is looking ahead to pursuing interesting new opportunities.
“I’ve been exceptionally pleased to have supplied a house where writers as well as artists might produce progressive as well as provocative stories that broadened the range of comics, drawing in a new as well as diverse readership to graphic storytelling,” stated Berger. “I’d like to say thanks to all the lots of immensely skilled creators who have assisted make Vertigo into a daring as well as unique imprint as well as I’m grateful to everybody at DC enjoyment as well as the retail neighborhood for their support as well as commitment to Vertigo all these years. It’s been rather an honor.”
DC enjoyment president Diane Nelson stated, “We are very grateful for Karen’s commitment as well as commitment to Vertigo, its books as well as its exceptionally skilled team of personnel as well as creators. In Vertigo she leaves a tradition to which we stay dedicated as well as on which we mean to develop for the future. She will always be a deeply valued as well as respected member of the DC family.”
DC enjoyment is planning a event next year – to assist admire Karen, her 33 years with the business as well as her lots of accomplishments, befitting her legendary condition within DCE as well as across the publishing as well as comics industries.
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