Andrew Sumner
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Andrew Sumner is a British journalist, editor, TV presenter and publisher.[http://downthetubes.net/?p=12054 "Albion Man"] Retrieved 19 October 2012[http://www.maxallancollins.com/blog/2019/10/22/dispatch-from-the-bunker/ "Author Max Allan Collins on working with Sumner"]
Sumner wrote for the comics news magazine Speakeasy in the 1980s. He was a movie journalist for the NME, Vox and Total Film throughout the 1990s and wrote regularly for Uncut.[http://downthetubes.net/?p=12054 "Albion Man"]. Retrieved 19 October 2012. Sumner published various magazines for Emap{{Cite journal|pmc=1120112|author=Jackson, Trevor|publisher= US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health|title=Under cover|page=1002|volume=322|issue=7292|journal=BMJ: British Medical Journal}} before joining IPC as publisher of Loaded[https://archive.today/20130407220220/http://m.brandrepublic.com/article/143649/Loaded-strengthens-management-team-Sumner-appointment "Loaded strengthens management team with Sumner appointment"] Retrieved 23 February 2013. and Uncut.[https://www.timeincuk.com/about/news/press-release/heery-and-sumner-join-ignite-board/ "Heery and Sumner join IPC Ignite board"] Retrieved 2 August 2017.[http://www.musicweek.com/news/read/uncut-celebrates-100-issue-at-100-club/028364 Music Week] Retrieved 28 October 2012. He launched Uncut DVD [https://www.timeincuk.com/about/news/press-release/ipc-ignite-unveils-uncut-dvd-the-only-great-movie-magazine/ "Sumner unveils Uncut DVD"] Retrieved 2 August 2017. and later published Now magazine.[https://www.timeincuk.com/about/news/press-release/andrew-sumner-appointed-publishing-director-of-now/ "Andrew Sumner appointed publishing director of Now"] Retrieved 2 August 2017. Sumner presented The Uncut Film on Turner Classic Movies, a series of contemporary classic movies curated by Uncut that ran on TCM UK at 9pm Wednesdays.[https://www.ti-media.com/about/news/press-release/uncut-in-first-programme-sponsorship-deal-with-film-channel-tcm/ "Andrew Sumner presents TCM's Uncut Film"]
During his time at IPC, Sumner revived Fleetway's classic British comics library, overseeing Dirk Maggs' Adventures of Sexton Blake for BBC Radio 2, co-publishing (with DC Comics) Leah Moore, John Reppion and Shane Oakley's Albion; Dave Gibbons and John Higgins' Thunderbolt Jaxon; and Garth Ennis and Colin Wilson's Battler Britton. He curated Titan Books' reprint archive editions The King of Crooks, The Steel Claw, and Albion Origins.[http://downthetubes.net/?p=12054 "Albion Man"]. Retrieved 19 October 2012.[http://downthetubes.net/?p=12052 "Forever Albion"]. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
Sumner left IPC to be Directeur Général of Cahiers du Cinéma (during its transition from Le Monde to Phaidon Press) and is Chief Operating Officer of the international Titan Entertainment Group, overseeing Forbidden Planet Ltd, [https://www.licensingsource.net/titan-entertainment-welcomes-new-head-of-pop-culture/ "Sumner appoints Anthony Garnon as Forbidden Planet Head of Pop Culture"] Retrieved 2 March 2024Mc, Richard (15 September 2011). [http://2000ad.wordpress.com/2011/09/15/2000ad-announce-new-merchandising-deal/ "2000AD announce new merchandising deal"][https://www.toynews-online.biz/2014/05/12/titan-partners-with-apple-to-launch-the-beatles-yellow-submarine-collectibles/42348/ "Titan partners with Apple Corps to launch Beatles Yellow Submarine collectibles"]. Retrieved 30 April 2020 editing Titan Books' Mike Hammer novels written by Mickey Spillane and Max Allan Collins[http://maxallancollins.com/blog/2019/10/22/dispatch-from-the-bunker/ "Dispatch From the Bunker"]. Retrieved 30 April 2020[https://popculturesquad.com/2020/04/29/with-further-ado-092-down-these-mean-streets-with-max-allan-collins-part-2/ "With Further Ado #092: Down These Mean Streets with Max Allan Collins (Part 2)"]. Retrieved 30 April 2020 and hosting their [https://www.youtube.com/c/Forbiddenplanetdotcom/ Forbidden Planet TV] channel.[https://www.youtube.com/c/Forbiddenplanetdotcom/ "Forbidden Planet TV"]. Retrieved 16 January 2021
He also serves as the host of the annual [https://ealingfilmfestival.com/judges/ Ealing Film Festival].[https://ealingfilmfestival.com/judges/ "Ealing Film Festival"]. Retrieved 25 November 2024