Marie Javins
{{Short description|American comic book editor, comic book colorist, and travel writer}}
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Marie Javins ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|dʒ|eɪ|v|ɪ|n|z}};[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmPeDyF4cuU "Scott Snyder & James Tynion IV – DC in Conversation"] 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 Teshkeel Media Group. As of 2020, Javins is editor-in-chief of DC Comics.
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,{{cite web|last=Messer|first= Kate X.| url=http://www.austinchronicle.com/books/1995-05-12/533451/ |title=Crossing the Lines| work= Austin Chronicle| date=May 12, 1995| accessdate= April 22, 2012}} 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.{{cite web|last=Edelstein|first= David Adam|url=http://www.well.com/conf/inkwell.vue/topics/295/Marie-Javins-Stalking-the-Wild-D-page01.html|title=Marie Javins, "Stalking the Wild Dik-Dik"| work= The WELL| date=March 7, 2007| accessdate= June 7, 2012}} She circumnavigated the globe twice, documenting her journeys extensively.
She subsequently worked with the Teshkeel Media Group as the series editor of The 99.{{cite web|last=Al Garf|first=Mohammed| url=http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/NewsDetails.aspx?storyid=277614|title=Bahrain's first superhero| work= Gulf Daily News| date=May 10, 2010| accessdate=June 7, 2012}}
After a shakeup at Warner Media in August 2020, she became the co-editor-in-chief, with Michele R. Wells, for DC Comics.{{cite web| url = https://www.comicsbeat.com/dcs-new-esports-publisher-pam-liffords-plans-and-more-fallout-from-bloodbath-monday/| title = DC's new "eSports" publisher, Pam Lifford's plans and more fallout from Bloodbath Monday| date = 11 August 2020}}
In November 2020, Javins was named sole editor-in-chief of DC Comics.{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/dc-comics-marie-javins-editor-in-chief-1234826235/|title = DC Comics Promotes Marie Javins to Editor-in-Chief|date = 9 November 2020}}
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References
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External links
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- {{comicbookdb|type=creator|id=345}}
- [http://www.jerseycityindependent.com/2008/12/30/day-job-marie-javins/ Jersey City Independent (Dec. 2008): Interview]
- [http://cyrusfarivar.com/blog/2011/05/27/interview-with-marie-javins-traveler-extraordinaire/ Cyrus Farivar blog (May 2011): Interview]
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Category:American female comics writers
Category:Writers from Alexandria, Virginia
Category:Antioch College alumni
Category:American women travel writers
Category:American travel writers
Category:American comic book editors
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