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Scott Allie

{{short description|American comics writer and editor|bot=PearBOT 5}}

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Scott Allie is an American comics writer and editor, best known as an editor and executive at Dark Horse Comics from 1994 to 2017. During this time he edited works including Hellboy and related series (which he sometimes co-wrote with series creator Mike Mignola), and The Umbrella Academy. He continued editing for Dark Horse as a freelancer, until the company severed ties with him in 2020 amid allegations of sexual misconduct.

Career

Allie joined Dark Horse Comics as an editor in September 1994.{{cite web|url=https://www.scottallie.com/about/|title=About|publisher=Scott Allie official website|access-date=June 25, 2020|archive-date=August 3, 2019|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190803114551/https://www.scottallie.com/about/|url-status=live}}{{cite press release|url=https://www.darkhorse.com/Blog/1142/scott-allie-promoted-editor-chief |title=Scott Allie Promoted to Editor in Chief|publisher= Dark Horse Comics|date= October 9, 2012}}{{cite press release|title=Dark Horse Announces New Editor in Chief|url=http://www.darkhorse.com/Blog/2131/dark-horse-announces-new-editor-chief|publisher=Dark Horse Comics|date=September 11, 2015|access-date= October 1, 2015|archive-date=October 13, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013211642/https://www.darkhorse.com/Blog/1142/scott-allie-promoted-editor-chief}} He began editing Mike Mignola's Hellboy a month after joining the publisher's Editorial department. He was promoted to editor-in-chief in October 2012, and named executive senior editor in September 2015.

As a writer, Allie wrote the four-issue miniseries The Devil's Footprints inspired by a local legend from his hometown Ipswich, Massachusetts in 2003. In 2008, he started writing the miniseries Solomon Kane,Brady, Matt (July 21, 2008). [http://www.newsarama.com/comics/080721-SolomonKane.html "Scott Allie - Bringing Solomon Kane to Comic Book Life"]. Newsarama. the first two-story arcs of which were expansions of the Robert E. Howard stories "The Castle of the Devil" and "Death's Black Riders."Weiland, Jonah (August 18, 2007). [http://www.comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=11655 "Robert E. Howard's Solomon Kane Returns at Dark Horse"]. Comic Book Resources In 2012, he wrote stories for BPRD, on which he collaborated with Mike Mignola, and began writing stories for Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 9.[http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/54077/new-info-and-images-dark-horse-comics-senior-managing-editor-scott-allie "New Info and Images from Dark Horse Comics Senior Managing Editor Scott Allie"]. Dread Central. Retrieved November 13, 2011.

In 2013, Allie became the lead writer of the ongoing series Abe Sapien with Mike Mignola.{{cite web|last1=Salvatore|first1=Brian |last2=Harper|first2= David |title=Talkin' Abe Sapien with Scott Allie|url=http://multiversitycomics.com/interviews/mignolaversity-talkin-abe-sapien-with-scott-allie-interview/|publisher=Multiversity Comics|date=March 1, 2013}}

In September 2017, he left the company work as a freelance editor and writer.{{cite magazine|title='Hellboy' Editor Scott Allie Leaves Dark Horse Comics After More Than 20 Years|url= http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/hellboy-editor-scott-allie-leaves-dark-horse-comics-more-20-years-1044644|magazine=The Hollywood Reporter|date=September 29, 2017|access-date=September 20, 2017}} He wrote BPRD: The Devil You Know with Mike Mignola.{{Cite news|url=http://nerdist.com/mike-mignola-b-p-r-d-better-the-devil-you-know-exclusive/|title=Mike Mignola Shares 'B.P.R.D: The Devil You Know' Details and Pages (Exclusive)|date=July 18, 2017|publisher=Nerdist|access-date=July 31, 2017|language=en}}

Accusations of sexual assault

In October 2015, Allie was accused of groping and biting one individual and engaging in other questionable behavior at the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con.{{cite web|last1=Asselin|first1=Janelle|title=Enough is Enough: Dark Horse's Scott Allie's Assaulting Behavior|url=http://graphicpolicy.com/2015/10/01/enough-is-enough-dark-horses-scott-allies-assaulting-behavior/|website=GraphicPolicy.com|date=October 2015 |access-date=October 2, 2015|archive-date=October 2, 2015|archive-url=https://archive.today/20151002035906/http://graphicpolicy.com/2015/10/01/enough-is-enough-dark-horses-scott-allies-assaulting-behavior/|url-status=live}} Allie subsequently issued a statement apologizing for unspecified behavior there and saying he was "completely embarrassed by my actions and how my behavior reflects on Dark Horse Comics."{{cite magazine|url=http://www.cbr.com/dark-horse-editor-scott-allie-apologizes-amid-accusations-of-misconduct/ |title=Dark Horse Editor Scott Allie Apologizes Amid Accusations of Misconduct|date=October 1, 2015|access-date=October 1, 2017|first=Kevin|last= Melrose|magazine=CBR.com| archive-date=April 8, 2017 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170408014004/http://www.cbr.com/dark-horse-editor-scott-allie-apologizes-amid-accusations-of-misconduct/|url-status=live}} Dark Horse publisher Mike Richardson issued a statement saying he and Dark Horse took the reported incidents "very seriously" and that, "In this particular case, action was taken immediately".{{cite news|last1=MacDonald|first1=Heidi|title=Dark Horse president Mike Richardson releases statement on harassment|url=http://www.comicsbeat.com/dark-horse-president-mike-richardson-releases-statement-on-harassment|access-date=October 2, 2015|publisher=The Beat|date=October 1, 2015| archive-date=April 5, 2017| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170405041949/http://www.comicsbeat.com/dark-horse-president-mike-richardson-releases-statement-on-harassment/|url-status=live}} Allie continued as an editor for Dark Horse, becoming executive senior editor in 2015 and working as a freelancer for the company beginning in 2017.{{Cite web|last=Whitbrook|first=James|date=June 26, 2020|title=Dark Horse Finally Cuts Ties With Editor Scott Allie After New Sexual Abuse Claims|url=https://io9.gizmodo.com/dark-horse-finally-cuts-ties-with-editor-scott-allie-af-1844163340|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200626181528/https://io9.gizmodo.com/dark-horse-finally-cuts-ties-with-editor-scott-allie-af-1844163340|archive-date=June 26, 2020|access-date=June 26, 2020|publisher=io9|language=en-us|url-status=live}}

On June 24, 2020, former Dark Horse publicist and editor Shawna Gore accused Allie of several incidents of sexual assault and harassment dating back to 1999.{{cite tweet|user=ShawnaGore|number=1275921105773969410 |date=June 24, 2020|title=I have made the decision to come forward|first=Shawna|last=Gore|archive-date=June 24, 2020|archive-url= https://archive.today/20200624233127/https://twitter.com/ShawnaGore/status/1275921105773969410|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|last=Elbein|first=Asher|date=July 12, 2020|title=Inside the Comic Book Industry's Sexual Misconduct Crisis—and the Ugly, Exploitative History That Got It Here|language=en|work=The Daily Beast|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/warren-ellis-cameron-stewart-and-the-storm-of-sexual-misconduct-allegations-roiling-the-comic-book-industry|access-date=July 12, 2020}} A few hours later, Dark Horse announced it was severing ties with Allie.{{Cite magazine|title=Dark Horse Comics Cuts Ties With Editor Scott Allie After Sexual Abuse Accusations|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/dark-horse-comics-cuts-ties-editor-scott-allie-accusations-sexual-abuse-1300388|access-date=June 26, 2020|magazine=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en|archive-date=June 26, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200626221030/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/dark-horse-comics-cuts-ties-editor-scott-allie-accusations-sexual-abuse-1300388|url-status=live}}

Accolades

In 2012, Allie was named Editor Guest of Honor at the 2012 World Horror Convention.{{cite web|url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/32261/new-info-and-images-from-dark-horse-comics-senior-managing-editor-scott-allie/|publisher=Dread Central|author=Barton, Steve|title=New Info and Images from Dark Horse Comics Senior Managing Editor Scott Allie|date=March 27, 2012|access-date=July 20, 2021|archive-date=July 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210720213225/https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/32261/new-info-and-images-from-dark-horse-comics-senior-managing-editor-scott-allie/}}

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  • {{comicbookdb|type=creator|id=243|title=Scott Allie}}
  • [http://www.scriptsandscribes.com/scottallie Podcast Interview] with Scott Allie at [http://www.scriptsandscribes.com Scripts & Scribes]
  • [https://www.darkhorse.com/Search/Scott%20allie Scott Allie] at Dark Horse Comics

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