Dan DiDio

Dan DiDio
Dan DiDio

Dan DiDio at San Diego Comic Con 2007. Photo: Comiquero.com
Born October 13, 1959
New York, New York
Nationality American
Area(s) Senior VP/Executive Editor, Co-Publisher, writer
Notable works ReBoot, DC Comics

Dan DiDio (born October 13, 1959) is an American writer, editor and publisher who has worked in the television and comic book industries. He is currently the Co-Publisher of DC Comics, along with Jim Lee. Wizard magazine recognized him as its first ever “Man of the Year” in 2003 for his work on the DC Universe line.

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Career

TV work

Prior to joining DC Comics, DiDio worked in television, beginning in 1981. He worked extensively in the daytime soap opera industry on soaps such as Loving and The City[citation needed].

After leaving ABC, DiDio was a freelance writer and story editor for Mainframe Entertainment, specifically working on ReBoot and War Planets[citation needed]. Joining the company full time he became Mainframe's Senior Vice President of Creative Affairs[citation needed].

DC Comics

DiDio joined DC comics in January, 2002, as Vice President - Editorial, as well as writer for Superboy (issues 94 to 100); and was promoted to Vice President -Executive Editor, DC Universe in October, 2004.

Since 2006, DiDio has been writing a weekly column for DC Comics called "DC Nation" which has then been appearing on the end page of most of DC Comics' main superhero titles; originally, the column was tied in to the yearlong weekly maxi-series 52, a project which he oversaw, but it has continued since.

On February 18, 2010, DiDio was named Co-Publisher of DC Comics, along with Jim Lee.[1]

Dan DiDio returned to writing comics with short stories for the 2008 and 2009 DC Halloween specials; and the 2009 Holiday special. In 2009, he returned to regular writing duties with the weekly Metal Men feature in Wednesday Comics. In January 2010, DiDio wrote the Weird Western Tales tie-in issue of the Blackest Night crossover and took over regular monthly scripting of The Outsiders.

DiDio is the man behind the (soft) reboot of all current DC comics and is the co-writer of the new OMAC series.

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Preceded by
Paul Levitz
Publisher of DC Comics
(with Jim Lee)

2010–present
Succeeded by
current
Preceded by
Mike Carlin
DC Universe Executive Editor
2002-2010
Succeeded by
Eddie Berganza
Preceded by
Karl Kesel
Superboy writer
2002-2003
Succeeded by
none
Preceded by
Peter Tomasi
The Outsiders writer
2010—
Succeeded by
none

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