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BC Mag #4: License To Thrill: An Interview With IDW EIC Chris Ryall

Published Wed, 15 May 2013 08:19:04 -0500

Bleeding Cool Magazine article by James Kuhoric

Everyone dreams big in comics. But IDW has taken the dream and turned it into an unprecedented success story, going from fledgling upstart to dominating publishing powerhouse. And they've done it with an impressive mix of licensed titles and original tales that have shown incredible insight into projects comic readers are craving. You know their faces from the Previews pages, but just who are the guys and gals behind the scenes that are targeting licenses like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Godzilla, Star Trek, Doctor Who, and My Little Pony? How are they getting guys like Joe Hill, James O'Barr, Ashley Wood, R.A. Salvatore, Kevin Eastman, and John Byrne on new projects every month? And can they look into their crystal ball to tell us what the next big IDW books will be in 2013? We talked with Chris Ryall, the man driving the editorial steamroller and Editor-in-Chief of IDW, for an exclusive look at his favorite projects, creators, and what fans can look forward to this summer!

"Most of us know Chris Ryall as an international man of mystery, but for those who haven't met you, how would you describe yourself and your role at IDW?

I'm IDW's Chief Creative Officer and Editor-in-Chief. In simplest terms, that means I oversee the publishing here, but then it all breaks down into a variety of different duties – dealing with publishing plans and developing new projects and pursuing new licenses and working with creators and the editors to develop specific approaches for our books and doing interviews and all these other things. Which is why it's easiest to look at it in its simplest terms. Especially since things like figuring out our publishing schedule and which projects to pursue and all-of-that end aren't done solely by any one person. We're very much a cohesive team here, so I work with Ted Adams, IDWs co-founder/CEO, our COO Greg Goldstein, Special Projects Editor Scott Dunbier and the whole editorial team on all of this.

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