Paul Levitz Archives

I'm sad to see him leaving DC, but look forward to whatever he chooses to do down the road. Paul Levitz, comic book writer and former president and publisher of DC Comics, So many moments…but a favorite was a late dinner in Baltimore during a visit to Diamond, when we had heard that the Spirit rights might[...]

Paul Levitz is continuing his run on World's Finest with the fifth part of the Secret History of Superman & Batman? You have to love a title with a question mark in it So exactly what happened to the Earth 2 Superman and Batman… this is the story with the answers. Death and destruction are increasing on[...]

Paul Levitz always gets to write a comic That was the rumoured deal after his departure as Publisher and President of DC Comics And now, after Legion Of Superheroes and World's Finest, comes his next peoject, as part of DC's June mini-relaunch, Dr Fate with artist Sonny Liew. Liew recently worked with new Action Comics writer Gene[...]

Woodward, Neal Adams, Mark Brooks, Gary Erskine, Gary Frank, David Gibbons, Stephanie Hans, Bob Layton, David Lloyd, Clay Mann, Taki Soma, Elias Chatzoudis, Bill Doran, Mark Farmer, Lee Garbett, Klaus Janson, Paul Levitz, Mike Norton, Tim Seeley, Bill Sienkiewicz, John Watson, Chrissie Zullo, Charlie Adlard, Mahmud Asrar, Lee Bermejo, Ian Churchill, Yaya Han, Jeremy Haun, Emanuela Lupacchino, Michael  Avon Oeming, Mike Ploog, John Romita Jr and Jamie Tyndall. I'll be there, definitely all day Saturday[...]

She is described as one of the "most intelligent 17-year-olds on the planet" by co-creator Paul Levitz. But in a big splash appearing in today's DC Comics, to announce her joining the Teen Titans in issue 5, she's been de-aged by editor Eddie Berganza to "just 16 years of age". It may be just a year[...]

I'm not sure when the last time ex-DC publisher/president Paul Levitz came to a British comic book convention was Mid eighties, perhaps, at the height of the UKCAC London scene? No idea. But he'll be at the London Super Comic Con in March next year, as the show releases their third way of comic book guest announcements. I have[...]

 Sure the timeframe of World's Finest is from a few weeks earlier in the weekly's story (as witnessed by Hawkgirl's transition from pen to the lab) but it's still awkward timing, made even more awkward by the outright contradictions between the two issues (for one, Power Girl burns her costume as she goes undercover in[...]

The big DC Comics panel at Baltimore Comic Con kicked off on Saturday afternoon at 3PM, hosted by Bobbie Chase, featuring Greg Capullo, Cliff Chiang, David Finch, Dan Jurgens, Aaron Kuder, Paul Levitz, Joe Prado, Ivan Reis, and Peter Tomasi. The year 2014 is the 75th anniversary of Batman, and DC aren't done yet, with a[...]

Paul Levitz moderated a panel on the depiction of women in comics at Baltimore Comic Con this year on Friday with panelists Gail Simone, Dave Gibbons, Marguerite Bennett, Adam Hughes, Christina Blanch, and Thom Zahler. Levitz opened by pointing out that whether a character is depicted as sexy or sexualized in comics is a very old[...]

Svensson drinks Gatorade and writes for Bleeding Cool. Boom Studios had their annual panel at Comic Con, which didn't announce any new titles, but did tease towards the future. In attendance were: Filip Sablik – President of Marketing, formerly from Top Cow. Stephen Christy – President of Development, formerly from Archaia. Matt Gagnon – Editor in Chief with the least[...]

It didn't go well. Once upon a time, Paul Levitz tried to get Joe Quesada fired by going to the big Marvel bosses. There had been bad blood between the two for some time. But today, for the Will Eisner panel, they sat together for the first time in decades. Photo by Bleeding Cool's Joshua Stone.     [...]

Dan Greenfield of the 13th Dimension hosted the panel including longtime Batman editor and general champion of organizing and recording the legacy of DC Comics, Paul Levitz, Batman editor, writer, and living legend Denny O'Neil, and Batman's most recent custodian and superfan, writer Scott Snyder. The panel was a time for storytelling, and pointing out much[...]

And the icing on the cake was having many knowledgeable guests taking part in the panels who had "been there" during significant milestones in comics history like Jim Salicrup, Ann Nocenti, Denny O'Neil, Paul Levitz, and the much-in-demand Scott Snyder and Mark Waid Walking through artist alley which was, essentially, everywhere rather than in a[...]

She heads up the online lecture series "Social Issues Through Comic Books", which delves into topics such as addiction, the environment and gender equality through the prism of comics. Paul Levitz — The longtime DC Comics president and publisher, who splits his time between NYC and Westchester, is now one of comics' foremost historians and teachers[...]

Writer Paul Levitz (former president/publisher of DC Comics) will read from "Will Eisner: The Dreamer and the Dream," Levitz's work-in-progress about Eisner's unique role in the evolution of the American Graphic Novel, to be published in 2015 by Abrams ComicArts This event is free and open to the public Since this is a "special event"[...]

Paul Levitz was the President and Publisher of DC Comics for, well, a pretty damn long time He was deposed by Diane Nelson and chose to walk rather than take a lesser role, though he kept writing Legion Of Superheroes books for the publisher. Then that stopped as well, though he keeps up with Worlds Finest. And[...]

Writer Paul Levitz (former president/publisher of DC Comics) will read from "Will Eisner: The Dreamer and the Dream," Levitz's work-in-progress about Eisner's unique role in the evolution of the American Graphic Novel, to be published in 2015 by Abrams ComicArts This event is free and open to the public. Tuesday, February 25th The New York Comics[...]

Best ending page all year. From Zero #2, written by Ales Kot, with art by Tradd Moore Heart = Broken.  Series = Solidified on my favorite list. Nevs Coleman's choice is: "Damian Nearly Gets Kicked into Orbit by Power Girl", from World's Finest #6, written by Paul Levitz, with art by Kevin Maguire, George Perez, and Scott Koblish[...]

Romeo Gebuza and Jackie Sunderland write for Bleeding Cool: Today's panel featured, Brian Buccellato, James Tynion, Paul Levitz, Nicola Scott, Cliff Chang and Charles Soule The moderator is DC's John Cunningham. First up: A preview of The Flash #24 from Brian Buccellato, who along with Francis Manapul, is wrapping up his run before moving on to Detective Comics. Then, a look at World's Finest #16[...]

In today's Desaad #1, the Villain's Month title by Paul Levitz and Yildiray Cinar, we see Desaad tempting and corrupting a number of humans, in his master's quest. But there is one he seems to have a bit of trouble with An artist. Who seems to have a resemblance to a certain Desaad/Darkseid/New Gods creator, Jack Kirby. The[...]

She had a short story in the Young Romance: A New 52 Valentine's Day Special. But today, Emanuela Lupacchino makes her ongoing debut for the DC New 52 in

Joshua Stone writes for Bleeding Cool: The panel was moderated by Mark Evanier, and featured an amazing lineup of comic book greats – Sergio Aragones, Paul Levitz, Marv Wolfman, Tom Yates, Jon B Cooke, Russ Heath, and Neal Adams' nameplate, as he didn't show up. Evanier started off by saying that Joe loved drawing more than anyone[...]

A conversation between superfan Michael Grabois and writer of Superman Birthright writer Mark Waid went like this... @mgrabois Dude, I didn't even get a

But Robinov was the man who restructured DC Comics into DC Entertainment, who appointed Diane Nelson as President and basically pulled it kicking and screaming from the position within Warner Bros that Paul Levitz and Kevin Tsujihara had negotiated, into the cold harsh daylight where it would have to earn its keep At the time, it[...]

Paul Levitz posted on Facebook; The word came out yesterday. DC's officially announced the end of the current run of the LEGION with #23…sad to see my old friends go, and hoping my tale for that issue with Kevin Maguire illustrating will be an honorable end As a reader, I'll miss them until their next incarnation, whenever[...]

When Paul Levitz was Publisher and President of DC Comics, we had a few contretemps, he and I Well, there were some examples of micromanagement in the comics being published by the recently-purchased Wildstorm imprint that I saw as dulling the comics being published and losing the uniqueness in the line they had bought A[...]

It was meant to be the reunion of Team Levitz/Giffen. Two creators, both committed to Legion stories, both working on the book separately and together in

I'm happy to say I pencilled the first Vertigo issue of Sandman.- Jill Thompson The other major point was the reorganisation of DC Comics into DC Entertainment, which saw Paul Levitz fired as Publisher and President Karen Berger was his assistant in the early days and, despite all sorts of material he found distasteful, Levitz defended[...]

Which included an aggressive media prescence spearheaded, publicly at least, by Bill Jemas and Joe Quesada. During that time a number of disparaging statements were made against DC Comics, alleging that the company, and Publisher and President Paul Levitz was responsible for mismanagement and not financially exploiting the success of Superman, Wonder Woman and Batman[...]

The fools. Chris Nolan's Passes On Paul Levitz's Advice For The Future Of Batman On Film "The only advice I would have is… when I first met with Paul Levitz of DC prior to Batman Begins, he explained to me very clearly that Batman, of all superheroes, has thrived on reinterpretation and almost being strengthened by[...]