Joe Quesada, Chief Creative Officer of Marvel Entertainment, announced that Axel Alonso [right] will succeed him as Editor-In-Chief, reporting to publisher Dan Buckley, and overseeing all day-to-day aspects of Marvel’s publishing division. Quesada said “It’s with tremendous pride that I announce Axel Alonso’s promotion to Editor-In-Chief. For over a decade, Axel’s been instrumental in bringing fresh new voices to Marvel and reinventing our biggest characters like Spider-Man, the X-Men, Wolverine, and so many more. He’s fought to create unique imprints like Marvel MAX while also bringing fresh new voices to the Marvel family.”
Alonso said “Marvel has a great history of the most dynamic and memorable EiCs in comics history and I’m honored to step into this role. I’ve been blessed to work with some of the most creative men and women in the world, bringing to life some of the most compelling stories you’ll find in any medium. This new role provides me with exciting challenges and prospects I’ve never encountered before, but I know one thing—Marvel’s getting even bigger in 2011.” Alonso joined the company ten years ago as a Senior Editor. He was promoted to Vice President, Executive Editor last year. At Marvel, he’s run both the Spider-Man and X-Men lines. He has also “shepherded groundbreaking projects such as X-Statix and Rawhide Kid, and developed a reputation for bringing readers the unexpected and the electrifying.”
Quesada [left], who has been editor-in-chief for a decade, will “focus on his duties as Chief Creative Officer, overseeing Marvel’s creative endeavors in film, television, publishing, digital, and more. In his ten-year tenure as Editor-In-Chief, Quesada was instrumental in Marvel’s rise to prominence as a global entertainment juggernaut and the increased profile of the comic book medium. Quesada brings his expertise and experience to further strengthen the Marvel brand as a leader in worldwide entertainment.”
Following that news, Marvel also posted an interview with Quesada, discussing his time at Marvel, the company itself, and where he sees things for the future.