Dark Horse Comics/TFAW Promote Cara O’Neil & Jules Morales

Dark Horse Comics has promoted Cara O’Neil to VP of Marketing, and its tie-in retail chain Things From Another World has promoted Jules Morales to Vice President of Retail Sales

After becoming a member of Things From Another World as a Marketing and Events Specialist in 2019—already with 11 years of administration and gross sales expertise beneath his belt— Jules has been promoted 4 occasions in three years and now oversees the day-to-day operations of the Things From Another World brick-and-mortar places and web site. “Pop culture, especially comic books, has been a huge part of my life from a very young age,” Jules stated. “I have very clear memories of seeing Batman vs Predator on the shelf and having the entire concept blow my mind. Being able to share the love and enjoyment of such an important medium with so many people means a lot to me. It’s a dream come true to be a part of a company with such a rich history in the industry.”

After just lately celebrating her five-year anniversary at Dark Horse, O’Neil strikes from Senior Director of Marketing to Vice President of Marketing. O’Neil, a graduate of Portland State University’s Masters in Publishing program, joined Dark Horse in 2017, bringing years of mixed expertise in e book retail and in administration of promoting, publicity, and communications within the fields of publishing, non-profit administration, and extra. In her time at Dark Horse, she has centered on social media and communications administration for the corporate and has grown Dark Horse’s reside streaming and video applications. She has additionally managed promotional campaigns for a few of Dark Horse’s hottest titles together with Berserk, The Witcher, Critical Role, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Hellboy, The Umbrella Academy, Stranger Things, and lots of others. When not engaged on the books she loves, Cara could be discovered entertaining her cats, enjoying soccer, or having fun with video video games and tabletop RPGs. “We have experienced a lot of growth and change in the past few years at Dark Horse, and I look forward to continuing to expand and update our overall marketing efforts to help our books and other products succeed,” O’Neil says. “Thank you to all of my colleagues for your continued support–we are just getting started.”

“Cara and Jules have both demonstrated a positive impact on their respective departments. Cara is a fantastic leader all while developing her own successful campaigns and communications with creators and licensors,” stated Mike Richardson, CEO and Founder of Dark Horse Comics. “With Jules’ passion and experience, he’ll flourish in his new role. I am excited to see where they will lead Dark Horse and TFAW and the growth they will accomplish.”