Oni Press has simply appointed Boom Studios, Dark Horse, and DC Vertigo veteran Sierra Hahn as the corporate’s new Editor-in-Chief efficient instantly.
Just yesterday, Oni Press said their intention to ship per week of massive information and bulletins for the upcoming ComicsPRO 2023 retailer convention in Pittsburgh, PA, and so they definitely are not joking. Per this afternoon’s PR, Oni Press has simply appointed Boom Studios, Dark Horse, and DC Vertigo veteran Sierra Hahn as the corporate’s new Editor-in-Chief efficient instantly – marking one more main scalp for Oni Press following the appointment of President & Publisher Hunter Gorinson in December.
Sierra Hahn most not too long ago served because the Executive Editor of Boom Studios’ Archaia imprint from 2015 till her departure this week for Oni’s high editorial job, guaranteeing main issues to return from the writer within the months forward.
Because, as any educated trade watcher will word, Sierra Hahn is likely one of the most revered editors within the trade with a number of award-winning creator-owned titles below her belt and an identical rolodex that features creators like Jason Aaron, Brian Azzarello, Gabriel Bá, Lee Bermejo, Becky Cloonan, Guillermo del Toro, Nick Dragotta, Leila Del Duca, Christos Gage, Rafael Grampá, Jeff Jensen, David Lapham, Maria Llovet, Albert Monteys, Fábio Moon, Ryan North, Chris Samnee, Alexandre Tefenkgi, Gerard Way, and extra. As detailed within the announcement:
With greater than 15 years {of professional} editorial expertise working alongside among the most acclaimed and influential creators in comics, Hahn might be tasked with government administration of the Oni-Lion Forge publishing line and editorial group, and artistic oversight of the corporate’s intensive output of award-winning periodical comics, unique graphic novels, and high-profile licensed content material.
Hahn started her profession within the publicity division at DC/Vertigo in 2005 and, two years later, joined Dark Horse as an Editor, the place she oversaw a string of seminal creator-owned titles, together with the Eisner Award-winning Green River Killer: A True Detective Story by Jeff Jensen & Jonathan Case; Mesmo Delivery by Rafael Grampá; The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys by Gerard Way, Shaun Simon & Becky Cloonan; and Two Brothers by Fábio Moon & Gabriel Bá; alongside best-selling licensed collection, together with Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season Nine, Guillermo del Toro’s The Strain, and extra.
In 2015, Hahn was tapped to affix BOOM! Studios as Executive Editor of the writer’s prestigious Archaia imprint. As one of many main editorial skills liable for shepherding BOOM!’s fast growth over the previous decade, Hahn’s tenure produced a protracted checklist of high-profile releases, together with Once Upon a Time on the End of the World by Jason Aaron, Alexandre Tefenkgi, Leila del Duca & Nick Dragotta; A Vicious Circle by Mattson Tomlin & Lee Bermejo; the Faithless trilogy by Brian Azzarello & Maria Llovet; and the Eisner Award-nominated adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse-Five by Ryan North & Albert Monteys; amongst many dozens extra.
Says Sierra Hahn of her new place, “For 25 years, Oni has defied convention by publishing comics and graphic novels for readers of all ages that subvert expectations and drive new readership. I’m ecstatic to collaborate with a passionate team of editors and storytellers to build on Oni-Lion Forge’s success and produce bold, groundbreaking, and inspirational stories for generations to come.”
Added Gorinson, “Sierra is an immense talent, and, without a doubt, the ideal choice to lead our editorial team as we reinforce and amplify Oni’s mandate to do what it does best: empower creators to harness the unrivaled power of the comics medium on each and every page. With a career that’s been dedicated to making great books that resonate with fans around the globe, Sierra’s catalog of work speaks for itself – but I’m confident her best work is yet to be done here at Oni Press. She – alongside several other key hires soon to be announced – will be a foundational part of the leadership team that is strengthening Oni-Lion Forge for the future.”
And from Oni Chairman and Lion Forge founder David Steward II, “High-quality storytelling is at the center of everything we do at Oni-Lion Forge, and Sierra has a well-deserved reputation as one of the industry’s most respected editors with a gift for producing nuanced, wide-ranging, and critically revered comics for every kind of reader. Working hand in hand with our dedicated editorial team and Oni-Lion Forge’s immensely talented roster of creators, Sierra will be an integral part of building Oni’s next contributions to the canon of great comics and graphic novels.”
Sierra Hahn follows within the footsteps of former Oni EICs Bob Schreck, Jamie S. Rich, and Sarah Gaydos, who parted methods with Oni in 2021, with former Publisher James Lucas Jones stepping in as interim Editor-in-Chief till his personal departure from the corporate below a lot disputed circumstances nearly precisely a yr later.
Oni Press most not too long ago introducedLamentation – a brand new, double-sized horror collection from author Cullen Bunn and artist Arjuna Susini – which might be hitting outlets in May in time for Free Comic Book Day. We suspect, nonetheless, it won’t be the final piece of reports we hear from the writer this week… Keep refreshing the ComicsPRO tag as extra data drops.
The ComicsPRO Comic Industry Conference takes place within the first quarter of every yr and is supposed to be an opportunity for all store-front comedian retailers (members and non-members) to satisfy with comedian publishers and distributors and different popular culture wholesalers. ComicsPRO members additionally meet throughout this convention (ComicsPRO Annual Membership Meeting) to debate the enterprise of the group and plan the targets and goals for the upcoming yr.
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