Our editor this edition: Marie Javins! (DC’s Editor in Chief)

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DC’s Editor in Chief, has long specialized in finding the intersection between cultural storytelling and comic book creation, sparked by personal encounters as she travels the world.

Marie Javins has long specialized in finding the intersection between cultural storytelling and comic book creation, sparked by personal encounters as she travels the world. She has edited countless comics, books, and graphic novels including Superman Smashes the Klan (Gene Luen Yang, Gurihiru), Exit Stage Left: The Snagglepuss Chronicles (GLAAD Media Award 2019, Mark Russell, Mike Feehan et al), Harley Quinn Breaking Glass (Mariko Tamaki, Steve Pugh), and for nearly a decade was the editor in chief of a Kuwaiti comic book company specializing in superheroes based in the Muslim world.

A graduate of Antioch College, Marie has taught at New York’s School of Visual Arts, written nine books, and traveled twice around the world via public transport. She is dedicated to facilitating the power of story to create a just and more compassionate world. Marie has been DC’s Editor in Chief since 2020.

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