Karen Berger
Karen Berger | |
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Born | February 26, 1958 |
Nationality | American |
Area(s) | Writer, Editor |
Awards | "Best Editor" Eisner Award (1992, 1994 and 1995) |
Karen Berger (
Biography
Berger majored in
The success of these titles, and her willingness to help the writers who worked with her push the envelope of what could be done in mass-circulation comic books, led to the creation of the mature-reader Vertigo line in 1993. Her critically and popularly successful titles under that imprint include Fables, Hellblazer, The Invisibles, 100 Bullets, Preacher, V for Vendetta, and Y: The Last Man.
Berger is married to Richard Bruning,[4] who also formerly worked at DC.
In 2007, Berger was named supervising editor (along with Senior Editor Shelly Bond) of Minx, a new comic book imprint published by DC. Minx published comics and graphic novels aimed at teenage girls until they were cancelled in 2008.[5]
On December 3, 2012, she announced that she would be stepping down from her post as Executive Editor & Senior Vice President of DC Entertainment's Vertigo imprint and that she would remain on through March 2013 to assist in the transition to a new editorial team.[6]
The New York Times profiled Berger and her departure from Vertigo in an article entitled "Comics' Mother of 'The Weird Stuff' is Moving On".[7]
In February 2017, Dark Horse Comics announced that Berger would be overseeing a new line of creator-owned comics published by Dark Horse under the imprint: Berger Books.[8]
Berger Books' first print publication was Berger Books Free 2018 Preview dated November 2017.[9] Berger Books first full comic was Hungry Ghosts #1, (written by Anthony Bourdain and Joel Rose) on sale in comic book shops on January 31, 2018.[10]
As of February 2019, Berger Books publishes several titles including
Awards
Berger won the Inkpot Award in 1990,[17] three Eisner Awards (1992,[18] 1994[19] and 1995[20]), and the Comics Buyer's Guide Award for Favorite Editor every year from 1997 through 2005.
See also
- List of women in comics
- List of American comics creators
References
- OCLC 213309015.
- ^ Jewish Women's Archive. "Karen Berger". Jewish Women's Archive. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
- ^ Darius, Julian (December 3, 2012). "Karen Berger to Leave DC". Sequart.org. Sequart. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
- ^ "Chains of command unfolding at DC" Archived 2010-02-21 at the Wayback Machine by Heidi MacDonald for The Beat, February 18, 2010. Accessed February 18, 2010.
- ^ Schneider, Karl (2006-11-29). "DC to launch 'Minx' comic for girls". Mania: Beyond Entertainment. Archived from the original on 2008-07-12. Retrieved 2008-07-22.
- ^ "Karen Berger Steps Down as Vertigo Executive Editor, SVP". 2012-12-03. Retrieved 2012-12-03.
- ^ Itzkoff, Dave (29 May 2013). "Comics' Mother of 'the Weird Stuff' Is Moving On" – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ Amato, Peter (17 February 2017). "Dark Horse Announces New Line of Books Overseen by Vertigo Founder Karen Berger" – via pastemagazine.com.
- ^ "Berger Books Free 2018 Preview (2017) nn - Comic Book DB". comicbookdb.com. Archived from the original on 10 February 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ "New Releases For 1/31/2018". PreviewsWorld.com. Diamond Comic Distributors. January 2018. Archived from the original on 10 February 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ "New Releases For February/7/2018". PreviewsWorld.com. Diamond Comic Distributors. February 2018. Archived from the original on 10 February 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ "Series - MATA HARI - Previews World". PreviewsWorld.com. Diamond Comic Distributors. Archived from the original on 8 July 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ "New Releases For July/11/2018". PreviewsWorld.com. Diamond Comic Distributors. July 2018. Archived from the original on 10 February 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ "New Releases For August/1/2018". PreviewsWorld.com. Diamond Comic Distributors. 2018. Archived from the original on 10 February 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ "Series - OLIVIA TWIST - Previews World". PreviewsWorld.com. Diamond Comic Distributors. Archived from the original on 8 July 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ "New Releases For December/5/2018". PreviewsWorld.com. Diamond Comic Distributors. December 2018. Archived from the original on 10 February 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ Inkpot Award
- ^ 1992 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominees and Winners at the Comic Book Awards Almanac
- ^ 1994 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominees and Winners at the Comic Book Awards Almanac
- ^ 1995 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominees and Winners at the Comic Book Awards Almanac
External links
- Sequential Tart (Feb. 2001): Interview
- Karen Berger at the Grand Comics Database
- Karen Berger at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
- Berger Books at the Dark Horse website
- Berger Books at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)