Dan DiDio

For nearly twenty years, Dan DiDio served DC Comics in several roles, during which, his innovation and energy made him synonymous with the characters and publishing line.

Dan DiDio joined DC in January 2002 as Vice President, Editorial and quickly ascended into the role of Senior Vice President/ Executive Editor, DC Comics one year later.  In that position, he directed the creative development and helped contemporize the superhero line of titles, to bring increased relevancy and diversity to the line.  He was also responsible for attracting some of comics’ top talent to DC and locking them into exclusive contracts to ensure quality books for the years to come.

DiDio was also an accomplished writer at DC Comics, having created and re-developed several comic series at DC, including SIDEWAYS, OMAC, PHANTOM STRANGER, and, METAL MEN.

His efforts lead to a multi-year resurgence in sales with a string of best-selling, critically acclaimed titles including IDENTITY CRISIS, INFINITE CRISIS, 52, the weekly series, and ALL-STAR SUPERMAN, and the revitalization of the key franchises like BATMAN, WONDER WOMAN, and GREEN LANTERN and in 2010 Dan DiDio was named Publisher of DC Entertainment, alongside Jim Lee.  As Publisher, he directed and oversaw DC Entertainment’s entire publishing business under its key three imprints – DC, Vertigo, and MAD.

Throughout his tenure, DiDio continued to work closely with DCE editorial and creative teams to develop compelling storylines and characters and spearheaded many of the comic industry’s most successful publishing events, including the widely acclaimed relaunch of DC Comics with The New 52.  He was instrumental in the creation of new imprints, like Gerard Way’s Young Animal and Joe Hill’s Hill House Comics and also worked with DCE’s Creative Affairs and Warner Bros Film, Television and Animation teams to help coordinate the creative content of the comics with the media business.

Before joining DC, DiDio served as Senior Vice President, Creative Affairs for the computer animation company, Mainframe Entertainment. In this position, DiDio was charged with overseeing the development, distribution, marketing, promotion, merchandising, and licensing of all Mainframe’s television properties. Among the television projects he developed were Weird-Ohs, Beast Machines, Black Bull’s Gatecrasher, and Jill Thompson’s Scary Godmother. He also served as a Story Editor for Reboot and War Planets.

Prior to Mainframe Entertainment, DiDio worked in a variety of positions in the television industry, including Capital Cities/ABC where he served as an Executive Director of ABC Children’s Programming and Public Relations Manager for three New York-based daytime dramas.