Jim Lee Promoted As DC Comics Rots Away

[@BadNewsYouNeedToKnow]

IT’s corporate mentality. Do what is asked. Don’t take chances……..at all; bank a check. Jim has definitely figured out what to do and not do to continue to thrive at DC.

[@jaylucien669]

Modern corporate mentality at that. Not only does he tow the company line, but he does it at a bargain for WBD. Those 3 positions should be held by 3 different people.

[@blackthunder4406]

Exactly. He's become a sellout. The sad part is that he probably doesn't see what he has become.

[@keithoneil9894]

I will forever be grateful for Jim Lee's work on Batman: Hush, and his Superman arch. That being said, he is not the best business man. DC Comics sales tanked under his watch. It's not entirely his fault, but he was ultimately responsible for the quality of he books they put out.

[@hero5900]

the peter principle in effect

[@blackthunder4406]

​@@badfoody Very true. But as a person.....🙄 that's still up for debate.

[@YesTHATJohnSmith]

@@hero5900 With due respect, I believe that it's more of a demonstration of the Dilbert Principle.

[@hero5900]

@@YesTHATJohnSmith respectfully disagree it seems he would do less damage in a position as a artist not as a manager where is only job is draw cooling art

[@PeterParker-gz6ml]

I agree on Jim Lee's run on Batman Hush but his Superman's run was horrible! His artwork couldn't save that run.

[@Kevin.King71]

Jim Lee became one of my top ten favorite comic book artists when I first discovered him on Punisher War Journal. He's a good artist, less so a good writer and definitely not a good businessman. He should have stuck to drawing and never been put into any position of management. I could understand him being thrust into managing DC and becoming overwhelmed but the fact that he has performed poorly and hasn't had the courage to bow out is disappointing. Having dropped DC years ago, it doesn't really matter to me anymore, but it is saddening to watch a company I invested over three decades worth of time and money into burn to the ground.

[@jaylucien669]

IMO, Peter J. Tomassi is the most qualified for any of Jim's positions. Over a quarter of a century of experience as both a writer and editor, who knows the greater DCU, it's history and lore, as well as anyone alive today. But Peter's a middle-aged, SWM, so the odds that he's even been considered are probably slim-to-none.

[@leiferikson2105]

I Agree

[@tclark6989]

They have no respect for Tomasi. They made that clear when they allowed Brian Bendis to rip his work apart.

[@burnerburner4074]

You lost me at swm. As if there's systemic racism against you because you're a white male 😂🤣

[@jamiecollins7915]

feels like Jim Lee is still in power because no one else wants the job or isn't willing or able to commit to trying it and dealing with people on a regular basis. Waiting for a full on woke hire to replace Jim Lee at some point.

[@thewalruswasjason101]

Jim’s woke af

[@mrcoules]

This just furthers my old theory that Jim Lee cannot be removed from DC because of the sale/deal of his intellectual property via the Wildstorm acquisition all those many years ago. They can’t get rid of him, regardless of who the corporate owners are, and so it’s true that he can only move (or fail) upwards.

[@jbbrolic]

I agree that is probably the case. Looking back I have no idea why they went all in on Wildstorm, considering that universe petered out after a great period in the early 2000s and hasn't had any hits since (unless that Authority movie gets made at all, which I doubt, and does well.)

[@BatFan1]

Look at the artistic roster in Wildstorm at the time of the sale, they were loaded. They also had some of the best computer coloring teams of any company or studio. Jim panicked and thought that for his company to survive selling to DC was the only option (other than maybe Marvel) but the purchase of WS was more about having Jim Lee, the artist. Jim ascending within the company was likely not what he envisioned long term.

[@RollingDodge]

@@BatFan1 , also looked at what has happened with WS, barely anything. It was a waste of money, they were better at Image.

[@jbbrolic]

@@RollingDodge the best Wildstorm stuff was at DC (Authority, Planetary, Sleeper etc.) It was all within a few years of the acquisition though, nothing good since.

[@alx42013]

Jim Lee can't even finish drawing a story,let alone,lead the company? He's hustling DC hard, pushing out garbage

[@darkknightfan7520]

I really miss someone like Paul Levitz, it’s just depressing. But mark waid’s Shazam was the highlight of this week at least.

[@fattiger6957]

Better to miss Jeannette Kahn, the woman who oversaw DC during its most successful and creative era (that lasted about 20 years)

[@darkknightfan7520]

@@fattiger6957 that’s incredible!

[@jaylucien669]

@@fattiger6957 But, but women weren't allowed into the toxic patriarchy that is comics until yesterday. -SJW's

[@brittonstegner2610]

​@@fattiger6957 I remember her being around when they did The Death of Superman comic, which remains to this day one of, if not the biggest, comic book storyline of all time.

[@marcosvarsano6262]

This is unbelievable. How did this happen?

[@jaylucien669]

WBD doesn't give a damn about DC Comics.

[@brittonstegner2610]

​@@jaylucien669 Damn straight, that's why they hired James Gunn to oversee their movie universe, and his Suicide Squad absolutely flopped!

[@Kinosis79]

It's amazing how these companies hate making money.

[@jaycordray3642]

The whole time DC has been slowly destroying it's comics universe, I've been thinking, "Jim must be in a spot where he really has no control over this!" Can't use that excuse anymore.

[@jaylucien669]

Jim has always had "pull" at his disposal. He just doesn't care to use it.

[@Barot8]

I saw this news this morning and was like "What the hell??" How did Jim Lee get promoted? He's tanked DC on his watch alone! Does Discovery not care at all? Clearly Lee doesn't give a damn. Talk about killing the golden goose. Execs and creatives driven away by him. What will be act two of Jim Lee's tenure? I just don't understand. I'd rather have had his salary used to pay and hire good talent. I'm not hopeful for Gunn to turn everything around. Totally agree with you on this Wes. Many thanks and hope you have an excellent day.

[@fattiger6957]

Warner Discovery doesn't care. They are more concerned with billion dollar issues. Whatever money DC does make (probably the double digits millions) seems to be below their notice. That's the problem with these giant corporations. They focus on the big things and allow rot to infest their smaller divisions.

[@MutantsInDisguise]

This is shocking! Jim Lee, a decent artist but a terrible manager, president of DC?

[@BatFan1]

"Decent" 😂😂😂😂

[@jaylucien669]

Yeah, come on, he's easily top 3-5 all time. The modern comic art styles that have emerged the past 30+ years can be directly linked back to Jim. He changed the industry. You can separate your opinions of Jim Lee the artist, from Jim Lee the businessman. He's as terrible of a businessman and leader as he is a great and legendary artist.

[@bobmclennan1727]

@@jaylucien669 I disagree strongly. Jim Lee is very technically skilled at drawing figures, but he's extremely limited as an actual comic book artist. The moment he gained any sort of creative control (shortly before Claremont not-coincidentally left Uncanny X-Men,) his layouts and panel structure suffered tremendously. He leans hard into characters striking dramatic poses, often staring right into the "camera," leaving it up to the dialogue and narration to tell the story. And they're well-drawn poses, but the result is sub-par comic book art. With a strong editorial hand behind him, he was capable of turning out some very good comics. But he hasn't had to answer to anyone for 30 years now.

[@jaylucien669]

@@bobmclennan1727 Fair enough.

[@lancemartin6782]

Is this an Elseworlds story?

[@Skaiser_Wilhelm7938]

I don't buy recent DC comics anymore, I can just go back to my bookshelves and read the good stuff. All-Star Superman, The Dark Knight Returns, The Golden Age of Wonder Woman, a shelf full of amazing stories.👍

[@PHEONIX_720]

I just hope with his promotion that Dc universe Infinite keeps going for a long time. Its the best thing they have right now for digital reading. Plus with the ultra tier you can read books only a month after they come out instead of 6 months.

[@Firevine]

I work in government, so that comment about working in government hit hard. 😂 People joke about government employees being incompetent, but they have no idea how bad it really is. I'm convinced that DC and Marvel are both being run as tax write-offs.

[@garryjones1846]

I'm embarrassed that I devoted so much time and energy in a hobby/industry that is hell-bent on destroying itself.

[@BatFan1]

Jim Lee is like Michael Jordan: Amazing artist, not the best business man.

[@dadarkknight36310]

You mean owner because they are both great at business. They just suck at owner ship, leading and putting together a team

[@cogekacc]

It's not just Comics. There's corporate incompetence everywhere

[@batandjoefan8108]

I have been a Batman fanboy since I was 5 years old. I have two rooms of Batman statues, books, DVDs, and other memorabilia. I collected 60 years worth of Detective and Batman comics . I now read less new Batman related titles and watch less Batman sort of related tv shows under Jim Lee’s watch than I ever have. I may even start selling some of my comics because the history of comic book characters doesn’t matter anymore, like my entire run of Chuck Dixon Robin comics is undone by a horrible Tim Drake Robin comic. The only thing keeping me in the DC game are books like Batman and the Joker Deadly Duo and World’s Finest . Independents are getting far more of my money now.

[@lostsock9852]

Keep your old stuff. You can always go back to it, and no one can take it from you. That's how I feel about a lot of movies these days, Disney might ass-rape their old IP, but they can't touch what I own on disc.

[@leiferikson2105]

True, keep the old stuff, it's the best

[@littlewolvie2396]

Jim Lee was and probably still is my favourite artist. I remember meeting him in 1995 and 1996, way back when they were doing their European Tours. Heck, this was the time when J. Scott Campbell and Adam Hughes had barely started out and were still quite unknown (Campbell was actually drawing full monthly comics back then, can you imagine that?). This was also a time Lee and those guys would do detailed *free* sketches for guests... the comic industry sure has changed. The thing is, Jim Lee may be an excellent artist (especially with a little help from longtime inker/partner Scott Williams), but running a company sure is something completely different. And what about Image then? Yeah well, he didn't do that alone and those were the times even a mediocre comic book would sell 200.000 copies a month... times sure have changed. I remember when he sold Wildstorm to DC and sure had my doubts (remember McFarlane being quite critical about that?). But initially it didn't seem like such a bad move. We got Batman: Hush out of it, which was excellent (let's not talk too much about his Superman run, even though I attribute the bad story more to Azzarello than to Lee). And then we got New 52, which even though it was a mixed bag and far from perfect, actually made me pay attention to DC again. I think that was the first time in years I picked up a handful of DC comics again. And it even got better with DC Rebirth which fixed a lot of New 52's mistakes... it actually seemed like they were listening to fans and readers. Thing seemed great! But then... it went all downhill. We got DC Future State which completely alienated me and basically threw away all the good things I had come to like about New 52 and Rebirth. It was like DC's own version of Marvel Now!, but even worse, which I actually didn't think was possible. The result I've already stated before, 0 ongoing DC titles on my monthly pull list these days. And Jim Lee? Well, my guess is he doesn't even care anymore. It's as if he doesn't even want to put up a fight anymore, like the passion is gone and he's already in semi-retirement and just wants to cash in as much as possible before going into full retirement. And if that means going full in with the woke & equity flow, so be it. I doubt he's even a strong supporter of that ideology. But it's probably the easiest way, shut up, repeat the lines, get promoted and cash in all the way into retirement. And screw sales and fans/readers. Disappointing!

[@CryogenicGamer]

Strange. This makes me wonder what Jim lee is bringing to the table for him to be keeping his job and get promoted. There’s got to be a logical reason why he is still with the company after some of the failures the company underwent that we’re just not seeing. 🤔

[@fattiger6957]

No one at WBD cares about DC Comics. The publisher still makes a profit (mostly due to hiring cheaper and less skilled "creatives" to make a billion bad books) and none of the corporate people at WBD care about DC making more money.

[@davidkirby9234]

Bring back Paul Levitz! I believe he has a business degree (from many years ago), he knows comics at least as well as Jim Lee, and he certainly knows DC comics better than Jim Lee. And he's got the experience. He's 66 now, so maybe you give him a 4 year contract. But I'm betting he could at least stop the bleeding.

[@charlesharrison1907]

I always asked how can people fail upwards. It is mind blowing and the amount of characters destroyed under Jim Lee’s watch is ridiculous and problematic. Jim Lee isn’t a leader and he is like that Staff NCO who checked out but keeps moving up in rank.

[@jaylucien669]

Exactly, he's NOT a leader, and that's just what WBD wants. They don't care about comics. Zaslav's real goal is to make one mega-blockbuster DC movie, so they can sell of Warners & DC at a profit. Shoot, If Superman Legacy gets the right kind of buzz, they might sell before the movie even hits theatres.

[@jkarguth]

It shows how much I turn to Thinking Critical. All day yesterday I was wondering about your take, Wes. Not mad, just expecting it. All the best with the kiddos. That is one thing I like about summer, my kids can avoid that awful petri dish of diseases called school.

[@Frekiwolf]

Such a shame. 😮 I met Jim Lee at a con years ago. Such a nice guy. (🙂) That was BEFORE he became a (the) head honcho at DC... 😢 😞

[@oldmandavid7944]

Why should anyone be excited about Jim Lee becoming President ?

[@fattiger6957]

Jim Lee is. His paycheck gets bigger (despite him doing no work)

[@mr.dccomics9018]

Jim Lee is a Marvel guy. Always was always will be.

[@oldmandavid7944]

@@mr.dccomics9018 I would say that’s a true statement . His Batman art is amazing also , but I would be more excited for him to leave Dc for Marvel and take over running the X men .

[@jaylucien669]

People who only see the "Jim Lee the Artist," and are blind or ignorant to "Jim Lee the Corporate Hack."

[@jaylucien669]

@@mr.dccomics9018 I would agree with this 20yrs ago, but now Jim Lee is a Jim Lee guy. His love and passion for comics, DC or Marvel, has dwindled into almost nothing.

[@kevinkeene1593]

Talk about history repeating itself. Sounds like the same thing that happened at DC in the 1970s under Carmine Infantino. Infantino -- a great artist promoted to a business-side job that he was not trained or qualified for.

[@OrthwormJEB]

Oh, I don't the sound of that. Jim Lee can't fix what's already broken. DC is already on the same path of destruction along with Marvel and every other comic book brand that is suffering along with them. And we've been saying this for half (if not more) a decade now.

[@egonnn244]

It's remarkable. I think there are only two industries in the world where incompetence gets rewarded instead of fired. Politics and comics.

[@harvey2906]

We need someone who loves Comics. Someone who knows Superman and the others. And someone who makes never stupid experiments. Goodbye, Mr. Lee.😒

[@karaoconnoraliasraidra]

I agree. I’ve noticed this odd trend of writers at both DC and Marvel getting assigned to write characters they either hate or are completely ignorant about. The result is the comics have character assassination that ticks off fans, yet the higher-ups don’t understand why the fans are upset. Just imagine if they had fans (reasonable fans, not psychos obsessed with making their bizarre romances and pretentious fan-fictions canon) writing the characters instead of people who don’t give two shrimps.

[@harvey2906]

@@karaoconnoraliasraidra Ideed. Marvel and DC need better writers. People who know and respect the characters. No wannabe liberals with meaningless messages. Or the people who think they must change completely a great character because this is the only way for their purposes. Comics are literature and art and entertainment. No platforms for "persons" who have a opinion for all what they are interested. Writers. Really good writers make great stories for us all.🖖

[@joshuaingobo1559]

It’s… interesting that Jim Lee has been promoted. Let’s hope he’ll try and do his best to improve DC and make a continuity and timeline that make sense for the main DC universe. Also, make sure that the WildStorm universe is separate from the main DC universe so that the DC and WildStorm readers can be happy.

[@DavidMartinez-ce3lp]

He needs to retire. Should've put Geoff Johns in charge.

[@MrTerrorzone2012]

I think it's nice when Superman opened a portal by mistake that DC took responsibility and gave the people from that dimension a job. It's a shame that those people ware from the Bizarro world and do the opposite from what fans wanted.

[@codernerd7076]

No one else most likely wanted the job like it's like signup to be the captain of the titanic with the full knowledge of what's gonba happen...

[@StratumPress]

Jim Lee is there to take up space. They'll never go back to the glory days of the 80s and 90s. That one movie producer was right: DC peaked in 1986 and they keep trying to go back and fail. The culture hasn't produced the talent necessary to make DC great again.

[@fabiopaolobarbieri2286]

kind of like Carmine Infantino in his time. He was a disaster as a publisher, and he still stayed on for years.

[@fattiger6957]

Unfortunately, there won't be another Jeanette Kahn to come along and lead a DC renaissance.

[@fabiopaolobarbieri2286]

@@fattiger6957 What I can see happening is a big Japanese, Mexican or European publisher buying the characters and the name of the company and getting their own people to start over again.

[@deenz1981]

I remember back in the late 90s and early 2000s when comicbook shops here in the Philippines were always busy. Me and my brother would always drop by Folbar's, which was the biggest comicbook chain here, and we would have to choose which comics to buy because there were so many good stuff to choose from. That included Jim Lee's run with the X-men and the early days of Image comics (I absolutely loved WildCATS). Now, Filbar's is a shell of its former self, and they mainly just sell Funkopops. And guess what? Interest on those are dying as well. If DC and Marvel doesn't get their shit together and focus on comics the industry will die. The movies will die as well because there won't be any good stories to back them up.

[@D00M3R-SK8]

I think there are definitely some great DC books currently, but most of them are under black label. Deadly Duo was amazing. Just got issue #7 through the door today as well. The artwork in this books especially is the best I've seen from DC or Marvel in a while.

[@MrkraZzz]

How are they are focusing on international markets when even their subscription app is not available in the eu?

[@luchomscyfy]

He's becoming the captain of the Titanic, after it hit the iceberg. Nice promotion.

[@casualgamerreed]

I wish he would draw again

[@UncannySpider-guy616]

I think we need more facts as far as what Jim Lee's real duties are before He's blamed for Print problems. What decisions does He make exactly? Does He have final say?

[@InfamyOrDeath-__-]

You fail up in comics, if you’re incompetent you’ll get promoted as editors or hired more for writing roles. But if you’re a good writer we’ll never see you again. Marvel & DC, the place ideas go to die.

[@madbug1965]

You people have a short memory. Jim Lee's failure should not surprise anyone. It is not like Wildstorm Studios was a huge success. If DC hadn't bought them out, it probably would have gone bankrupt.

[@itsoweezee868]

That's what happens when you promote comic book artists instead of comic book writers.

[@CountShockula]

Failing upwards seems to be the new superpower...

[@bradfrederick1135]

What is the actual ceiling of a top selling book in mainstream comics? Not a gimmick laden first issue but issue #3 or #4 when all the collectors and speculators have been shed away from the sales and now it’s just the people that are reading the book. What is that ceiling in 2023? 100,000 copies? The prevailing theory about why D.C. keeps Jim Lee around is so Marvel doesn’t snatch him up. So let’s say he goes to Marvel and they put him on X-Men. What does that book actually sell in the long-term? Probably 80,000 or less. Numbers similar or maybe slightly more than Silvestri is doing right now on Batman. Is D.C. really worried about that? I think the reason Jim Lee keeps getting these opportunities is because in the beginning he was riding the momentum from the 90’s. More recently though I just think he’s the convenient choice. But when you look at his career after the speculator bubble crashed what has he done? Look at the numbers, he’s snake oil.

[@josebrown5961]

So he gets another promotion? I guess he is going to further screw up the brand. Now I’m an old person and I remember when Wildstorm first came to DC. At the same time Milestone also got folded back into DC. He has let the main thing rot while Milestone goes unused. Milestone has all the “inclusion” that DC could ever want and he just won’t use them.

[@jk6919]

I'd like to know more about the comics of the Philippines. Could you do a show featuring some?

[@timkretzer]

I don't know about comic book publishing business, but out here in the real world sometimes people are moved up as a pretext to moving them out.

[@cornbreadthedog]

LOVE Jim Lee! Mega-huge fan of his art! But Jim Lee IS NOT going to stop all of the woke stuff in comics that's chasing away the core audience of comic book fans. JIM LEE IS NOT GOING TO BRING DC COMICS BACK FROM THIS SLUMP! He's not a great businessman, he's an artist.

[@msmaria5039]

Have you thought about reviewing the Philippines comic books? Could be interesting.

[@cornbreadthedog]

The intense woke agenda and the high price of comics has chased away the majority of the hardcore DC COMICS fans. Not even Jim Lee can save this sinking ship.

[@LigerFan]

Jim Lee should be fired simply for allowing Megan Fitzmartin to completely wreck Tim Drake.

[@jaylucien669]

1 of many legit reasons!

[@Improbi]

Forest fires often stimulate new growth. Jim Lee placed as president should help DC destroy itself quicker. It's a good thing. The mediocre two's rot of bad decisions over the past 15 years has hurt American comics. The quicker these two take themselves out of comics, the quicker American comics can rebuild itself to a healthier & possibly, a worthwhile hobby again.

[@StreetsOfVancouverChannel]

President of a ship that's on fire in the middle of the ocean...

[@RollingDodge]

3:50 Gotham Knights looks terrible, who are these people supposed to be? I don't know what characters they supposed to look like. They could of had them in costumes, but no.

[@sudarshaniyer6201]

Really? You're surprised? No one wants to Captain this sinking ship. Jim Lee is the last man standing.

[@RollingDodge]

I'm sure I'm not the 1st person saying this, failing upwards.

[@hitochiquito8952]

I was so waiting for this video. I'm gonna change my strategy to create crap characters with crappy art, maybe then I'll actually get a job in comics. F, quality

[@jimsorensn4330]

For a CEO of any type, Jim Lee is a great artist

[@timavers]

Guardians 3 was a terrific popcorn movie with a positive subtext about recovery - the opposite of Tom King. As far as Jim Lee as prez is concerned, at this point I literally don’t think things could get worse for DC. So I’ll just keep writing my own stuff and see where that goes.

[@robertgray1365]

Didn't Heather Antos get a promotion too? Kinda seems like the powers that be at these comic book companies actually hate comic books.

[@fattiger6957]

It's the entertainment industry in general. Fail upwards and hire your buddies.

[@CoffeeMugTwentyFive]

Can anyone confirm that this is due to Warner Bros/DC 's new ownership/leadership? Did the new owners just default to Lee b/c of his celebrity status and pass successes (X-Men, Hush)? or Did Lee negotiate for the position?

[@jaylucien669]

Giving him the top 3 positions is a win-win for WBD. Jim doesn't rock the boat, and saves them the time, money and effort of seeking out more qualified/expensive people. Plus, the SJW's love him, so him being in charge keeps them content and quiet. No unnecessary headaches for the lawyers & HR.

[@christophermosca4547]

I’m going to turn 54 and was in high school in the 1980’s - I remember when the talk was DC’s multiverse was too complex to understand and a turn off to new fans (Read: Marvel fans.) I can disagree more - the multiverse concept (which was used in a more quiet way by Marvel) was no more odd or off putting of a concept than science fiction or super heroes . The current era or better yet , the past 35 years , with its constant rebooting and revamping ….. you need more than a score card to understand . With constant rebooting , abandonment of old continuity , mixing and matching different concepts, and constant turnover in staff (management and creative) , I’ve long since lost any idea of how DC’s universe works and quite honestly don’t even care . I’ve pretty much sworn off new comics from “the Big 2” and mainly stick to reprints(hardcover and softcover) , and some proprietary oriented comics (Star Wars High Republic , Stranger Things, and some other occasional independent work.) The poor quality stories , lack of continuity and effort by the current creative teams , pandering to corporate executives and movie crowd has proven that Marvel and DC don’t care about the fans who kept them alive for nearly 90 decades . The comic book scene is in a very precarious place , but it’s not all to blame on just current office politics - it’s been going in this direction due to many decisions made across the past 30-35 years .

[@sarawelling5271]

Silver Age kid here. When I was a kid, I loved Batman. I adored Superman. Maybe the stories weren't the most sophisticated, but they were solid, good and you didn't have to worry about your kids reading them. I'd love to have them back.

[@KardboardKenny]

and single issue, simple stories that allow kids/new readers to jump on w/o having to know what happen is issues from 10yrs ago.

[@DOVAHKIIN1]

Jim Lee is still one of my most favorite artists, but everyone should remember he's a MARVEL guy and way back when he was a young guy he said in a interview-"If I could infiltrate DC from the inside I would destroy DC and have MARVEL finally once and for all be king". So, with that said he's making his dream come true. But, I still like his art work and I always was a fan of both MARVEL and DC.

[@EvandroACruz]

Jim Lee were my favorite 90's comic book artist,but like a editor-in-chief of DC is a utter disater.And now he's in leadership of DC.This gonna ends badly. DC sells is a shame in nowadays and when Batman comics stop to sell this will be the end of line for DC.

[@mikodizon8322]

Any suggestions on who should replace him?

[@fattiger6957]

Geoff Johns would have been a good leader of DC, but I think his stint as CCO (and later his experience at DC Films) killed his interest in a management job.

[@BiggieTrismegistus]

Peter Tomasi

[@mikodizon8322]

@@BiggieTrismegistus thanks for the suggestion! I'll look into him

[@mikodizon8322]

@@fattiger6957 good suggestion!! Hope someone good comes up

[@CGAPU]

You know what would fix their problems? Making Batman gay.

[@shadow-gr4iw]

Well if u remember James gunn did say he wants to contact the movies with the comics. So they means James would have to meet with the writers and give them a story to follow which could bost DC sales

[@fattiger6957]

Lol, good wishful thinking. If the MCU, the biggest cinematic success of all time, didn't help Marvel book sales, then a DC film universe at the dying days of the superhero movie fad ain't going to boost DC books.

[@shadow-gr4iw]

@@fattiger6957 well think about this DC is taking a break from dealing with movies until 2025. So they would give them even time to get their house to beat the MCU, and the comics would have to get updated due to new power and the number of stories I have to be connected to the films. This means James go have to prove those stories if they don't connect or have something that doesn't tie into the stories he would ask them to write it again, which would mean DC is taking their comics, tv, movies, and games more seriously wanting to focus on good storytelling rather than bad storytelling. Something I can pull people away from Marvel and into DC because they or move focus and be ready to give fans good products rather than shit. But yeah this might just be wishful thinking on my part

[@1SpicyMeataball]

Talk about failing upwards, good grief.

[@AmartharDrakestone]

To play devil's advocate, Poland did get the most complete collection of the Batman Knightfall crossover event. Even more complete than the 25th anniversary TPBs which it was based on. So that's one thing I know of they're doing for international markets.

[@johnnycage112]

The rot from the Superboy-Prime days has finally set in

[@BagelMachine]

I like Jim so my reaction shouldn't be "Yikes", but here we are...

[@geoffshaw346]

This move makes less sense than anything Marvel or DC (in the past) has done.What is Zaslav thinking? Premier artist or not, Lee is apparently not qualified.

[@boringbiblestudy1813]

Just read A Little Cabin on the Lake, and I thought it was excellent. I was surprised I’d never heard you mention it.

[@MrPonytron]

The American comic book industry is the complete opposite of the manga industry. If mangakas made the same ridiculous decisions that the American comic book industry does, they'd probably cease to exist. If one of these people had a manga in Japan that had the most abysmal sales imaginable, it wouldn't get up to a 10th chapter or even a 2nd one

[@gabrielalarcon5462]

This will make history, Jim Lee will be the end of DC. It was OK will it lasted, right?

[@brandonscott5544]

GREAT THINKING CRITICAL ❤❤❤😉👍💚💚💚

[@wildcardproductions6010]

Jim Lee seems like a great guy, and he's a fantastic artist, but he definitely isn't a leader. Painful to say, but true

[@addidasabbibi808]

To be fair, DC is better reading overall than Marvel. They have better artists that’s for sure.

[@BiggieTrismegistus]

DC has great artists. Now if they could find some great writers...

[@TevyaSmolka]

Happy Star Wars day

[@jadenova]

Jim Lee has reached the age where he has gone from being a rebel to being THE MAN.

[@DocBruceBanner]

Not sure if he was ever really a rebel - he was the one Image founder who had to be convinced to leave Marvel by the others.

[@cheeseburgersuperior1874]

it's no longer DC, it's BC.

[@tobyslater2011]

Tbf, mixing 'Injustice: GAU' with the 'Jon Kent' comic, it is way more interesting now!

[@GartheKnightReturns]

Jim needs to be just relegated to drawing AND not drawing a Batman sketch for the umpteenth time. It’s at ad nausea how many times he’s post a blasted Batman sketch online. To be honest him remaining in place has to be for appearances. If you fire him it’s a sign that either the ship is sinking or someone grew a pair to make some changes. Which isn’t part of their strategy.

[@cesartolentino2817]

I wonder what your views are on Philippine comics like 'Trese' by Budjette Tan and 'Blood of the Shinobi' by Pol Medina, Jr.

[@cesartolentino2817]

I'm curious to hear your views on Philippine comics, Wes.

[@briancoelho613]

It’s frustrating because you know his position is more “ceremonial” than anything. As the last of the “superstar artists” from the 80s/90s, it’s completely obvious they keep him under contract, solely to prevent him from returning to Marvel. Which in itself, as a competitive strategy, is fine, but if you’re going to keep him as an “ambassador/ president emeritus”, at least surround the guy with a competent staff to actually run the business. Like other commenters mentioned, a Levitz, Tomasi, Mike Carlin type or types, that understand the DCU better, and the overall comic editorial/publishing positions.

[@cyberdragon3887]

Welp, we’re screwed, final nail in the coffin, R.I.P DC, you will not be forgotten 😔

[@harvey2906]

I miss Arrowverse. It was not perfect but very better than the Titans and the Gotham Knights. DC deserves better shows.🙄

[@jkarguth]

This article's author couldn't remove their lips from Jim Lee's butt with a crowbar.

[@itauanguedes]

R.I.P DC.😂😂😂😂

[@White_Tiger2169]

This guy has to know a dirty secret of one of the higher ups at WB, cause he keeps getting rewarded for doing nothing.

[@anj2099]

Welcome to my world, where this is absolutely rife.

[@davidwelch9277]

Sadly, it's the 90s' all over again. The over saturation model is a failing one that we would have thought the industry would have learned its' lesson from but seems committed to repeat anyway. I remember when Marvel did this same thing in the early 90's where over half of the books they were producing featured Spider-Man, Punisher, Ghost Rider and Wolverine/X-men and all of the best artists and writers were thrown on those books. This, along with all of the gimmicks (covers, high profile death arcs, over speculation etc) in my opinion, is what lead Marvel to bankruptcy and DC to near irrelevance. It took some time but when the Big Two got back to good old fashioned COMIC BOOK making, unsurprisingly the industry was able to rebound within reason. The industry has literally become Neo meets the Architect (Matrix Revolutions).

[@Slitheringpeanut]

I wonder if it's because he still controls the Wildstorm stuff, so if they can't remove him without losing all the characters they've used.

[@TheUnseenFenianHand]

It’s fucking depressing and it’s never ending. My Previews order for the month has 2 DC comics on it. It used to be 30.

[@Akira_Hibiki]

Good. Make Lee CEO as well. Hell make him CFO. Give him everything. I want to see it all burn at this point. Let's accelerate this people!

[@Balisticcomicsllc]

It really sucks that Jim Lee is the President of DC Comics Because he was the inspiration for most of today's artist who are in their 40s and 30s drawing comics and we can't even get decent comics out of DC . I was honestly hoping that he went back to image and just started drawing either Wildcats or a new IP.