Joe Quesada
Joe Quesada (born 1962 in New York City) is the editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics and a comic book writer and artist.
Writer and artist
Joe Quesada's art is featured on:
He was the co-creator of Azrael with Denny O'Neil.
Joe Quesada's writing is featured on:
- Daredevil: Father
- NYX
Editor-in-chief
Joe Quesada is most well known as the editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics. He attained this position in 2000, replacing Bob Harras and becoming the first Hispanic editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics. As editor-in-chief of one of the two largest publishers in the comic book business, his decisions are very influential. He has been the subject of much praise, as well as much criticism.
Quesada became editor-in-chief at the same time as Bill Jemas became president, but when Bill Jemas was fired, Quesada stayed on.
Joe Quesada is credited with supervising Marvel Comics during a revival and a period of growth in which Marvel Comics recovered from the bankruptcy of the late 1990s. He restored Marvel Comics as the comic book industry leader in market share. He aggressively cut titles which did not sell. Throughout the 1990s, Marvel Comics was known for relying on its large stable of trademarked characters instead of hiring talented creators; Quesada shifted emphasis more toward hiring capable creators.
Quesada oversaw the growth of Marvel as a major brand name in the entertainment industry outside of comics with such hit films as X-Men (2000) and Spider-Man (2002). Quesada has tried to turn Marvel Comics from being a solely comic book business to a general entertainment services business.
Joe Quesada is known for disliking comic book deaths and imposing a moratorium on the resurrection of dead characters at the beginning of his tenure as editor-in-chief. His moratorium prevented writer Chris Claremont from being immediately able to resurrect Psylocke after her death in 2001. However, over time, this moratorium has been relaxed and more characters have been resurrected — Psylocke herself was resurrected in 2005.
Joe Quesada also banned the use of editorial footnotes in comic books early in his tenure, though like the case with comic book deaths, this ban has since been somewhat relaxed.
Joe Quesada has been centrally involved in the creation of three successful imprints:
- Marvel Knights (this was before his tenure as editor-in-chief)
- MAX, aimed at mature readers, with Brian Michael Bendis
- Ultimate Marvel, aimed at new readers, with Brian Michael Bendis, Bill Jemas, and Mark Millar
Quesada has pushed for comic book creators to sign exclusive contracts with Marvel instead of freelancing. This has been criticized by some as inhibiting creative freedom.
During Joe Quesada's tenure, Marvel Comics has moved toward the aggressive marketing of trade paperbacks, which has been criticized by some as hurting the comic book shop business.
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