| Bob Harras | |
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| Born | Robert Harras (1959-01-11)January 11, 1959 (age 66) |
| Area | Writer, Editor |
Notable works | X-Men titles The Avengers Nick Fury vs. S.H.I.E.L.D. |
Robert Harras (born January 11, 1959[1][2]) is an Americancomics writer and editor, who was editor-in-chief ofMarvel Comics from 1995 to 2000 and editor-in-chief ofDC Comics from 2010 to 2020.
Harras started his career at Marvel as assistant editor forRalph Macchio,[3] where he worked on such titles asThe Saga of Crystar,Dazzler,ROM,U.S. 1, andMicronauts.[4] Later, Harras was chief editor of Marvel'sX-Men andMidnight Sons lines. Harras also worked as writer on a number of comics, including a run onThe Avengers lasting from 1992 to 1995, and the best-selling[5] 1988 limited seriesNick Fury vs. S.H.I.E.L.D. His brief run onNamor, the Sub-Mariner in 1992–93 took the form of a standalone epic.[6]
Harras's tenure as editor-in-chief occurred during the time which Marvel teetered on bankruptcy around 1996 and 1997 (financial trouble became significantly worse during his time at Marvel). During his tenure, Harras oversaw titles such asCaptain America,Daredevil,Ka-Zar andDeadpool. Following theHeroes Reborn experiment, where oversight of four titles was outsourced toJim Lee andRob Liefeld, one of the more successful relaunches during Harras’ tenure was of those titles under the "Heroes Return” banner, includingThe Avengers byKurt Busiek andGeorge Perez.
However, the Spider-Man "Clone Saga", in whichNorman Osborn was brought back as theGreen Goblin despite the opposition of many of the writers, received enough negative reception that it overshadowed his critical successes.[7]
After leaving Marvel, Harras joinedWildStorm as contributing editor on November 15, 2001. Harras worked from his New Jersey home office, and reported toJim Lee, WildStorm's editorial director. Until late September 2010, he was the group editor forDC Comics collected editions and editor of DC's newWho's Who series.[8]
On September 27, 2010, DC Comics named Bob Harras as the company's new editor-in-chief and Vice President.[9] Harras oversaw editorial for allDC Comics,DC Universe,MAD Magazine andVertigo publications. He became DC's first Editor-in-Chief afterJenette Kahn, who had held the position from 1989 to 2002.[9] He was laid off from DC on August 10, 2020.[10]
| Preceded by | The Avengers writer 1991–1996 (withTerry Kavanagh in 1995–1996) | Succeeded by Terry Kavanagh |
| Preceded by | Namor the Sub-Mariner writer 1993 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Editor-in-Chief ofMarvel 1995–2000 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | JLA writer 2005–2006 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Editor-in-Chief ofDC Comics 2010–2020 | Succeeded by |
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