Dan DiDio (/dɪˈdiːoʊ/; born October 13, 1959) is an American writer, editor, and publisher who has worked in the television andcomic book industries. From February 2010 until February 2020, he was the co-publisher ofDC Comics, along withJim Lee.Wizard magazine recognized him as its first ever "Man of the Year" in 2003 for his work in the DC Universe line of comics.
Prior to joining DC Comics, DiDio worked in television, beginning in 1981. DiDio was a freelance writer and story editor forMainframe Entertainment, specifically working onReBoot andWar Planets.[1][2]
DiDio joined DC Comics in January 2002, as vice president–editorial, as well as writer forSuperboy (issues #94 to 100). He was promoted to vice president–executive editor, DC Universe in October 2004.[3] In 2006, DiDio began writing a weekly column called "DC Nation" which appeared on the end page of most of DC Comics' main superhero titles. Originally, the column was tied to52, a project he was overseeing. On February 18, 2010, DC Entertainment PresidentDiane Nelson named DiDio as co-publisher of DC Comics, along withJim Lee.[4][5]
In July 2012, as part ofSan Diego Comic-Con, DiDio and DC co-publisherJim Lee participated in the production of "Heroic Proportions", an episode of theSyfy reality television competition seriesFace Off, in which special effects makeup artists compete to create the best makeup according to each episode's theme. Lee and DiDio presented the contestants with that episode's challenge, to create a new superhero, with six DC Comics artists on hand to help them develop their ideas. The winning entry's character, Infernal Core by Anthony Kosar, was featured inJustice League Dark #16 (March 2013),[9][10] which was published January 30, 2013.[11] The episode premiered on January 22, 2013, as the second episode of the fourth season.[12]
On February 21, 2020, DiDio stepped down as co-publisher of DC Comics after ten years at that position. The company did not give a reason for the move, nor did it indicate whether it was his decision or the company's, though it was the latest event in a restructuring that began the previous month, as several top executives were laid off from the company.[18][19] However,Bleeding Cool reported that he was fired.[20]
On April 28, 2022, it was announced that Dan DiDio would serve as publisher forFrank Miller's newly announced comic book companyFrank Miller Presents (FMP).[21]
^Cowsill, Alan (2010). "2000s".DC Comics Year By Year: A Visual Chronicle. London, United Kingdom:Dorling Kindersley. p. 340.ISBN978-0-7566-6742-9.Publisher Paul Levitz stepped down, and co-publishers Dan DiDio and Jim Lee, along with DC Entertainment chief creative officer Geoff Johns, teamed up to helm DC Comics.
^Rogers, Vaneta (June 8, 2012)."DC Adds Four to New 52, Including DiDio'sPhantom Stranger".Newsarama. Archived fromthe original on June 11, 2012. RetrievedJune 10, 2012.Written by [Dan] DiDio with art by Brent Anderson,The Phantom Stranger will spin out of the character's recent appearances inJustice League and DC's Free Comic Book Day story.
^Holub, Christian (April 20, 2017)."DC Comics superstars unite for new Dark Matter line".Entertainment Weekly.Archived from the original on July 1, 2017.A teleporting teenager changed by the events of that book [Dark Nights: Metal] will go on to star inSideways, which debuts in September. That book will be co-written by DC Publisher Dan DiDio and Justin Jordan and illustrated by Kenneth Rocafort.
