Scott Dunbier

Summary

Scott Dunbier is an American comic book editor, best known as the Special Projects Editor at IDW Publishing.

Scott Dunbier
Dunbier at the 2013 New York Comic Con
NationalityAmerican
Area(s)Editor

Career edit

Dunbier rose to prominence in the comic book industry as executive editor of the Wildstorm comic book line. After several years as a dealer in original comic book artwork during the 1980s and 1990s, Dunbier began with Wildstorm in 1995 as Special Projects Editor. Two years later, he was named Editor-in-Chief, a title which was changed to Group Editor when Wildstorm became a part of DC Comics.

Among the many projects Dunbier edited for Wildstorm were Alan Moore's America's Best Comics line ( including Promethea, Tom Strong, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen & Top 10), Arrowsmith and Challengers of the Unknown.

At Wildstorm, he also created the Absolute line of hardcover reprints, beginning with Absolute Authority vol. 1 in 2002.

Dunbier joined IDW Publishing as Special Projects Editor on April 1, 2008.[1]

He is responsible for creating IDW's award-winning[2][3] Artist's Edition line of hardcover reprint books.

In 2023, Scott Dunbier received the Bob Clampett Humanitarian Award at San Diego Comic Con for his work on Comics for Ukraine: Sunflower Seeds.[4]

Notes edit

  1. ^ "Scott Dunbier joins IDW", Publishers Weekly, April 29, 2008.
  2. ^ List of Eisner Award Winners - Best Archival Collection/Project - Comic Books
  3. ^ List of Harvey Award Winners - Best Domestic Reprint Project
  4. ^ http://www.multiversitycomics.com/news/2023-eisner-winners/

References edit

External links edit

  • Scott Dunbier's Blog
  • Scott Dunbier at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
  • Heidi MacDonald's 2002 interview with Scott Dunbier