Rich Johnson is a publishing executive notable for his contributions in the field of graphic novels.

Johnson is a former Vice President of Book Trade Sales at DC Comics who has been credited with popularizing the graphic novel genre in mainstream bookstores and libraries.[1] Under his watch DC Comics had their first New York Times Bestseller with Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman: Endless Nights. He also co-founded and was Co-Publishing Director for Yen Press and co-founded the magazine Yen Plus.[1]

From July 2016 to May 2019, he was Vice-President of Sales, Marketing and Business Development at Lion Forge Comics.[2][3] He has previously been a publishing consultant and packager as well as the writer of "Graphic Details" – a column that appears on the industry site comicsbeat.com.

In 2011, he was a judge for the comic industry's highest award - The Eisner Awards.[4] He is also the author of the graphic memoir My Father's Eyes.

References

  1. 1 2 "Interview with Rich Johnson of Yen Press". ICv2: Inside Pop Culture. November 7, 2006.
  2. ↑ "In Advance of San Diego, Lion Forge Hires Rich Johnson, Mark Smylie, Joe Illidge". Publishers Weekly. July 18, 2016.
  3. ↑ "RICH JOHNSON and SYNDEE BARWICK Exit LION FORGE Following ONI PRESS Merger". Newsarama. May 13, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Past Judges: 2011 Eisner Awards (for works published in 2010)". Comic-Con International: San Diego. December 2, 2012.


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