Diana Schutz was born on February 1,1955 and is a Canadian-born comic book editor, serving as editor in chief of Comico during its peak years, followed by a 25-year tenure at Dark Horse Comics.
10 Facts About Diana Schutz
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Diana Schutz was known to her letter-column readers as "Auntie Dydie".
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Diana Schutz was an adjunct instructor of comics history and criticism at Portland Community College.
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Diana Schutz was born on February 1,1955 in Canada.
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Witcher, Norton, and The ComicShop swiftly proved able sources for Schutz to discover comics, including "Barry Windsor-Smith's Conan; Jim Starlin's Captain Marvel; Craig Russell's Killraven; and Dave Sim's Cerebus, of which she was "one of the first 2,000 readers to actually buy issue 1.
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Diana Schutz worked in comics stores for six years, moving from Vancouver to California and from The ComicShop to Comics and Comix in 1981.
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In July 1999, Diana Schutz instigated the Maverick imprint at Dark Horse Comics which was designed as an umbrella title for a number of creator-owned titles, including some already published by Dark Horse and some new to the publisher.
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Diana Schutz announced her retirement from Dark Horse in March 2015.
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Diana Schutz's character discusses the problematic nature of vigilante superheroes who exist above the normal system of law, and why non-powered individuals might feel betrayed by, wary, or resentful of them.
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Diana Schutz has won an Inkpot Award and the 2006 Friends of Lulu Award for Women of Distinction, and was nominated in the Eisner "Best Editor" category in 1992,1994, and 1995 for her work on a range of titles.