DC gets a new editor-in-chief

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And Detective Comics Comics' new editor-in-chief is...

Bob Harras, who was the previous Marvel E-i-C before Joe Quesada. To make things clear, he's not just heading the DC Universe books. As editor-in-chief, he'll also be in charge of Vertigo and MAD Magazine (which I'd forgotten DC owns).

This news makes Mark Waid writing for DC again even more unlikely. I don't know if he dislikes Harras personally or only as an editor, but I know he really dislikes the guy.

Saw the news at ComicBookResources: http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=28543

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Wait, Ron Perlman? The actor?

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Back when the Beauty and the Beast TV show, starring Perlman, was at the height of its popularity, Mark Waid was tapped to do a tie-in comic book. Waid was a huge fan of the show and actually gave up a prime comics gig (Green Lantern, I think?) to make room in his schedule to work on it. But when Waid visited the set to meet the creative staff and actors, he got into a huge personality clash with Perlman. Perlman demanded that Waid be sacked from the project, and the powers that be acquiesced. The project ended up falling apart and never came out.

Or maybe none of that is true, and Waid was actually referring to Ron Perelman, former Marvel shareholder.