Katie Kubert is an American comic book editor. She is known for her work at DC Comics, where she supervised the reinvention of the Batgirl comics. [1]
Katie Kubert is an American comic book editor. She is known for her work at DC Comics, where she supervised the reinvention of the Batgirl comics. [1]
Katie Kubert graduated from Boston University in 2006 with a Bachelors of Science in Film/Cinema/Video Studies and Art History. [2]
Kubert is the granddaughter of comic book artist Joe Kubert, [3] as well as the niece of comic book artists Adam Kubert and Andy Kubert. [4]
In 2011, Kubert began her career at DC Comics as a Pre-Press Coordinator. From there, she was promoted to an assistant editor, an associate editor, and ultimately an editor. Throughout her time at DC, she spent a significant portion of it supervising the reinvention of the Batgirl comics. [3]
As an editor, Kubert developed the relaunch of several comics that include Harley Quinn, Grayson, and Batman Eternal.[ citation needed ] She was also featured as a character in the comic Harley Quinn Invades Comic-Con International, where she complains about her "soul sucking job". Her appearance was noted as ironic by Rich Johnston of Bleeding Cool , as her scene in the comic had been created before she had announced to DC Comics that she had taken a job at Marvel Comics. [5]
In 2014, Kubert moved to Marvel Comics as an editor. Here she assisted in the launch of a few new series, including Gamora (2017), Hulk (2017), A-Force (2016), Squadron Supreme (2016), Nighthawk (2016), Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2016), Spider-Man and the X-Men (2015), Guardians 3000 (2015), Guardians Team-Up (2015), and weekly series Wolverine (2014).[ citation needed ]
In 2017, Kubert returned to DC Comics. [6]
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