Scott Dunbier

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

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Career

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]

In 2024, Comics for Ukraine: Sunflower Seeds received the Eisner Award for Best Anthology. [5] https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/newsbrief/index.html?record=4833

In 2024, Dunbier left his position at IDW to start his own publishing company, Act 4. [6]

Notes

  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. "2023 Eisner Award Winners Announced". 22 July 2023.
  5. "SDCC '24: Announcing the 2024 Eisner Award winners". 27 July 2024.
  6. "Comics Vet Scott Dunbier to Launch New Publisher, Act 4".

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