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IDW Publishing loses its fourth publisher in four years as Mark Doyle is laid off

IDW is having a problem finding a publisher it likes.

The key part in publishing comics is to have a publisher, and IDW Publishing appears to have a problem finding the right fit for that position. IDW's publisher Mark Doyle is confirmed to no longer be with the company.

According to Publisher's Weekly, Doyle and three others were all let go by the company in late August. This move comes just two months after Doyle was promoted to sole 'publisher', while also being leaned on to temporarily handle 'Editor-in-Chief' duties after Jamie S. Rich turned in his notice in order to launch a new comics venture

Doyle joined IDW Publishing in 2021, jumping away from DC comics and the highly prized Batman group editor position to lead a renewed push into original, creator-owned comics for the company - with a goal that it sell a lot of comics

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Chris Arrant

Chris Arrant: Chris Arrant is the Popverse's Editor-in-Chief. He has written about pop culture for USA Today, Life, Entertainment Weekly, Publisher's Weekly, Marvel, Newsarama, CBR, and more. He has acted as a judge for the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, the Harvey Awards, and the Stan Lee Awards. (He/him)

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