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James Tynion's Tiny Onion doubles in size just three months after launch

James Tynion IV staffs up with a new editor, a new production person, a talent manager, and an executive assistant to help manage it all

Tiny Onion staff at C2E2 2024 — Image credit: Tiny Onion

News by Chris Arrant, Editor-in-Chief

Published on Fri May 10 2024

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One of comics' top writers, James Tynion IV, launched his own production company in February 2024 - with a notable financing partner, and deals with several of comics' top publishers. Now, just three months later, the company is doubling in size.

Tiny Onion has hired on four new employees, bringing its staff up to eight - with a a second editor, a second production worker, a full-time talent manager, and an executive assistant to make the whole operation run smoother.

"It's an incredible feeling to watch this Tiny Onion grow. This company is still in its earliest stages, but we're assembling some of the brightest minds to help us become exactly what we need to become," Tynion said in a statement accompanying the announcement. "Every day I become more and more excited for people to find out what we've got cooking here behind the scenes, and more and more confident that I have the team to execute those plans."

Here's the current staff - with this week's new hires in italics:

James Tynion IV, CEO/founder
Antonio Guanaes, executive assistant
Eric Harburn, director of editorial
Steve Foxe, editor
Courtney Menard, director of production
DeAna Avila, production manager
Jazzlyn Stone, director of communications
Greg Lockard, talent manager

In addition to that, Oni Press' former publicty director Tara Lehmann is acting as the company's freelance publicist, as part of her recently launched company Twin Sirens Media.

Best known for his work in comics, Tynion aims for Tiny Onion to be the incubator for his next comics projects, as well as those of other collaborators... and help usher them logically into any and all adaptations including movies, TV series, games, or theme park experiences. (Hey, we can hope!)

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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)