Jim Lee, the world-renowned artist, writer, editor and publisher, has been named president, publisher and chief creative officer of legendary comic book publisher DC, Pam Lifford, president of global brands, franchises and experiences at Warner Bros. Discovery, announced the announcement on Wednesday.
Lee will continue to report to Lifford.
Lee will continue to perform his primary responsibilities as publisher at DC Comics, leading the creative teams at the world-renowned comic book publisher. He will also lead the creative efforts to integrate DC’s publishing portfolio of characters and stories across all media and support the Warner Bros. Discovery family of brands and studios.
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Lee joined DC in 1998 and was responsible for many of the company’s highly successful publishing programs, including the recent record-breaking comic book series “Rebirth” and the “New 52” initiative, which relaunched the entire line of monthly superhero comics.
As part of the redesign, Lee designed and created new, more contemporary costumes for some of the DC Universe’s most famous characters, including Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman.
Lee was born in Seoul, South Korea, but moved to St. Louis with his family at a young age. He holds a BA in psychology from Princeton University and began his professional career at Marvel Comics, where his work on the X-Men still holds the all-time single-issue record. Lee lives in Los Angeles with his wife, nine children, and about 45 animals, including two cats.
