Meet the Team
John Nee
CEO
John is a highly experienced transmedia executive and entrepreneur with 30 years of experience in comics and book publishing, video games, tabletop games, and collectables. He specializes in building and directing teams to develop and deploy IP across multiple mediums with an emphasis on growing and maintaining strong fan communities.
XP: DC Comics, Image Comics, Marvel Comics, Cryptozoic
John Barber
Editor-In-Chief
John Barber is the former Editor-In-Chief of IDW Publishing and a longtime writer of Transformers comics (and other media). Prior to that, he was a freelance writer and editor at both IDW (overseeing the Hasbro line of comics) and Marvel.
XP: Marvel, IDW Publishing
Marion Copeland
Finance Diva
Marion mixes her love of books/comics with her over 27 years of royalties and accounting experiences.
XP: IDW Publishing, Maker Studios, DivX, EMI, Trek Bicycle, Nike
Zane Dille
Executive Producer
Zane specializes in narrative development, emerging platforms, and augmented reality games.
Nate Murray
Publisher
Nate is a co-founder of Clover Press, former head of Tabletop for Indiegogo, and helped found several divisions at IDW Publishing including IDW Limited and IDW Games.
XP: IDW Publishing, Indiegogo, Clover Press
Mason Rabinowitz
Director of Publishing Operations
Mason was the creative director at Agents of Branding, the chief product storyteller for Big Bang IP, and a freelance writer and copywriter.
XP: UTA, Disney, Top Cow, Anthem BC&BS, Golden Apple Comics
Blaise Sewell
Art Director
Blaise boasts a keen awareness of both pop culture and counterculture. With an extensive background in writing, comedy, and graphic design, he has worked for decades to elevate brands in both the entertainment industry and non-profit sector.
Maryelizabeth Yturralde
Director of Publishing Operations
Maryelizabeth's role as Maven of Publishing, Beating Heart Books is an extension of her lifelong enthusiasm for bringing stories and readers together.
She co-founded Mysterious Galaxy independent genre book store in 1993, and has been a passionate reader, editor, and reviewer for decades.
Charlie
Pan-Universal Galactic Pug
Whether she’s exploring universes, traversing galaxies or venturing into other dimensions, she’s always on the lookout for the coolest, craziest, and most amazing things for us to share with everyone here on earth