Jamie S. Rich is an author of both prose and

graphic novel A graphic novel is a self-contained, book-length form of sequential art. The term ''graphic novel'' is often applied broadly, including fiction, non-fiction, and Anthology, anthologized work, though this practice is highly contested by comics sc ...

fiction, a web series host, and editor of American

comic books A comic book, comic-magazine, or simply comic is a publication that consists of comics art in the form of sequential juxtaposed panel (comics), panels that represent individual scenes. Panels are often accompanied by descriptive prose and wri ...

. He was formerly an Executive Editorial Director at

IDW Publishing IDW Publishing is an American publisher of comic books, graphic novels, art books, and comic strip collections. It was founded in 1999 as the publishing division of Idea and Design Works, LLC (IDW) and is recognized as the fifth-largest comic ...

Career

As writer

His first published work was the novel “Cut My Hair”, or originally published in 2000 and reprinted in 2002. Beginning in 2006 his first graphic novel, 12 Reasons Why I Love Her was released with art by

Joëlle Jones Joëlle Jones (born February 20, 1980) is an American comic book artist and writer, best known for her work on '' Lady Killer'', a series published in 2015–2017 by Dark Horse Comics, for her cover work on various Marvel Comics series, and for he ...

. In the following years Rich has released subsequent works in both prose and graphic art formats in a variety of genres from

Oni Press Oni Press is an American independent comic book and graphic novel publisher based in Portland, Oregon, best known for publishing such series as '' Scott Pilgrim'' and ''Rick and Morty''. In 2019, it became an imprint label following the company's ...

, as well as

Dark Horse Comics Dark Horse Comics is an American comic book, graphic novel, manga and Artist's book, art book publisher founded in Milwaukie, Oregon, by Mike Richardson in 1986. The company was created using funds earned from Richardson's chain of Portland, O ...

, and

Image Comics Image Comics is an independent American American comic book, comic book publisher and is the third largest direct market comic book and graphic novel publisher in the industry by market share. Its best-known publications include ''Spawn (comics) ...

. He has also written single-issue comic book stories for

Marvel Marvel may refer to: Business * Marvel Entertainment, an American entertainment company ** Marvel Comics, the primary imprint of Marvel Entertainment ** Marvel Universe, a fictional shared universe ** Marvel Music, an imprint of Marvel Comics ...

and

DC Comics DC Comics (originally DC Comics, Inc., and also known simply as DC) is an American comic book publisher owned by DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. DC is an initialism for "Detective Comics", an American comic book seri ...

. Plus, at Image Comics, the 12 issue series It Girl & The Atomics.

From the Gutters/Back to the Gutters

In 2013, Rich launched the web series “From the Gutters”. A series of nine long-form interviews with comics industry talent. The follow-up series, “Back to the Gutters” ran for ten episodes starting in 2016.

Editorial

His editorial career began in 1994 as Assistant Editor to Bob Shreck at Dark Horse Comics before becoming the editor for

Mike Allred Michael Dalton "Mike" Allred (born 1962) is an American Comics artist, comic book artist and writer. He is most well known for his Alternative comics, independent comics creation Madman (Mike Allred character), Madman and for co-creating and dra ...

’s

Madman Madman or Mad Man may refer to: Film and television * ''The Madman'' (film), a 1911 silent film * ''Madman'' (film), a 1982 horror film * Madman Entertainment, an Australian media distributor In print * The Madman, an essay in Friedrich Nietzsc ...

Comics at Dark Horse before moving on to Oni Press in 1998. There, Rich took on the role of Editor in Chief, eventually leaving Oni in 2004. After a period of time as a freelance writer, Rich joined DC Comics in 2015 as a Senior Editor for DC’s

Vertigo Vertigo is a condition in which a person has the sensation that they are moving, or that objects around them are moving, when they are not. Often it feels like a spinning or swaying movement. It may be associated with nausea, vomiting, perspira ...

imprint, and became Group Editor for Vertigo and

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in 2016. Following that in 2018, he became Group Editor for the

Batman Batman is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. Batman was created by the artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in Detective Comics 27, the 27th issue of the comic book ''Detective Comics'' on M ...

and

Justice League The Justice League, or Justice League of America (JLA), is a group of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The team first appeared in ''The Brave and the Bold'' #28 (March 1960). Writer Gardner Fox conceived the ...

titles, and eventually the

Superman Superman is a superhero created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, which first appeared in the comic book ''Action Comics'' Action Comics 1, #1, published in the United States on April 18, 1938.The copyright date of ''Action Comics ...

titles. Rich left DC in 2021 to become Editor in Chief at Tapas Media, a short-format web comics publisher. In early 2022, he moved to IDW Publishing to become the publisher's current Executive Editorial Director. After a corporate restructuring in May 2023, Rich was promoted to Editor-In-Chief at IDW. He then left IDW for an unannounced role elsewhere.

Published works

Novels

* Cut My Hair (Crazyfish 2000/Oni Press 2002) * I Was Someone Dead (Oni Press 2005) * Have You Seen the Horizon Lately? (Oni Press 2007)

Graphic novels

* 12 Reasons Why I Love Her (Oni Press 2006) * You Have Killed Me (Oni Press 2009) * Spell Checkers Volume 1 (Oni Press 2010) * Spell Checkers Volume 2: Sons of a Preacher Man (Oni Press 2011) * Spell Checkers Volume 3: Careless Whisper (Oni Press 2013) * A Boy and a Girl (Oni Press 2013) * It Girl and the Atomics Volume 1 (Image 2013) * It Girl and the Atomics Volume 2 (Image 2013) * Madame Frankenstein (Oni Press 2014) * Archer Coe - The Thousand Natural Shocks (Oni Press 2014) * Ares & Aphrodite: Love Wars (Oni Press 2015) * Lady Killer Volume 1 (Co-Written with series creator Joëlle Jones) (Dark Horse 2015) * Archer Coe - The Way to Dusty Death (Oni Press 2018)

Awards

In 2017, Rich shared the

Eisner Award The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, commonly shortened to the Eisner Awards, are awards for creative achievement in American comic books. They are regarded as the most prestigious and significant awards in the comic industry and often referred ...

for Best Anthology for editing the graphic novel Love is Love, a co-publishing collaboration between IDW and DC Comics. A tribute to the victims of the

Orlando nightclub shooting On , 2016, 29-year-old Omar Mateen shot and killed 49 people and wounded 53 more in a mass shooting at Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, United States before Orlando Police officers fatally shot him after a three-hour standoff. I ...

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