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Axel Alonso

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American comic book creator

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Axel Alonso is an American comic book creator and former journalist, best known as the former editor in chief at Marvel Comics, a role which he held from January 2011 until November 2017. Alonso began his career as a journalist for New York's Daily News.

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Alonso (center) during the Marvel NOW! panel at the 2012 New York Comic Con. Seated with him from left to right are editor Steve Wacker, C. B. Cebulski and (barely visible) Jeph Loeb.Alonso (center) during the Marvel NOW! panel at the 2012 New York Comic Con. Seated with him from left to right are editor Steve Wacker, C. B. Cebulski and (barely visible) Jeph Loeb.

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Axel Alonso is an American comic book creator and former journalist, best known as the former editor in chief at Marvel Comics, a role which he held from January 2011 until November 2017. Alonso began his career as a journalist for New York's Daily News. He also worked as an editor at DC Comics from 1994 to 2000, during which he edited a number of books published under their Vertigo line, such as Doom Patrol, Animal Man, Hellblazer, Preacher, and 100 Bullets. In 2000, he went to work for Marvel Comics as a senior editor. While there, he edited Spider-Man and X-Men-related books before ascending to vice president, executive editor in 2010, and editor in chief in January 2011, replacing Joe Quesada. He has also worked as a writer and inker.

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Born 1901 · age 125
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