NY Observer > comics http://www.observer.com/taxonomy/term/49886/feed Articles from Observer.com en New Editor at King Features http://www.observer.com/2007/new-editor-king-features King Features Syndicate, the Hearst division known for distributing cartoons, comics and games to 5,000 newspapers, has announced a successor to Jay Kennedy, the former comics editor.

 

Kennedy, a fixture in the cartoon and comics world both creatively and socially, died last month at the age of 50 while vacationing in Costa Rica.

Brendan Burford is the new comics editor. Mr. Burford has worked at the company since 2000, when he left DC Comics to become an editorial assistant at the prominent comics distributor.  read more »

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