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Dan Buckley is an American publishing executive, who is known for his work as Publisher, and then as President of Marvel Entertainment from January 2017 until it was disbanded and folded into various other divisions of The Walt Disney Company in 2023. he served as President of Marvel Comics and Franchise from 2023 until his departure from the company.
Early life
[edit]Dan Buckley was raised in northern New York and later a New York city resident. He graduated in 1989 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from St. Lawrence University. Buckley continued his studies at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute which granted him an MBA in Marketing and International Relations in 1991. As a part of his studies at Rensselaer, he took a stint through MBA Exchange Program with the International University of Japan which allowed him to study in Japan.[1]
Career
[edit]In 1990, Buckley joined Marvel Enterprise, where he served in different positions from new product development to international publishing. His last position was as vice president of marketing services in 1997.[1]
In 1997, Buckley left for a position at Omnicom's Radiate Group, Inc. His last position at Radiate was as vice president of operations and communications in 2003. At that time, he resided in Florida.[1]
Buckley returned to the New York Metro area from Florida in October 2003 when he was named Marvel Enterprises publisher in 2003.[1] By June 28, 2010, Buckley added the position of president of the print, animation & digital divisions of Marvel Worldwide to his publisher title.[2] On January 18, 2017, he was promoted to President of Marvel Entertainment from president for TV, publishing and brand.[3][4] Following the disbandment of Marvel Entertainment in 2023, his title was changed to President of Marvel Comics and Franchise.[5] On May 18, 2026, it was announced that Buckley would be departing the company following Brad Winderbaum's promotion to Head of Marvel Television, Animation, Comics & Franchise at Marvel.[6]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 Weiland, Jonah (October 15, 2003). "Marvel confirms Buckley as new Publisher". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on August 19, 2014. Retrieved August 31, 2011.
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (June 28, 2010). "Marvel Entertainment Launches TV Division". Deadline. Archived from the original on January 9, 2016. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
- ↑ Viscardi, James (January 16, 2018). "Marvel Hires John Nee As Publisher (EXCLUSIVE)". Marvel. Archived from the original on January 8, 2019. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
- ↑ Kit, Borys (January 18, 2017). "Dan Buckley Named President of Marvel Entertainment (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on January 29, 2017. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
- ↑ Couch, Aaron (September 27, 2024). "Marvel's Dan Buckley Explains How Digital Comics Inform Its Print Business". The Hollywood Reporter. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on September 27, 2024. Retrieved March 17, 2026.
- ↑ Kit, Borys (May 18, 2026). "Marvel Comics Shake-Up: TV Chief Brad Winderbaum Takes on Publishing as Veteran Dan Buckley Exits". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on May 18, 2026. Retrieved May 19, 2026.
External links
[edit]- Dan Buckley at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
- Dan Buckley at the Grand Comics Database
- "Interview with Marvel Publisher Dan Buckley". ICv2. November 27, 2006.
- "Interview with Marvel's Dan Buckley, Part 1". ICv2. December 10, 2009. Retrieved January 27, 2010.
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