Bill Jemas

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Bill Jemas is an American media entrepreneur and writer. He is a founding partner at 360ep, a media management firm.

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Early life and career 1.2 Marvel Comics 2 Footnotes

[edit] Biography

[edit] Early life and career

Jemas received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Rutgers University in 1980 and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School in 1983.

He at some point became president of Fleer Entertainment Group and Fleer Corp.

[edit] Marvel Comics

Jemas was then appointed as executive vice president of Marvel Entertainment Group. In January 2000, he became president of consumer products, publishing and new media — essentially Marvel Comics' publisher. During his tenure, with editor-in-chief Joe Quesada, the company experienced a rapid growth in profitability^{[citation needed]} and critical acclaim.^{[citation needed]} However his tendencies towards micromanagement and conscious stirring-up of the fan community made him a controversial figure.^{[citation needed]}

Marvel during his tenure created the Ultimate Marvel Universe. Other, later initiatives, such the titles Trouble, 'Marville and The Call were less successful.

Upon leaving the company, Jemas continued to work with Marvel in a non-executive capacity through mid-2004. He also wrote or co-wrote Marvel comic books including Namor, Origin, and Marville, although Gail Simone wrote on her blog that she ghost wrote for Jemas during his tenure at Marvel.^[1] In a later blog posting, Simone clarified that she did not ghost write a comic for Jemas, but rather a comedic article about Marvel giving away free cookies. ^[2]

[edit] Footnotes