Eddie Berganza

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Eddie Berganza
BornGuatemala[1]
NationalityAmerican
Area(s)Editor, writer

Eddie Berganza (born c. 1965)[2] is an American comics writer and editor, known for his editorial tenure at DC Comics from the early 1990s to the late 2010s, rising at one point to the position of Executive Editor. He was demoted, then terminated in 2017, following sexual harassment allegations.

Career

Berganza was born in Guatemala and moved to the United States at the age of seven.[1] He graduated from Brooklyn College with a Bachelor of Arts in Film and Video Studies.[1]

Berganza began working for DC Comics in the early 1990s, primarily as an editor.[2][3] He was nominated for the Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Award for Favorite Editor in 1998,[4] 1999,[5] and 2000.[6] He has written for such DC titles as Superman, Batman, Supergirl, Titans, and the Wednesday Comics mini-series and edited numerous comics, such as Infinite Crisis, Final Crisis, Blackest Night, and the year-long maxi-series Brightest Day with Rex Ogle and Adam Schlagman.[7] In December 2010, he was promoted to Executive Editor of DC Comics by Editor-in-Chief Bob Harras.[8][7]

In 2012, Berganza was demoted to Group Editor after an alleged "series of indiscretions".[9] In 2016, Berganza's name was linked to reports of a DC employee accused of multiple incidents of sexual harassment.[10] DC terminated his employment in November 2017,[11] after BuzzFeed reported that several women had accused him of sexual harassment.[2][12]

In 2020, following a period in Mexico building homes for the homeless and working as a teacher, Berganza announced the formation of Alternate Empire, a publishing venture with Eric M. Esquivel, whose series Border Town was cancelled by DC in 2018 following sexual harassment allegations.[13][14]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Eddie Berganza - U.S. Embassy in Argentina". U.S. Embassy in Argentina. 2015-08-13. Archived from the original on 2020-06-08. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
  2. ^ a b c "The Comics Giant Behind Wonder Woman Is Accused Of Promoting An Editor After Women Accused Him Of Sexual Harassment". BuzzFeed News. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
  3. ^ "Berganza Named DC Comics Group Editor". www.diamondcomics.com. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
  4. ^ "17th Annual Comics Buyers Guide Fan Awards (1999)(For work done in 1998)" Comic Book Awards Almanac Retrieved December 2, 2010
  5. ^ "18th Annual Comics Buyers Guide Fan Awards (2000)(For work done in 1999)" Comic Book Awards Almanac Retrieved December 2, 2010
  6. ^ "19th Annual Comics Buyers Guide Fan Awards (2001)(For work done in 2000)" Comic Book Awards Almanac Retrieved December 2, 2010
  7. ^ a b "DC Comics promotes Eddie Berganza and Ian Sattler". CBR. 2010-12-01. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
  8. ^ "Harras Names Berganza Executive Editor, Other Changes" Comic Book Resources December 1, 2010 Retrieved December 2, 2010
  9. ^ Johnston, Rich (April 10, 2012). "Eddie Berganza Now Group Editor At DC Comics". Bleeding Cool.
  10. ^ Terror, Jude (April 21, 2016). "DC Restructures Vertigo, Fires Shelly Bond, Provokes Naming of "Open Secret" Sexual Harasser in Upper Management". The Outhouse.
  11. ^ Pulliam-Moore, Charles. "DC Comics Has Suspended Editor Eddie Berganza Amidst Allegations of Sexual Harassment". Gizmodo. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
  12. ^ "DC Comics fires editor Eddie Berganza over sexual harassment accusations". Entertainment Weekly. November 13, 2017. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
  13. ^ Johnston, Rich (February 1, 2020). "Eric M Esquivel and Eddie Berganza Launch New Comics Publisher. Yup". Bleeding Cool. Archived from the original on June 7, 2020. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  14. ^ "Eric Esquivel and Eddie Berganza Team Up for the New Publisher Alternate Empire". Graphic Policy. February 1, 2020. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
Preceded by DC Universe Executive Editor
2010–2012 		Succeeded by