Gail! Please tell me you were too deeply saddened at the news that the legendary Karen Berger is stepping down :(

I absolutely am, for a great number of reasons. Karen’s reputation as a tastemaker and talent finder is legendary for a good reason. She made a comics imprint for a market that no one even knew existed, where many publishers can’t market the product people are ASKING FOR to the people who are asking FOR it.

She’s kind of a miracle.

I’m also sad that it means a very powerful woman is stepping down when comics really need more powerful women.

It’s sad, but hopefully what she did will inspire others, hopefully she’ll be happy in whatever new career she chooses and hopefully Vertigo will go on to continue to create wonderful books.