Iconic NY publisher shifts employees to California in major relocation
SFGATE • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Marvel Comics plans to relocate over 100 employees from New York to Burbank, California, marking a major shift after nearly 100 years headquartered in New York.
- The move aims to position Marvel Comics alongside Marvel Studios and the Walt Disney Company headquarters, fostering greater collaboration within the broader creative organization.
- This relocation represents a reinvestment in the division, despite distancing writers from the New York settings of many iconic Marvel superheroes.
- The move highlights a continued shift of the comic industry’s presence to the West Coast, following DC Comics' relocation to Burbank in 2015.
- Employees are expected to complete the move by July 2027, amid ongoing debates about California’s business climate and efforts to attract entertainment and production activities back to the state.
