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Big news for the House or Ideas today: after nearly a decade in the role, C.B. Cebulski will be stepping aside as Editor-in-Chief at Marvel Comics, and Marvel Studios has already found a replacement. Steven Wacker, who has a storied history with the company's comic-publishing side, will be taking over the big chair, while Cebulski moves to a different position in Marvel's Asia Originals department in Japan.

The story was posted on Marvel's official blog July 16, and came with a statement from Wacker himself. "I’m proud to join Kevin [Feige, Marvel Studios president], Brad [Winderbaum, Head of Marvel Television, Animation, Comics & Franchise], David [Abdo, General Manager, Comics & Franchise], and this incredible staff and amazing array of talent to build on the work started by Stan, Jack, Steve, Flo, John, and so many more. I truly believe the best Marvel comics have yet to be written and drawn, and I can't wait to get to work adding some new floors to the House of Ideas."

Although this decision was made by Marvel Studios (and Wacker will report to Winderbaum), the new EIC brings with him several decades of experience in making landmark turning points at Marvel Comics. Fittingly for this season, Wacker was one of the editors overseeing the Spider-Man: Brand New Day comic book overhaul, which of course lends its name to this summer's next cinematic Spidey adventure. Wacker also oversaw the comic runs that would reinvent the Captain Marvel character as Carol Danvers, and introduce much-beloved legacy characters like Spider-Gwen and Ms. Marvel. 

Stepping outside the pages of Marvel Comics for a moment, Wacker also has a long-standing relationship with one of the most valuable creators at the publication right now: Ultimate Spider-Man scribe Jonathan Hickman. Wacker served as EIC for Hickman's ambitious 3 Worlds / 3 Moons comic book universe, which you may recall Popverse reporting on after a collaboration with Dark Horse was announced this year. 

"I'm excited to welcome Stephen Wacker back to Marvel," said Winderbaum in the official Marvel statement, "He is a tremendous editor, a passionate advocate for creators, and someone who deeply understands that Marvel Comics is the source code of our entire enterprise, with a publishing resume that includes some of our most beloved modern runs."

Popverse will continue updating you on this story as it develops. 

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