Lion Forge has announced four new additions to its editorial and marketing departments, including industry veterans Greg Tumbarello and Jeremy Atkins. These two join the growing publisher alongside Grace Bornhoft as assistant editor and Madeline Roy as marketing associate.

“Greg’s extensive industry experience, comics acumen, and talent connections will help position us to meet the future of Lion Forge ‒ and the comics industry as a whole ‒ head on,” said Andrea Colvin, executive editor. “And adding Grace to our editorial support staff brings a level of publishing know-how and trade experience that will further help set us apart.”

“I’m incredibly excited to join the team at Lion Forge, a company without creative boundaries whose mission is to bring forward-thinking comics to fans and retailers everywhere,” said Tumbarello. “I look forward to my new home where I can continue to create thrilling new comics that tell deeply compelling and diverse stories while working with some of the most talented individuals in the industry today.”

“I’ve had my eye on Lion Forge comics for a long time, and I’m excited to finally play a part in their work making comics for everyone,” said Bornhoft.

“I have admired the work Jeremy has done in his comics career and am excited that he is on board with Lion Forge,” said Rich Johnson, VP of sales, marketing, and business development. “Greg and I worked together and I know that he will make a huge contribution to Lion Forge and the comics industry.”

“Lion Forge boasts not only one of the most diverse and exciting publishing lines in comics today, but one of the hardest working teams of experienced and dedicated professionals in the business,” said Atkins. “I have been lucky in my career to work with true visionaries and innovators, and I am thrilled to continue this tradition at Lion Forge; an organization which is truly evolving the medium of comic book storytelling Wednesday after Wednesday.”

“I am so eager to start my journey with Lion Forge and the people who work there,” said Madeline Roy. “It’s an excellent team that I’m very excited to be a part of.”

Tumbarello has over 15 years of professional experience in the comics and entertainment industry, having previously worked as an editor, writer, and producer for MTV Networks, Image Comics, The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, and Tokyopop. 

For the past seven years he has been an editor at Legendary Entertainment after cofounding and structuring their successful comic book division with acclaimed editor Bob Schreck. During his tenure, he’s worked on New York Times bestselling graphic novels such as Godzilla: Awakening and Pacific Rim: Tales from Year Zero. He was also an integral part of the team that brought Grant Morrison and Frazer Irving’s Annihilator to life, which garnered an Eisner Award nomination for Best Writer and Frank Miller’s Holy Terror, which launched the division as a top ten comics publisher. 

Bornhoft has had a passion for books her whole life. She received her bachelor’s in English from Rockhurst University in 2014 and immediately went on to get her master’s in English from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. During her time in graduate school, Bornhoft also worked as an intern at Andrews McMeel Publishing where she was soon promoted to production editor, working on comics including Big Nate, Dilbert, Peanuts, Zits, and Doonesbury. As Lion Forge’s newest editorial assistant, Bornhoft will bring her passion and love of books to the new and growing comics world.