Marvel is continuing to decline to comment on the rumor that its Chief Operating Officer Jim Sokolowski has been let go from the company, as first reported by Bleeding Cool this morning and seemingly confirmed by Comic Book Resources. The latter report suggests that “basic economic realities” were behind the layoff and that it was not performance-related, unlike August’s firing of the entire Marvel Studios marketing department.
As COO, Sokolowski had been in charge of production, circulation and talent management at the publisher. It’s unknown at this time who will replace him, whether the position will be filled within Marvel or, like the Marvel Studios marketing department, whether the responsibilities will end up going to someone within the larger Disney structure. Developing…
