Axel Alonso

Axel Alonso
Alonso at a "Meet the Publishers" Q&A at Midtown Comics Downtown, April 14, 2011.
Born	San Francisco, California
Nationality	American
Area(s)	Editor
Awards	2004 Eagle Award for Favorite Comics Editor 2006 Eagle Award for Favorite Comics Editor 2010 Eagle Award for Favorite Comics Editor

Axel Alonso is an American comic book creator and former journalist, best known as the Editor-in-Chief at Marvel Comics, a role in which he has worked since January 2011. Alonso began his career as a journalist for New York's Daily News. He later worked as an editor at DC Comics from 1994 to 2000, during which he edited a number of books published under their Vertigo line, such as Doom Patrol, Animal Man, Hellblazer, Preacher and 100 Bullets. In 2000 he went to work for Marvel Comics, where as Senior Editor, he edited Spider-Man and X-Men-related books before ascending to Vice President, Executive Editor in 2010, and Editor-in-Chief in January 2011, replacing Joe Quesada. He has also worked as a writer and inker.

Alonso's father is from Mexico, and his mother is from England. A native of San Francisco, Alonso earned a bachelor's degree in sociology and politics from University of California, Santa Cruz and a master's degree in journalism from Columbia University.

Alonso began his career as a journalist for New York's Daily News. He also worked as a magazine editor before he entered the comic book industry. One day, he saw an ad in The New York Times for DC Comics editors and thought it would be fun to interview, never thinking he would actually be offered a job, though he ended up being hired by the publisher.

Alonso's first published work for DC Comics was Doom Patrol #80 and Animal Man #73, which were published in July 1994, the latter of which was part of the company's Vertigo line, which publishes books in genres such as horror and fantasy aimed at mature readers. Other Vertigo titles he edited until 1999 included Garth Ennis' Preacher, Black Orchid, Kid Eternity, Hellblazer, Unknown Soldier, 100 Bullets and Human Target.