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Here Come Comic Books And Ninja Turtles

IDW Publishing is relocating from Pacific Beach to the NTC Arts & Culture District in historic Liberty Station. IDW publishes comic books and graphic novels, but it’s no little Comic Center of Pasadena.

The 15-year-old company has grown to be the third-largest comic book publisher in the nation; it employs more than 50 full-time workers (and hundreds of freelancers) and will occupy 18,300 square feet in the NTC. It’s a great local success story.

CEO & Publisher Ted Adams sees the move as a natural evolution of the company, not only from growing into a bigger space but landing in the most appropriate place. And one can imagine him salivating at the attention come time for Comic-Con International.

Good & Roberts LLC and obrARCHITECTURE inc. are working with IDW on the project.

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The move will allow for the creation of the new San Diego Comic Art Gallery, which sounds pretty cool even to me, and I don’t read comic books or understand art. It is scheduled to open June 1.

Harry L. Katz, formerly of the Library of Congress, has been named the curator of SDCAG. The first installation will showcase the work of local resident Kevin Eastman; among his claims to fame is being co-creator of the “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.”

(OK, here’s where my lack of sophistication and under appreciation of fine arts kicks in. No offense to the talented Mr. Eastman, but when I think of “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,” I don’t think “art.” I think of Barney and the most annoying movie ever made, “The Powerpuff Girls.”)

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One of the challenges of publishing a weekly print edition is trying to account for what might happen during our printing and distribution time. If you are following the stadium issue, after reading the documents sent out last week by Chargers special counsel Mark Fabiani, who knows what might have emerged in the past few days.

Two observations: 1) The Chargers are not shy about working both sides of the Los Angeles aisle – it’s unfair for any other team to move to L.A. and erode the Chargers’ ticket revenue base outside of San Diego, but they are keeping open their options to move to L.A., and 2) Fabiani takes potshots at and asks pointed questions about numerous people but takes offense at anyone who does similar about the Chargers. It’s an interesting way to do business.

On the other hand, after 14 years of trying, the Chargers might not get a new stadium here and get shut out of moving to LA.

Editor-in-Chief Nels Jensen can be reached via njensen@sdbj.com or 858-277-6897.

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