Following ComicsPRO’s Annual Industry Meeting and in preparation for its debut later this year, Ignition Press has announced that they have expanded their team with several key hires. Maggie Howell has joined the company as Senior Editor and Bre Sarpy has joined as Director of Marketing, following the addition of Executive Assistant, Zelio Pereira, last year.

Maggie Howell joined Ignition Press as Senior Editor in early January and in her new role will oversee and build the publisher’s new editorial department, alongside Editor-in-Chief Jamie S. Rich, as well as edit numerous of the publisher’s upcoming original projects. Howell brings to the company a decade of editing experience at DC Comics and IDW Publishing. She was a core member of the editorial team behind the DC Black Label and Vertigo imprints, including the Hill House Comics and Sandman Universe lines, and Sean Murphy’s New York Times best-selling Batman: White Knight Universe. Most recently, at IDW, Howell co-edited the 2024 TMNT relaunch, spearheaded the upcoming imprint IDW Dark, and was a key architect in the company’s creator-owned initiative, editing several titles to commercial and critical success, including Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees, Earthdivers, and The Hunger and the Dusk.

Bre Sarpy joins Ignition Press as Director of Marketing this week and in her new role will oversee and build the publisher’s new marketing department, alongside Publisher Filip Sablik, as well as the publisher’s creator-driven, multi-channel marketing initiatives. Sarpy started her career at BOOM! Studios seven years ago followed by a stint at Skybound Entertainment, where she worked on projects including BRZRKR, Something is Killing the Children, The Walking Dead, and Invincible. She returns to the industry after working for Team Click, a marketing and PR agency, where she contributed to theatrical and home entertainment campaigns as well as D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event. With experience in overseeing live events, digital marketing, digital and print advertising in the industry along with production management and campaign strategy for home entertainment and theatrical releases in film, Sarpy brings a versatile marketing skillset to the Ignition Press team.

Howell and Sarpy are the latest hires for Ignition Press after the company added Zelio Pereira as Executive Assistant last year. A graduate of the University of Arizona, Pereira was previously Editorial Assistant at BOOM! Studios.

Ignition Press was co-founded by publishing and media industry veterans Eric Gitter (CEO), Filip Sablik (Publisher), Jamie S. Rich (Editor-in-Chief), and Jeremy Haun (Creative Director) in July 2024 and will exclusively publish creator-driven original series beginning in mid-2025.