Ted Adams
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Ted Adams

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Ted Adams has spent thirty-five years in publishing, initially working for a variety of companies, including Eclipse Comics, Dark Horse, Jim Lee’s WildStorm, and Todd McFarlane Productions. In 1999, he co-founded IDW Publishing and was that company’s CEO and Publisher for 20 years, negotiating deals to publish Transformers, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Star Trek, and many more licensed and creator-owned titles. Under his leadership, the company won dozens of industry awards, including many Eisner and Harvey Awards. He’s proud to have been the publisher of a line of Marvel comics aimed at kids and the prestigious Artist’s Edition line, which included many classic Marvel titles. IDW purchased Top Shelf in 2015, and he helped expand the reach of their titles, including John Lewis’s March trilogy. March Book Three won the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature in 2016. As CEO, he helped take IDW public and used some of the proceeds to finance TV shows including Locke & Key, Dirk Gently, and Wynonna Earp. He’s an executive producer on those and other TV shows and films. After leaving IDW in 2018, he co-founded Clover Press with his long-time business partner, Robbie Robbins. Now mostly retired, he volunteers for several non-profit organizations, which have included the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, San Diego’s Traveling Stories, and Southern Oregon University’s Foundation Board of Trustees. He has taught a class on comics publishing for Portland State University and has an MBA from the University of Notre Dame. He is the recipient of Southern Oregon University’s Distinguished Alumni Award. Adams has also written comic books and graphic novels, including an adaptation of The Great Gatsby. 
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  • The Ultimates cover art

    • The Ultimates

    • By: Ted Adams
    • Length: 2 hrs and 30 mins
    • Release date: 14-05-2026
    • Language: English
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