If you worried that things were off to a slow start here in early 2011, you can rest assured that things will be anything but. After more than 10 years as Marvel’s Editor-in-Chief, Joe Quesada has been assigned to Chief Creative Officer of Marvel’s Entertainment division. Tasked to replace him as E-i-C is none other than veteran editor Axel Alonso. Here’s the official word from Marvel:

Marvel Worldwide, Inc announced today that it has promoted Axel Alonso to Editor-in-Chief, Marvel Entertainment. In this new role, Mr. Alonso will report to Dan Buckley Publisher & President, Print, Animation & Digital Divisions, Marvel Worldwide Inc. Mr. Alonso will oversee all day to day aspects of Marvel’s Publishing division, including advising on the editorial creative direction, developing new storylines and brainstorming new initiatives.

Additionally, Mr. Alonso will work on creative aspects of development of larger corporate initiatives involving Marvel’s popular library of characters. The announcement was made today by Joe Quesada, Chief Creative Officer of Marvel Entertainment.

For the full release, check out Marvel.com.

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