Stephen Wacker

Stephen Wacker is an American comic book editor and television, animation, podcast, and digital media producer. He is currently the editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics, serving since July 2026. He was nominated for an Emmy Award for Rocket & Groot and has overseen many comic book series at DC Comics and Marvel Comics. He is well known for editing comics such as 52, The Amazing Spider-Man, Hawkeye, Ms. Marvel, Daredevil, and Captain Marvel.

Career In 2000, Wacker was hired as an assistant editor at DC Comics where he worked on comics including JLA, JSA, and 52.

He was recruited by Marvel Comics in 2006 and held the position of senior editor, working primarily on the Spider-Man titles (including Brand New Day) and Guardians of the Galaxy franchises. In 2013, he relocated from Marvel Comics's New York headquarters to Marvel Animation in Los Angeles where he held the position of VP of Animation. Wacker is credited as co-executive producer on many of their animated series, including the Avengers Assemble and Guardians of the Galaxy series that aired on Disney XD. In 2017, he transferred to Marvel Television where he was a VP of Development where he produced Marvel's Hero Project, Marvel's 616, and Marvel's Behind the Mask. In 2020, Wacker transferred to Marvel Digital Media as VP Head of Content. In 2022, he was hired as editor-in-chief at 3W/3M Comics (Three Worlds/Three Moons) and left the following year to co-found the entertainment studio Stone Kite. In July 2026, Wacker was announced to be returning to Marvel Comics as its editor-in-chief, succeeding C. B. Cebulski.

Comics Source: 2002 - JLA/Avengers - assistant editor 2000 - 2006 - JSA - editor 2006 - 52 - editor 2008 - 2014 - The Amazing Spider-man - editor 2010 - 2013 - Daredevil - editor 2010 - 2013 - Hawkeye - editor 2010 - 2013 - Captain Marvel - editor 2014 - Ms. Marvel - co-creator, co-editor 2021 - 2022 - It's Jeff - editor

Television Source: 2014 - 2015 - Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. (26 episodes) - supervising producer 2014 - 2017 - Ultimate Spider-Man (52 episodes) - co-executive producer 2014 - 2018 - Avengers Assemble (78 episodes) - co-executive producer, supervising producer 2015 - 2017 - Guardians of the Galaxy (51 episodes) - co-executive producer 2017 - Marvel's Spider-Man (11 episodes) - co-executive producer 2017 - Rocket & Groot - co-executive producer

Podcasts Source: 2021 - Marvel's Wastelanders: Hawkeye - executive producer 2021 - Marvel's Wastelanders: Old Man Star-Lord - executive producer 2022 - Marvel's Wastelanders: Black Widow - executive producer 2022 - Marvel's Wastelanders: Wolverine - executive producer 2022 - Marvel's Wastelanders: Doom - executive producer 2022 - Marvel's Squirrel Girl: The Unbeatable Radio Show - executive producer

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