Eddie Berganza (born c. 1965) is an American comics writer and editor, known for his editorial tenure at

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from the early 1990s to the late 2010s, rising at one point to the position of Executive Editor. He was demoted, then terminated in 2017, following

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allegations.

Career

Berganza was born in

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and moved to the United States at the age of seven. He graduated from

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with a Bachelor of Arts in Film and Video Studies. Berganza began working for DC Comics in the early 1990s, primarily as an editor. He was nominated for the ''

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'' Fan Award for Favorite Editor in 1998, 1999, and 2000. He has written for such DC titles as ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and the ''

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'' mini-series and edited numerous comics, such as ''

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'', ''

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'', and the year-long maxi-series ''

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'' with Rex Ogle and Adam Schlagman. In December 2010, he was promoted to Executive Editor of DC Comics by Editor-in-Chief

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. In 2012, Berganza was demoted to Group Editor after an alleged "series of indiscretions". In 2016, Berganza's name was linked to reports of a DC employee accused of multiple incidents of sexual harassment. DC terminated his employment in November 2017, after ''

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'' reported that several women had accused him of sexual harassment. In 2020, following a period in Mexico building homes for the homeless and working as a teacher, Berganza announced the formation of Alternate Empire, a publishing venture with Eric M. Esquivel, whose series ''Border Town'' was cancelled by DC in 2018 following sexual harassment allegations.

References

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