Hilty, Joan

Joan Hilty is a co-founder of Pageturner, a boutique book agency/production company that specializes in graphic novels and illustrated content for authors, literary agents, publishers, and media companies. She also directs editorial for Nickelodeon’s comics/graphic novels and legacy properties. A former syndicated cartoonist and longtime DC Comics/ Vertigo editor, she directed an all-ages comics line and acquired and edited literary graphic novels, including Cairo, Cuba: My Revolution, Gone to Amerikay, Shooters, and Bad Houses. She also serves on programming committees for Miami Book Fair and the Brooklyn Book Festival.