Bob Greenberger on being in Paul Levitz’s office on Wednesday

Want to know what was going on in Paul Levitz’s office on Wednesday? Bob Greenberger was there:

I had no inkling that going to DC Comics for meetings today would prove a stroke of lucky timing. While meeting with Chris Cerasi on a project we’ll talk about in a day or two, I received a call from DC’s President and Publisher Paul Levitz. He heard I was around and could I stop up?

Bob also takes the time to talk about the changes Paul’s departure means for DC Comics Entertainment:

DC has lost its last guardian. He was the last executive to have the power to prevent misguided interpretations of the characters that remain the building blocks for the company. The freelancers have lost someone who has been scrupulous in seeing to it they get every nickel they’re entitled to and helped craft the first royalty plan and creator participation plan. His depth of knowledge of the company’s history and much of the character histories will be gone from the halls, forcing the company to compensate him every time they need to pick his memory, which will no doubt continue to happen long after the transition is gone.

The time may have come for the change but not all change is for the better.  Personally, I suspect Paul will be fine, happily reading at his leisure and writing some good, solid stories heavy on plot and character. DC will be a far different place in the months ahead and there’s no guarantee what will come next. Paul, like the rest of us, will have to sit and watch from the sidelines.