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Chris Ryall

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Chris Ryall is a comics industry executive who served in multiple senior roles at IDW Publishing, including President, Publisher, and Chief Creative Officer.1 He edited several Ghostbusters titles during IDW's run with the franchise.

Contents

  1. Career at IDW Publishing
  2. Ghostbusters Editorial Credits
  3. References
  4. Footnotes

Career at IDW Publishing

Ryall rose through the ranks at IDW Publishing and by 2010 was promoted to Chief Creative Officer, with responsibility for IDW's publishing efforts across all platforms.2 He later departed the company before returning on December 10, 2018, when IDW announced his appointment as President, Publisher, and Chief Creative Officer.1 On July 21, 2020, Ryall announced he would step down from those roles to launch a new publishing venture dedicated to developing new creative voices.3

View historyLast edited June 13, 2026 by GBFans Staff

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  • Displaced Aggression Comic Issue 2
  • Ghostbusters Infestation Issue 1
  • IDW Publishing
  • The Other Side Comic Issue 1
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  • Bobby Curnow
  • Casey Maloney
  • Chris Madden
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  • Comics

Related Pages

  • Displaced Aggression Comic Issue 1
  • Displaced Aggression Comic Issue 2
  • Ghostbusters Infestation Issue 1
  • IDW Publishing
  • The Other Side Comic Issue 1
  • Blimey! It's Slimer! (Marvel UK)
  • Bobby Curnow
  • Casey Maloney
  • Chris Madden
  • Con-Volution Comic

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Ghostbusters Editorial Credits

Ryall edited the following Ghostbusters comic issues for IDW Publishing:

Issue Co-editor
Ghostbusters: The Other Side #1
Ghostbusters: Displaced Aggression #1 Andy Schmidt
Ghostbusters: Displaced Aggression #2 Andy Schmidt
Ghostbusters: Infestation #1 Andy Schmidt

References

Some content on this page was researched using the Ghostbusters Wiki on Fandom.

Footnotes

  1. IDW Media Holdings, "Chris Ryall Rejoins IDW Publishing as President, Publisher, and Chief Creative Officer" (December 10, 2018), https://idwmediaholdings.com/chris-ryall-rejoins-idw-publishing-as-president-publisher-and-chief-creative-officer/, accessed 2026-06-13. ↩ ↩2

  2. The Hollywood Reporter, "IDW's Chris Ryall Steps Down as CCO and Editor-in-Chief" (March 7, 2018), https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/idws-chris-ryall-steps-down-as-cco-editor-chief-1092979/, accessed 2026-06-13. Ryall joined IDW in June 2004 as editor-in-chief and became the company's first Chief Creative Officer in 2010. ↩

  3. CBR, "IDW President Chris Ryall Steps Down to Launch New Publishing Venture" (July 21, 2020), https://www.cbr.com/idw-president-chris-ryall-steps-down-to-launch-new-publishing-venture/, accessed 2026-06-13. ↩