Marvel announced that it has hired John Dokes as Director of Marketing for the company's publishing division.  Dokes worked for Marvel early in Quesada's term as EIC at Marvel, when he was 'instrumental in launching our Marvel Knights Division,' according to Quesada. 

More recently, Dokes was director of business develoment for Graphography Consultants, which assisted its clients in procuring back-end marketing services such as direct mail.  He also was manager of affiliate sales and marketing for MTV networks, where he managed marketing relationships with key affiliates.