The company has also successfully had many of its more popular original works adapted into television shows and feature films, such as 30 Days of Night, Wynonna Earp, and Locke & Key. In addition to its licensed works, IDW has a number of comic book imprints under its belt such as Blue Dream Studios, EA Comics, Sunday Press Books, and Top Shelf Productions. The publisher is well-known for its many licensed comic adaptations of beloved franchises, such as Sonic the Hedgehog, Transformers, Star Trek, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. IDW Publishing is one of the biggest comic book companies on the market.

The layoffs are expected to impact nearly 39% of IDW's workforce. Davidi Jonas, son of IDW chairman, Howard Jonas, will also replace the current CEO, Allan Graffman. Head of publishing, Nachie Marsham, is similarly being let go, as is the company's COO Brooke Feinstein. IDW's entertainment division is being considerably downsized, with most of the team being let go, including division head and Executive Vice President Paul Davidson. The company is also making changes to its senior management. DW is no longer listed on the New York Stock Exchange and is cutting well over a third of its workforce.

IDW Media Holdings, the home to IDW Publishing and an entertainment division behind television shows such as Locke & Key and Wynonna Earp, announced that it would go through some dramatic cost-cutting measures. In addition to delisting from the New York Stock Exchange, the comic book publisher's parent company, IDW Media Holdings, is making some substantial changes to its workforce. Major changes are coming for IDW Publishing.

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