K-Comics Beat Staff
Heidi MacDonald
Co-publisher, Editor in Chief
Heidi is the founder and editor in chief of Comicsbeat.com, a three time Eisner Award nominee for Best Journalistic Presentation, and the co-host of PW ComicsWorld’s More To Come Podcast.
Deb Aoki
Co-publisher, Business Development Lead
Besides covering the world of manga for Publishers Weekly, Anime News Network and Comics Beat, Deb is also a co-host of the Mangasplaining podcast, and an editor for their MSX publishing imprint. She organizes panel discussions on manga and webtoons at anime and comics conventions and is a freelance publishing consultant and independent researcher focused on manga and webtoon trends in N. America, Japan and S. Korea.
Humberto Saabedra
Managing Editor, Lead Contributor
Humberto Saabedra brings his wealth of journalism and editorial experience to K-ComicsBeat after stints covering the wireless industry from 2006 to 2015, managing a related publishing network from 2008-2014, and being picked up by Crunchyroll in 2011 to launch Crunchyroll News, the streaming portal’s newsfeed and PR division until April of 2024. He also hosts journalism panels on a regular basis across the Dallas-Ft. Worth area and any convention that will have him.
