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Simone first came to fan attention with her Web site ''[[Women in Refrigerators]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unheardtaunts.com/wir/|title=Women in Refrigerators}}</ref> listing the many instances in which female comic book characters were the victims of violent attacks |
Simone first came to fan attention with her Web site ''[[Women in Refrigerators]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unheardtaunts.com/wir/|title=Women in Refrigerators}}</ref> listing the many instances in which female comic book characters were the victims of violent attacks because of their gender(rape, miscarriage, murder) or whose attacks were used as a plot device for a male character. The site brought her into contact with many people working in the comics industry. Her popular humor column ''You'll All Be Sorry!'' appeared weekly on [http://www.cbr.cc Comic Book Resources]. Topics ranged from short, [[satire|satirical]] summaries of comic books ("Condensed Comic Classics") to [[fan fiction]] [[parody|parodies]]. |
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Simone worked for [[Bongo Comics]], scripting many of their comics based on ''[[The Simpsons]]''. Her contributions include stories for ''[[Simpsons Comics]]'', an annual ''[[Treehouse of Horror]]'' special, and regular scripts for ''[[Bart Simpson|Bart Simpson Comics]]''. Simone also penned many [[Sunday strips]] for the syndicated ''Simpsons'' [[comic strip]]. |
Simone worked for [[Bongo Comics]], scripting many of their comics based on ''[[The Simpsons]]''. Her contributions include stories for ''[[Simpsons Comics]]'', an annual ''[[Treehouse of Horror]]'' special, and regular scripts for ''[[Bart Simpson|Bart Simpson Comics]]''. Simone also penned many [[Sunday strips]] for the syndicated ''Simpsons'' [[comic strip]]. |
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Gail Simone is an American writer of comic books. Best known for penning DC's Birds of Prey, she is the writer of Welcome to Tranquility and All-New Atom and recently became the first female ongoing writer for Wonder Woman. Simone is also the writer of DC's 2005 Villains United limited series (part of the lead-in to Infinite Crisis), and its spin-off, the limited series Secret Six. Other work by Simone includes a run on the Superman title Action Comics, a brief stint on The Legion, and a Rose and Thorn limited series at DC Comics. For Oni Press, Simone wrote Killer Princesses with co-creator and artist Lea Hernandez, Gus Beezer specials for Marvel Comics.
Early work
Simone first came to fan attention with her Web site Women in Refrigerators,[1] listing the many instances in which female comic book characters were the victims of violent attacks because of their gender(rape, miscarriage, murder) or whose attacks were used as a plot device for a male character. The site brought her into contact with many people working in the comics industry. Her popular humor column You'll All Be Sorry! appeared weekly on Comic Book Resources. Topics ranged from short, satirical summaries of comic books ("Condensed Comic Classics") to fan fiction parodies.
Simone worked for Bongo Comics, scripting many of their comics based on The Simpsons. Her contributions include stories for Simpsons Comics, an annual Treehouse of Horror special, and regular scripts for Bart Simpson Comics. Simone also penned many Sunday strips for the syndicated Simpsons comic strip.
Mainstream
Following her Simpsons work, Simone entered the comics mainstream with a run on Marvel Comics' Deadpool. When Deadpool was canceled and relaunched as Agent X, Simone continued as writer but eventually left the series after a conflict with the series' editor.[2] Simone did however return to pen the concluding arc to Agent X some months after the series' initial cancellation.
After the dispute with Marvel, Simone moved on to DC Comics, where she was given the Birds of Prey title (beginning with issue #56) featuring the all-female group consisting of Oracle, Black Canary, The Huntress and Lady Blackhawk. Though humorous at times, Birds of Prey tends more to the serious than her Deadpool work.
Simone took over Action Comics after writer Chuck Austen, with John Byrne penciling. Simone continued her other projects, including the 2005 Villains United limited series - part of the "Infinite Crisis" crossover - in which she revitalized the Catman character. She also wrote a two-issue story arc that focused on the new Hawk & Dove for the third Teen Titans series, with Rob Liefeld penciling. While Simone maintained her usual enthusiastic stance, fandom was quick to lambast the promotional art Liefeld produced in tandem with the PR announcement.[3] The controversy lay with Liefeld more than with Simone, a situation Simone acknowledged on the DC Comics message boards[4] soon after the first Simone/Liefeld issue reached stores.
As of June 2006, Simone is writing a Secret Six limited series. Simone is writing an Atom series, based on ideas by Grant Morrison and penciled by her Action Comics artist John Byrne. She is also working on a Gen¹³ series and a creator-owned project, Welcome to Tranquility, for Wildstorm.
On April 12th 2007, Gail was officially announced to be the new regular writer of the third volume of Wonder Woman, first scheduled to start from issue 13 but later changed to issue 14 onward. [5] [6]
On April 19th 2008, it was announced that Gail would write a new, ongoing Secret Six series, which will reunite her with Birds of Prey penciller Nicola Scott.
Other media
Simone penned the Justice League Unlimited episode "Double Date", which features Question, Huntress, Green Arrow and Black Canary in a romantic adventure tinged with revenge and jealousy. Originally, Simone wrote the episode to feature Batgirl Barbara Gordon. After Gordon is injured while working a case, Batman forbids her from continuing. She reinvents herself as Oracle and contacts Black Canary and the Huntress to finish the case. Neither heroine meets Gordon in person. Due to the Bat Embargo, Simone replaced Batgirl with Green Arrow and The Question. Simone stated that she was interested in working on the show again, having in mind a "Queen of Fables" story which she felt would look good animated. [7]
In August 2007, Simone created and wrote an episode of GameTap's Re\Visioned: Tomb Raider Animated Series, entitled "Pre-Teen Raider."[8]
Awards
In 2007, Thomasina Lindo of Welcome to Tranquility was named Best Female Character in the Glyph Comics Awards.
References
- ^ "Women in Refrigerators".
- ^ The Gail Simone Dialogues
- ^ Newsarama
- ^ DC Comics message boards
- ^ GAIL SIMONE NAMED NEW WONDER WOMAN WRITER
- ^ Simon's Wonder Woman Debut Pushed Back a Month
- ^ ""Double Date"". Retrieved 2007-10-12.
- ^ "Pre-Teen Raider: Interview With Writer Gail Simone". 2007-10-09. Retrieved 2007-10-12.
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External links
- The Action Comics controversy (scroll to Tuesday, June 14, 2005)
- Interview with Silver Bullet Comicbooks
- The 'You'll All Be Sorry!' archives
- The Simone Index
- Bloodstains on the Looking Glass Gail Simone's blog.
- Gail Simone Interview
- New York Times profile, 11-27-07