Gail Simone's Blog, page 1094

hey ms. simone i've been wondering (and if you've already touched on this then i'm sorry for the repeat question) but, why did you chose to leave the new Firestorm title? i was really enjoying your take on it.

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Bleah.

It sucks, but it was just that old standby, 'editorial differences.'

It happens. No one goes onto a project with anything but the best intentions, as a rule. But the book I thought we were going for was not at all what the editor wanted, and I felt it was impossible to deliver the book I was hoping it could be. It sucks, but it happens. The choice becomes, do you stay on the book and not do your best work, which does no one any good and damages the property, or move over and let someone else take a try?

For me, the better choice is to move over. The next person might have the exact angle that can make the editor happy AND deliver a great book. I care about the characters, I care about Firestorm, so that's the choice I had to make.

The upside is, Ethan's staying on the book and he has a genuine passion for it, and the writer he's brought in, Joe Harris, seems to be incredibly enthused. That's what it really takes at this point, some new blood who is coming on who can expand the concept and hopefully won't have the same frustrations. Ethan and Joe are going to be doing their best work, Ethan's actually drawing two issues, it should give a huge boost to the book.

I'm not saying this as hype, just how I genuinely feel, but I suspect the book is going to be better and more popular…Ethan's ideas are a lot of fun, and they're using some of my stuff, now that the set-up work is out of the way. I think it's going to be a really powerful, fun book, which is what it always should be.  So I wish them every success.  It's sad from my point of view that we didn't get to do what we had in mind, but  I suspect that what's coming is going to have a lot of velocity, and I'm excited for the book and the creative team.

Hey Gail, you've got a mention on io9's article about alternative families in media, praising Secret Six =D

HA!

Thanks, I saw that. Nice article, as well.

I wasn't really looking at it this way, but it does feel now like losing Secret Six leaves a gap in the DCU that we haven't yet repaired, like the loss of Oracle.

It's hard to build this stuff up quickly, unfortunately. :(

Free Comic Book Day!

Hola, Gail! I just wanted to see if there was any truth to the rumor that you're appearing at a store in Florida for this year's Free Comic Book Day. A store I once frequented has posted it on their Facebook page…just curious! Have a great night, and thanks for all you do - both in your books and on Tumblr =)
— whengrumblrsattack



Hello!

Yes, that's correct, I will be appearing at HEROES LANDING in Clermont, Florida, for Free Comic Book Day. They have some other great guests coming, I think it's going to be a really fantastic event.
I've heard nothing but great things about the store, so I'm tremendously excited.  Come say hi!

"The Night Of The Owls"

fyeahlilbitoeverything:

thesassyblacknerd:

Batman crossover that will include….

Catwoman
Batgirl
Nightwing
Batman and Robin
Birds of Prey
Batwing
Red Hood and the Outlaws

Whoa DC…. Way to pull a Marvel move…..

But who am I kidding, I'll be reading them all.

 The good thing is that the issues aren't interconnected though like in a Marvel event. Snyder says like you won't have to read Red Hood and end up with a cliffhanger and a "To be continued in Batwing!" sticker.

I can say this is true. We have some intersectionality, as it were, but the idea was to tell stories that didn't force people to read books they weren't following.

I'm going to be accused of hype here, but Scott wrote an absolutely cracking good story, it's a joy to be part of it.

rurone:On the other hand, it *does* have a bromance.I...

rurone:

On the other hand, it *does* have a bromance.

I appreciate bromances.

Still kinda mad I never had Catman kiss Deadshot. I figured out the perfect way to do it AFTER the last script was in.

Crap.

eschergirls:Ah Ed Benes, what would we do without you? We...

eschergirls:

Ah Ed Benes, what would we do without you? We might actually have to look at women from angles that aren't behind them and looking upwards… and that'd be horrifying.

Yikes. That's a bad one.

So, Skyrim Wants Me To...

…join a racist faction, destroy a city, kill innocents by the dozens, kill a dragon who has been innocent and helpful, steal from poor families, kill innocent wildlife, promote religious hatred, be a vicious and violent loan shark, and burn down a bunch of beehives.

Dear game, why am I playing you?

ladiesmakingcomics:Gail Simone Spins Off Milhouse, Bart...

ladiesmakingcomics:

Gail Simone Spins Off Milhouse, Bart Simpson's Pal???

The solicitation makes it sound like a one shot:

Bart Simpson's pal Milhouse takes center stage in the next of our series of Simpsons Comics One-Shots. Take a look at the world of Springfield through the eyes of Bart's bespectacled best friend, second banana, and juvenile delinquent wannabe, and the fantastical things you see through his thick lenses might surprise you.

I love writing for Bongo. Those guys are the best!

deantrippe:Comics are a Man's World, by Faith Erin...

deantrippe:

Comics are a Man's World, by Faith Erin Hicks. 

Beautiful.

If I counted the number of times I had heard this while in direct proximity to women enjoying, producing, and purchasing comics, it would be a very high number indeed.

Bronies

Someone got the weird idea I was dissing bronies. I don't know a thing about bronies. I never mentioned bronies. I was not referring to bronies.

What little I have heard sounds fun and I don't have a thing against them, more power to them, I say.