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what was your favorite comic book of this year so far ?

I am absolutely wild for SHERIFF OF BAGHDAD, one of the smartest and most intriguing comics I’ve read in years.

I loved WYTCHES. Jef Lemire has a book coming up I love, as does Peter Tomasi.

But my favorite title this pas few months is MONSTRESS, by Marjorie M. Liu. It makes me sick how good that book is!

personally I reblogged the first one bc it totally seemed like something that would happen, and the second one bc I liked how well you handled the whole thing

I totally get why people would be upset or find it interesting, but it was just so much NOT some big gender war moment. 

I have put my foot in my mouth far, far worse a million times. This guy is just a hardcore Deadpool fan, so I automatically like him, anyway. :)

Hey Gail! Would your's & Pia's Tamaran series have Grayson-butt?

Well, obviously.

I’m not a MONSTER.

About the Deadpool Theater Incident

Okay, I’m re-posting this because it’s going to get buried in the actual massive thread of reblogs, which is up to 70k.

Here’s what happened. I mentioned that while I was in line to get tickets and popcorn at my local teeny town theater, the guy next to me started explaining who Deadpool was, because he just assumed I wouldn’t know.

I thought it was kind of funny, I didn’t think it was ‘mansplaining’ or the patriarchy or any of that stuff, it was a guy excited to see his favorite hero in a movie and he had no idea that I had written the character and actually have an on-camera shout-out.

I tweeted it because I thought it was kind of cute, I never thought the guy was an ass or a jerk or that he was being a douche, he was just excited. At the very WORST, he just made an assumption. I posted many times that I didn’t think it was sexist, and I didn’t think it was even REMOTELY a big deal, AND I posted a story where I had made a very similar mistake myself with an artist I really respected. 

This was NOT a big deal. I thought it was cute and if I’d had some Deadpool comics with me, I would have happily given them to the dude. 

Anyway, now it’s up here with this huge thread of tens of thousands of reblogs under a headline about sexism, and I have to say, I just never had that feeling for a moment, nor did this seem even remotely like a serious issue.

Here’s what I wrote on the thread.

“I just want to say, I think people are making a bigger deal of this than they should, to be honest.It’s not that he didn’t recognize me (why would he?) and it’s not that I thought he was ‘sexist.’  It was just a guy excited about Deadpool and he started telling the closest person in line.

I said a bunch of times after posting this tweet that I didn’t think he was being sexist, it just seemed kind of funny. I live in a tiny small town, there’s no reason for him to think someone who wrote Deadpool was in line with him. AND the few times I’ve told a guy who talked about the movie that I used to write the character, they were universally very positive and excited about it. Not one bad experience. 

So, while it would be nice if people didn’t just ASSUME that a woman wouldn’t know who Deadpool was, I didn’t ever think it was this big deal, I just thought it was kind of funny that the ONE person he chose to explain Deadpool that day is actually given a shout-out in the movie. That struck me as kind of amusing.

He wasn’t being a dick, he just was excited about Deadpool, and assumed I wouldn’t know who Wade Wilson was. Not a big deal at all. “

Anyway, this was so inoffensive, I actually forgot it happened until something jogged my memory and I thought people might find it amusing. It was such an incredible non-issue! Deadpool fans have ALWAYS been incredibly nice to me, regardless of gender, I have always felt they were some of the kindest and most generous readers out there.

Also, dude, if you’re out there, I promise, I was NOT OFFENDED and I thought it was kind of adorable to see your excitement at your favorite hero getting a movie. Hope you enjoyed it as much as I did!

Sexism doesn’t exist in comics

gailsimone:

ogress:

in case you don’t know, Gail Simone wrote Deadpool

in fact she relaunched Deadpool

I just want to say, I think people are making a bigger deal of this than they should, to be honest.

It’s not that he didn’t recognize me (why would he?) and it’s not that I thought he was ‘sexist.’  It was just a guy excited about Deadpool and he started telling the closest person in line.

I said a bunch of times after posting this tweet that I didn’t think he was being sexist, it just seemed kind of funny. I live in a tiny small town, there’s no reason for him to think someone who wrote Deadpool was in line with him. 

AND the few times I’ve told a guy who talked about the movie that I used to write the character, they were universally very positive and excited about it. Not one bad experience. 

So, while it would be nice if people didn’t just ASSUME that a woman wouldn’t know who Deadpool was, I didn’t ever think it was this big deal, I just thought it was kind of funny that the ONE person he chose to explain Deadpool that day is actually given a shout-out in the movie. That struck me as kind of amusing.

He wasn’t being a dick, he just was excited about Deadpool, and assumed I wouldn’t know who Wade Wilson was. Not a big deal at all. 

How in God’s name does this have 70K notes?

I look forward to seeing you in Chicago, Ms. Simone!

Yay! Come say hello!  Table A10!

How much Wildfire/Ryand'r nudity would yours and Pia's theoretical TAMARAN series have?

All.

Are there any heroes or villains from DC that you just can't get a handle on? If you've run into that problem before have you asked for help from some one who knows the character better or do you just hope that you can get it right?

I have messed up on a couple characters and it always haunts me. I felt like I should have done better with Cassandra Kane. I definitely didn’t get Firestorm the way he needed to be. I don’t think I got Ares quite right in Wonder Woman.

It happens. Sometimes the reference you get is old, or you just miss the mark.

But for me, it always sticks with me, I wince a little when I think of it.

Going To C2E2?

theimancameron:

gailsimone:

I will be there all three days, at table A10!

Here’s where you can help me. I will be bringing a VERY LIMITED number of scripts to be available for purchase. These ALWAYS ALWAYS sell out, so if you would like one, please try to come by as early as possible. I will be bringing fifteen copies of four different scripts, and they will be signed, numbered, and additionally personalized, if you like.

Once they are gone, I never reprint that script again. We sell them for $15, which just covers printing and the handling and transport and stuff. But people ask for them and I don’t always have time to get them done. This time, it should be okay. :)

Where I could use some help is here…I need to know which titles to have printed. Possibilities include Birds of Prey, Batgirl, Swords of Sorrow, Red Sonja, Tomb Raider, All-New Atom, Wonder Woman, Surviving Megalopolis, and most of the other titles I have worked on in the last several years (some are not available for various reasons). 

IF you are coming and are pretty sure you want one, please choose from the list above or mention one I forgot. I no longer can take reservations and they absolutely will sell out, so please let me know and come to my table early, okay?

THANK YOU!

Would The Adventures of Gus Beezer be a possibility?

I am afraid not, those scripts are LONG since lost to time. Sorry!

Going To C2E2?

I will be there all three days, at table A10!

Here’s where you can help me. I will be bringing a VERY LIMITED number of scripts to be available for purchase. These ALWAYS ALWAYS sell out, so if you would like one, please try to come by as early as possible. I will be bringing fifteen copies of four different scripts, and they will be signed, numbered, and additionally personalized, if you like.

Once they are gone, I never reprint that script again. We sell them for $15, which just covers printing and the handling and transport and stuff. But people ask for them and I don’t always have time to get them done. This time, it should be okay. :)

Where I could use some help is here…I need to know which titles to have printed. Possibilities include Birds of Prey, Batgirl, Swords of Sorrow, Red Sonja, Tomb Raider, All-New Atom, Wonder Woman, Surviving Megalopolis, and most of the other titles I have worked on in the last several years (some are not available for various reasons). 

IF you are coming and are pretty sure you want one, please choose from the list above or mention one I forgot. I no longer can take reservations and they absolutely will sell out, so please let me know and come to my table early, okay?

THANK YOU!