Gail Simone's Blog, page 167

I just found out you wrote my favorite episode of Justice League Unlimited, the one that made The Question my favorite DC character! Thank you! I'd love to see more Question stories from you, either Vic Sage or Rene Montoya. Or some kind of shark.

Thanks! I love both versions of the Question, but I HATE SHARKS!

So bitey!

Will Someone Please Tell Gail Simone Where The ComicsPRO Keynote Speech Is Meant To Be?

qazwilson:

Huh. My schedule doesn’t say where the Keynote speech for @comicspro is, and I am the one giving it!#lost — GAIL SIMONE (@GailSimone) February 20, 2016 Uh oh…  

Will Someone Please Tell Gail Simone Where The ComicsPRO Keynote Speech Is Meant To Be?

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This was a little embarrassing. :)

fyeahoracle:I list “long hair babs” in a long list of changes gail simone made to the character...

fyeahoracle:

I list “long hair babs” in a long list of changes gail simone made to the character that were simply wrong

What the hell?

I didn’t make that change at all. 

Wait, so King Shark is a shark now? This world is so politically correct I swear smh

Yes, the world is changing and sharks are sharks now.

I suggest you get used to it.

EC COMICS EXHIBIT at U of OREGON

jenvanmeter:

Oh, my goodness I cannot wait for this – it’s going to be excellent.

U Of O has extraordinary comic events like this, all because of one wonderful professor who I am proud to call a friend. I am going to this, and if you live in Oregon, you should, too!

Proud of my alma mater!

I'm sorry being one of many who have asked you for an interview. I am terribly sorry if I was rude, and I am equally sorry that I have wasted your time that should be spent doing what you love. Thank you for your time. I wish you luck in your writing

It’s fine, you were not rude at all. It’s just that I post about this a LOT and it’s a little frustrating. 

No worries, good luck!

Folks.

I cannot help you with your school work thesis or research paper. 

I’m sorry. But I get several such requests each day, and I simply cannot take the many,  many hours it would take to do a good job, even if the interview is ‘just a few questions,’ for something that only a tiny handful of people will ever see. Additionally, I have never once (in my memory) been given these questions where I hadn’t answered them already online a thousand times. 

The fact that  you feel a writer’s time is of so little value that they can take hours where they could be working (or relaxing) to repeat answers to questions for your paper that very, very few people would see is, I’m sorry, not going to endear you to that writer. And you would be surprised how inconsiderately some of these requests are stated, it’s downright surprising that someone asking me for a favor would present it as if I ought to feel honored to be asked to do their homework for them, despite being a total stranger too busy to look up these same rote questions from the one million OTHER times I answered them.

If I can’t do it for everyone, I can’t do it for anyone. 

I’ve tried to be nice about it, I know most of these requests come from people who mean well, but I have to be realistic. If I JUST answered the requests I get from Tumblr and Twitter, it would take more hours in a day than I have to write, and I’d be unable to do any real work.

Writing is our job. If we are goofing around, it’s a stress reliever, a way to recharge the batteries. We can’t really exchange that time if we lose it. If I am writing something that five people see, about topics I have covered endlessly elsewhere, that is a very poor use of my available mental and emotional resources. 

Please don’t ask, I really can’t help with these requests. I’m sorry, but it’s this or telling stories, and I’m going to take the telling stories option every time.

So you're the person I have to blame for not only one my fav couples in the JLU.

Probably not, I’m sorry to say. I wrote the episode, but I believe it was Dwayne and Bruce who wanted to see Question and Huntress flirting, and of course, GA and BC are historically a couple pretty routinely.

Well, now I have to track down your Legion issues! Thanks a bunch!!!

I am terrible with issue numbers, sorry, but the art was by the magnificent Dan Jurgens!

DC's "Batgirl" introduces a Malay character

the-hive-asia-91462-yahoopartner:

Muni’s character in the circle above.

26 Feb – Looks like fans are Marvel comics are already familiar with superhero characters such as Spider-Man, Thor, Captain America, Iron Man and many more.


All these heroes hail from the West, but have you ever thought that there would be Malay character too?


Prepare for a surprise as DC Comics has just introduced a new character in the “Batgirl” comic series named Muni.


Muni or her full name, Munira Khairuddin is characterised as a government agent with the alias Obscura.


The matter was confirmed by the writer of the comic herself, Gail Simone, after a fan asked about the character that appeared in the “Batgirl” comic issue number 32.


“Yes, she is of Malay ethnicity and readers can find her in the upcoming issue!” explains Gail as quoted by Sinar Harian.


In the meantime, based on the information on DC Wikia, Muni’s character is of Malaysian-American citizenship.


Muni was a student at Gotham University and is a close friend of Barbara Gordon who is the main character in the “Batgirl” comics.


According to DC Wikia, Muni’s character is loosely based on a real-life security analyst and terrorism scholar, Munira Mustaffa.


(Photo Source: Sinar Harian)

I am hoping to see a lot more of Obscura soon!