Gail Simone's Blog, page 273

So what campaign setting to you enjoy to play in D&D? Forgotten Realms? Dragonlance? Eberron?

We used to make up our own, actually. 

Hi Gail! Love your work. Anyway, I've seen a lot of posts from you and others regarding art or books made by people with problematic beliefs or the like. I don't doubt you're well aware, but some of the people writing might be interested in looking up the

That is interesting. I don’t know this particular school of thought, but I often hear people say that they can separate the author from the art. I admire that ability, but I don’t know that I WANT to separate it in that way…I don’t watch Mel Gibson films, I don’t by Orson Scott Card books, you know, I don’t want to support anti-semitism and homophobia. 

I don’t expect creators to be infallible. I feel like that is a very bad road to go down, no one is ever going to meet that standard. But some things are hard to look past, and I’m not sure we SHOULD be looking past them.

A couple of the big time critically beloved creators right now have had very weird, not-very-friendly-with-females histories and I find it very hard to read their work, knowing what I know. So I just leave it alone, and I am fine with that, there’s plenty of great stuff out there to read from authors who are a little less backwards, socially. 

but to be clear you don't look down on those that do choose to consume media by problematic creators, right?

No, I think all of us have a line that is our comfort line, and it varies for everyone.

Some people can overlook almost anything, and while I don’t understand it, I don’t feel like judging them for it.

I'm currently at college studying to be a lawyer, but I want to consider a fall-back option. I don't have any talent or skills (nor do I particularly desire them, no offense) in terms of writing or drawing, so I was wondering if you knew of any jobs in the

See, this is like the other question I just answered a few minutes ago.

Comics as a ‘fall-back’ position is a very unlikely road, mostly because you would be competing with people who are passionate, dedicated, and committed to comics in a very real way.  The competition is pretty fierce and you have to REALLY WANT it to make it work.

A few people get in through accident or nepotism or other method, but most of us do not have that option. If this is something you want to do, you have to have a passion for it. It’s hard for me to even recommend a path unless someone knows what position they want and have some plan to get it.

I am sorry, I don’t mean to be harsh, but the reality is that comics jobs are sought after, there are always more applicants than positions, and there are a lot of people who have experience looking for work. So it’s difficult unless you REALLY know what you want and are committed.

That said, there are editorial, retailing, publishing, marketing and distribution jobs in comics, you don’t have to be an editor. 

Actually, being a lawyer in comics could be very useful, you might consider specializing, I know there is a growing need for entertainment lawyers in comics. 

Good luck!

Hello, may I help the Aussie peep? I'm an Aussie creator and my advice would be GET TO KNOW YOUR LOCAL PUBLISHERS. In Australia it is Gestalt Comics and Milk Shadow Books. You will need to go to the professional con, which we only have 1 stable one - Oz Co

Good tip, thank you!

Hi there, I'm Daisy, and I live in Australia. I'm currently in high school, and I've thought about trying to work in the mainstream comics industry as a possible career goal. This is partially because I've read comics for some time and really want to see m

I do have quite a lot, actually.

I created a Tumblr and asked all my pro friends for their absolute best real-world advice, just for aspiring creators. Here it is:

http://comicssurvivalkit.tumblr.com/

I strongly suggest taking a look, there’s stuff in there from the top pros in the industry and it’s no-fooling-around, high grade advice.

But the big thing is commitment. This is an easy industry to get entrance to (much harder to rise up to commercial success), because almost anyone can make or be part of a comic. That part is the easy part. 

It’s harder to get noticed. It’s harder to become known. It’s harder to stay in. It’s very, very hard indeed to be working at the major companies. 

So it requires commitment. If it’s just a ‘possible’ career goal for you, that may not be enough of a commitment. You will be going against talented people who are absolutely and completely dedicated, this is what they want to do with their lives and are working every day to make it happen.

I am not saying you have to be that person. But reality says that that person is already out there and that’s who you are competing with, whether you realize it or not.

So. Make sure this is what you want. If it is, commit to it. Go at it. Take it down. Bring your voice, and take the industry down and bite it in the neck and own it. 

It can be done, people are doing it every year.

But it needs commitment and determination and fire. Make sure it’s what you want, and BRING THOSE THINGS.

"I think women are terribly under-represented today in the talent pool, whether we are talking about..."

“I think women are terribly under-represented today in the talent pool, whether we are talking about comic books or movies. Look at the brilliant work of Gail Simone. We NEED more of that. The history of comic books is that they were originally geared to pubescent boys and servicemen. Today, we all need to present the diverse world in which we live accurately and I think that applies also in terms of the physical representation of many females in the super-hero world.

I have felt that for too many years, American comic books turned their backs on females and that contributed to the huge rise in popularity of manga and anime through which American and European female readers, young and older, could find vibrant and powerful and smart female protagonists. The comic book industry is standing up to this responsibility and I think positive strides are taking place but we all need to push.“”

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Michael Uslan (via lyrafay)

That’s the producer of the Batman films, and the upcoming SHAZAM and SUICIDE SQUAD films, and the writer of lots of my favorite comics growing up, saying that.

I am a little giddy. 

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