Gail Simone's Blog, page 368
November 13, 2014
is cosplayappreciationday specifically for the ladies or can us gents get in on it too?
Definitely for everyone! I have reposted some of my favorite guy cosplayers elsewhere, will do so here, today, also!
I miss Catman :(
One more month and you won’t have to miss him any more!
Why do people try and micromanage Gail Simone? Don't they know she can't be contained? Don't they know she is unstoppable? Don't they know that the only thing you can do is guide the force of Gail Simone and watch as magic is done?
Heh.
Well, that’s the weird thing. Editorial policy is a tricky thing and it’s often mandated by forces from above, so it can be a very, very difficult job being an editor. I couldn’t do it, I would be terrible at it. That is not a backhanded insult, I genuinely think it’s just a hugely difficult job and even at the best of times, SOMEONE always seems to be mad at you, often for things beyond your control. You have to keep a million balls in the air and you get blamed for anything that goes wrong even if it’s my fault or the penciler’s fault or a publisher’s fault or whatever. It’s rough.
But in general, the prevailing thinking has always been if you hire someone for their particular point of view, and their audience, you want them to actually express that. It’s part of the selling point. No one hires, say, a Grant Morrison or a Brian Bendis without wanting those people to be themselves.
Great editors are ALWAYS about hiring the right person and helping them do their best work. And not to compare myself to those two guys, but I have a POV and an audience.
But some editors don’t work that way and that makes things much more difficult. It may work for others, for me it’s really quite impossible. It hasn’t happened a LOT, but when it does, it’s devastating.
I should also add that in some editorial/creator conflicts, the creator is to blame, not the editor, I am not proud to say that has happened with me a couple times (I have since apologized).
dragonvinegifts:
Gail Simone, author for Red Sonja, Tomb...
Gail Simone, author for Red Sonja, Tomb Raider, Secret Six, and formerly of Batgirl & Welcome to Tranquility will be in with Leia Weathington, writer of Legend of Bold Riley on Saturday, November 15th at 1pm in DragonVine. We are sooooo excited!
This is the first time in my entire career that I am doing a signing in my own home county, woo woo!
It is at DragonVine Comics and Gifts in Springfield, Oregon, this Saturday, November 15th from 1-4 pm.
The great Leia Weathington, creator of the wonderful graphic novel BOLD RILEY, will also be there.
I am told they are doing some other fun stuff as well. Hope to see you there…please come, it would be embarrassing to have no one show up in my own home turf! :)
princessxxupland:
Tallest Silver appreciation post, because I...
Tallest Silver appreciation post, because I can’t get over how great she is. Not to mention she’s the reason I decided to get into cosplay. :3
ALWAYS amazing. Love her!
Was the bizarre editorial situation on Batgirl the reason you replaced Gail Simone on the book? I mean, it was about time you showed her what's what.
Yeah! That Gail Simone needs to be taught a lesson! :)
Forgive me if I'm wrong but you don't seem that positive about your Firestorm run, so I just thought I'd tell you I really enjoyed it and found it to be a really interesting take on Jason and Ronnie, I wish it had gone on longer
Thank you! There were a lot of good ideas in there, I am just kind of frustrated by how it was micromanaged.
Cosplay Appreciation Day!
A lot of you might remember, a year ago today, a mini-controversy came up when a prominent professional went on an extended and bizarre rant about fake fangirls and cosplayers and how they are preying on virgin boys or some other such completely goofy nonsense.
It was so goony, I announced that…
Third annual COSPLAYER APPRECIATION DAY!
knightess-rouge:
It’s Cosplay Appreciation Day! <3Share...
It’s Cosplay Appreciation Day!
Share anything Cosplay related! Your favourite pictures, your favourite costumes, your favourite cosplayers.. Anything! Spread the love!
Celebrating with my personal favourite costume pictures.
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