Gail Simone's Blog, page 723

I almost cannot take the cuteness of this.

I almost cannot take the cuteness of this.

In The Movement #2 when Virtue calls Vengeance Moth "Ven", is that short for Vengeance Moth or is it her real name?

Short for Vengeance Moth!

maggamaggamagga:maggadraws:I got a poopton of art to art but...

maggamaggamagga:

maggadraws:

I got a poopton of art to art but I had to squeeze in a Katharsis sketch because I LOVE HER.  I’m literally not exaggerating when I say I’ve been waiting my entire life for Thai-American character and it makes me sooo happy she’s all my favorite badassy, vigilante-y things! I mean, I love all of team Movement but there’s nothing quite like finally, finally finding that character you’ve been wanting for 22+ years :’) 

No, really, I’ve been waiting my entire life for a Thai-American character in fiction. I have consumed exactly one piece of Western media featuring a Thai-American person, and that was an autobiography (about a half-Thai, half-American man going back to Thailand to become a monk, so that was only somewhat fulfilling). 

What also makes me really happy is that she’s a Thai character with personality characteristics not oft attributed to Thai women, i.e. her unabashed, loud aggressiveness. I know I’ve certainly felt kind of weird and out-of-place among my Thai relatives for being as outspoken and aggressive as I can be and even condemned because of how it plays into my kind of femininity. It’s very hard to explain how really, really deeply happy it makes me that Kulap embodies a lot of things that I, as a Thai-American woman, was kinda not expected to take on and hold dear. I only know her a little, but a little representation goes a long way— and it doesn’t feel like a bone tossed to me! This is a mainstream comics character whom thousands are reading and getting to know and fjdklasjfl;jidjfojawe it just makes me really, really happy :’) We’ll see how it plays out from here, and I gotta actually read the Knighfall arc in Batgirl ‘cause apparently she was one of the big antags there, but for now I’m just walking on sunshine. 

I am delighted to have a character from that region in comics, and particularly, Katharsis is a favorite of mine because she reacts so strongly to everything. I love her, and she has some AWESOME stuff coming up.

AND I LOVE THIS SKETCH, AGAIN I SAY!

If I had an idea for a badass, female character, then what's the best way to present them. i in fact have in idea for identical twins who aren't convential in the slightest. How would i even begin that?

By writing it.

Seriously, no one else can do it for you. Good luck.

how many bananas can i shove up my butt?

That’s more a question for your doctor.

You mentioned that DC should be focusing on building on successful female character driven comics, like batgirl and wonderwoman. Do you feel that women writers should be writing mostly female characters?

No, not at all.

It’s two separate, but related, issues.

maggadraws:I got a poopton of art to art but I had to squeeze...

maggadraws:

I got a poopton of art to art but I had to squeeze in a Katharsis sketch because I LOVE HER.  I’m literally not exaggerating when I say I’ve been waiting my entire life for Thai-American character and it makes me sooo happy she’s all my favorite badassy, vigilante-y things! I mean, I love all of team Movement but there’s nothing quite like finally, finally finding that character you’ve been wanting for 22+ years :’) 

YAHOOOOOOOOOOOO! And I LOVE this sketch!

I was just curious, so I'll ask, who is one artist you haven't worked with that you'd like to work with? I just imagine you on some secret project working with Greg Capullo or Cliff Chiang. :D

I have a BUNCH. A bunch, way too many.

But it kills me that I’ve never really gotten to write a story for Amanda Conner. We’ve come close lots of times.

Never really happened, yet. BUT IT MUST.

Bill Corbett: Thrilling Adventure & Supernatural Suspense Hour's Earth Day Special

Bill Corbett: Thrilling Adventure & Supernatural Suspense Hour's Earth Day Special:

mcconville:

I was honored to be a part of The Thrilling Adventure & Supernatural Suspense Hour’s Earth Day special back on April 22nd. It’s now available for your ears! This thing is full of guest stars, and had some very impressive music by Sara Watkins, Sean Watkins, and Eban Schletter.

On…

Oooh. That sounds amazing.

Question and a clarification for you. When will The Movement (The 99%) encounter The Green Team (The 1%)? The gif set with Huey Lewis and Weird Al is based on as similar scene from American Psycho. I recommend it.

There are a couple subtle connections between the two books and we will learn more about them soon!