Gail Simone's Blog, page 782

Hey! Just wanted to say that you're a great writer and your work really got me into comics and I especially love the way you write Cheshire as a character. Just one question: When you've been working on a book with an artist, did you ever get tempted to as

No, not really.

I know a lot of writers do that, but…

…urgh, I feel like that’s cult of personality stuff. To me, the stories are the star, they are the whole point of the effort. Sticking me in there, bleah, no, I wouldn’t do that.

I’ve been put in some crowd scenes in comics, Sergio Argones has done it a few times, I love that guy. But from him, it works!

Hey! Just wanted to say that you're a great writer and your work really got me into comics and I especially love the way you write Cheshire as a character. Just one question: When you've been working on a book with an artist, did you ever get tempted to as

No, not really.

I know a lot of writers do that, but…

…urgh, I feel like that’s cult of personality stuff. To me, the stories are the star, they are the whole point of the effort. Sticking me in there, bleah, no, I wouldn’t do that.

I’ve been put in some crowd scenes in comics, Sergio Argones has done it a few times, I love that guy. But from him, it works!

Hey! Just wanted to say that you're a great writer and your work really got me into comics and I especially love the way you write Cheshire as a character. Just one question: When you've been working on a book with an artist, did you ever get tempted to as

No, not really.

I know a lot of writers do that, but…

…urgh, I feel like that’s cult of personality stuff. To me, the stories are the star, they are the whole point of the effort. Sticking me in there, bleah, no, I wouldn’t do that.

I’ve been put in some crowd scenes in comics, Sergio Argones has done it a few times, I love that guy. But from him, it works!

valkyriebones:Gail Simone at Wellington Armageddon Expo! I just squealed and yelled out that...

valkyriebones:

Gail Simone at Wellington Armageddon Expo! I just squealed and yelled out that delicious information for everyone in my flat to hear.

YAY! Can’t wait to meet some kiwis!

Just to be clear though, Ms Simone, I'm not trying to accuse you of presenting yourself as an expert on LGBT or other sexual and gender diversity issues. You seem like a lovely lady who's done her best to educate herself as much as possible about the sort

You are very kind, but again, you have nothing to clarify, what you said was 100% spot on.

When you are asking about issues regarding POC and lgbtq issues, and your first instinct is to ask a white, straight, cisgendered person, you are most definitely looking in the wrong direction.

Just to be clear though, Ms Simone, I'm not trying to accuse you of presenting yourself as an expert on LGBT or other sexual and gender diversity issues. You seem like a lovely lady who's done her best to educate herself as much as possible about the sort

You are very kind, but again, you have nothing to clarify, what you said was 100% spot on.

When you are asking about issues regarding POC and lgbtq issues, and your first instinct is to ask a white, straight, cisgendered person, you are most definitely looking in the wrong direction.

Hurray for finally getting a tumblr! Hi Gail!

Hey, everyone!

This is the immensely talented singer/songwriter, Rachel Miller, whom you should follow because she is dang talented, but also because she is, for me, Gotham City’s official songwriter (sorry, Prince!).

She’s written songs inspired by the Joker, Batgirl and more, check out her fabulousness!

Hello Ms. Simone! I keep seeing the term cis and cisgender. I don't know what those mean. I've seen them used a lot and I'm kind of confused.

I know what it means but didn’t have the best definition for it, so I looked on wikipedia, and here’s what it says:

In gender studies, cisgender and cissexual are two words used to describe related types of gender identity where an individual’s self-perception of their gender matches their sex.[1] Kristen Schilt and Laurel Westbrook define cisgender as a label for “individuals who have a match between the gender they were assigned at birth, their bodies, and their personal identity,” complementing transgender.[2] According to Julia Serano, cissexual is an adjective used in the context of gender issues to describe “people who are not transsexual and who have only ever experienced their mental and physical sexes as being aligned,” while cisgender is a slightly narrower term for those who do not identify as transgender (a larger cultural category than the more clinical transsexual).[3]

There are a number of derivatives of the terms in use, including cis male for a male with a male gender identity, cis female for a female with a female gender identity, and cissexism. In addition, certain scholars have begun to use the term cisnormativity, akin to the queer studies’ heteronormativity.[4][5] A related adjective is gender-normative; Eli R. Green has written that “‘cisgendered’ is used [instead of the more popular ‘gender normative’] to refer to people who do not identify with a gender diverse experience, without enforcing existence of a ‘normative’ gender expression.”[6]

what do you think about Damian's death?

I think it’s sad.

Hi Gail! I just wanted to say how INCREDIBLY EXCITED I am that you're coming to Hamilton and Wellington Armageddon this year! My social media sites have exploded with enthusiasm from other fans that I know. I hope you're prepared for the rush of Kiwi love

Aw!  I am incredibly excited to be in New Zealand for these two ARMAGEDDON EXPO cons! I had a great time at previous Armageddon conventions, and the one visit I had to New Zealand was amazing. The readers were some of the most warm-hearted I had ever met. We loved it, and went and ate at a farm that reminded us so much of the Shire we didn’t want to leave.

Can’t wait!