Gail Simone's Blog, page 809

I've had a few friends express surprise when they see you mention your son here on Tumblr. They had never thought of you as a mother, as comics tend to be deeply ingrained as a masculine institution. So I'm wondering... Have you ever found yourself having

Yeah, there was a dickhead indie publisher early on, a real dudebro jackass, who was constantly making fun of women who made their own comics as ‘momcomics.’ This despite the fact that my comics routinely have such dainty, gentile activities as are seen in Secret Six and Killer Princesses.

It’s just code words for, “Women are not welcome here, unless they do as they’re told.”

Fortunately, that guy and his anemic gaggle of sycophants imploded pretty resoundingly.

Most of the crap I got about that stuff ended  years ago. I think, if you look at the industry day to day, you don’t notice the change for the better. But if you from ten years ago to now, some things really have experienced a positive shift.

I don’t think I’ve gotten any real crap for being a mom in a good while. There’s still plenty of misogynist stuff, but it seems limited to a few areas, for the most part, and I’ll be honest, it doesn’t really bother me that much, personally. It bugs me to see it aimed at friends.  But readers need to be able to state their opinions and me getting upset about it changes nothing.

The interesting thing about momhood was writing Wonder Woman, and I found the mother aspect in that book, even when written by progressive guys, to be very artificial. I never bought it. So I wanted to amplify that aspect, that’s a big part of what the CIRCLE was about.

I brought momhood into Bop and it was like, NO! OUR SEXY BABES CAN’T POSSIBLY BE MOMS!  I mean, the second I was off the book they had to not just drop that angle but EXPLODE it, and I thought that was very weird and a little sad.

Right now, it’s almost unexplored territory in superhero comics, and I am always looking for those areas that haven’t been civilized yet.

I mostly keep my family out of my online time except for very general stuff, out of courtesy. My son likes comics and loves conventions, he’s been going since he was very little. But sometimes people ask for his picture and stuff, and that makes him a little uncomfortable.

One funny side note is that when I was working on Gen13, the artist, Talent Caldwell, did a redesign of the characters, and somehow, he made Bobby, AKA Burnout, look EXACTLY like my son. I mean, a little older than my son, but strangely identical, same nose, same jawline, same hair, same hair color, everything.

And I figured it had to be on purpose, but it wasn’t. When I finally met Talent at a con, he was completely taken aback, WHOA, YOUR SON IS BURNOUT!

Everyone thought I’d given him that hairstyle to match the book. Snrk!

If I’d had a suit for him, he would have BEEN Burnout!

Hey Gail, what´s up? I was just wondering, did you have any involvement in the 2002 Birds of Prey show? Also, what are your thoughts on that one?

I did not, it happened right before my time at DC, and I believe when I took over the book, they had already decided not to renew the series.

To date, I’ve only seen the pilot all the way through, I didn’t want to be influenced. People thought DC forced the Huntress into the comics because of the show, but it was actually me asking for her, to stir things up some. DC was kind of anxious at that point to distance themselves from the show, and in fact the book was likely going to be canceled.

The creator of the Bop show, a magnificent lady named Laeta Kalgrodis, she contacted me and expressed a wish that she could have made the show like our version, or Chuck’s version of the comic, but the network or studio just didn’t allow it.

So I think whatever potential the show had, and there seemed to be a lot, got squashed early on and never recovered. The cast is great, especially Dina.

YES I STILL SHIP THEM.

YES I STILL SHIP THEM.

I've just had an apostrophe: Song of the Small Wonder: Have Sonnet or Death!

I've just had an apostrophe: Song of the Small Wonder: Have Sonnet or Death!:

dangerouscommiesubversive:

Have write this sonnet about Ryan Choi, All-New Atom. Will suspect I have insanity. This have be demonstrably lunatic attempt. Have a good poetry or submission!

Have wrote this verse, if you have give permission,
Oh shrinking growing man, have verse or death!
Have give I this to…

I can’t believe how cool this is. Bravo!

Of all the characters you have worked on and all the titles you have written, what is your favorite aspect of a character to write, slice of life or action?

I like both, same things I like as a reader.

Not the most imaginative answer, but it’s true. It’s always great fun to try to find something new to say in either case.

Looking for Cosplays?

christopherjonesart:

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Me as Batgirl from YJ (:

This looks fantastic. Perfect attitude, also!

I just wanted to express my deepest sadness over the news of your removal from Batgirl. Whatever DC's reason may have been, it is most definitely their lose. Please make sure to keep your fans in the loop of your next gig, even if that means Marvel. ;) I h

That’s very very kind of you, but I was hired back on Batgirl and start back on the book with issue #19. Thank you!

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thatdjspider:

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Starfire cosplay

Starfire is a hard outfit to pull off, as the comics don’t really allow for the practical, real-life applications of gravity and friction.  But I like the choices this cosplayer made in the construction very much!

Well, wow!

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copperbadge:

I firmly believe this is how Hawkeye cooks, when he cooks at all. “Cans! Dump them in pan! DELICIOUSNESS ENSUES!” Then he sings a little song about catsup.

This is the kind of thing my friend R used to cook.

R: How does it taste?
Sam: Not bad!
R: I made it from scratch from a can.

Note: If he tells you it’s tortellini in pasta sauce, double-check that it’s not tortellini in leftover sloppy joe mix. While they do look similar, they are NOT THE SAME.

[From The Mighty Marvel Superheroes’ Cookbook, original image linked here.]

Hawkeye, your recipe sounds horrible.

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dirty-dark-knight-confessions:

“Barbara Gordon made me realize I was Bisexual and If she was real I would do anything to be with her”

I bet there’s a Barbara out there for you SOMEWHERE.

Good luck!