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geekeryandhockey:IN CELEBRATION OF COSPLAYER APPRECIATION DAY...

geekeryandhockey:

IN CELEBRATION OF COSPLAYER APPRECIATION DAY - PART 8 - Diana Ororo, Amazon

Holy CRAP. She looks more like that character than the CHARACTER DOES!

What do you think of Marvel all female Defenders team?

Very excited!  Misty Knight and Valkyrie? I’m IN.

Glad to see Marvel making another run at some female-lead books, especially. Makes me happy.

“You keep a silk handkerchief in your utility belt? I don’t...

“You keep a silk handkerchief in your utility belt? I don’t know if that’s weird or amazing.”

Some of Ardian’s best work is that issue. LOOK at his Batwoman!

Unbelievable.

I will say I still have people mad at me, including my hubby, for Barbara getting whomped some by Kate in Barbara’s own book.

What can I say? It happens.

REMATCH.

I think DCWKA's brackets are being a bit sadistic this year with her kickass tourny... I mean, yesterday was Renee Montoya vs Wonder Woman. Today is Black Canary vs Black Bat. Before that, there was Barbara Gordon vs Helena Bertinelli! Stephanie Brown

It shows that a lot of great, kickass characters are still on the bench, for sure, dammit.

I think DCWKA's brackets are being a bit sadistic this year with her kickass tourny... I mean, yesterday was Renee Montoya vs Wonder Woman. Today is Black Canary vs Black Bat. Before that, there was Barbara Gordon vs Helena Bertinelli! Stephanie Brown

It shows that a lot of great, kickass characters are still on the bench, for sure, dammit.

I think DCWKA's brackets are being a bit sadistic this year with her kickass tourny... I mean, yesterday was Renee Montoya vs Wonder Woman. Today is Black Canary vs Black Bat. Before that, there was Barbara Gordon vs Helena Bertinelli! Stephanie Brown

It shows that a lot of great, kickass characters are still on the bench, for sure, dammit.

How much control do writers have over the characters they create? F'rinstance, say someone on another title wants to have a story involve the Queen of Fables. Is it expected of them to let you know about this and seek guidance on getting her character righ

Well…hmm. It’s a good question.

It USED to be that in cases where a character’s creator still worked with the publisher, you would just ask politely if it was cool to use that person’s character. Editorial would do the actual clearing for it, but it was always considered good manners.

That’s pretty much gone, now. Most writers and editors just use who they want, the editors get the approval and the creators are rarely consulted or even informed.

I think it’s a bad system. Editors should have final say, I agree. But it takes very little more time and effort to ask, and it always, always makes for a better story and for less hurt feelings.

The companies own the characters. But someone CREATED those characters and courtesy shouldn’t be a big deal.

I try to ask to use a character personally even if their creator no longer works at the publisher. I asked JHWilliams AND Greg Rucka to use Batwoman and both were absolutely splendidly gracious and helpful about it. It’s just courtesy, and I’ll keep doing it because it’s the right thing to do. It’s very much appreciated when other creators feel the same way, AND it saves off-model fill-ins and guest appearances quite a lot of the time.

That’s the unvarnished truth! Finding out a character you created is being  used on some internet news site is always a bit like someone mailing you a fart in an envelope. It may be legal, but it doesn’t do much good for anyone.

How much control do writers have over the characters they create? F'rinstance, say someone on another title wants to have a story involve the Queen of Fables. Is it expected of them to let you know about this and seek guidance on getting her character righ

Well…hmm. It’s a good question.

It USED to be that in cases where a character’s creator still worked with the publisher, you would just ask politely if it was cool to use that person’s character. Editorial would do the actual clearing for it, but it was always considered good manners.

That’s pretty much gone, now. Most writers and editors just use who they want, the editors get the approval and the creators are rarely consulted or even informed.

I think it’s a bad system. Editors should have final say, I agree. But it takes very little more time and effort to ask, and it always, always makes for a better story and for less hurt feelings.

The companies own the characters. But someone CREATED those characters and courtesy shouldn’t be a big deal.

I try to ask to use a character personally even if their creator no longer works at the publisher. I asked JHWilliams AND Greg Rucka to use Batwoman and both were absolutely splendidly gracious and helpful about it. It’s just courtesy, and I’ll keep doing it because it’s the right thing to do. It’s very much appreciated when other creators feel the same way, AND it saves off-model fill-ins and guest appearances quite a lot of the time.

That’s the unvarnished truth! Finding out a character you created is being  used on some internet news site is always a bit like someone mailing you a fart in an envelope. It may be legal, but it doesn’t do much good for anyone.

How much control do writers have over the characters they create? F'rinstance, say someone on another title wants to have a story involve the Queen of Fables. Is it expected of them to let you know about this and seek guidance on getting her character righ

Well…hmm. It’s a good question.

It USED to be that in cases where a character’s creator still worked with the publisher, you would just ask politely if it was cool to use that person’s character. Editorial would do the actual clearing for it, but it was always considered good manners.

That’s pretty much gone, now. Most writers and editors just use who they want, the editors get the approval and the creators are rarely consulted or even informed.

I think it’s a bad system. Editors should have final say, I agree. But it takes very little more time and effort to ask, and it always, always makes for a better story and for less hurt feelings.

The companies own the characters. But someone CREATED those characters and courtesy shouldn’t be a big deal.

I try to ask to use a character personally even if their creator no longer works at the publisher. I asked JHWilliams AND Greg Rucka to use Batwoman and both were absolutely splendidly gracious and helpful about it. It’s just courtesy, and I’ll keep doing it because it’s the right thing to do. It’s very much appreciated when other creators feel the same way, AND it saves off-model fill-ins and guest appearances quite a lot of the time.

That’s the unvarnished truth! Finding out a character you created is being  used on some internet news site is always a bit like someone mailing you a fart in an envelope. It may be legal, but it doesn’t do much good for anyone.

Gail!! DCWomenKickingAss is torturing us! Choosing between Cass Cain and Black Canary?? I can't. S.O.S HELP

Wow.

That’s tough, but I’d have to go with Canary ONLY because she is so dear to my heart having written her so much. For SOLO stories, Cass takes it.