Gail Simone's Blog, page 961
August 1, 2012
From the Watchtower: ealperin: APE IN A CAPE: I Don’t Know What To Sayealperin: ^THIS.^...
APE IN A CAPE: I Don’t Know What To Say
^THIS.^ Honestly, as I’m typing this through tears, you ALL are my heroes. You don’t need superpowers to be a hero, & the tragedy, on that day, & 9/11, even, PROVED THAT.I don’t know anyone who was in Aurora, that day,…
I swear, Melinda, I think A.J. was right. You ARE Oracle!
Today Was My Anniversary.
I met my lovely husband when I had just turned fifteen. We lived in separate towns, we went to separate schools.
But there was no doubt. He was my sweetheart.
We struggled to see each other when we could, we ran up outrageous phone bills. I moved further away and that made it more difficult still. But there was no doubt, he was the one for me. No question, no hesitation.
We were boyfriend and girlfriend throughout high school, and we got married shortly after. Because there was no doubt.
If you guys have seen my husband and me at a con or other event, you know we are pretty much inseparable. We have been there for each other. It’s not all been perfect, it’s not always easy, but the wedding vows held true, in sickness and health, for richer and for poorer. And we have been sick and we have been poor.
But there was no doubt.
When I had a successful salon, and I wanted to quit it to try a very risky creative career, my husband helped me pack up my salon fixtures that same night. No questions asked.
Now, it’s years later, and we are still together. And days like today are as thrilling and romantic as when we were newlyweds. It’s not always rainbows, sometimes it’s downright difficult. But we are in love and we are married, and today was our anniversary.
All we want is for everyone who wants to, to be able to have that as well, with the one they love.
If you have doubts about marriage equality, if you have moral reservations, I ask you this…why would you want to keep that happiness from other Americans? Why does their happiness affect you at all?
Nearly everyone reading this has a friend, neighbor or family member who is lgbtq. Or someone that they simply admire. What possible good does it do the world to actively strive to prevent them from having this simple human right?
What is it in your life that is so fragile that their happiness affects it even slightly?
Many countries and several states allow lgbtq people to marry. All the apocalyptic doomsaying has amounted to nothing, it ruined nothing, it hurt no one. Those arguments are based in fear and they have been proven wrong in every case.
Some say that they oppose it for religious reasons…but can you imagine how you would feel, if that is your defense, if someone imposed their religion on you, legislated their religion into law over you? Is that really how you want to see your religion, as something to be forced upon people, something legislated, something imposed? Or do you want people to come to your church of their own free will, in their own time?
Just give it some thought, please. Many of us have every right the law allows…we should not be callous or thoughtless in taking those same rights from others.
Thank you.
carolferriss:
Super Girlfriends → Helena Bertinelli & Renee...
Super Girlfriends → Helena Bertinelli & Renee Montoya
Would have written these two forever.
Greg Rucka suggested we team up and write a mini-series of Helena and Renee in a car crossing the country. We pitched it, but it was turned down (we didn’t know they were going to do that Helena Wayne switcheroo).
I am always going to regret that we never got to tell that story.
RIDDLE ME THIS, Gail. There are 3 men on a boat with 4 cigarettes, and NO matches. How do they manage to smoke?
The boat is actually inside a convenience store.
Oh, Thomas.
You are so mistaken.
Oh, Thomas.
You are so mistaken.
In my dream world, Gail Simone would write a Domino/X-23 12-issue one shot.
Misty Knight would operate in an Oracle/field-commander type.
It would be a character development for all three of them.
Gail Simone would be writing some of my favorite Marvel Characters.*sigh* One can dream.
Don’t hate me, but I am not sure who Domino is!
I think I know what she looks like, black hair, white skin, black outfit maybe?
But I don’t think I’ve read anything with her in it. I suck.
But I would LOVE to write X-23 sometime. Marjorie Liu did such great work with her.
And I am on a real Misty Knight kick this last few decades. :)
beingashadowmoth:
“Better to be odd and whole than normal and broken, I always say.”
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Rag DollGail...
“Better to be odd and whole than normal and broken, I always say.”
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Rag Doll
Gail Simone, Secret Six
I can never tell if Ragdoll is saying universal truths, or just weird stuff that fell out of his brain.
leftandrightdolls:
Secret Six, all posed as a team. Here’s...
Secret Six, all posed as a team. Here’s Jeanette from the front, so you can get a better look at her.
No plans for a Black Alice or King Shark doll yet. Maybe eventually.
I JUST DIED.
LOOK AT RAGDOLL.
LOOK AT DEADSHOT!
LOOK AT JEANNETTE!
Oh, my god, I have never seen anything so adorable and wrong!
tauriice:
Little Loki was recently spotted at the Grand Canyon....
Little Loki was recently spotted at the Grand Canyon. A small contingent force of Avengers was dispatched and apprehended him without incident. He is currently on his way back to Asgard…again.
I’m sorry, but I refuse to believe this much cuteness exists in the world.
earwolf:
Who Charted?: Legal Weed
Listeners with a green thumb...
Listeners with a green thumb are in for a treat as the stylish Johnny Pemberton joins Ku-Ku and Wie-Wie on this week’s Who Charted! Our music chart is Billboard’s Top Selling Albums and features an important Bieber/Frank Ocean discussion. While the movie chart unearths a story from the set of 21 Jump Street involving another Johnny, Mr. Depp himself. All this and an accent-filled game of Chart Darts!
I see London, I see France, I see a certain Kulap on the cover of Batgirl!
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