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It started off as a Kickstarter that raised a six-figure sum due to overwhelming fan demand, and that's no surprise due to the team up of the magnificent Gail Simone and Jim Calafiore, who previously collaborated on Secret Six The idea behind the comic hinges on the flipping of the superhero tradition wherein heroes become[...]

One that has stood out in storytelling is Gail Simone's Batgirl Picking up from her pre-52 handling of Barbara Gordon with Birds of Prey, she's carried the character forward as a compassionate and intelligent crime fighter with a uniquely feminine voice Still, the art by Adrian Syaf was still nearly indistinguishable from other Batman contributors[...]

Admission is free! Oregon Signing appearance: Gail Simone will be signing her new graphic novel Leaving Megalopolis at Powell's City of Books in Portland on Friday, September 19 at 7:30 PM. The annual Rose City Comic Con is returning to Portland's Oregon Convention Center September 20 and 21 Check out the guest list: Joe Pantoliano, Gigi Edgley, Nicholas[...]

Paul Levitz moderated a panel on the depiction of women in comics at Baltimore Comic Con this year on Friday with panelists Gail Simone, Dave Gibbons, Marguerite Bennett, Adam Hughes, Christina Blanch, and Thom Zahler. Levitz opened by pointing out that whether a character is depicted as sexy or sexualized in comics is a very old[...]

Gail Simone is relaunching Secret Six with Ken Lashley from DC Comics in December, announced in the LA Times. We Informed You Of This At A Previous Juncture, of course. When Gail Simone walked off Batgirl, she promised she had another DC project in the works, and this is… well, one of them. The new team will include[...]

5: DEADLINE HC Written by GAIL SIMONE and MARGUERITE BENNETT Art by ROBERT GILL, FERNANDO PASARIN and JONATHAN GLAPION Cover by ALEX GARNER On sale DECEMBER 17 • 232 pg, FC, $24.99 US It's a hazardous reunion between Batgirl and the former Court of Owls assassin Strix as they face off against the lethal new threat known as Silver –[...]

As part of their 10th anniversary celebration, Dynamite will be set up at booth #2005 with an impressive line-up of creators doing signings: Gail Simone Garth Ennis John Cassaday Mark Waid Matt Wagner Michael Uslan Allison Sohn Buz Hasson Christina Blanch Duane Swierczynski Frank Tieri Jim Kuhoric Ken Haeser Michel Fiffe Sean Chen On Saturday September 6th[...]

Add to that the great emotion played out in the two characters farewell scene, and I found them and their relationship immediately compelling and I want to know more. (In fact, DC, here's a freebie: how about for next year's September special month, replace your entire line with 52 single issues, each from one of the[...]

Already announced on the book are Gail Simone and Amanda Deibert writing on #1, with cover and interior art by Ethan Van Sciver and Cat Staggs. Over the past 10 days or so, artist Dean Haspiel has been posting some interesting from the drawing board images on social media, featuring Deadman, Wonder Woman, Ra's Al Ghul,[...]

You'll recognize him if you watch any back matter on comic book related DVDs or Blu-rays as he is always asked to participate in the history of comics… especially Batman. Gail Simone is one of the most loved writers in comics, making her name on such titles as Birds of Prey, Batgirl, Wonder Woman and Secret[...]

My favorite moments were getting my copy of Punk Rock Jesus signed by Sean Murphy, seeing a panel with Gail Simone and waxing nerdeloquent with Indie creators like Boots and Pub scribe John Yuskadiz. Yuskadiz is a life-long comic book fan that has attended Boston Comic Con for years and, as he explains, this year's convention[...]

By Christine Marie Vinciquarra When I woke up on Wednesday morning I was a little sad, knowing that Gail Simone's last issue of Batgirl was coming out I had been anticipating reading it, but was overwhelmed with concern because the New 52 Batgirl started my love for comics (Yes, I'm one of those people.) I'll never[...]

Bleeding Cool reported on Gail Simone leaving Batgirl over creative differences with the editor – who then also left At the time, Simone tweeted, No, it isn't I am sad to leave, but glad they are finally allowing Batgirl to not be so grim every issue @aloudernoise — Gail Simone (@GailSimone) July 11, 2014 And: The positive thing is,[...]

We've got exclusive extended previews of four of the books coming out from Dynamite this week: Red Sonja #11 by Gail Simone and Walter Geovani, The Devilers #2 by Joshua Hale Fialkov and Matt Triano, Lady Zorro #2 by Alex De Campi and Rey Villegas and the fourth volume trade of Warlord Of Mars. RED SONJA #11 Gail[...]

Hitting comic shops this month is the Legends of Red Sonja Volume One trade that collects the five-issue series written by Gail Simone, Nancy A Collins, Devin Grayson, Meljean Brook, Tamora Pierce, Leah Moore, Nicola Scott, Rhianna Pratchett, Mercedes Lackey, Marjorie M Liu, Blair Buttler, Kelly Sue DeConnick and includes art by Jack Jadson, Noah Salonga, Carla[...]

He also provided scripts for such TV series as Timecop, Max Headroom, VR5, Batman Beyond, Star Trek: DS9, and Iron Man: Armored Adventures. Gail Simone is best known for her work on DC's Secret Six, Wonder Woman, Birds of Prey, Batgirl, Marvel's Deadpool, and Dynamite's Red Sonja, not to mention coining the term 'Women in Refrigerators'[...]

Here we have an exclusive extended preview for Red Sonja #0 by Gail Simone and Noah Salonga with a cover by Gabriel Hardman Red Sonja #0 is in stores tomorrow. RED SONJA #0 Gail Simone (w) Noah Salonga (a) Gabriel Hardman (c) WHO IN THE HYBORIAN AGE IS RED MALAK? Sonja the Devil returns from war at sea, only to find[...]

In the first mini-series since Gail Simone relaunched Red Sonja for Dynamite, Frank Tieri takes the She-devil with a Sword to the Black Tower Byron Brewer caught up with the writer to discuss his turn with the red-headed warrior. BYRON BREWER: Like Conan, Tarzan and John Carter, Red Sonja has had a myriad of comic book[...]

But luckily the two know how to work together… Last year it was announced that there would be a crossover between the two properties written by Gail Simone and Brian Wood. Although, to smooth troubled waters, they may need a different writer. Hence Jim Zub being tapped to co-write the series with Gail instead. I talked with Jim about[...]

Gail Simone (Batgirl, Birds of Prey) is scripting a new series for Dynamite Entertainment currently under the working title The Women of Dynamite The series will be focused around three of the publishers biggest female characters: Red Sonja, Vampirella and Dejah Thoris Additional female characters from Dynamite's 10-year catalog will be included as well. "When I[...]

Collins.  "Like her fellow Warren Publications horror hosts, Vampirella served as 'ghostess with the mostest', lacing her introductions to the various stories that graced her black-and-white magazine with puns and double entendres." Devin Grayson (Nightwing) and John Shirley (The Crow) join Collins on Vampirella: Feary Tales #1.  In the debut issue, Vampirella is surprised to discover[...]

At the London Film And Comic Con tonight, Gail Simone talked about her new DC Comics title. She said, "Guys, I can't tell what my new book is, because it's secret It's a secret project full of secrets, and it's secret. So secret!" Which did rather fit with what I was told by DC sources…. This is where we left[...]

And the Melon of Doom. But we don't talk about the Melon of Doom. Meet The Guests Among the foreign visitors fooled into thinking Scotland's a place of glorious sunshine and warmth were the Con's four biggest guests making their GCC debut: Erik Larsen (Savage Dragon), Gail Simone (Batgirl, Red Sonja), Peter Milligan (Hellblazer, X-Men) and Howard Chaykin[...]

Gail Simone is appearing at the London Film And Comic Con this weekend (taking of which, show organisers? Please get in touch, I have questions…) Which means she's on the British timezone to start talking about what happened with Batgirl. Just for reference, Batgirl #31-#33 were edited by Katie Kubert, assistant edited by Mark Humphries with Mark Doyle as group editor[...]

But they were placated by lieu of previous Birds Of Prey writer Gail Simone on the book. And when she was fired by e-mail by her editor, there was such a groundswell of support from fans that she was returned to the book, her absence being explained away as a "blip". Well, in October, Gail Simone is[...]

He went on to do the same story over at DC Comics, calling it Sandman. Also in the bundle are Kevin Smith's Green Hornet Vol 1 & 2, Gail Simone's Red Sonja: Queen of Plagues, Pathfinder: Dark Waters Rising, the full Project Superpowers series and John Reppion and Leah Moore's Sherlock Holmes: The Trail Of Sherlock[...]

Red Sonja #1 and #2 by Gail Simone, Amanda Hocking's The Hollowland #1 and Robert Jordan's Wheel Of Time #1 And keep in mind that if you donate over $15.00 you get digital copies of the Alex Ross art book and all 35 issues of Robert Jordan's Wheel Of Time. And some folks give a lot[...]

Over 120 digital comics and graphic novels from creators as varied as Kevin Smith, Gail Simone, Warren Ellis, Tim Seeley, Amanda Hocking, Jim Butcher, George R R Martin, Alex Ross and Robert Jordan. The way a Humble Bundle works is simple, you go out there and pay what you want for what's offered Each time someone[...]

@GailSimone at White House Forum on #lgbt & #disability talking about Representation in Media #lgbtd pic.twitter.com/111rxRMkwR — Lead On Update (@LeadOnUpdate) June 19, 2014 As it says above, comic book writer Gail Simone was invited to speak at the White House Forum on LGBT and disability issues, about representation in media And yesterday, that's exactly what she did. .@GailSimone[...]

Yikes! — Gail Simone (@GailSimone) June 16, 2014 It is an important topic, trying to figure out if I can make it work because we are in New York and scheduled to go home today. — Gail Simone (@GailSimone) June 16, 2014   I am kind of freaking out. — Gail Simone (@GailSimone) June 16, 2014 Last night when I got the[...]