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The centerpiece of the issue is a long, quite open and conversational interview with the incredibly generous Gail Simone and we want to thank her for her help and her time. So in what sense is this a "female heroes" issue? Let me give you an idea of the content this month: -A feature piece by Rich Johnston[...]

At the weekend Gail Simone wrote on Facebook, Had a retailer in MA say they wouldn't have much interest in an upcoming project with female leads because "the activism in comics is wearing" on him. Holy shit, have fun in the tar pits, guy. Further commenting, "Activism" my ass When all the books were guy leads, the excuse was[...]

The last issue of Django/Zorro written by Quentin Tarantino and Matt Wagner… and an all-female cast and crew for the Swords Of Sorrow, led by Gail Simone Four books but plenty more covers to go around… SWORDS OF SORROW #1 (OF 6) (W) Gail Simone (A) Sergio Davila (CA) A: J Scott Campbell; B: Jenny Frison; C:[...]

But this event is unique in that all of the writers involved are women and it focuses on the publishers roster of female characters regardless of genre. The event start with a core series called Swords of Sorrow by Gail Simone (Batgirl) and then there will be tie-in titles Swords of Sorrow: Vampirella / Jennifer Blood[...]

Dynamite Entertainment are bringing a few exclusive covers to ComicsPro along with creators Gail SImone and Matt Wagner Both Simone and Wagner are said to have news of new projects coming up with the publisher… so I'm sure we'll be hearing more about this soon Simone has been working on a very long run with[...]

It feels like way too much time has passed since the release of Secret Six #1, so I was so happy to get my hands on Secret Six #2 this week, from DC Comics, written by Gail Simone, with art by Ken Lashley and Drew Garaci The mystery continues as to why Catman, Porcelain, Ventriloquist,[...]

Gail Simone created the concept in 1999 in her infamous website "Women In Refrigerators", named after the Ron Marz which saw Green Lantern Kyle Raynor's girlfriend Alex DeWitt killed and her corpse stuffed in a refrigerator, a twist intended to inspire revenge. But Marz hardly invented this trope And Simone called out not only its frequent use, killing, injuring or[...]

Got family staying to watch doggies, hope they are okay with it…:( — GAIL SIMONE (@GailSimone) February 7, 2015 Packing for the DC California talent summit https://t.co/y5b2NC9okc #CAislikethatright? — Scott Snyder (@Ssnyder1835) February 7, 2015 Packing for a few days in California, and a few months in Montreal Wherever I may roam…[...]

But for now, here's the top-selling 25 titles for 2014… with Gail Simone, Jim Califiore, Gary Erskine, Joe Benitez, Karl Bollers, Larry Stroman, Rick Leonardi, Kate Leth, Erica Henderson and more leading the field… You know, people want to know where all the women and POC comic creators are? Right here it seems. And in Douglas Rushkoff's[...]

Gail Simone, writer of Red Sonja #14, talks with Nancy Collins about Vampirella #100, both on sale now. GAIL SIMONE: Nancy, you've become Vampirella's guiding writer recently, and I couldn't be happier, as a fan of both yourself and the character  What have you learned about the character in that time? Has she surprised you at all? NANCY[...]

Nancy Collins, writer on Vampirella #100, talks with writer Gail Simone about Red Sonja #14, both on sale now. The reverse of this interview will run later this weekend. NANCY COLLINS: Is there a unifying title for this particular story arc? (I only ask because my review copy didn't list one.) GAIL SIMONE: It's called "The Forgiveness[...]

You'll find an interesting mixture of books reviewed below: Conan Red Sonja #1, Adventure Time's new book, Marceline Gone Adrift #1, and a random addition to the Live From The Comic Shop list…Itty Bitty Mask #3! On to the reviews… I mentioned in a previous article that I was going to hold off on picking up,[...]

Most of you are probably sick of me talking about my love for Gail Simone, but I'm going to keep doing it anyway So, one of the new releases that is coming out Wednesday is Conan Red Sonja #1 from Dark Horse Gail Simone and Jim Zub are coming together to create the intense crossover[...]

(Both Conan and Red Sonja are on sale this week from digital.darkhorse.com.)  To catch you up on the great run by Gail Simone and Walter Geovani, we have three Red Sonja issues here for free – #1, #2 and #7 from Dynamite. Red Sonja has been a great seller for Dynamite and has once again teamed[...]

The issue is by the long running creative team for the series Gail Simone and Walter Geovani Dynamite also sent us the piece with all of the appropriate logos and trade dressing. Nice job Matt. A nice story for the holiday season Matt Brooks, the artist who won Dynamite's Red Sonja Cover Contest now knows which[...]

Here Dynamite has given us Red Sonja #7 by Gail Simone and Walter Geovani for you to read for free. This issue is available on the Dynamite DRM-Free Digital website and is also part of the Humble Mega Holiday Bundle ending today. With the holidays approaching quickly you may not have time to get to the[...]

Gail Simone (Red Sonja), Tim Seeley (Hack / Slash), Matt Wagner(Django / Zorro), and David Walker (Shaft) hit us back with some pretty amazing answers…   Gail Simone is a force to be reckoned with An incredibly talented and outspoken writer, she has challenged — and changed — the comics landscape through relentless and frequently humorous commentary[...]

In recent years, Gail Simone writing Batgirl presented a transgender character, Alysia Yeoh, as Batgirl/Barbara Gordon's flatmate, her backstory emerging over time It was a considered, underhyped portrayal of a transgender individual as a very normal person in Batgirl's life. In this week's Batgirl, (SPOILERS) we meet someone who is running around Burnside dressed up as[...]

Obviously it might just be a matter of style and I could be over-analyzing, but I do feel like the colors are done in a purposeful way. When I woke up this morning, I checked my Twitter feed and read a tweet from comic writer extraordinaire, Gail Simone that hinted at reading one of Image's new releases[...]

They were basically blackmailed into being spies. The Gail Simone relaunch of the Secret Six in the late 2000's was a soft relaunch of the Suicide Squad through rebranding, via a six-issue mini-series No longer were the titular six pedestrians, instead Simone took familiar DC villains and put them under the thumb of a mysterious Mockingbird[...]

On to the comic reviews! Some of you may know about my love for Gail Simone and her writing So when I found out that she would be writing a new Secret Six series I was insanely excited I made it my goal to read the previous Secret Six series before this one was released, but[...]

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qvGvknudBQ[/youtube] Aaron Haaland writes, Hey Fandom, I'm back with another fat stack of New Comics Now! It's not a big week, but there's some stand outs. DC leads with Gail Simone's Secret Six #1, which I enjoyed Catman is back! I'm happy to see Black Alice too, but the other four I could take or leave at this[...]

Gail Simone, writer of Red Sonja #13, talks with Conor McCreery and Anthony Del Col about Sherlock Holmes vs Harry Houdini #2, both on sale Nov 12 GAIL SIMONE: First, I enjoyed the hell out of this book, let's get this out of the way I am a huge fan of both Harry Houdini and Sherlock, and am bitterly skeptical about[...]

But when Flashpoint Catman attacks, Red Robin and Black Bat call her back into service. NIGHTWING/ORACLE Writer: Gail Simone Artist: Jan Duursema and Dan Parsons Dick Grayson and Barbara Gordon reevaluate their relationship under the dome (wedding!), but Flashpoint Hawkman & Hawkwoman attack, and everything changes. SPEED FORCE Writer: Tony Bedard Artist: Tom Grummett and Sean Parsons Wally West and his kids are[...]

Kristen Enos, and Gail Simone. Boecher is behind the webcomic What's Normal Anyways? which developed as a result of him being inspired by people's coming out and transitioning stories on Youtube. Kristen Enos has written a variety of queer fantasy prose in addition to writing the upcoming cyber-punk webcomic Web of Lives. Gail Simone is the well known[...]

Fortunately for me, I had some of those questions answered yesterday when I got to meet two of my favorite comic book writers, Gail Simone and Brian K Vaughan. A couple months ago, Gail Simone retweeted the review I wrote about her final issue of Batgirl, and I was honestly thrilled about that But to talk[...]

At the New York Comic Con Vertigo panel today, two new books were announced from the mature readers imprint of DC Comics, debut books for most of the creators involved. Gail Simone and Jonathan Davis-Hunt on Clean Room, and Tim Seeley and Marley Zarcone on Effigy. The former is the story of a church leader with technological secrets[...]

Aub Driver, beloved to all journalistas and swag hunters at cons, moderated the panel featuring Donny Cates and Eliot Rahal of Buzzkill and The Paybacks(2015), Brian Wood of The Massive, Fred Van Lente of Action Philosophers, Brain Boy, and The Resurrectionists, Gail Simone who needs no introduction,  Jim Calafiore, Raphael Albuquerque and more. Calafiore was[...]

Barbiere – Solar: Man of the Atom Frank Tieri – Red Sonja: Black Tower Fred Van Lente – Magnus: Robot Fighter Gail Simone – Red Sonja, Legends of Red Sonja Greg Pak – Turok: Dinosaur Hunter Howard Chaykin – The Shadow: Midnight in Moscow Joe Harris –  Alice Cooper Michael Moreci – Chaos: The Chosen, Army of Darkness Convention Invasion Tim Seeley –[...]

First up is Red Sonja #12 by Gail Simone and Walter Geovani, then Pathfinder: City of Secrets #5 by Jim Zub and Leandro Oliveira and finally the hot selling second issue of Bob's Burgers based on the Fox animated series. Red Sonja #12 Gail Simone (w) Walter Geovani (a) Jenny Frison, Joyce Chin (c) The wild and untamed climax to[...]