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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[...]

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[...]