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And now, forty years later, Power Pack is back as Power Pack: Into the Storm from the series original creators, writer and artist Louise Simonson and June Brigman, with the first issue being published on the 24th of January, 2024. Power Pack about four young siblings, the Power family, who gain superpower from an alien source,[...]

Of late, Louise Simonson's role at Marvel has, alongside the likes of Peter David, Chris Claremont and David Michelinie, been writing X-Men comic books set in the past For Fall Of X, she returns to Marvel Comics and the X-Men books to write a Jean Grey X-Men solo comic in August, initially set in the[...]

To celebrate 60 years of the X-Men with a Marvel Unlimited Live Virtual Event on Thursday, March 16th at midnight GMT, 7pm ET and 4pm PT which "will spotlight the history and creative legacy of Marvel's mutants, from their beginnings as the Original Five to their present era in the Krakoan Age." Access will be granted[...]

So they have released this video with new PR interviews with Dan Jurgens, Louise Simonson, Roger Stern, Jerry Ordway, and original editor Mike Carlin, talking about the origins and impact of the original crossover event as well as its revival thirty years on. DC has reunited the original creative teams of Dan Jurgens and Brett Breeding;[...]

Joining Tucci on The Rocketeer: Pavlichenko is colourist Brian Miller and designer/letterer Mindy Lopkin. Other contributors include Kurt Busiek and Brent Anderson doing a new Astro City story, John Layman and Rob Guillory doing a new Chew story, Walter Simonson doing a new Star Slammers story, Howard Chaykin doing a new American Flagg story, Stan Sakai doing a new Usagi Yojimbo story, Matt Wagner doing a new Grendel story, Sergio Aragones and Mark Evanier doing[...]

At press time, stories will be created by a virtual who's who of writers and artists, including Brent Anderson, Sergio Aragones, June Brigman, Kurt Busiek, Howard Chaykin, Joshua Dysart, Mark Evanier, Emil Ferris, Dave Gibbons, Rob Guillory, John Layman, Gabriel Rodriguez, Stan Sakai, Louise Simonson, Walter Simonson, Chris Sprouse, Jill Thompson, Matt Wagner, Mark Waid,[...]

Marvel dropped this double-whammy news in a press release on Marvel.com announcing upcoming stories in the series, which returns legendary X-Men creators to the classic eras of the books they wrote back in the day to tell new stories in continuity. First, the details on Louise and Walt Simonson's second visit to the series, following another[...]

Comics legend Louise Simonson kicks things off with a must-read introduction! Nadia Shammas punches the glass ceiling with the Jade Giantess! Elsa Sjunneson grits her way to the front line with Captain Peggy Carter! Sophie Campbell goes feral with a bone-grinding Marrow story! Video game-and-comics writer Anne Toole makes her Marvel debut in a blaze[...]

And X-Men Legends #1 out in February from Marvel Comics will team nineties X-Men creators Fabian Nicieza and Brett Booth to retell that story with all-new stuff – and future issues bringing in Chris Claremont, Larry Hama, Louise Simonson, Peter David and more. Break out the yellows and blues, fire up the Danger Room and snap[...]

Each title will be released on www.neotextcorp.com and will be available via Amazon. Exclusive features on art and pop culture, will include essays by Paco Taylor, on Basquiat and Count Dante, and interviews conducted by Howard Chaykin with Megan Abbott, Lawrence Block, Neal Adams, Joe Jusko, Ann Nocenti, John Romita Jr, Bill Sienkiewicz, Walter Simonson, Louise[...]

Bleeding Cool preferred to headline her writing partner, the amazing Louise Simonson Writer on the X-Men and Superman comics, co-creator of Power Pack, Cable, Steel, X-Factor, Rictor, Doomsday and Apocalypse And the comic will be drawn by her New Mutants artist of choice, Bret Blevins, with Wonder Woman dealing with a hostage situation at the Smithsonian Museum[...]

Louise Simonson, long-time comic book writer and editor, may best be known for co-creating Power Pack, the young kids superhero comic from the eighties, who are all still present and correct in the Marvel Universe today But in May 2020, she will be shepherding a new bunch of kids… writing Storm Kids, the new title[...]

Comics, The Republic Pub, Farmingdale, New York, 7.30-9.30pm. Zoetrope: A Quarterly Comics + Animation Showcase at Muchmore's, Brooklyn, New York 8.30-Midnight. A year ago… Tomorrow, DC Comics Publish Another Batman Comic With a Penis In It Grant Morrison Reimagines Green Lantern as a Dude Who Crashes on Your Couch (Preview) Always Sunny s13e04 Preview: 'Times Up' for Paddy's; Dee's "FYC"[...]

In just a few weeks, legendary creative team Louise Simonson and June Brigman reunite for Marvel's 80th-anniversary to tell another tale of the Power Pack in Power Pack: Grow Up #1 If, like us, you can't wait, we've got a preview below. The recap page sets the stage, showing this story is taking place in the[...]

In news more exciting than the Hickman X-Men relaunch, Power Pack is returning with its original creators for an all-new adventure in August, as June Brigman and Louise Simonson reunite for Power Pack: Grow Up! #1 Additionally, Simonson and Gurihiru will contribute a short story to the book, both set in the time period of[...]

Of the short stories, the standouts were the Wonder Woman/ Solomon Grundy one by Jerry Ordway, Wendy Broome, and Saida Temfonte, and the Mister Freeze one by Louise Simonson, Phil Winslade, Carrie Strachan, and Carlos M Mangual Mister Freeze as a mage using magic to save his beloved? More of that please The Batman/ Lucious[...]

Action Comics #1000 finally kicks off with a cavalcade of creators and stories to celebrate 1,000 issues and 80 years of Superman. Is it a good read?

For the upcoming expanded re-release of the Patrick Meaney-directed documentary, Chris Claremont's X-Men, I was given the opportunity to interview both Meaney and Chris Claremont himself to talk about the documentary, the X-Men, and the kind of comics the world needs.

Instead, I got treated to a surprise in the form of a live episode of the podcast Jay & Miles X-Plain The X-Men, featuring guests Chris Claremont and Louise Simonson. While the show won't be out for a few more days, this one will be well worth your time Claremont basically takes the show into his own hands and[...]

This panel was a spotlight on Simonson's career, and there was no better person to moderate the panel than his wife, Louise Simonson — a renowned comic book writer and editor herself. Walt went straight to the audience for questions One of the questions led Walt to discussing the letter sections of comics Walt said that he[...]

The Rocketeer: High Flying Adventures collection is a beautiful book filled with stunning art and compelling stories for all ages!

Houser noted that her success is indicative of a growing desire for readers to find characters they can relate to. Comics legend Louise Simonson was also on hand, noting that her work on the upcoming November Election Special marked the first time she had written for Valiant – but the second time she had written Hillary[...]

This is how the final issue of The Fantastic Four was solicited. FANTASTIC FOUR #645 (W) James Robinson & Various (A) Leonard Kirk & Various (CA) Leonard Kirk THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL FANTASTIC FOUR STORY CONCLUDES IN AN EXTRA-SIZED SPECIAL!•  Will the Fantastic Four defeat The Quiet Man and the corrupted forces of the Heroes Reborn universe?•  Will the Johnny get[...]

Of course women can kick ass and get the job done in the entertainment field! I'd already seen it done! True, there weren't too many women writers, artists and editors in the mainstream comics industry at the time – and even fewer in the fledgling indie comics– but they were there (Marie Severin, Mary Jo Duffy,[...]

It doesn't mean that media that fails the test isn't worthwhile or that media that does pass the test is more worthwhile but it does help, when applied proactively, to ensure that female characters aren't just background objects to the dominant male characters. Louise Simonson There aren't a lot of women that have written the big brand[...]

Expect IDW to announce this during their presentation at the ComcisPRO event in Atlanta, Georgia today. But they are releasing a Cartoon Network crossover event this summer, starring Samurai Jack, The Powerpuff Girls, Dexter's Laboratory, Ben 10, Ed, Edd, & Eddy and more. And all their foes of course. It's called Super Secret Crisis War. Of course it is. And it's[...]

In November, as part of the 50th anniversary of the X-Men, Marvel are publishing X-Men Gold, with creators Stan Lee, Chris Claremont, Fabian Nicieza, Louise Simonson, Walter Simonson, Bob McLeod and more. Chris Claremont, it may surprise some to learn, is exclusive to Marvel Comics He's had a rolling contract with the publisher that pays him fairly[...]

In reflecting on my chat with her, the main questions I was left with rolling around in my head -as a comic book journalist and would-be comic creator- were "Why aren't there more women creators writing/drawing superhero comics?" And, "What can the industry do to make superhero books more appealing to female creators and fans?"[...]