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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[...]

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[...]

[rwp-review-recap id="0"] In this celebration of 1000 issues of Action Comics and the 80th birthday of Superman himself, we are given 10 tales of the Man of Steel in Action Comics #1000. The first is a celebration of Superman courtesy of Metropolis. The second is a montage of the eras of Superman through the technological wizardry of […]

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. BC: I'll start with Mr. Claremont. This is one you probably get a lot, but I have to […]

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[...]

[rwp-review-recap id="0"] The Rocketeer: High Flying Adventures doesn't waste any time in dropping the reader right into the action. We open with Betty rightfully scolding Cliff for being late to rescue her, and Cliff doing what he does best: winging it. The Rocketeer is one of my personal favorite comic book characters. The old-school, beat-'em-up […]

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 KirkTHE 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 SimonsonThere 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?”[...]