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Gail Simone is an American writer of comic books. She is the current writer of DC's Birds of Prey series. Simone is also the writer of DC's 2005 Villains United limited series (part of the lead-in to Infinite Crisis), and its spin-off, the limited series Secret Six. Other work by Simone includes a run on the Superman title Action Comics, a brief stint on The Legion, and a Rose and Thorn limited series at DC Comics. For Oni Press, Simone wrote Killer Princesses with co-creator and artist Lea Hernandez, Gus Beezer specials for Marvel Comics, and a recently-announced revival of Gen¹³ for Wildstorm.
Simone has gained a reputation for being a gifted comedy-action writer, especially showcased in her mainstream work on Deadpool and Birds of Prey.
Early work
Simone first came to fan attention with her Web site Women in Refrigerators, listing the many instances in which female comic book characters were the victims of violent attacks on their womanhood (rape, miscarriage, murder) or whose attacks were used as a plot device for a male character. The site brought her into contact with many people working in the comics industry. Her popular humor column You'll All Be Sorry! appeared weekly on Comic Book Resources. Topics ranged from short, satirical of comic book summaries ("Condensed Comic Classics") to fan fiction parodies.
Simone worked for Bongo Comics, scripting many of their comics based on The Simpsons. Her contributions include stories for Simpsons Comics, an annual Treehouse of Horror special, and regular scripts for Bart Simpson Comics. Simone also penned many Sunday strips for the syndicated Simpsons comic strip.
Mainstream
Following her Simpsons work, Simone entered the comics mainstream with a run on Marvel Comics' Deadpool. In addition to Deadpool, Simone ghost wrote for Bill Jemas during his tenure at Marvel, according to her blog Bloodstains on the Looking Glass. Although she does not specify the titles, she denies that Marville is one. When Deadpool was canceled and relaunched as Agent X, Simone continued as writer but eventually left the series after a conflict with the series' editor. In her absence, the series floundered, and Simone was asked to pen a concluding arc to Agent X some months after the series' cancellation.
After the dispute with Marvel, Simone moved on to DC Comics, where she was given the Birds of Prey title (beginning with issue #56) featuring the all-female group consisting of Oracle, Black Canary, The Huntress, Lady Blackhawk, Lady Shiva, and Gypsy. Though humorous at times, Birds of Prey tends more to the serious than her Deadpool work.
Simone took over Action Comics after writer Chuck Austen, with John Byrne penciling. Simone continued her other projects, including the 2005 Villains United limited series - part of the "Infinite Crisis" crossover - in which she revitalized the Catman character. She also wrote a two-issue story arc that focused on the new Hawk & Dove for the third Teen Titans series, with Rob Liefeld penciling. While Simone maintained her usual enthusiastic stance, fandom was quick to lambast the promotional art Liefeld produced in tandem with the PR announcement. The controversy lay with Liefeld more than with Simone, a situation Simone acknowledged on the DC Comics message boards soon after the first Simone/Liefeld issue reached stores.
As of June 2006, Simone is writing a Secret Six limited series. Simone is writing an Atom series, based on ideas by Grant Morrison and penciled by her Action Comics artist John Byrne. She is also working on a Gen13 series and a creator-owned project, Welcome to Tranquility, for Wildstorm.
Other media
Simone penned the Justice League Unlimited episode "Double Date", which features Question, Huntress, Green Arrow and Black Canary in a romantic adventure tinged with revenge and jealousy. Originally, Simone wrote the episode to feature Batgirl Barbara Gordon. After Gordon is injured while working a case, Batman forbids her from continuing. She reinvents herself as Oracle and contacts Black Canary and the Huntress to finish the case. Neither heroine meets Gordon in person. Due to the Bat Embargo, Simone replaced Batgirl with Green Arrow and The Question. Simone stated that she was interested in working on the show again, having in mind a "Queen of Fables" story which she felt would look good animated.
Notes
External links
- The Action Comics controversy (scroll to Tuesday, June 14, 2005)
- Interview with Silver Bullet Comicbooks
- The 'You'll All Be Sorry!' archives
- The Simone Index
- Bloodstains on the Looking Glass Gail Simone's blog.