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My hope is that we can spread the word: Wonder Woman is not some unapproachable goddess. She's funny, dangerous, intimidating, brilliant, and compassionate. In many ways, I think she's the most human superheroine there is.

~Gail Simone

Topics: Brilliant Compassionate Dangerous Funny Goddess Hope Human Intimidating Many Most She Some Spread Think Ways Woman Wonder Wonder Woman Word I Think

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My favorite characters are always the unpredictable ones, and with Domino, you literally never know which way the dice are going to roll.

~Gail Simone

Topics: Always Characters Dice Domino Favorite Going Know Literally Never Roll Unpredictable Way Which You

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I looked out into the audience, saw dozens of faces I knew well - LGBTQ folks, mostly - all avid comics readers and superhero fans and DC supporters, and it just hit me: Why was this so impossible? Why in the world can we not do a better job of representation of not just humanity, but also our own loyal audience?

~Gail Simone

Topics: Also Audience Avid Better Better Job Comics Dozens Faces Fans Folks Hit Humanity Impossible Job Just Knew Looked Loyal Me Mostly Our Out Own Readers Representation Saw Superhero Supporters Well Why World Dc

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I always say, if a guy writes the same lead female character type over and over, we are not seeing their writing chops so much as their dating website wishlist.

~Gail Simone

Topics: Always Character Chops Dating Female Guy Lead Much Over Same Say Seeing Type Website Writes Writing

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I don't need every book to have female creators, I don't care if there are books that appeal mostly to guy readers. I don't care if some books have cheesecake. I am fine with all of that. It's the not allowing anything else that makes me furious.

~Gail Simone

Topics: Allowing Am Anything Anything Else Appeal Book Books Care Cheesecake Creators Else Every Female Fine Furious Guy Makes Me Mostly Need Readers Some I Am

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'Batgirl' and 'Harley Quinn' are the first DC hit books in a while that aren't starring Batman personally, really. But some of the attempts to reach the female audience have been really depressing to me.

~Gail Simone

Topics: Attempts Audience Batman Been Books Depressing Female First Harley Hit Me Personally Reach Really Some While Dc

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I do a lot of book signings and conventions every year, and I meet a great many readers who are struggling... they're working through illness, injury, addiction, depression, grief, or some other trauma. It seems to me that there's a lot of heroism in fighting those things as well, as best you can.

~Gail Simone

Topics: Addiction Best Book Book Signings Conventions Depression Every Fighting Great Grief Heroism Illness Injury Lot Many Me Meet Other Readers Seems Some Struggling Things Those Through Trauma Well Who Working Year You

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When I started in comics, people were always trying to classify me as either/or. Either a writer who appealed to women or a writer who appealed to guys. This need to categorize was just exhausting.

~Gail Simone

Topics: Always Appealed Categorize Classify Comics Either Exhausting Guys Just Me Need People Started Trying Were Who Women Writer

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My thing with the Secret Six is that they never win. The odds are always against them; everyone wants them gone. So they never win. But they never give up, either.

~Gail Simone

Topics: Against Always Either Everyone Give Gone Never Never Give Up Odds Secret Six Them Thing Up Wants Win

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I have a terrific editor in Molly Mahan - she's the best - and Red Sonja has become up there with Black Canary as my favorite character to write, ever.

~Gail Simone

Topics: Become Best Black Canary Character Editor Ever Favorite Molly Red She Terrific Up Write

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Writer

Born: July 29th, 1974

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