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Red Sonja, she was a hellraiser before Buffy, Xena, and Ripley even existed. When so many heroines in comics were all hung up on romance and the bizarre gender politics of comics at the time, Sonja was out cutting off the heads of dragons and pirates.

~Gail Simone

Topics: Before Bizarre Buffy Comics Cutting Dragons Even Existed Gender Heads Heroines Hung Many Off Out Pirates Politics Red Romance She Time Up Were

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I try to make every issue new-reader friendly. I remember being frustrated many times trying to pick up new series that were overladen with baggage. The trick is to make that backstory seem like something compelling that they will want to explore rather than an obstacle course they have to crawl through to get to the story.

~Gail Simone

Topics: Baggage Being Compelling Course Crawl Every Explore Friendly Frustrated Get Issue Like Make Many New Obstacle Pick Rather Remember Seem Series Something Story Than Through Times Trick Try Trying Up Want Were Will I Remember

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The fishnets on Black Canary never bothered me: they fit her character. It's the same for me with the bikini... most people don't wear a lot of clothes in these stories, and it's a big part of what makes her instantly recognizable. Do I want her in a raincoat? Not really.

~Gail Simone

Topics: Big Big Part Bikini Black Bothered Canary Character Clothes Fit Her Instantly Lot Makes Me Most Never Part People Really Recognizable Same Stories Want Wear

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Part of the joy of my career, for me, has been giving these iconic females a bit of shading of that unapologetic female vibe. I think it's an interesting approach.

~Gail Simone

Topics: Approach Been Bit Career Female Females Giving Iconic Interesting Joy Me Part Think Vibe I Think

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I get very invested in characters; it's the only way I find that I can write a book and really make it work.

~Gail Simone

Topics: Book Characters Find Get Invested Make Only Really Very Way Work Write I Can

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I admire writers who can remain objective and distanced, but that doesn't seem to be in my toolbox somehow. I have to care, I have to have skin in the game.

~Gail Simone

Topics: Admire Care Game Objective Remain Seem Skin Somehow Who Writers

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Leaving a book is hard - 'Secret Six' was a book that people cared about. Even years later, the digital sales are great; the trades and single issues are expensive and highly sought after. It was meaningful to a lot of readers, which is endlessly gratifying.

~Gail Simone

Topics: About After Book Cared Digital Endlessly Even Expensive Gratifying Great Hard Highly Issues Later Leaving Lot Meaningful People Readers Sales Secret Single Six Sought Trades Which Years

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It's time for a trans hero in a mainstream comic.

~Gail Simone

Topics: Comic Hero Mainstream Time

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When I write a team book, it's all about how they relate to each other and what they bring to the team and the book. Whether it's Black Canary and Huntress or Bane and Scandal, I look for a relationship that people can believe in, that they want to follow and learn more about.

~Gail Simone

Topics: About Bane Believe Black Book Bring Canary Each Follow How Learn Look More Other People Relate Relationship Scandal Team Want Whether Write I Write

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When I think about Plastic Man, he was genuinely the first funny super hero.

~Gail Simone

Topics: About First Funny Genuinely He Hero Man Plastic Super Think I Think

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Writer

Born: July 29th, 1974

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