Gail Simone (aka Gladys Simonetti) is an American writer best known for her work in comics on DC's ''

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'', ''

Batgirl Batgirl is the name of several superheroines appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, depicted as female counterparts and allies to the superhero Batman. Although the character Betty Kane was introduced into publication in ...

'', Dynamite Entertainment's

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, and for being the longest running female writer on

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to date. Other notable works include ''Clean Room'', ''

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'', ''

Welcome to Tranquility ''Welcome to Tranquility'' is an American comic book ongoing series, series created by Gail Simone and Neil Googe and published by Wildstorm. The series is set in Tranquility, a fictional town in Oregon, which is home to retired superheroes and ...

'', '' The All-New Atom'', and ''

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''. She enjoyed a long-running stint on

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comics, and has also written for television and video games. Her work has been nominated for a number of awards including the

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, and she is the recipient of a 2017 San Diego Comic Con Inkpot Award.

Career

Early work

Gail Simone was born and raised in

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. A former

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who studied

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in college, Housel, Rebecca (March 3, 2013)
"Gail Simone!"
Dr. Rebecca Housel. Simone first came to public notice through ''

Women in Refrigerators Women in Refrigerators (or WiR) is a website created in 1999 by a group of feminist comic-book fans that lists examples of the superhero comic-book trope whereby female characters are injured, raped, killed, or depowered (an event colloquially k ...

'', a website founded in 1999 by comics fans in response to a scene in ''

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'' #54, in which the titular hero's girlfriend,

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, was murdered and her corpse shoved in a refrigerator for the hero to find. The site's purpose was to analyze how female characters are written so as to suffer traumatic indignities, a plot device to advance the narrative of male characters. The site brought her into contact with many people working in the comics industry. Her column ''You'll All Be Sorry!'' appeared weekly on

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. Topics ranged from short,

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summaries of comic books ("Condensed Comic Classics") to

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parodies A parody, also known as a spoof, a satire, a send-up, a take-off, a lampoon, a play on (something), or a caricature, is a creative work designed to imitate, comment on, and/or mock its subject by means of satiric or ironic imitation. Often its sub ...

Comics

2000-2010

From 2001, Simone wrote ''

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'' for

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, including an annual ''

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'' special, and regular scripts for '' Bart Simpson Comics''. Simone also penned many

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for the syndicated ''Simpsons''

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. Simone worked for

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' on ''

'' from 2003. After ''Deadpool'' was canceled and relaunched as '' Agent X'', Simone continued as writer, but eventually left the project after a conflict with the series' editor. Simone returned to write the concluding arc to ''Agent X'' after the series' initial cancellation. Simone moved to

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, where she wrote ''Birds of Prey'' in 2003 from issue #56, which featured an all-female team:

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Black Canary The Black Canary is the name of two superheroines appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics: Dinah Drake and her daughter Dinah Laurel Lance. The original version was created by the writer-artist team of Robert Kanigher and ...

, The Huntress and

Lady Blackhawk Lady Blackhawk is an alias used by three fictional comic book characters appearing in American comic books. The first, Zinda Blake, was introduced in a DC Comics publication in 1959 (''Blackhawk'' #133); the second, Natalie Reed, appeared in a DC ...

. Simone wrote ''

Action Comics ''Action Comics'' is an American comic book/Comic anthology, magazine series that introduced Superman, one of the first major superhero characters. The publisher was originally known as National Allied Publications, and later as National Comics ...

'' with John Byrne as pencil artist. In 2005 Simone wrote the ''

Villains United ''Villains United'' is a six-issue 2005 comic book limited series, published by DC Comics, written by Gail Simone and illustrated by Dale Eaglesham and Wade Von Grawbadger, and later by Val Semeiks and Prentis Rollins. Publication history ''Villai ...

'' limited series – part of the "

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" crossover – starring the Catman character. She also wrote a two-issue

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that focused on Hawk & Dove for a rebooted ''

Teen Titans The Teen Titans are a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, frequently in eponymous monthly series. As the group's name indicates, the members are teenage superheroes, many of whom have acted as sidekicks to DC ...

'' series with

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as artist. Simone supported Liefeld in the face of public criticism of his art. Simone's ''

'' limited series spin-off ''

'' followed in 2005, which led to an ongoing series in September 2008, and multiple DC crossovers prior to the September 2011

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relaunch. Other works by Simone include ''

'', '' The Legion'', ''

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'',

Wildstorm Wildstorm Productions, (stylized as WildStorm), is an American comic book imprint. Originally founded as an independent company established by Jim Lee under the name "Aegis Entertainment" and expanded in subsequent years by other creators, Wilds ...

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, and an ''

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'' series based on ideas by

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and penciled by John Byrne and

Mike Norton Mike Norton is an American comic book artist and writer, known for his work on '' Battlepug''. Early life Mike Norton first discovered comics as a child when his father gave him a copy of ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #163, before he was old enoug ...

. She wrote a creator-owned project about a retirement community of super-heroes, ''

'', for

, and was a contributor to

Tori Amos Tori Amos (born Myra Ellen Amos; August 22, 1963) is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. She is a classically trained musician with a mezzo-soprano vocal range. Having already begun composing instrumental pieces on piano, Amos won a full ...

's ''

Comic Book Tattoo ''Comic Book Tattoo '' is an Eisner award and Harvey Award–winning comics anthology, anthology graphic novel made up of fifty-one stories, each based on or inspired by a song by American singer-songwriter Tori Amos, published by Image Comics i ...

''. In 2007 Simone took over writing duties on ''

'' from issue #14. To date, Simone is ''Wonder Womans longest-running female writer. In 2010 she took over the writing reins on ''Birds of Prey''. She returned to ''

'' for a second limited series in 2010. In 2011 she collaborated with co-writer

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on a revamped

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series. ''

'' was canceled and Simone left ''Birds of Prey'' and ''The Fury of Firestorm''.

2011-2020

In 2011, Simone contributed to ''The Power Within'', a

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-funded comic book that focuses on teen

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. As part of DC Comics'

initiative, Simone wrote a new ''

'' title starring

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, which debuted in 2011. Simone introduced a character named Alysia Yeoh, the first transgender character written in a contemporary context in a mainstream comic book. In 2012, news outlets reported that her exclusivity deal with DC had terminated and she was leaving the ''Batgirl'' title as well as DC Comics. In 2012, Simone revealed that she was fired from ''Batgirl'' by the book's new editor Brian Cunningham. After fan protests, Simone returned to ''Batgirl'' as writer. Gail Simone by Gage Skidmore

In 2013, DC Comics published ''

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'' by Simone and artist

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, which Simone called "a book about power – who owns it, who uses it, who suffers from its abuse." Also in 2013 Simone wrote a new ongoing

series for

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. Also in 2013, Simone was listed first on

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's list of the "Best Tweeters in Comics" for the "enthusiasm and thoughtfulness" of her

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posts. In 2014-2015, Simone wrote the

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series ''Tomb Raider'' for

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, set between the 2013 video game reboot and its sequel ''

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''.

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published her graphic novel ''Seven Days'' with art by Jose Luis in 2020 as part of an initiative to launch a new Catalyst Prime superhero universe.

Animation

In 2005, Simone penned an episode of the series''

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'' entitled "Double Date", which featured

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, Huntress,

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and

. Originally, Simone intended the episode to feature

but animation rights for the character were unavailable. In 2007, Simone wrote an episode of

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's '' Revisioned: Tomb Raider'', entitled "Pre-Teen Raider". She also wrote a 2010 episode of '' Batman: The Brave and the Bold'' entitled "The Mask of Matches Malone!", featuring Black Canary and Huntress from "Birds of Prey". In 2019, she wrote an episode of the series '' My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic'' entitled "Between Dark and Dawn".

Awards and honors

Simone is notable for being one of the most influential women in the comic book industry.Maggs, Sam (March 7, 2013)
"Ladies Make Comics Too: Gail Simone"
Dork Shelf. Her blog "Women In Refrigerators" raised awareness of the representation of women in comics.Meyer, Ji
"Women in Comics- Gail Simone Interview"
''PREVIEWS''. Simone believes most female comic characters are targeted at male audiences through oversexualization, and advocates for the creation of female characters that are as powerful, appealing, and commercially viable as male characters, something she strives to achieve in her own work. * Eisner Award Winner: Tori Amos Comic Book Tattoo (anthology) 2009, Best Anthology (Group Award) * Harvey Award Winner: Tori Amos Comic Book Tattoo (anthology) 2009, Best Anthology (Group Award) * Women Cartoonists Hall Of Fame, 2009,

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. *Outstanding Comic Book Nominee: ''Secret Six'', 2010,

Wheeler, Andrew (January 19, 2012)
"GLAAD Announces Nominees for Outstanding Comic Book 2011"
.

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. *Outstanding Comic Book Nominee: ''Secret Six'', 2012,

* True Believers Comic Award for Roll of Honor/Comic Excellence, 2014,

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* Inkpot Award, 2017, San Diego Comic Con

Notable works

Comics

Bongo Comics

*''Simpson's Comics'' #50 "Li'l Goodfellas", Bongo Comics, August 2000 ** ''Simpsons Comics Royale'' reprinted, Bongo Comics, March 2001 *** ''Simpson's Comics'' #73, reprinted, Bongo Comics, Titan Magazines, October 2002 ****''The Best of the Simpsons''#29 reprinted, Bongo Comics, Titan Magazines, April 2006 *''Simpson's Comics'' #83, "...So You Want To Work for Globex, Huh?", Bongo Comics, August 2003 ** ''Simpson's Comics Jam Packed Jamboree'' reprinted, Bongo/Harper Collins, April 2006 ***''The Best of the Simpsons'' #37 reprinted, Bongo Comics, Titan Magazines April 2007

Dark Horse Comics

*''Leaving Megalopolis'' (with Jim Calafiore, 2014, Dark Horse Comics, .)

DC Comics/Vertigo/Wildstorm

*''

'' #1–6 (with Adriana da Silva Melo, DC Comics, February – July 2004) *''

'' #827–831 & 833–835 (with John Byrne, DC Comics, July – November 2005 & January – March 2006) collected as: **''Superman: Strange Attractors'' (192 pages, May 2006, ) *''

'' #1–6 (with

Dale Eaglesham Dale Eaglesham (born 1962) is a Canadian comic book illustrator who has been working in the American industry since 1986. He is best known for his work on titles like '' Conan'', ''Punisher'', ''Green Lantern'', ''Villains United'', ''Justice Soc ...

, DC Comics, July – December 2005) collected as: **''Villains United'' (144 pages, January 2006, ) *''

'' #1–6 (with Brad Walker, DC Comics, July 2006 – January 2007) collected as: **''Six Degrees of Devastation'' (144 pages, March 2007, ) *''

'' #56–90, 92–108 (

, August 2003 – July 2007) collected as: **''Of Like Minds'' (with

Ed Benes José Edilbenes Bezerra (born November 20, 1972), better known by his professional name Ed Benes, is a Brazilian comic book artist, known for his work for DC Comics, on such titles as ''Birds of Prey'', ''Supergirl'', ''Superman'', and ''Justice L ...

, collects ''Birds of Prey'' #56–61, 144 pages, March 2004, ) **''Sensei & Student'' (with Ed Benes, collects ''Birds of Prey'' #62–68, 168 pages, February 2005, ) **''Between Dark & Dawn'' (with Ed Benes, collects ''Birds of Prey'' #69–75, 176 pages, March 2006, ) **''The Battle Within'' (with Joe Bennett and Ed Benes, collects ''Birds of Prey'' #76–85, 240 pages, October 2006, ) **''Perfect Pitch'' (with Joe Bennett and

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, collects ''Birds of Prey'' #86–90 and #92–95, 224 pages, February 2007, ) **''Blood and Circuits'' (with

Nicola Scott Nicola Scott is a comics artist from Sydney, Australia whose notable works include ''Birds of Prey'' and ''Secret Six''. In 2016, she and writer Greg Rucka relaunched ''Wonder Woman'' for DC Comics Rebirth Archive requires scrolldown. and crea ...

, Paulo Siqueira and

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, collects ''Birds of Prey'' #96–103, 208 pages, August 2007, ) **''Dead of Winter'' (with Nicola Scott, collects ''Birds of Prey'' #104–108, 128 pages, February 2008, ) *''

'' #1–12 (with

Neil Googe Neil Googe is a British comics artist. Biography Googe's early comics work include a ''Shotgun Mary'' mini-series and work on '' 2000 AD'', including a number of ''Judge Dredd'' stories. In 1999, Googe was hired as the artist for a graphic nove ...

, February 2007 – January 2008) collected as: **''Volume 1'' (collects ''Welcome to Tranquility'' #1–6, 160 pages, December 2007, ) **''Volume 2'' (collects ''Welcome to Tranquility'' #7–12, 144 pages, May 2008, ) *'' The All-New Atom'' #1–15, 17–18, 20 (DC Comics, September 2006 – April 2008) collected as: **''My Life in Miniature'' (collects ''The All New Atom'' #1–6, 160 pages, ) **''Future/Past'' (collects ''The All New Atom'' #7–11, 128 pages, ) **''The Hunt For Ray Palmer'' (collects ''The All New Atom'' #12–16, 128 pages, ) **''Small Wonder'' (collects ''The All New Atom'' #17–18 and #20–25, 198 pages, ) *'' JLA: Classified 2004'' (DC Comics, January 2008) collected as: **''The Hypothetical Woman'' (with Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, Klaus Janson, and Sean Phillips, collects ''JLA: Classified'' #16–21, January 2006 – May 2006, ≈134 pages, softcover, January 2008, ) *''

'' vol. 3 #14–44, vol. 1 #600, & vol 5 #750 (DC Comics, January 2008 – July 2010) collected as: ** '' The Circle'' (with

Terry Dodson Terry Dodson is an American comic book artist and penciller. He is best known for his work on titles such as ''Harley Quinn'', ''Trouble (comics), Trouble, Spider-Man/Black Cat: The Evil that Men Do'', ''Marvel Knights Spiderman, Marvel Knights: S ...

, collects ''Wonder Woman'' #14–19, January – June 2008, 144 pages, hardcover, November 2008, ; trade paperback, September 2009, ) ** '' Ends of the Earth'' (with

Aaron Lopresti Aaron Lopresti (born January 7, 1964) is an American comic book artist who has worked for Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Dark Horse Comics, CrossGen Comics and Image Comics. Early life Aaron Lopresti was born January 7, 1964''Comics Buyer's Guide'' ...

, collects ''Wonder Woman'' #20–25, July – December 2008, 144 pages, hardcover, March 2009, ) ** '' Rise of the Olympian'' (with Aaron Lopresti, collects ''Wonder Woman'' #26–33, January – August 2009, 208 pages, November 2009, ) ** ''Warkiller'' (with Aaron Lopresti, collects ''Wonder Woman'' #34–39, September 2009 – February 2010, 144 pages, May 2010, ) ** ''Contagion'' (with Aaron Lopresti, Chris Batista, and Nicola Scott, collects ''Wonder Woman'' #40–44, March 2010 – July 2010, 128 pages, October 2010, ) *''

'' #1–14, 16–36, DC Comics, September 2008 – August 2011) collected as: ** ''Unhinged'' (with Nicola Scott and Doug Hazlewood, collects ''Secret Six'' #1–7, 144 pages, August 2009, ) ** ''Depths'' (with Nicola Scott and Carlos Rodriguez, collects ''Secret Six'' #8–14, 168 pages, April 2010, ) ** ''Danse Macabre'' (with

Jim Calafiore Jim Calafiore is an American comic book penciller and inker, known for his work on Marvel Comics '' Exiles'', and DC Comics' ''Aquaman''. His other work includes ''Faction Paradox'', and writing Marvel's '' Exiles'' and ''Millennium Visions''. Ca ...

, Peter Nguyen and Doug Hazlewood, collects ''Secret Six'' #15–18 and ''

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'' #67, written by

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, 128 pages, October 2010, ) ** ''Cat's in the Cradle'' (with Jim Calafiore, R.B. Silva and Alexandre Palamaro, collects ''Secret Six'' #19–24, 144 pages, January 2011, ) ** ''The Reptile Brain'' (with Jim Calafiore and

Pete Woods Peter Woods is an American comic book artist, known for his work on titles such as ''Backlash'', ''Deadpool'', '' Robin'', ''Catwoman'', '' Amazons Attack'', and ''Action Comics''. Career Woods worked as an intern for Wildstorm comics in April ...

, collects ''Secret Six'' #25–29 and ''

'' #896, written by

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, 144 pages, May 2011, ) ** ''The Darkest House'' (with Jim Calafiore, Matthew Clark and Ron Randall, collects ''Secret Six'' #30–36 and ''

Doom Patrol Doom Patrol is a superhero team from DC Comics. The original Doom Patrol first appeared in ''My Greatest Adventure'' #80 (June 1963), and was created by writers Arnold Drake and Bob Haney, along with artist Bruno Premiani. Doom Patrol has appe ...

'' #19, written by

Keith Giffen Keith Ian Giffen (born November 30, 1952) is an American comics artist and writer. He is known for his work for DC Comics on their ''Legion of Super-Heroes'' and ''Justice League'' titles as well as for being the co-creator of Lobo. Biography K ...

, 176 pages, January 2012, ) *''

'' vol. 2, #1–13 (DC Comics, July 2010 – August 2011) collected as: ** ''End Run'' (with Ed Benes,

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, and

Alvin Lee Alvin Lee (born Graham Anthony Barnes; 19 December 1944 – 6 March 2013) was an English singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He is best known as the lead vocalist and lead guitarist of the blues rock band Ten Years After. Early life He w ...

, collects ''Birds of Prey'' #1–6, July 2010 – January 2011, 160 pages, hardcover, May 2011, ;) ** ''The Death of Oracle'' (with

Ardian Syaf Ardian Syaf is an Indonesian comic book artist. He has worked for DC Comics, Marvel Comics, and Dynamite Entertainment. In April 2017 he became embroiled in controversy for inserting hidden anti-semitic and anti-Christian messages in ''X-Men Gol ...

, Guillem March, Inaki Miranda, Pere Perez, Jesus Saiz, collects ''Birds of Prey'' #7–13, February – August 2011, 200 pages, hardcover, October 2011, ) *''

: One Foot in the Grave'' #1–6 (with Horacio Dominguez, Wildstorm, September 2010 – February 2011) collected as: **''Welcome To Tranquility: One Foot in the Grave'' (collects ''Welcome to Tranquility: One Foot in the Grave'' #1–6, 144 pages, July 2011, ) *''

2011 File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed that October; a young man celebrate ...

'' volumes 1–5, #1–34 (DC Comics, July 2012 – December 2014) collected as: **''The Darkest Reflection'' (with

and Vicente Cifuentes, collects ''Batgirl (The New 52)'' #1–6, September 2011 – February 2012, 144 pages, hardcover, July 2012, ) **''Knightfall Descends'' (with

and

, collects ''Batgirl (The New 52)'' #7–13 and 0, March 2012 – October 2012, 192 pages, hardcover, February 2013, ) **''Death of the Family'' (with Admira Wijayadi, Vicente Cifuentes,

Mark Irwin Mark Irwin (born August 7, 1950) is a Canadian cinematographer. He was born in Toronto, Ontario, and studied political science at the University of Waterloo and filmmaking at York University. He is widely known for his early collaborations ...

, Johnathan Glapion, Julius Gopez,

Greg Capullo Gregory Capullo (; born March 30, 1962) is an American comic book artist and penciller, best known for his work on ''Quasar'' (1991–1992), '' X-Force'' (1992–1993), ''Angela'' (1994), ''Spawn'' (1993–2000, 2003–2004) and ''Batman'' (2011� ...

, Daniel Sampere, Ed Benes,

Scott Snyder Scott Snyder is an American author. He is known for his 2006 short story collection ''Voodoo Heart'', and his comic book writing, including ''American Vampire'', ''Detective Comics'', ''Batman (comic book)#The New 52, Batman'', ''Wytches (comics) ...

, and Ray Fawkes; collects ''Batgirl (The New 52)'' #14–19 and Annual #1, ''Batman'' #17, and ''Young Romance'' #1; November 2012 – Apr 2013, 224 pages, hardcover, October 2013, ) **''Wanted'' (with Derlis Santacruz,

Fernando Pasarin Fernando Pasarin is a Spanish comic book artist. Biography Pasarin got his start in the Franco-Belgian comics market. He pencilled such series as ''Strangers'' and ''Phenix'' (written by Jean-Marc Lofficier) for Hexagon Comics, as well as ''L ...

, and Daniel Sampere; collected as ''Batgirl (The New 52)'' #20–26 and ''Batman: The Dark Knight'' #23.1; May 2013 – December 2013, 192 pages, hardcover, May 2014, ) **''Deadline'' (with Marguerite Bennet, Jonathan Glapion, Fernando Pasarin, and

Robert Gill Major Robert Gill (1804–1879) was an army officer, antiquarian, painter and photographer in British India. He is best known for his paintings copying the frescoes of the Ajanta Caves. Gill was the first painter notes that Fide Jesus, a na ...

; collects ''Batgirl (The New 52)'' #27–34 and Annual #2, January 2014 – August 2014, 256 pages, hardcover, December 2014, ) *''Clean Room'' vol. 1, #1-18 (

Vertigo Comics Vertigo Comics, also known as DC Vertigo or simply Vertigo, was an imprint of American comic book publisher DC Comics started by editor Karen Berger in 1993. Vertigo's purpose was to publish comics with adult content, such as nudity, drug use, ...

, December 2015 – June 2017)

Dynamite Entertainment

*'' Red Sonja Vol 2'' volumes 1–3, #0–18 (Dynamite Entertainment, February 2014 – October 2014) collected as: **''Queen of the Plagues'' (with Walter Geovani, Adriano Lucas, and Simon Bowland, collects ''Red Sonja Vol 2'' #1–6, July 2013 – December 2013, 180 pages, softcover, February 2014, ) **''Art of Blood and Fire'' (with Walter Geovani, collects ''Red Sonja Vol 2'' #7–12 and 0, January 2014 – June 2014, 176 pages, softcover, October 2014, ) **''The Forgiving of Monsters'' (with Walter Geovani, collects ''Red Sonja Vol 2'' #13–18, July 2014 – May 2015, 160 pages, softcover, ''Unpublished'', ) *'' Legends of Red Sonja'' volume 1, #1–5 (Dynamite Entertainment, August 2014) collected as: **''Legends of Red Sonja'' (anthology, collects ''Legends of Red Sonja'' #1–5, November 2013 – March 2014, 152 pages, softcover, August 2014, )

Marvel Comics

*''

'' #65–69 (

, May – September 2002) *'' Agent X'' #1–7, 13–15 (Marvel Comics, September 2002 – March 2003 & November – December 2003) *''Marvelous Adventures of Gus Beezer'' (Marvel Comics) **''Spider-Man'' (with Jason Lethcoe, May 2003) **''Hulk'' (with Jason Lethcoe, May 2003) **''X-Men'' (with Jason Lethcoe, May 2003) **''Spider-Man'' (with Guihiru, February 2004) *''

Domino Dominoes is a family of tile-based games played with gaming pieces, commonly known as dominoes. Each domino is a rectangular tile, usually with a line dividing its face into two square ''ends''. Each end is marked with a number of spots (also c ...

'' #1-10 (with David Baldeon, Marvel Comics, April 2018 - January 2019) collected as: **''Domino Vol. 1: Killer Instinct'' (112 pages, collects ''Domino'' #1-6, November 2018, ) **''Domino Vol. 2: Soldier of Fortune'' (128 pages, collects ''Domino'' #7-10 and ''Domino Annual'', March 2019, ) *''Domino: Hotshots #1-5'' (with David Baldeon, Marvel Comics, March - July 2019) collected as: **''Domino: Hotshots'' (112 pages, September 2019, )

Television

* ''

'' (2005) * '' Revisioned: Tomb Raider'' (2007) * '' Batman: The Brave and the Bold'' (2010) * '' My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic'' (2019)

Films

* ''

'' (2009) * '' Red Sonja: Queen of Plagues'' (2016)

Notes

References

External links

Bloodstains on the Looking Glass
Gail Simone's blog. * * * Warn, Sarah (April 6, 2009)
"Interview with Wonder Woman’s Gail Simone"

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Interviews

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"The Simone Files II: The All-New Atom"
Newsarama. January 25, 2007
"The Simone Files III: Welcome to Tranquility"
Newsarama. January 29, 2007
"The Simone Files IV: Gen13"
Newsarama. January 31, 2007
"The Simone Files V: Nicola Scott"
Newsarama. February 6, 2007
"The Simone Files VI: Readers Axe The Questions"
Newsarama. February 12, 2007 * Gustines, George Gene (November 27, 2007)

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