Kelly Sue DeConnick (born July 15, 1970) is an award-winning American
comic book
A comic book, also called comicbook, comic magazine or (in the United Kingdom and Ireland) simply comic, is a publication that consists of comics art in the form of sequential juxtaposed panels that represent individual scenes. Panels are of ...
writer and editor and English–language adapter of
manga
Manga (Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is u ...
.
Career
Kelly Sue DeConnick was first introduced to the comics industry by writing copy for photos in adult magazines. She eventually moved on to posting her own stories on a message board for fellow comic book author
Warren Ellis
Warren Girard Ellis (born 16 February 1968) is a British comic book writer, novelist, and screenwriter. He is best known as the co-creator of several original comics series, including ''Transmetropolitan'' (1997–2002), ''Global Frequency'' ( ...
. He invited her to work on his new website at the time, artbomb.net, where she wrote catalog entries for comic-book issues.
Later in life, she got a job adapting translations of Japanese manga comics for
Tokyopop
Tokyopop (styled TOKYOPOP; formerly known as Mixx Entertainment) is an American distributor, licensor and publisher of anime, manga, manhwa and Western manga-style works. The German publishing division produces German translations of licensed J ...
and
Viz Media
VIZ Media LLC is an American manga publisher, anime distributor and entertainment company headquartered in San Francisco, California. It was founded in 1986 as VIZ LLC. In 2005, VIZ LLC and ShoPro Entertainment merged to form the current VIZ M ...
. In order to make sure the dialogue she was adapting to English still followed the story arcs, she worked with a translator. DeConnick did this for seven years, and estimates she wrote more than 11,000 comic-book pages. About her work in foreign adaptation she said “...when people say dialogue is the best part of my scripts, it’s because I had a lot of practice.”
DeConnick's first published comic book story was a five-page text story published in ''
CSI: Crime Scene Investigations – Dominos'' #5 (Dec. 2004). She wrote the ''
Osborn'' limited series in 2011 which was drawn by
Emma Ríos.
DeConnick began writing DC's ''
Aquaman
Aquaman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Paul Norris and Mort Weisinger, the character debuted in ''More Fun Comics'' #73 (November 1941). The character is a pastiche of Namor. Initially ...
'' with issue #43 in December 2018. She was interested in writing the character because he's not as well known as his
Justice League
The Justice League (also known as The Justice League of America) are a team of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The team first appeared in ''The Brave and the Bold'' #28 (March 1960). The team was conceived ...
counterparts. In a 2018 interview, DeConnick said "Aquaman is
..considered second-tier.
.. at makes him an underdog to start with, which is a place I really like to work from."
In response to those worried about her changing the character, DeConnick said "I'm writing my Aquaman. I've done my research...Taking an interest in a character is one thing, but crafting your own unique approach is another."
Personal life
Kelly Sue DeConnick was raised on various military bases because her father was in the
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal ...
. She says that comics were a part of "base culture" and her mother used to buy
Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman is a superhero created by the American psychologist and writer William Moulton Marston (pen name: Charles Moulton), and artist Harry G. Peter. Marston's wife, Elizabeth Holloway Marston, Elizabeth, and their life partner, Olive Byr ...
comics thinking they were Go Girl books to give to DeConnick as rewards.
She earned a drama degree from the
University of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin, UT, or Texas) is a public research university in Austin, Texas. It was founded in 1883 and is the oldest institution in the University of Texas System. With 40,916 undergraduate students, 11,075 ...
.
DeConnick is married to fellow comic book writer
Matt Fraction
Matt Fritchman (born December 1, 1975), better known by the pen name Matt Fraction, is an Eisner Award-winning American comic book writer, known for his work as the writer of '' The Invincible Iron Man'', '' The Immortal Iron Fist'', ''Uncanny ...
with whom she has two children, Henry and Tallulah.
Feminism
DeConnick is a self-proclaimed feminist and uses her position in comics to promote feminism and feminist ideas. She started the #VisibleWomen movement on
Twitter
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in March 2016 "to disabuse folks of the notion that women comic artists are rare, to get eyes on said artists & to get them work."
.
In another effort to support new artists, DeConnick helped found Creators for Creators, a non-profit organization that provides grants and mentoring to new artists.
When asked about handling sexism in the historically male-dominated comic industry, DeConnick advised, "Be terrifying."
DeConnick makes a point to break the "
damsel in distress" trope in her work. She received backlash from comic fans for several of the changes made to
Carol Danvers
Carol Susan Jane Danvers is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Roy Thomas and artist Gene Colan, Danvers first appeared as an officer in the United States Air Force and a colleague of th ...
comics during her time as a writer for ''
Ms. Marvel
Ms. Marvel is the name of several fictional superheroes appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was originally conceived as a female counterpart to Captain Marvel. Like Captain Marvel, most of the bearers of the Ms. M ...
'' and ''
Captain Marvel'', which resulted in accusations of being "an angry feminist" and taking "the character and
nsertingher feminist agenda."
Regarding the opportunity to write Carol Danvers, DeConnick said, "Pretty much any chance I get to write female characters I'm going to write them because I want to see more of them."
She received criticism over her approach of the character before the first issue was even published because of the worry that her feminist beliefs would become more important than good writing of the character.
Using her family background in the Air Force, she was able to "add an extra dimension" to Danvers' character development and "gave it a personal angle."
During this time, the character's codename and uniform were changed, although DeConnick noted that plans for these changes predated her involvement.
With this new and improved Carol Danvers, DeConnick influenced the story foundation for the 2019 ''
Captain Marvel'' movie.
According to a 2014 study, the fastest growing demographic for comic readers was young adult women, crediting DeConnick's comic ''Pretty Deadly'' as one of the titles capturing this growing demographic's attention.
DeConnick also proposed the "
Sexy Lamp Test" adjunct to the
Bechdel test.
In a 2012 interview, she said "If you can replace your female character with a sexy lamp and the story still basically works, maybe you need another draft. They have to be protagonists, not devices."
In response to male fans' criticism of ''Captain Marvel'', DeConnick created her series ''
Bitch Planet
''Bitch Planet'' is an American comic book published by Image Comics, created by writer Kelly Sue DeConnick and artist Valentine De Landro. The series is a feminist portrayal of the exploitation film genre and takes place in a dystopian reali ...
''. She explained, "If you want to see 'angry feminist,' then I will show it to you."
''Bitch Planet'' is a
dystopian
A dystopia (from Ancient Greek δυσ- "bad, hard" and τόπος "place"; alternatively cacotopiaCacotopia (from κακός ''kakos'' "bad") was the term used by Jeremy Bentham in his 1818 Plan of Parliamentary Reform (Works, vol. 3, p. 493). ...
series where "non-compliant" women are sent to a "correction facility" on another planet. DeConnick cites
Margaret Atwood
Margaret Eleanor Atwood (born November 18, 1939) is a Canadian poet, novelist, literary critic, essayist, teacher, environmental activist, and inventor. Since 1961, she has published 18 books of poetry, 18 novels, 11 books of non-fiction, nin ...
's ''
The Handmaid's Tale
''The Handmaid's Tale'' is a futuristic dystopian novel by Canadian author Margaret Atwood and published in 1985. It is set in a near-future New England in a patriarchal, totalitarian theonomic state known as the Republic of Gilead, which ...
'' and ''
RoboCop'' as influences in the creation of ''Bitch Planet''. In ''Bitch Planet'', women who do not follow the rules of the
patriarchy
Patriarchy is a social system in which positions of dominance and privilege are primarily held by men. It is used, both as a technical anthropological term for families or clans controlled by the father or eldest male or group of males a ...
and are put in jail are given “Non-Compliant” tattoos. Many fans of the comic have gotten these same symbols tattooed on their bodies because they connect with the women in the comic. She brought it up in a 99U talk and said "You don't get that tattoo to celebrate something in the book, you get that tattoo because the book celebrates something in you."
In 2012, DeConnick attended
Dundrum International Comics Expo as a guest. When an associated Irish comic news site referred to her only in relation to her husband, fans and fellow professionals created a "not the wife of Matt Fraction" meme in response. Following the attention, the website amended their listings. In 2014, Graham Crackers, a Chicago-based comic shop jokingly referred to DeConnick as "Mrs. Matt Fraction" when reviewing her series ''Bitch Planet'', referring to
Matt Fraction
Matt Fritchman (born December 1, 1975), better known by the pen name Matt Fraction, is an Eisner Award-winning American comic book writer, known for his work as the writer of '' The Invincible Iron Man'', '' The Immortal Iron Fist'', ''Uncanny ...
as "Mr. Kelly Sue DeConnick" in the same set of reviews. Fans accused them of underestimating the complicated history of referring to a woman by her husband's name and demanded she receive proper recognition for her work. The comic shop later issued an apology and revised the names of the couple on the reviews.
At a 2013 convention panel, she stated that "I am willing to make people uncomfortable so that my daughter doesn't have to!" Following up in an interview the following year, she explained "I don't think it's a goal to make other people uncomfortable. It's something I'm willing to do. I do purposefully try to push myself out of my comfort zone. Which is fairly cliché, but one of those clichés that got there for a reason."
About using her full name Kelly Sue DeConnick, she said "I didn't grow up Kelly Sue. I was Kelly. I use Sue and I insist on using Sue so that when someone sees a book with my name on it, they know it was written by a woman. I want a little girl who sees that to know that that's something she can do."
Awards
2022
*
Will Eisner Comic Industry Award
The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, commonly shortened to the Eisner Awards, are prizes given for creative achievement in American comic books, sometimes referred to as the comics industry's equivalent of the Academy Awards. They are named in ...
– Best Single Issue with artist
Phil Jimenez
Phil Jimenez (born July 12, 1970) is an award-winning American comics artist and writer known for his work as writer/artist on ''Wonder Woman'' from 2000 to 2003, as one of the five pencilers of the 2005–2006 miniseries ''Infinite Crisis'', his ...
for ''Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons'' #1
2018
*
Hugo Award
The Hugo Award is an annual literary award for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year, given at the World Science Fiction Convention and chosen by its members. The Hugo is widely considered the premier a ...
nomination for
Best Graphic Story – ''Bitch Planet, Volume 2: President Bitch'', illustrated by
Taki Soma and
Valentine De Landro
A valentine is a card or gift given on Valentine's Day, or one's sweetheart.
Valentine or Valentines may also refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Valentine (name), a given name and a surname, including a list of people and fictional char ...
.
*
British Fantasy Award
The British Fantasy Awards (BFA) are awarded annually by the British Fantasy Society (BFS), first in 1976. Prior to that they were known as The August Derleth Fantasy Awards (see August Derleth Award). First awarded in 1972 (to ''The Knight of ...
s nomination for Best Comic/Graphic Novel – ''Bitch Planet, Volume 2: President Bitch''.
2016
* British Fantasy Awards win for Best Comic/Graphic Novel – ''Bitch Planet, Volume 1''.
2014
*
Eisner Award
The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, commonly shortened to the Eisner Awards, are prizes given for creative achievement in American comic books, sometimes referred to as the comics industry's equivalent of the Academy Awards. They are named in ...
nomination for Best Writer – ''
Pretty Deadly'' series, co-created with
Emma Rios.
Bibliography
Writer
;Image Comics
*''24Seven'' Volume 1 (graphic novel, with other artists, tpb, 225 pages, August 2006, )
*''24Seven'' Volume 2 (graphic novel, with other artists, tpb, 240 pages, August 2007, )
*''
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 ...
Tales Inspired by Tori Amos'' (graphic novel, with other artists, hc, 480 pages, July 2008, )
*''
Pretty Deadly'' (with
Emma Ríos, October 2013–present)
**''Volume 1: The Shrike'' #1–5 (tpb, 120 pages, 2014, )
**''Volume 2: The Bear'' #6–10 (tpb, 152 pages, 2016, )
**''Volume 3: The Rat'' #1–5 (tpb, 152 pages, 2020, )
*''
Bitch Planet
''Bitch Planet'' is an American comic book published by Image Comics, created by writer Kelly Sue DeConnick and artist Valentine De Landro. The series is a feminist portrayal of the exploitation film genre and takes place in a dystopian reali ...
'' (with
Valentine De Landro
A valentine is a card or gift given on Valentine's Day, or one's sweetheart.
Valentine or Valentines may also refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Valentine (name), a given name and a surname, including a list of people and fictional char ...
, December 2014–present)
**''Volume 1: Extraordinary Machine'' #1–5 (tpb, 136 pages, 2015, )
**''Volume 2: President Bitch'' #6-10 (tpb, 144 pages, 2017, )
;IDW Publishing
*''
30 Days of Night: Eben & Stella'' (limited series) (May 2007 – August 2007)
**''30 Days of Night: Eben & Stella Volume 7'' (tpb, 104 pages, 2007, ) collects:
*** "Eben And Stella" (with
Steve Niles
Steve Niles (born June 21, 1965) is an American comic book author and novelist, known for works such as ''30 Days of Night'', '' Criminal Macabre: A Cal McDonald Mystery'', ''Simon Dark'', ''Mystery Society'', and '' Batman: Gotham County Line''.
...
and
Justin Randall, in #1–4, 2007)
;Marvel Comics
*''
Sif
In Norse mythology, Sif (Old Norse: ) is a golden-haired goddess associated with earth. Sif is attested in the ''Poetic Edda'', compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, and the ''Prose Edda'', written in the 13th century ...
'', one-shot, "I am the Lady Sif" (with
Ryan Stegman
Ryan Stegman is a comic book artist, writer, and podcaster best known for his work on Marvel Comics characters including ''She-Hulk'', ''X-23'', ''Spider-Man'' and ''Venom''.
Career
His first comic work was titled ''Magician Apprentice'', based o ...
, April 2010) collected in ''Thor: Latverian Prometheus'' (tpb, 112 pages, 2010, )
*''
Rescue
Rescue comprises responsive operations that usually involve the saving of life, or the urgent treatment of injuries after an accident or a dangerous situation.
Tools used might include search and rescue dogs, mounted search and rescue ho ...
'', one-shot, "Rescue Me" (with
Andrea Mutti
Andrea is a given name which is common worldwide for both males and females, cognate to Andreas, Andrey, Andrej and Andrew.
Origin of the name
The name derives from the Greek language, Greek word ἀνήρ (''anēr''), genitive ἀνδρός ...
, May 2010)
*''
Enter the Heroic Age'', one-shot, "Coppelia" (with
Jamie McKelvie
Jamie McKelvie is a cartoonist and illustrator, known for his both work on books such as '' Phonogram'', '' Young Avengers'' and ''The Wicked + The Divine'', and his approach to comic character design.
Career
Since 2003, McKelvie has collaborat ...
, May 2010)
*''
Girl Comics'' vol. 2 No. 3, "Chaos Theory" (with
Adriana Melo
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Translations
*Arabic language, Arabic: أدريان
*Belorussian language, Belorussian: Адрыяна (Adryjana)
*Bulgarian langu ...
, July 2010)
*''
Age of Heroes'' No. 3, "Girls' Night On" (with
Brad Walker, July 2010) collented in (tpb, 104 pages, 2011, )
*''
Osborn'' (limited series) (November 2010 – April 2011):
**''Osborn: Evil Incarcerated'' (tpb, 120 pages, 2011, ) collects:
*** "Osborn" (with Emma Ríos and
Becky Cloonan
Becky Cloonan (born 23 June) is an American comic book creator, known for work published by Tokyopop and Vertigo. In 2012 she became the first female artist to draw the main '' Batman'' title for DC Comics.Beck, Laura (February 8, 2013)"Meet the F ...
, in #1–5, 2010)
*''
Captain America and The Secret Avengers'', one-shot, "All the Pretty Monsters" (with
Greg Tocchini Greg is a masculine given name, and often a shortened form of the given name Gregory (given name), Gregory. Greg (more commonly spelled "Gregg (surname), Gregg") is also a surname.
People with the name
*Greg Abbott (disambiguation), multiple peopl ...
, March 2011)
*''
Spider-Island: I Love New York City'', one-shot, "Spider-Mom" (with
Chuck BB, September 2011) collected in ''Spider-Island Companion'' (tpb, 360 pages, 2012, )
*''
Castle: Richard Castle's Deadly Storm'' (graphic novel, with
Brian Michael Bendis
Brian Michael Bendis (; born August 18, 1967) is an American comic book writer and artist. He has won five Eisner Awards for both his creator-owned work and his work on various Marvel Comics books.Bendis, Brian Michael and Oeming, Michael Avon, ' ...
and
Lan Medina
Rolando Medina, commonly known as Lan Medina (born December 22, 1961), is a Filipino comic book artist best known for his work on '' Fables, Aria, District X'', and '' The Punisher: MAX'' imprint.
Awards
In the 2007 Glyph Comics Awards, the Fan ...
, hc, 112 pages, September 2011, )
*''
Avenging Spider-Man#9 (1st appearance of Carol Danvers as Captain Marvel)'' (July 2012 – August 2012):
**''The Good, the Green and the Ugly'' (tpb, 112 pages, 2012, ) collects:
*** "Wadjetmacallit?!" (written by
Kathryn Immonen
Kathryn Immonen (; Kuder) is a Canadian comic book and webcomic writer. She has written a number of comic books for Marvel Comics since 2007, in collaboration with her husband Stuart.
Biography
In 2007 Immonen began working for Marvel Comics wr ...
and drawn by
Stuart Immonen
Stuart Immonen () is a Canadians, Canadian comics artist. He is best known for his work on ''Nextwave'', ''Ultimate X-Men'', ''The New Avengers (comics), The New Avengers'', ''The Amazing Spider-Man'', and ''Ultimate Spider-Man''. Penciler, His pe ...
, in No. 7, 2012
*** "Untitled" (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 ...
, in #9–10, 2012)
*** "Untitled" (written by
Kevin Shinik and drawn by
Aaron Kuder, in #12–13, 2012)
*''
Captain Marvel'' vol. 7 (July 2012 – November 2013)
**''Volume 1: In Pursuit of Flight'' (tpb, 136 pages, 2013, ) collects:
*** "Untitled" (with
Dexter Soy,
Richard Elson
Richard Elson (born 1962) is a British people, British comic book artist best known for his work on ''Sonic the Comic'', ''2000 AD (comics), 2000 AD'' and ''Thor (Marvel comics), Thor''.
Biography
Richard Elson is a fine art graduate with over ...
,
Karl Kesel
Karl Kesel (born January 7, 1959, Victor, New York) is an American comics writer and inker whose works have primarily been under contract for DC Comics. He is a member of Periscope Studio and is best known for his collaborations with fellow artis ...
,
Al Barrionuevo and
Emma Ríos, in #1–6, 2012)
**''Volume 2: Down'' (tpb, 136 pages, 2013, ) collects:
*** "Untitled" (with
Christopher Sebela, Dexter Soy and
Filipe Andrade, in #7–12, 2012–2013)
**''Avengers: The Enemy Within'' (tpb, 152 pages, 2013, ) collects:
*** "The Enemy Within" (with
Scott Hepburn,
Matteo Buffagni, and
Gerardo Sandoval
Gerardo Compos Sandoval (born 1962) is a judge of the Superior Court of California in and for the County of San Francisco. He was formerly a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. A practicing attorney, he defeated Superior Court j ...
, in #13–14, ''Avengers: The Enemy Within'' #1, ''Avengers Assemble'' vol. 2 #16–17, 2013)
*** "Untitled" (with Filipe Andrade, in #17, 2013)
** "Kiss Today Goodbye" (with
Jen Van Meter
Jennifer Van Meter is an American comic book writer best known for her Oni Press series '' Hopeless Savages''.
Early life and education
Van Meter was born and raised in Fresno, California. She graduated from Vassar College with a Bachelor of Ar ...
and
Patrick Oliffe, in #15–16, 2013, collected in ''Infinity Companion'', hc, 688 pages, 2014, )
*''
Castle: Richard Castle's Storm Season'' (graphic novel, with Brian Michael Bendis and
Emanuela Lupacchino
Emanuela ( minor planet designation: 576 Emanuela) is an asteroid orbiting the Sun
The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System. It is a nearly perfect ball of hot plasma, heated to incandescence by nuclear fusion reactions in ...
, hc, 112 pages, October 2012, )
*''
Avengers Assemble'' (November 2012 – March 2014)
**''Science Bros'' (tpb, 144 pages, 2013, ) collects:
*** "Untitled" (with
Stefano Caselli
Stefano Caselli (born 21 February 1978) is an Italian comic book artist best known for his work on the Marvel Comics title '' Avengers: The Initiative'', the mini-series '' Civil War: Young Avengers/Runaways'' and '' Secret Warriors''. He was on ...
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 ...
, in #9–13, 2012–2013)
*** "Company Man" (written by
Christos Gage
Christos N. Gage is an American screenwriter and comic book writer. He is known for his work on the TV series ''Daredevil'', '' Hawaii Five-0'', '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', '' Numbers'' and the films '' The Breed'' and '' Teenage Cavem ...
and drawn by
Tomm Coker
Tomm Coker, also known as Thomas L. Coker (born November 3, 1972), is an American comic book artist and film director/writer.
Career
Coker's career started in the early nineties drawing comic books for Image Comics, Dark Horse Comics, Marvel Com ...
,
Mike Mayhew,
Mike Deodato
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Early life
Mike Deodato was born on May 23, 1963 in Campina Grande, Paraíb ...
and
Luke Ross
Luke Ross (born Luciano Queiroz 18 July 1972) is a comic artist known for his work on books such as ''Gen13'', ''Spider-Man'', ''Green Lantern (comic book), Green Lantern'', ''Indiana Jones comic books, Indiana Jones'' and ''Captain America (vol ...
, in ''Annual'' No. 1, 2013)
**''Avengers: The Enemy Within'' (tpb, 152 pages, 2013, ) collects:
*** "The Enemy Within" (with Scott Hepburn, Matteo Buffagni, and Gerardo Sandoval, in #16–17, Avengers: The Enemy Within #1, Captain Marvel vol. 7 #13–14, 2013)
** "Infinity" (with
Barry Kitson
Barry Kitson is a British comic book artist.
Biography
Kitson's first professional work was ''Spider-Man'' for Marvel UK. He also drew many stories for ''2000 AD (comics), 2000 AD'', beginning with a "Future Shocks" tale written by Peter Milli ...
and Jen Van Meter, in #18–19, 2013, collected in ''Infinity Companion'', hc, 688 pages, 2014, )
**''The Forgeries of Jealousy'' (tpb, 112 pages, 2014, ) collects:
*** "Untitled" (with Matteo Buffagni,
Warren Ellis
Warren Girard Ellis (born 16 February 1968) is a British comic book writer, novelist, and screenwriter. He is best known as the co-creator of several original comics series, including ''Transmetropolitan'' (1997–2002), ''Global Frequency'' ( ...
,
Paco Díaz,
Neil Edwards and
Raffaele Ienco, in #21–25, 2013–2014)
*''
Captain Marvel'' vol. 8 (March 2014 – May 2015)
**''Volume 1: Higher, Further, Faster, More'' (tpb, 136 pages, 2014, ) collects:
*** "Higher, Further, Faster, More." (with
David López, in #1–6, 2014)
**''Volume 2: Stay Fly'' (tpb, 120 pages, 2015, ) collects:
*** "Release the Flerken" (with
Marcio Takara
Marcio Takara is a comic book artist known for his work on books such as ''Incorruptible'', '' The Incredibles: Family Matters'' and ''Dynamo 5''.
Career
Takara has named Stuart Immonen and Jim Lee among his artistic influences.
From 2010 to 2 ...
, in #7–8, 2014)
*** "Lila Cheney's Fantabulous Technicolor Rock Opera" (with David López, in No. 9, 2014)
*** "A Christmas Carol" (with David López, Marcio Takara and Laura Braga, in #10–11, 2014–2015)
**''Volume 3: Alis Volat Propriis'' (tpb, 96 pages, 2015, ) collects:
*** "The 7 Seconds Before You Die" (with Warren Ellis and David López, in #12–13, 2015)
*** "The Black Vortex: Chapter 11" (with David López, in #14, 2015)
*** "The Next Right Thing" (with David López, in #15, 2015)
*''
Captain Marvel & the Carol Corps'' (four-issue limited series with
Kelly Thompson
Kelly Thompson is an American writer of novels and comic books. She is best known for the '' Jem and the Holograms'' comic with co-creator and artist Sophie Campbell, a modern re-imagining of the 1980s cartoon of the same name, the Eisner-nomin ...
, David López,
Laura Braga and
Paolo Pantalena June–September 2015, collected in ''Captain Marvel and the Carol Corps'', tpb, 120 pages, , 2015)
;BOOM! Studios
*''
CBGB
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'' No. 4 (with Chuck BB, October 2010) collected in ''CBGB'' (tpb, 112 pages, 2010, )
;DC Comics
*''
Supergirl
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'' vol. 5 #65–67, "This Is Not My Life" (with
ChrisCross
Christopher Williams, who goes by ChrisCross, is a comic book illustrator, known mostly for his stints pencilling Milestone Comics' ''Blood Syndicate'' and ''Heroes'', Marvel Comics' '' Captain Marvel'' and '' Slingers'' and DC Comics' ''Firesto ...
, June–August 2011)
*''
The Witching Hour'' No. 1, "Legs" (with
Ming Doyle
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, December 2013)
*''
Adventures of Superman'' vol. 2 No. 17, "Mystery Box" (with
Valentine De Landro
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Valentine or Valentines may also refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Valentine (name), a given name and a surname, including a list of people and fictional char ...
, November 2014)
*''
Aquaman
Aquaman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Paul Norris and Mort Weisinger, the character debuted in ''More Fun Comics'' #73 (November 1941). The character is a pastiche of Namor. Initially ...
'' vol. 8 #43–65 (February 2019 – January 2021)
*''
Detective Comics
''Detective Comics'' is an American comic book series published by Detective Comics, later shortened to DC Comics. The first volume, published from 1937 to 2011 (and later continued in 2016), is best known for introducing the superhero Batman i ...
'' vol. 1 #1027 (September 2020)
*''Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons'' – (three-issue limited series with
Phil Jimenez
Phil Jimenez (born July 12, 1970) is an award-winning American comics artist and writer known for his work as writer/artist on ''Wonder Woman'' from 2000 to 2003, as one of the five pencilers of the 2005–2006 miniseries ''Infinite Crisis'', his ...
and
Gene Ha
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, November 2021 -)
;Dark Horse Comics
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Ghost
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'' vol. 3 (September 2012 – March 2013)
**''In the Smoke and Din'' (tpb, 136 pages, 2013, ) collects:
*** "Resurrection Mary" (with
Phil Noto
Phil Noto is an American painter and comic book artist who is known for his work on such titles as ''Jonah Hex'', ''X-23'', ''Uncanny X-Force'' and, more recently, '' Black Widow''. His work on ''The Infinite Horizon'' (a modern retelling of ...
, in No. 0, 2012)
*** "In the Smoke and Din" (with Phil Noto, in #1–4, 2012–2013)
*''Ghost'' vol. 4 #1–4 (December 2013 – June 2014)
*''
Prometheus: Fire and Stone – Omega'', one-shot (with
Agustin Alessio, February 2015) collected in ''Prometheus: The Complete Fire and Stone'' (hc, 480 pages, 2015, )
Editor
*''Killing Demons'' (2003) graphic novel
Manga adaptations
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Black Cat
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'' Vol. 1–20
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Blue Spring''
*''B.O.D.Y.'' Vol. 1–4
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Demon Diary'' Vol. 1–7
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Descendants of Darkness'' Vol. 1–3
*''Despotic Lover'' Vol. 1–4
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Doubt!!
is a Japanese '' shōjo'' manga series written and illustrated by Kaneyoshi Izumi. The story follows Ai Maekawa, a teenager who gives herself a total makeover during a school break in a bid to reinvent her image and become popular. It was s ...
'' Vol. 1–6
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Fruits Basket
, sometimes abbreviated , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Natsuki Takaya. It was serialized in the semi-monthly Japanese manga magazine , published by Hakusensha, from 1998 to 2006. The series' title comes from ...
'' Vol. 1–3
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Girl Got Game
''Girl Got Game'', originally published in Japan as ''Power!!'', is a manga series written and illustrated by Shizuru Seino. Originally serialized in ''Bessatsu Friend'' from 1999 until 2002, the individual chapters have been collected and p ...
'' Vol. 1–10
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Kare First Love
is a Japanese ''shōjo'' manga series by Kaho Miyasaka. It was originally serialized in ''Shōjo Comic'' from March 2002 to August 2004, and the individual chapters were published in ten ''tankōbon'' volumes by Shogakukan from September 200 ...
'' Vol. 1–10
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MeruPuri'' Vol. 1–4
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Nightmare Inspector'' Vol. 1
*''Portus''
*''Ral (Omega) Grad'' Vol. 1
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Sensual Phrase
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mayu Shinjo. The manga was published by Shogakukan in ''Shōjo Comic'' between 1997 and 2000, and collected in 18 bound volumes. It was adapted as a 44-episode anime television series by ...
'' Vol. 1–18
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Sexy Voice and Robo
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Iou Kuroda. It was originally serialized in the ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Spirits Zōkan Ikki'' (re-branded as ''Monthly Ikki'' in 2003) between November 2000 and December 2002, with i ...
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Slam Dunk
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'' Vol. 1–16
Other work
DeConnick served as a consultant on the film ''
Captain Marvel''. She also makes a cameo appearance as a train passenger who bumps into
Carol Danvers
Carol Susan Jane Danvers is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Roy Thomas and artist Gene Colan, Danvers first appeared as an officer in the United States Air Force and a colleague of th ...
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References
External links
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Kelly Sue DeConnickat Mike's Amazing World of Comics
at the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators
Interview with Kelly Sue DeConnick @ GeekGirlCon 2013on
YouTube
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1970 births
American comics writers
Comic book editors
Female comics writers
Living people
Marvel Comics writers
Writers from Ohio