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Wendy's was asked by famous comic book writer and tea expert Gail Simone which comic book universe they preferred, and the chain didn't hesitate to respond: Marvel. Marvel — Wendy's (@Wendys) February 7, 2019 The news that the social media savants who run Wendy's Twitter account prefer Marvel to DC is sure to be a major blow for[...]

Writers and comics creators such as Alan Moore, Neil Gaiman, Frank Miller, Chris Claremont, Fiona Staples, Gail Simone, and Rumiko Takahashi took Maher to task for his simplistic views on comics' history of challenging social norms and political movements. Simone summed up what she saw were Maher's intentions on Twitter: Here's a thing, even if you don't care about[...]

Remember the days of big, giant Marvel and DC Comics crossover events? We sure do, as does Gail Simone. One of our favorite female comic writers, Simone knows her way around some pretty notable characters across the Marvel and DC Comics lexicon: DC's Birds of Prey, Secret Six, Welcome to Tranquility, The All-New Atom, Deadpool, Wonder Woman,[...]

Earlier today, we reported on superstar writer Gail Simone's Twitter teaser for a new project called Hotshots And it's a good thing we did it then, because if we had waited, we wouldn't have only been able to get one article out of it instead of two, because Marvel has just answered Simone's question and[...]

Not all teasers need to threaten to rewrite the history of a decades-old superhero universe! Superstar writer Gail Simone looks to be teasing a new comic book project on social media, posting the following logo on Twitter and asking the question: who are the Hotshots? WHO ARE THE… pic.twitter.com/IzWG2TfW6Z — Gail Simone (@GailSimone) December 10, 2018 No other[...]

The latest definitely-not-porn content flagged as explicit by Tumblr algorithms is a story from the Wonder Woman 75th Anniversary Special by Gail Simone, Colleen Doran, Hi-Fi Design, and Dave Sharpe called Big Things One Day Come, introducing the character Star Blossom. Simone took to Twitter for the reveal: So Tumblr tagged a story of mine as explicit (well, a[...]

Sometimes Twitter is a wonderful place, thanks to personalities like Gail Simone. Photo by Kendall Whitehouse Today, the comic book writer took to her characters to describe her pitch for a film: The Oz/Wonka war. Okay, here's my idea. THE OZ/WONKA WAR. — Gail Simone (@GailSimone) November 30, 2018 Slugworth allies with the Wicked Witch of the West to capture Dorothy and[...]

And in Fantastic Four Wedding Special #1, superstar writer Gail Simone will join Fantastic Four series writer Dan Slott Sara Pichelli won't be drawing this one either, but Laura Braga will instead. Check out the solicits for Fantastic Four #5 and Fantastic Four Wedding Special #1 below. FANTASTIC FOUR: WEDDING SPECIAL #1 GAIL SIMONE & DAN SLOTT (W)[...]

In a shining example that the rest of the world can hopefully follow suit, Gail Simone and Rob Schneider have ended their blood feud over whether or not Tim Hortons is the Rob Schneider of donut shops It was Schneider who made the first move, tweeting a public apology to Simone. https://twitter.com/RobSchneider/status/1038576315966705664 And Simone accepted the apology,[...]

File this one under "news we swear to freaking god we are not making up." Comedian and actor Rob Schneider, star of such hit films as Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo, became offended on Twitter Saturday after randomly coming across a tweet by superstar comics writer Gail Simone using Schneider's name to mock Canadian donut chain[...]

The book continues to look fantastic. Red Sonja/Tarzan #4 is another solid issue from Gail Simone, Walter Geovani, and Adriano Augusto The final battle is prepped, the characters move into place, and we know the odds standing against Red Sonja and Tarzan This one earns a recommendation Check it out. [rwp-review-ratings id="0"] [rwp-review-form id="0"] [rwp-review-recap id="0"] The gorillas look[...]

Gail Simone has a Writer's Commentary on the recently released Red Sonja/Tarzan #4, on sale now from Dynamite She writes: Okay, I again want to thank everyone who has been following this book and reading my little commentaries We don't always get to focus on these little details, but they're a big part of what makes[...]

Rather, it's superstar writer Gail Simone vs… Miracle Whip?! Responding to a recent viral PhillyMag.com article lamenting that millennials have killed egg-based sandwich topping mayonnaise, one in a long line of ridiculous articles on various publications where baby boomers and gen-xers complain that the things they liked are no longer as popular as they once were with younger[...]

Elsewhere, Sammy tries to solve his woes, and the girls who work with Eel O'Brian work to prove his innocence. Plastic Man #3 cover by Alex Ross Whenever I worry that maybe I just have a thing against superhero comedy stories, I remind myself that Gail Simone and Adriano Melo's Plastic Man just might be one of[...]

It's Gail Simone's birthday today Happy Birthday, Gail. As she knuckles down as creative lead for Catalyst Prime at Lion Forge, she also reminisced on Facebook about her time at Bongo Comics, the first comics publisher to hire her, for The Simpsons — and then proceeded to give her as much work as she could handle. The publisher,[...]

Plastic Man is Gail Simone's other attempt at a book like this right now, and it's currently running a lot more smoothly. Domino #4 art by David Baldeon and Jesus Aburtov David Baldeon's artwork gels mostly well in this issue The panel-dressing and creativity attributed to the training session with Shang is genuinely cool The facial expressions[...]

Plastic Man is on the hunt for a young boy while being chased by a clandestine organization and avoiding Batman. Is it a good read?

The term "Women in Refrigerators" was coined in 1999 by Gail Simone to recognize how women characters are treated in comic books It specifically refers to how they are often harmed, murdered, raped, abused in order to provide motivation for a male lead character to seek revenge The term was named after the comic book scene[...]

Proving that it is a for-realz ongoing series, and not just a Marvel "mini-series but we want you to actually buy it so we say it's an ongoing" ongoing series, Gail Simone and David Baldeon's Domino will kick off a new storyline in Domino #7 in October Which is great, because it's a great comic[...]

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Eson Duul attacks the family of Tarzan's son, but Korak won't take this lying down. Red Sonja and Tarzan continue to search for Duul. Is it a good read?

Gail Simone writes on her Red Sonja/Tarzan #3, published recently from Dynamite Entertainment Pick up your copy and read along; we'll give you the first few pages to get you started. I keep talking about this, how this book is just a dream come true for me I've wanted to write Tarzan since I used to pretend[...]

My only complaint about the Vampirella set was the card stock was a bit thin, something I've been told has been addressed in the new deck. As for the issue today, we have Red Sonja #7 by Gail Simone and Walter Geovani. Part 1 of a new story arc! Fresh from her ordeals in the Queen of[...]

Plastic Man #1 Gail Simone does it again with Plastic Man, a charming, well-paced, and funny book about Eel O'Brian This comedy superhero book has some heart to it, and that's what sets it apart from others Plus, Adriano Melo provides some great art. Losers Tomb Raider: Inferno #1 cover by Hannah Templer 5[...]

This pisses Neena off, and she beelines for Topaz with the intent of putting the woman in the ground. Domino #3 cover by Greg Land and Frank D'Armata Domino #3 continues the book's descent into the saccharine, and I'm beginning to be concerned that the series won't be able to pull back from this trend. The camaraderie in[...]

This was just a ploy, of course, and Plastic Man chases after his old partners in crime to investigate who killed the security guard who was killed when Plastic Man was made. Plastic Man #1 cover by Aaron Lopresti Gail Simone does it again with a charming and all-around endearing resurrection of the eponymous Plastic Man in[...]

And they're pulling out all the stops. Gail Simone, Fabian Nicieza, Dennis Hopeless, and Leah Williams are all writing for the series, along with artists Victor Ibanez, Juan Gedeon, Natacha Bustos, Leonard Kirk, and More (who we presume to be a Franco-Belgian comic artist — it's pronounced More-ay) As if that weren't enough star power, the[...]

Red Sonja and Tarzan finally meet, and the two race to meet Eson Duul. However, Duul is already gone. Does it make for a good read?

We have a new writer's commentary from Gail Simone for Red Sonja / Tarzan #2 being published by Dynamite Entertainment The issue comes with covers by Aaron Lopresti and Walter Geovani with interiors from Geovani, The issue hits comic shops today.  * * * * * First, I think I talked about this in the commentary for issue one, but[...]

Last week, superstar writer Gail Simone revealed an Alex Ross variant cover for Plastic Man #2, the second issue of the new upcoming six-issue mini-series by Simone and artist Adriana Melo Simone wasn't content with that, however, taking to Twitter Monday to surprise fans with another variant cover, this time by Amanda Conner and Dave[...]