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Louise Simonson & June Brigman Revive Power Pack From Marvel Comics
And now, forty years later, Power Pack is back as Power Pack: Into the Storm from the series original creators, writer and artist Louise Simonson and June Brigman, with the first issue being published on the 24th of January, 2024. Power Pack about four young siblings, the Power family, who gain superpower from an alien source,[...]
Louise Simonson Writes a Jean Grey Krakoan X-Men Comic For Fall Of X
Of late, Louise Simonson's role at Marvel has, alongside the likes of Peter David, Chris Claremont and David Michelinie, been writing X-Men comic books set in the past For Fall Of X, she returns to Marvel Comics and the X-Men books to write a Jean Grey X-Men solo comic in August, initially set in the[...]
Marvel Talks X-Men 60th Anniversary At Midnight, March the 16th
To celebrate 60 years of the X-Men with a Marvel Unlimited Live Virtual Event on Thursday, March 16th at midnight GMT, 7pm ET and 4pm PT which "will spotlight the history and creative legacy of Marvel's mutants, from their beginnings as the Original Five to their present era in the Krakoan Age." Access will be granted[...]
DC Release Video Interviews for Death Of Superman 30th Anniversary
So they have released this video with new PR interviews with Dan Jurgens, Louise Simonson, Roger Stern, Jerry Ordway, and original editor Mike Carlin, talking about the origins and impact of the original crossover event as well as its revival thirty years on. DC has reunited the original creative teams of Dan Jurgens and Brett Breeding;[...]
Rocketeer
Joining Tucci on The Rocketeer: Pavlichenko is colourist Brian Miller and designer/letterer Mindy Lopkin. Other contributors include Kurt Busiek and Brent Anderson doing a new Astro City story, John Layman and Rob Guillory doing a new Chew story, Walter Simonson doing a new Star Slammers story, Howard Chaykin doing a new American Flagg story, Stan Sakai doing a new Usagi Yojimbo story, Matt Wagner doing a new Grendel story, Sergio Aragones and Mark Evanier doing[...]
Ukraine Refugee Comic With Groo, Chew, Grendel, Astro City & More
At press time, stories will be created by a virtual who's who of writers and artists, including Brent Anderson, Sergio Aragones, June Brigman, Kurt Busiek, Howard Chaykin, Joshua Dysart, Mark Evanier, Emil Ferris, Dave Gibbons, Rob Guillory, John Layman, Gabriel Rodriguez, Stan Sakai, Louise Simonson, Walter Simonson, Chris Sprouse, Jill Thompson, Matt Wagner, Mark Waid,[...]
Chris Claremont Finally Comes to X-Men Legends in February
Marvel dropped this double-whammy news in a press release on Marvel.com announcing upcoming stories in the series, which returns legendary X-Men creators to the classic eras of the books they wrote back in the day to tell new stories in continuity. First, the details on Louise and Walt Simonson's second visit to the series, following another[...]
Women of Marvel One-Shot To Give Marvel's Female Heroes The Spotlight
Comics legend Louise Simonson kicks things off with a must-read introduction! Nadia Shammas punches the glass ceiling with the Jade Giantess! Elsa Sjunneson grits her way to the front line with Captain Peggy Carter! Sophie Campbell goes feral with a bone-grinding Marrow story! Video game-and-comics writer Anne Toole makes her Marvel debut in a blaze[...]
Fabian Nicieza, Brett Booth Retell X-Men's Third Summers Brother
And X-Men Legends #1 out in February from Marvel Comics will team nineties X-Men creators Fabian Nicieza and Brett Booth to retell that story with all-new stuff – and future issues bringing in Chris Claremont, Larry Hama, Louise Simonson, Peter David and more. Break out the yellows and blues, fire up the Danger Room and snap[...]
Jim Mahfood Draws Sorcerers For New Publisher, Neotext
Each title will be released on www.neotextcorp.com and will be available via Amazon. Exclusive features on art and pop culture, will include essays by Paco Taylor, on Basquiat and Count Dante, and interviews conducted by Howard Chaykin with Megan Abbott, Lawrence Block, Neal Adams, Joe Jusko, Ann Nocenti, John Romita Jr, Bill Sienkiewicz, Walter Simonson, Louise[...]
Louise Simonson Writes Wonder Woman 1984 Prequel For Walmart
Bleeding Cool preferred to headline her writing partner, the amazing Louise Simonson Writer on the X-Men and Superman comics, co-creator of Power Pack, Cable, Steel, X-Factor, Rictor, Doomsday and Apocalypse And the comic will be drawn by her New Mutants artist of choice, Bret Blevins, with Wonder Woman dealing with a hostage situation at the Smithsonian Museum[...]
The Daily LITG - 26th September 2019, Happy Birthday Louise Simonson
Comics, The Republic Pub, Farmingdale, New York, 7.30-9.30pm. Zoetrope: A Quarterly Comics + Animation Showcase at Muchmore's, Brooklyn, New York 8.30-Midnight. A year ago… Tomorrow, DC Comics Publish Another Batman Comic With a Penis In It Grant Morrison Reimagines Green Lantern as a Dude Who Crashes on Your Couch (Preview) Always Sunny s13e04 Preview: 'Times Up' for Paddy's; Dee's "FYC"[...]
Louise Simonson and June Brigman Bring Back Power Pack in August
In news more exciting than the Hickman X-Men relaunch, Power Pack is returning with its original creators for an all-new adventure in August, as June Brigman and Louise Simonson reunite for Power Pack: Grow Up! #1 Additionally, Simonson and Gurihiru will contribute a short story to the book, both set in the time period of[...]
DC Primal Age 100-Page Giant 1
Of the short stories, the standouts were the Wonder Woman/ Solomon Grundy one by Jerry Ordway, Wendy Broome, and Saida Temfonte, and the Mister Freeze one by Louise Simonson, Phil Winslade, Carrie Strachan, and Carlos M Mangual Mister Freeze as a mage using magic to save his beloved? More of that please The Batman/ Lucious[...]
walt simonson
This panel was a spotlight on Simonson's career, and there was no better person to moderate the panel than his wife, Louise Simonson — a renowned comic book writer and editor herself. Walt went straight to the audience for questions One of the questions led Walt to discussing the letter sections of comics Walt said that he[...]
Faith And Thinking About What You Want This Country To Be
Houser noted that her success is indicative of a growing desire for readers to find characters they can relate to. Comics legend Louise Simonson was also on hand, noting that her work on the upcoming November Election Special marked the first time she had written for Valiant – but the second time she had written Hillary[...]
Louise Simonson And David Marquez Join Final Issue Of Fantastic Four
This is how the final issue of The Fantastic Four was solicited. FANTASTIC FOUR #645 (W) James Robinson & Various (A) Leonard Kirk & Various (CA) Leonard Kirk THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL FANTASTIC FOUR STORY CONCLUDES IN AN EXTRA-SIZED SPECIAL!•  Will the Fantastic Four defeat The Quiet Man and the corrupted forces of the Heroes Reborn universe?•  Will the Johnny get[...]
Essential 8 Women Working In Comics – Yes, Gail, Boys Like Comics Too
It doesn't mean that media that fails the test isn't worthwhile or that media that does pass the test is more worthwhile but it does help, when applied proactively, to ensure that female characters aren't just background objects to the dominant male characters. Louise Simonson There aren't a lot of women that have written the big brand[...]
Louise Simonson Writes 'Super Secret Crisis War' For Cartoon Network Comics
Expect IDW to announce this during their presentation at the ComcisPRO event in Atlanta, Georgia today. But they are releasing a Cartoon Network crossover event this summer, starring Samurai Jack, The Powerpuff Girls, Dexter's Laboratory, Ben 10, Ed, Edd, & Eddy and more. And all their foes of course. It's called Super Secret Crisis War. Of course it is. And it's[...]
Is X-Men Gold The Most Expensive Issue Of X-Men Ever?
In November, as part of the 50th anniversary of the X-Men, Marvel are publishing X-Men Gold, with creators Stan Lee, Chris Claremont, Fabian Nicieza, Louise Simonson, Walter Simonson, Bob McLeod and more. Chris Claremont, it may surprise some to learn, is exclusive to Marvel Comics He's had a rolling contract with the publisher that pays him fairly[...]
Geek Girl on the Street Reports: Talking With Louise Simonson
In reflecting on my chat with her, the main questions I was left with rolling around in my head -as a comic book journalist and would-be comic creator- were "Why aren't there more women creators writing/drawing superhero comics?" And, "What can the industry do to make superhero books more appealing to female creators and fans?"[...]