I was a fan of the idea of Red Sonja, but the gender politics of the character made her hard to read,… — Gail Simone Copy Share Image
I get very invested in characters; it's the only way I find that I can write a book and really make it… — Gail Simone Copy Share Image
When I created Mary for the 'Batgirl' issue of 'Night of the Owls,' there was a lot of excitement at DC. Scott… — Gail Simone Copy Share Image
I have a terrific editor in Molly Mahan - she's the best - and Red Sonja has become up there with Black… — Gail Simone Copy Share Image
My favorite characters are always the unpredictable ones, and with Domino, you literally never know which way the dice are going to… — Gail Simone Copy Share Image
The stuff we're seeing in 'Deadpool' and 'Harley Quinn' now, Plastic Man was doing in the 1940s. It's a character that was… — Gail Simone Copy Share Image
I always say, if a guy writes the same lead female character type over and over, we are not seeing their writing… — Gail Simone Copy Share Image
With 'Red Sonja', it's a single character leading a book although there's a supporting cast, whereas 'Secret Six' is basically six characters… — Gail Simone Copy Share Image
Greg Rucka always writes lovely, believable female characters in books like 'Whiteout,' 'Queen and Country,' and 'Lazarus.' I am a fan of… — Gail Simone Copy Share Image
The fishnets on Black Canary never bothered me: they fit her character. It's the same for me with the bikini... most people… — Gail Simone Copy Share Image
Catman - what I really like about him is he's a really grounded character in terms of - he's an excellent tracker.… — Gail Simone Copy Share Image
For me, even though I love, love, love both Cliff Chiang and Brian Azzarello, I haven't read the new '52 Wonder Woman'… — Gail Simone Copy Share Image
My favorite characters are always the unpredictable ones, and with Domino, you literally never know which way the dice are going to roll. — Gail Simone Copy Share
Actually, the notion of what is acceptable for a moral government to do seems to have eroded in some ways since 9-11. Not to… — Gail Simone Copy Share
I just like to write stories about people who survive even very difficult, impossible things. — Gail Simone Copy Share
Here's the thing, trust changes everything. Once you know what an artist can do, and you know their commitment level, it opens up the… — Gail Simone Copy Share
There are writers who will do whatever they are told regardless of the circumstances - these are called 'hacks.' Your job isn't to make… — Gail Simone Copy Share
I like DC, and I love the DC Universe. It's a source of never-ending joy to me. — Gail Simone Copy Share
I was a fan of the idea of Red Sonja, but the gender politics of the character made her hard to read, for me,… — Gail Simone Copy Share
My career path is the weirdest thing. I was a hairdresser, I worked at Marvel for a few months, and then I was signed… — Gail Simone Copy Share
I always say, if a guy writes the same lead female character type over and over, we are not seeing their writing chops so… — Gail Simone Copy Share
“If loss makes you doubt your belief in justice, then you never truly believed in justice at all.” — Gail Simone Copy Share
When I created Mary for the 'Batgirl' issue of 'Night of the Owls,' there was a lot of excitement at DC. Scott Snyder in… — Gail Simone Copy Share
I feel humanity is often displayed in how we react to our mistakes and the misdeeds committed against us. — Gail Simone Copy Share
I write about heroes all the time, and I'm struck by how much of what fills us with wonder in the man-made world was… — Gail Simone Copy Share
As time goes on, at both DC and Marvel, characters notch up so many victories that we often start to think of them as… — Gail Simone Copy Share
