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Secret Six, Vol. 1 by Gail Simone6/29/2023 ![]() ![]() Simone did, however, return to pen the concluding arc to Agent X, some months after the series' initial cancellation.Īfter the dispute with Marvel, Simone moved on to DC Comics, where she was given the Birds of Prey title (beginning with issue #56) featuring the all-female group consisting of Black Canary, The Huntress and Lady Blackhawk. When Deadpool was canceled and relaunched as Agent X, Simone continued as writer, but eventually left the series after a conflict with the series' editor. Simone also penned many Sunday strips for the syndicated Simpsons comic strip.įollowing her Simpsons work, Simone entered the comics mainstream with a run on Marvel Comics' Deadpool. Her contributions include stories for Simpsons Comics, an annual Treehouse of Horror special, and regular scripts for Bart Simpson Comics. Simone worked for Bongo Comics, scripting many of their comics based on The Simpsons. Topics ranged from short, satirical summaries of comic books ("Condensed Comic Classics") to fan fiction parodies. Her column You'll All Be Sorry! appeared weekly on Comic Book Resources. The site brought her into contact with many people working in the comics industry. A former hairdresser who had studied theater in college, Simone first came to fan attention with her Web site Women in Refrigerators, listing many instances in which female comic book characters were the victims of violent attacks because of their gender (rape, miscarriage, murder) or whose attacks were used as a plot device for a male character. ![]()
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