http://cache.jezebel.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/jezebel.com.png http://jezebel.com/tag/gail simone http://jezebel.com/tag/gail simone

"'When I used to go to the San Diego comics convention, the only women were children or wives of fanboys who looked oppressed being there,' says Eric Reynolds, an editor at the graphic-novel publisher Fantagraphics. 'Now it's just as common to have a woman come up to our booth, and for her husband to be the tag-along.'" — from a Newsweek article about Gail Simone, the first "ongoing" female writer for the Wonder Woman comic book series. [Newsweek] More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=341672&view=rss&microfeed=true

Today's NY Times profiles Gail Simone, the former hairstylist who has become the first female "ongoing writer" of the Wonder Woman comic book series. Ms. Simone sees WW as a second-wave heroine, someone who stood for the burgeoning feminist movement in the 70, saying that the character is "just the best kind of person... She was a princess who didn't need someone to rescue her. I grew up in an era — and a family — where women's rights were very important, and the guys didn't tend to stick around too long. She was an amazing role model." More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=326819&view=rss&microfeed=true