26 Facts About Gail Simone

Gail Simone was born on July 29,1974 and is an American writer best known for her work in comics on DC's Birds of Prey, Batgirl, Dynamite Entertainment's Red Sonja, and for being the longest running female writer on Wonder Woman to date.

Gail Simone enjoyed a long-running stint on The Simpsons comics and has written for television and video games.

Gail Simone's work has been nominated for a number of awards including the GLAAD Media Award, and she is the recipient of an Inkpot Award at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con.

From 2001, Gail Simone wrote Simpsons Comics for Bongo Comics, including an annual Treehouse of Horror special, and regular scripts for Bart Simpson Comics.

Gail Simone penned many Sunday strips for the syndicated Simpsons comic strip.

Gail Simone returned to write the concluding arc to Agent X after the series' initial cancellation.

Gail Simone wrote Action Comics with John Byrne as pencil artist.

Gail Simone wrote a two-issue story arc that focused on Hawk and Dove for a rebooted Teen Titans series with Rob Liefeld as artist.

Gail Simone supported Liefeld in the face of public criticism of his art.

Gail Simone's Villains United limited series spin-off Secret Six followed in 2005, which led to an ongoing series in September 2008, and multiple DC crossovers prior to the September 2011 New 52 relaunch.

Gail Simone wrote a creator-owned project about a retirement community of super-heroes, Welcome to Tranquility, for WildStorm, and contributed to Tori Amos's Comic Book Tattoo.

Gail Simone returned to Welcome to Tranquility for a second limited series in 2010.

Later that year, Secret Six was canceled and Gail Simone left Birds of Prey and Firestorm.

In 2011, Gail Simone contributed to The Power Within, a Kickstarter-funded comic book that focuses on teen bullying.

Gail Simone introduced Alysia Yeoh, the first transgender character written in a contemporary context in a mainstream comic book.

In 2012, Gail Simone revealed that she was fired from Batgirl by the book's new editor Brian Cunningham.

Gail Simone was replaced in 2014 as writer for Batgirl, with significant retcons made to the character's backstory following Gail Simone's departure.

Also in 2013, Gail Simone was listed first on IGN's list of the "Best Tweeters in Comics" for the "enthusiasm and thoughtfulness" of her Twitter posts.

In March 2024, Gail Simone was announced as the first solo female writer for Uncanny X-Men.

In 2005, Gail Simone wrote the Justice League Unlimited episode "Double Date", which featured Question, Huntress, Green Arrow and Black Canary.

Originally, Gail Simone intended the episode to feature Batgirl, but animation rights for the character were unavailable.

In 2007, Gail Simone wrote an episode of GameTap's Revisioned: Tomb Raider, entitled "Pre-Teen Raider".

In 2019, Gail Simone wrote the My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic episode "Between Dark and Dawn".

In 2023, Orbit Books announced that Gail Simone would write an original Red Sonja novel, titled Red Sonja: Consumed, published in November 2024.

Gail Simone is notable for being one of the most influential women in the comic book industry.

Gail Simone believes most female comic characters are targeted at male audiences through oversexualization, and advocates for the creation of female characters that are as powerful, appealing, and commercially viable as male characters, something she strives to achieve in her own work.