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Gail Simone is a popular American writer of Comic Book s. She is the current Writer of DC's '' Birds Of Prey '' series, currently featuring Oracle , Black Canary , The Huntress , and Lady Blackhawk . Simone was also the writer on DC's '' Villains United '' miniseries (which served as part of the buildup towards '' Infinite Crisis ''). Other work has included a stint on '' Action Comics '', which features Superman , a brief stint on '' The Legion '', a ''Rose and Thorn'' miniseries, ''Killer Princesses'' (with co-creator and artist Lea Hernandez ) for Oni Press , the ''Gus Beezer'' specials for Marvel Comics , and a recently-announced revival of '' Gen 13 '' for Wildstorm . Simone has gained a reputation for being a gifted comedy-action writer, especially showcased in her mainstream work on '' Deadpool '' and ''Birds of Prey''. In addition, she is lauded for writing strong female characters. EARLY WORK Simone first came to fan attention with her humour column, "You'll All Be Sorry!", which was a weekly feature on Comic Book Resources . Topics ranged from short, Satirical summaries of comic book series old and new (which came to be known as 'Condensed Comic Classics'), to Parodies of Fan Fiction that were accurate to the point that many suspected that Simone had simply stumbled across the fanfic elsewhere on the 'net, and opted to repost it wholesale. Simone, in her typically lighthearted manner, stated that this was not the case. Simone soon began working for Bongo Comics , scripting many of their comics based on The Simpsons ; contributions included stories for ''Simpsons Comics'' proper, one of the annual '' Treehouse Of Horror '' specials, as well as regular scripts for Bart Simpson 's own solo series. Simone also penned many Sunday Strips for the syndicated ''Simpsons'' Comic Strip . MAINSTREAM Simone entered the comics mainstream with a run on Marvel Comics' ''Deadpool'', which metamorphosed into '' Agent X ''. Simone eventually left the series after a conflict with the editor of ''Agent X''. With her absence the series floundered, and so popular was Simone's work on both titles that she was asked back to pen a concluding arc to ''Agent X'', some months after the series' cancellation. Due to the dispute with Marvel, Simone moved on to DC Comics , where she was given the ''Birds of Prey'' title. Though still humorous, her work here was more serious than the ''Deadpool''-''Agent X'' series. Nonetheless, it has been critically acclaimed by fans, many of whom consider the title to be the best work since writer Chuck Dixon left the series. Later Simone took over ''Action Comics'' from writer Chuck Austen - with John Byrne stepping up to provide pencils, marking a welcome return to the character he had revamped and redefined in the late 1980s. Their run, though well-received, proved short-lived. Said Byrne on his message board, "Apparently it is now 'policy' to rotate the creative teams (including the editor) on Superman titles. Gail and I were hired (though I was not told this when I agreed to do the book, or I would have declined) to 'fill the gap' between one team and the next." Simone however kept busy with other projects, including the " Liefeld produced in tandem with the PR announcement . Of course, here the controversy lies more with Liefeld than it does with Simone, a situation Simone acknowledged on the DC Comics message boards soon after the first Simone/Liefeld issue reached stores. Most recently Simone has been tapped to create a new, post-Ray Palmer Atom , with artist Trevor Scott . OTHER MEDIA
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