according to gail, Marvel not a good place for aspiring female writers

[Gavin]

Mary Jane...Gwen Stacy, typhoid mary, aunt may, carol danvers,susan storm,she-hulk,spiderwoman 1 and 2, arana, rogue, emma frost, kitty pryde, rachel summers, Jean grey, matt murdock's slutty secretary who used to do snuff films, betty brant, felicia hardy, black widow, jessica jones, firestar, polaris, lilandra,deathbird, zaladane, white tiger, echo, lady deathstrike, jubilee, layla miller, scarlett witch

Best description ever.

[Jef UK]

(can you imagine a female writing writing an Ultimate book, for example).

Of course! How in the world is the Ultimate Universe antithetical to being written by a woman? That makes no sense.

[Josh!]

I sense a Tootsie-style scheme to break in coming up...

[Thommy Melanson]

I sense a Tootsie-style scheme to break in coming up...

The last desperate act of Micah Ian Wright?

[Ben Weldon]

Fucking Rich Johnston

[Gail Simone]

i call bullshit on this on so many levels gail. i would tell you privately, but you said it publicly. there are so many female editors at marvel, i can't even imagine what you're referring to.

marvel hired you gail. how is that sexist?

for future reference, if i pitch something and it doesn't get approved, it doesn't make that company anti semetic or anti bald- its bullshit and you had no example of any of this and i think you really owe the editors, good people with families, an apology.

I said it because it was TRUE, Brian. Which, sorry, is the ultimate defense against a post like this. It happened. Since the people it happened to were friends of mine, it's bothered me a bit, particularly in light of some recent comments from Marvel staff regarding female creators and the lack thereof.

On the other hand, I talked with Joe about it at length today, and he was very cool and straightforward about it. I think the world of Joe and always have. And he explained a few things that cleared a few things up. I said it, I stand by it, but after speaking with Joe, I had planned on clarifying a few points but haven't been able to get ahold of Rich.

If you think I said it because I didn't get a script approved, you are very mistaken. Aside from Night Nurse (which was cancelled before print), I don't even know what you're talking about. I have no grudge against Marvel, not even a speck, and I've seen plenty of ugly comments about DC here and elsewhere that don't match my experience at all. I support Marvel creators constantly and have defended Marvel and Joe many, many times. The notion that I didn't get something published at Marvel suddenly makes me take revenge after years of saying nothing but positive things is just silly.

It happened five years ago, and my knowledge of what's going on at Marvel is practically zip at this point, which I acknowledged in my post. You know full well that stuff gets thrown up at Rich's column with no context whatsover, and that's just the way it is. If you want to talk about it in private, I'd be happy to tell you exactly who this was said about. Send me an email or call and I'll tell you.

Gail

[Gail Simone]

holy shit.

i respect you, bendy.

So do I.

But I don't agree with him, here.

Gail

[Hawkdevil]

matt murdock's slutty secretary who used to do snuff films

Can you USED TO do snuff films. I mean, "Dead means dead," right?

[Jacob Lyon Goddard]

1/3 of the comics i've read in the last month have been made by woman

not enough women writers are trying to break into comics

is bullshit, they just don't make Marvel kinds of comics

[Jew Mafia]

I hate to see you guys fight. It frightens me. Stop yelling at each other mom an dad!!!