Most Popular Books by Gail Simone

Gail Simone (Batgirl, Birds of Prey) gives the iconic fantasy heroine a fresh new attitude! Red Sonja, the She-Devil with a Sword, intends to pay back a blood debt owed to the one man who has gained her respect... even if it means leading a doomed army to their certain deaths! Who is Dark Annisia, and how has this fearsome warrior accomplished what no god nor demon has been able to do: force Sonja to her knees in surrender? An epic tale of blood, lust, and vengeance, Queen of the Plagues takes Red Sonja from the depths of her own grave to the heights of battlefield glory. Featuring Gail Simone''s Red Sonja #1 script!

Red Sonja, the iconic, fiery, she-devil with a sword, is reinvented for a new generation of readers in this action-packed epic fantasy by legendary comic book writer Gail Simone. The gutsy, wild, tortured free spirit, forged in pain yet unafraid of life or death, Red Sonja, the famous, fiery She-Devil and barbarian of Hyrkania has never concerned herself with the consequences of her actions. She''s taken what she wanted, from treasure to drink to the companionship of bedfellows. She''s fought who deserved it (and sometimes those who didn''t). And she''s never looked back. But when rumors start bubbling up from her homeland--rumors of unknown horrors emerging from the ground and pulling their unsuspecting victims to their deaths--and a strange voice begins whispering to her in her sleep, she realizes she may have to return to the country that abandoned her. And finally do the only thing that has ever scared her: confront her past.

A dying emperor has a last request of Sonja. He is throwing the ultimate send-off party, and needs the six greatest artisans from all the known lands: the greatest chef, swordsman, courtesan, and more. If Sonja brings them in time, he will free a thousand slaves...but if she fails, they will be buried alive right next to his coffin! COLLECTION FEATURES: Issues 7-12 and 0 of the critically-acclaimed series by GAIL SIMONE (BATGIRL, BIRDS OF PREY), WALTER GEOVANI and NOAH SALONGA. Gail Simone’s original script to RED SONJA #0. All of the beautiful covers by some of the top artists in the comic book industry including: JENNY FRISON, STEPHANIE BUSCEMA, JOYCE CHIN, NEI RUFFINO, AMY REEDER, STEPHANIE HANS, ALLISON SOHN, EMANUELA LUPACCHINO, and MORE!

Gail Simone and Jim Zub team up to bring together legendary warriors-Conan and Red Sonja! Spanning three eras in the lives of these classic characters, Conan and Red Sonja must become comrades to take down a twisted sorcerer priest hell-bent on creating a new age in Hyborian warfare! With the entire world in danger, can they stop the deadly Bloodroot-a toxic plant capable of wiping out entire worlds-from falling into the wrong hands? This volume collects issues #1-4 of the action-packed Conan Red Sonja miniseries from Dark Horse.

"Superstar writer Gail Simone and artists Walter Geovani and Sanya Anwar bring the first arc of one of the most terrifying tales ever published by Vertigo to a close in CLEAN ROOM VOL. 3: WAITING FOR THE STARS TO FALL. Astrid Mueller, the famed pulp novelist turned New Age guru, knows the secret horror that lurks beneath the surface of the world. She can see the vicious Entities pecking and clawing their way into our reality, sowing hatred and cruelty and death out of sheer sadistic glee. She has dedicated her life to developing tools, technology and an army of believers to stop them. But now the final hour is here, and Astrid is out of action. Her closest friends and followers have been compromised, her headquarters is the site of a mind-numbing bloodbath—and that’s just a taste of the unspeakable evil that will soon engulf the world. Can Astrid and her allies rally enough strength to stop this all-out assault and save what remains of humanity? Or will the power of the Clean Room be twisted into the ultimate weapon of defilement? Collecting CLEAN ROOM VOL. 3 collects CLEAN ROOM issues #13-18 of the acclaimed series."

A New York Times Best Seller! As a part of the acclaimed DC Comics—The New 52 event of September 2011, Barbara Gordon is finally back as Batgirl! The nightmare-inducing brute known as Mirror is destroying the lives of Gotham City citizens seemingly at random. Will Barbara be able to survive her explosive confrontation with this new villain, as well as facing dark secrets from her past? A new chapter in the riveting adventures of Batgirl continue in stunning fashion, with script by fan-favorite Gail Simone and stellar art by superstar Ardian Syaf! This volume colles issues 1-6 of Batgirl, part of the DC Comics—The New 52 event.

In these stories from issues #15-24 and SUICIDE SQUAD #67, the Suicide Squad has captured Deadshot, and they’re determined to make him rejoin the team. But the Secret Six have some serious objections to that plan! Plus, Catman heads to Africa to find the men who kidnapped his long lost son, leaving a trail of destruction in his wake that threatens to destroy the Secret Six once and for all.

Writers Gail Simone and Rhianna Pratchett continue Lara Croft''s story from where the smash hit Tomb Raider game left off in this collection of the 2nd Tomb Raider comic arc, spanning issues #7-#12! After the return to Yamatai Island, Lara and her friends try to put the horror of what happened there behind them and return to "normal" life. However, when a dearly departed friend pleads for help, Lara goes on a globetrotting adventure fraught with new perils and a horrible truth that must be brought to light at all costs!

The hunt to bring in fugitive Charles Xavier plays out across the X-universe! The world''s most dangerous mutant is on the run! Charles Xavier surrendered himself to the authorities at the end of the Orchis War and was willingly imprisoned in Graymalkin Prison, but now something has spurred him into escaping his incarceration and embarking on a mad scramble across the nation! What has caused Professor X to take this drastic action? And will his assorted pupils move to protect him, recapture him...or kill him? The answer, of course, is all of the above! Alliances will be battle-tested, and the blades of betrayals will cut deep. And when the dust finally settles, Charles Xavier will have to make a tectonic-shifting choice - with the fate of all mutantkind in the balance! Collecting Uncanny X-Men (2024) #11, NYX (2024) #9, Storm (2024) #6, X-Men (2024) #13, X-Factor (2024) #8, Exceptional X-Men #7, X-Force (2024) #9 And X-Manhunt Omega #1.

From the acclaimed creative team of Gail Simone (Birds of Prey, Batgirl) and Walter Geovani comes an all-new Red Sonja epic that will shake the She-Devil to her core! While the Hyrkanian warrior aids a small village against the ravages of a rampant parasite, she picks up the trail of the man she hates and distrusts most in the world: the last survivor of the marauders who murdered her family. In the grip of a vengeful obsession that is all-consuming, the heroine barely recognizes herself. Can even the unconquerable Red Sonja return from a darkness so complete?

It''s the second half of Gail Simone''s high-octane, fan-favorite epic as a team of antiheroes take on the most dangerous missions in the DC Universe! Writer Gail Simone and artist Nicola Scott revitalized the long-dormant Secret Six concept in 2008, bringing together an unexpected group of characters including Catman, Deadshot, Scandal Savage, Rag Doll, and Bane. This team took on high-stakes missions across the DC Universe, as the series added depth and intrigue to these villains and turned them into fan favorites. With the first half of her run collected in 2024''s Secret Six by Gail Simone Omnibus Vol. 1, fans can now own the complete story with this second, must-read volume! This omnibus includes both the remainder of Simone''s original Secret Six run, and the revival that debuted in late 2014, which introduced a nearly completely new lineup, consisting of Catman, Strix, Black Alice, Porcelain, Big Shot, and the Ventriloquist. This volume collects Secret Six (vol. 3) #17-36, Secret Six (vol. 4) #1-14, Action Comics #896, Doom Patrol (vol. 5) #19, Suicide Squad #67, a story from Convergence- Wonder Woman #2, and pages from Action Comics #895.

A comic book tackling the subject of teen bullying and suicide, written by Charles “Zan” Christensen and drawn by Mark Brill. Shannon gets picked on a lot; his dad and teachers think he should just “fit in” more, but that doesn’t help. So Shannon escapes into a super-powered alter-ego whenever he’s in a bad situation. But will the power within be enough to save him? In addition to the main story, the book contains bonus pages by a collection of comics industry heavyweights, including Gail Simone (Wonder Woman, Birds of Prey), Phil Jimenez (New X-Men, Wonder Woman), Greg Rucka (Detective Comics, Gotham Central), Matthew Clark (Outsiders, Wonder Woman), Stephen Sadowski (JSA, Warlord of Mars), Dan Parent (Archie, Kevin Keller), Donna Barr (The Desert Peach), Andy Mangels (Gay Comics, Iron Man: Beneath the Armor) and Carla Speed McNeil (FINDER). Copies of The Power Within are available free of charge to youth services organizations and teachers’ groups. Please contact Northwest Press by email to request copies. The book contains discussion questions so that the book can be used as a tool to start a conversation about issues of bullying and harassment. Released digitally by Northwest Press, which has been publishing quality LGBT-inclusive comics and graphic novels since 2010.

Collects Uncanny X-Men (2024) #1-6 And Material From X-Men (2021) #35 And Free Comic Book Day 2024: Blood Hunt/X-Men. From the ashes of the Krakoan era, the flagship X-title returns at last! Professor X is gone! Now, a core group of essential X-Men must find a way to rise again. All bonds among the mutant community seem to be slipping away, and Rogue reluctantly finds herself as the hero designated to bring them back together. But a fearless, malignant power is out there hunting mutants, and it has a terrible secret that may destroy what remains of the X-Men! Rogue can count on Gambit and Wolverine, but they''ll soon welcome back another friend - just in time to face four uncontrollable and wild mutants in the swamps of Louisiana! But will a grieving Rogue take Xavier''s place in guiding them to the light? Or will a darkness from the past destroy the X-Men one at a time?! Prepare to meet the new class of recruits - and learn their secrets!

In one moment, Batgirl irrevocably tore her family apart. Faced with no other choice, Barbara Gordon was forced to kill her brother, James Gordon Jr., a madman and a murderer. With James dead and their mother is leaving town, their father-Gotham Police Commissioner Gordon--is on a mission to arrest the person responsible for his son’s death: his own daughter! As the Commissioner unknowingly mounts this manhunt, can Batgirl protect her secret and keep herself out of jail? Batgirl scribe Gail Simone (SECRET SIX) and gifted artists Fernando Pasarin (GREEN LANTERN CORPS) and Daniel Sampere (TRINITY OF SIN: PANDORA) take Batgirl and Commissioner Gordon down their darkest road yet in BATGIRL: WANTED. Collects BATGIRL #20-26 and BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT #23.1 - VENTRILOQUIST.

Three years ago, the Joker took everything from Barbara Gordon. Now he wants more. Returning to Gotham City after a long absence, the Clown Prince of Crime is out to free Batman from his closest allies-his “family.” He targets Batgirl, putting Barbara face-to-face with her worst nightmare: the man who put her in a wheelchair. the attack on her and her fellow Bat-heroes is only the beginning of Batgirl’s family problems. Her mother - newly returned after more than a decade of estrangement - has been captured. Her father has been poisoned. And her brother, psychopathic Arkham Asylum escapee, may actually be working with the Joker. Can Batgirl save the lives of the people she is closest to from the two maniacs who have hurt her most? BATGIRL: DEATH OF THE FAMILY is a searing tale of the blood ties that bind, from writers Gail Simone (SECRET SIX) and Ray Fawkes (CONSTANTINE) and artists Daniel Sampere (TRINITY OF SIN: PANDORA) and Ed Benes (BIRDS OF PREY). Collects BATGIRL #14-19, BATGIRL ANNUAL #1 and BATMAN #17.

Showcasing stories from some of the comics'' greatest female creators, this anthology features stories that range from mainstream adventures to hilarious comic shorts to heart-wrenching autobiographical stories. Originally published as Sexy Chix in 2006, this new edition is presented in a new, larger size! Featuring over a dozen stories by top talents like New York Times bestselling author Joyce Carol Oates, Eisner Award-winning illustrator Jill Thompson, Scary Godmother creator Colleen Doran, DC Comics creators Gail Simone and Joëlle Jones, and many more!

The Winslow House is in shambles, but people call it home. It is a place for people who have almost nothing but are trying to make a life for themselves. It is also in a bad neighborhood, and no one will stop criminals from tormenting the residents…until The Death-Defying ‘Devil shows up! But when the ‘Devil tries to step in and protect the innocent, things take a turn for the worse and he finds himself trapped inside the house, being taken care of by the same people he was trying to save. Gail Simone (Birds of Prey, Wonder Woman) and Walter Geovani (Red Sonja, Clean Room) present the story of The Death-Defying ‘Devil and a group of neighbors who will do what it takes to keep their home, and each other, safe!

Collects all of Gail Simone''s amazing work on Red Sonja in one beautiful oversized volume. Gail Simone (Batgirl, Birds of Prey) gives the iconic fantasy heroine a fresh new attitude! Red Sonja, the She-Devil with a Sword, intends to pay back a blood debt owed to the one man who has gained her respect... even if it means leading a doomed army to their certain deaths! Who is Dark Annisia, and how has this fearsome warrior accomplished what no god nor demon has been able to do: force Sonja to her knees in surrender? An epic tale of blood, lust, and vengeance, Queen of the Plagues takes Red Sonja from the depths of her own grave to the heights of battlefield glory. Contains issues 0-18 of Red Sonja (Volume 2).

Advance-solicited - On sale March 31 - 144 pg, FC, $17.99 US Written by Gail Simone - Art by Aaron Lopresti, Bernard Chang & Matt Ryan - Cover by Aaron Lopresti Wonder Woman falls victim to the Black Horizon in this new paperback collecting issues #20-25 of her hit series! To save herself, she must forge an alliance with legendary warriors while trapped on a world where brutal combat rules the day.

Black Canary leaves the team! The Birds of Prey are shaken to the core as more teammates depart and new members join the roster. Who will be asked to join Oracle in her all-new Birds of Prey? Who will refuse, and who will fly the coop for good? And will the team survive long enough to save the day? Birds of Prey: Progeny collects Birds of Prey #92-103.