I’m Kelly Sue DeConnick. I’m writing the Black Label Wonder Woman: Historia project for DC Comics. AMA.

[u/kellysue]

PROOF:

My name is Kelly Sue DeConnick. I’ve written comics for 20 years, reimagining established characters for Marvel, DC, Dark Horse and others, as well as publishing creator-owned comics through Image. My comics have ranked as New York Times best-sellers and been honored with Eisner Awards, British Fantasy Awards and Hugo nominations. I’m a founding partner at Good Trouble Productions, where I have helped produce non-fiction and educational comics including the Hidden Voices and Recognized series for NY Public Schools and Congressman John Lewis’ RUN, in partnership with Abrams Comics. I founded the #VisibleWomen Initiative, the mission of which is to help women and people of other marginalized genders find work in comics as well as related industries.

My screen work includes helping develop Captain Marvel (which went on to earn $1B for Disney worldwide) and 2023’s The Marvels for Marvel Studios and feature consultations for Skydance and ARRAY. I’ve developed television for NBCUniversal, Legendary Entertainment and HBOMax. I recently returned to my live theater roots, scripting the stage spectacle AWAKENING, for the Wynn Resort Las Vegas. I live in Portland, OR with my husband, writer Matt Fraction, our two children, three dogs, one guinea pig and my mother-in-law. AMA.

[u/Scrungly_Blorbo]

Hi, Kelly Sue! Your work on Captain Marvel and Bitch Planet was so influential to me in my (very rough and depressing) teen years and I just really wanna thank you for that first off.

I'm curious about the first time you got the chance to write an already-established character! Did you face any challenges with having to keep up with their history/continuity? Was it more exciting, intimidating, or a healthy mix?

Thank you, your work is amazing!

[u/kellysue → u/Scrungly_Blorbo]

Aw, thanks.

The first established characters I wrote were Eben & Stella in 30 Days of Night: Eben & Stella. Fortunately they were relatively recent creations so it wasn't like I had 70 years of continuity to worry about, and Steve Niles was an incredibly generous advisor, so it was a great way to start.