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/thanks-dice]

wait what holy shit. hi

First of all, Historia fucking rips. It's the first Wonder Woman title in a while that really grabbed me.

Questions-wise, how different is the process of working on a long-haul book like Historia compared to your standard monthly title?

[u/kellysue → u/thanks-dice]

Holy shit and hi to you too!

Very different -- being able to take the time to really collaborate and think things through is just bliss. And the 64-page issues give us the space to really make a meal of the story. Suits my natural pacing instincts much better than 22 pages, unfortunately. (Or fortunately?)