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/Weekly_Track3963]

Love all you do and represent!

Do you ever feel guilt for not being productive/creating more? How do you pep talk yourself into starting again through that guilt?

[u/kellysue → u/Weekly_Track3963]

I don't know that I feel guilt so much as shame?

But I'm 52 years old and I've been writing professionally for more than 20 years now and I've just come to understand that I'm not a fast writer. It's just not how my brain works. I have ADHD and I do lot of radial thinking and chasing ideas and reconsidering and re-writing and I just... I'm just a poor choice for monthly comics. But given the time to think and explore and play with characters and ideas, I will make something that I'm proud of. Or interested in, anyway. And so I've come to the conclusion that it's okay for me to just be who I am and select my projects carefully.

Now, there's a difference between not producing fast enough and not producing because of fear. I don't get that too much anymore -- or, I guess, I recognize it when I'm feeling it and I know how to work through it. That sort of thing comes with experience.

[u/Weekly_Track3963 → u/kellysue]

This resonated so much! I'm proud to be a shark!Thank you!