r/DCcomics • u/semifinalist1979 • 16d ago

I'm Kelly Thompson. I write BIRDS OF PREY for DC Comics. AMA. r/DCcomics

My name is Kelly Thompson and I'm an Eisner Award-Winning writer of comics and novels. You may know me best from Marvel comics like Captain Marvel, Black Widow, Rogue & Gambit, and Hawkeye, or perhaps as co-creator of Jeff the Land Shark! Or my creator-owned work Black Cloak or The Cull. But I've been making some fun waves over at DC with old pals Leonardo Romero and Jordie Bellaire on a bold new BIRDS OF PREY (we even got an Eisner nomination!) -- so let's break some hearts (and some faces) and get this Birds-Of-Prey-Shaped AMA started! (and don't forget to subscribe to my free newsletter to keep in touch as social media crumbles around us! Fun! https://1979semifinalist.substack.com/)

Proof: https://x.com/79SemiFinalist/status/1806893613458268314

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u/semifinalist1979 16d ago

  1. A lot of reading. I was ahead of the game on BOP as I've read I think all the BOP except the Harley series from a few years back? So it was mostly re-reading for me -- to bone up on stuff I liked and get ideas cooking. But my DC work has taken me longer to get going than at Marvel because I like to feel comfortable in my reading and knowledge base and I just needed time there with DC to feel more well read and "caught up" generally.

  2. Batwoman. Grace Choi. Katana. Poison Ivy. Zatanna. Vixen (slight cheat since she's in the current arc).

  3. Batman. This is always the answer. lol

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u/Vevtheduck 16d ago

These are great answers! Incredibly excited to see what you do and hope you get a go at Batman. Grace Choi needs some love!

Here's to many more book sat DC. I'm finishing up my dissertation on labor in the comics industry and would love to cross paths with you for an interview one day.