#gail and erica

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Out this week: Women of Marvel (Marvel, $5.99): 

This year’s anthology, released to coincide with Women’s History Month in March, includes stories by Gail Simone, Celeste Bronfman, Erica Schultz, Nao Fuji and more, featuring Scarlet Witch, Invisible Woman, Madame Web and Black Widow.

See what other comics and graphic novels will arrive in stores this week!

[lizzienoodles]

What's Gail and Erica's deal?

this is the correct question to ask me!!!!!!!!! 😃😃😃😃

Erica and Gail are twin sisters who share a superpower. When they were young they were part of the Fledge Fighters team (my old webcomic.) Now that they've grown up with me I play around with them in a big Marvel AU sandbox of my own adaption.

the personalities

Erica is bright and energetic and has so much unmedicated ADHD, loves fashion, makes friends wherever she goes, and would go to great lengths to help others, which is what makes her a great superhero but also keeps her overcommitted and overextended.

Gail is the opposite in most ways- subdued, introverted thinker, a bit of a slob, and not blessed with much (if any) natural empathy. But she's brilliant and widely knowledgeable, which you'll find out if you manage to actually get her to talk to you. She's also narcoleptic, so basically sleep deprived all the time no matter how many naps she gets.

Gail basically spent her life up to her mid-twenties doing whatever Erica wanted, and Erica put more work in fostering Gail's non-existent social life than was healthy. The two couldn't think of life without the other, and found it difficult to separate their individual needs.

the big trauma

Then they went through a catastrophic world-ending event where they got portaled through spacetime to another universe and for the first time in their life, were separated (by a few hundred miles and about six months.) Instead of having each other for balance, they both veered harder into their opposite demeanors to the point that when they meet again after spending three years apart, they're unsure if they can ever be as close as they were when they were younger.

Erica had a bit of a crisis when she realized her sister was not anywhere on the new earth, dated Thor briefly, then ran off to join the Guardians of the Galaxy, so she was off-planet by the time Gail showed up.

When Gail found herself alone, she immediately quit the superhero thing, and became a morally-grey (at best) security specialist who works for whoever pays best or provides an interesting challenge, and gets involved with a crime boss named Valentine, who she's working for when she gets mixed up with Loki.

the powers

When they were teen superheroes together, they thought that they just had the same powers with different specialties, but separated they also realized that it was more like they each had half of a power.

Erica can create huge air currents where none exist and control them in broad strokes. Most of the generative power comes from her. She prefers to work big, even getting to the point where she can create hurricanes. She can also fly on her own.

Gail's air manipulation comes down to directing its flow, and it takes a lot for her to actually build up a wind that could rival a large fan. She also lost the ability to fly. However she can precisely tune into the molecules and pressure, so she uses her powers to do quiet, subtle things like building up pressure in a room or redirecting an existing airflow.

It's like you can see Gail's villain arc beginning in this moment.

Together they can create AND precisely control extremely powerful winds, but they've gotten pretty good at their solo acts by now. The whole thing with Gail becoming a villain has put a big damper on their relationship, but in the end, they're still sisters and love each other dearly.

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Preview: Women of Marvel #1

Women of Marvel #1 preview. Marvel's most powerful heroines take center stage #comics #comicbooks

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Ultimate outfit refs for Gail, Erica, and even Loki on Earth 610 (that's my marvel AU-verse). Gail and Erica's are all original while Loki's is a spin off of his comics outfit Jamie McKelvie debuted around 2012, with some tiny touches of Kid Loki from before then in there too, plus my own slightly punk twist. Because this is MY au. And i can do what i want.

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[royalarmyofoz]

Piggybacking on the other anon, I’ve watched so many cool shows because of you!!! I never would have seen Last Man on Earth or KCFH without your gif sets. You got good taste.

y'all are being so sweet. i'm just doing my part(giffing sapphic and sapphic-coded media)

[evilwickedme]

Gail's Blorbo Showdown

One boss up against another, smh

On the contenders:

Lois Lane is primarily known for being Superman's girlfriend - now wife, in the comics - but she's got so much more to her than that. She's in this bracket mainly for Erica Durance's portrayal in the TV show Smallville, which is witty and charming and charismatic and who has an insane amount of chemistry with Tom Welling's Clark Kent, but I have to give it to comics!Lois, who's everything Erica Durance portrays and more, including being a badass mom and a Pulitzer winner. Blorbo feelings can truly transcend medium fr!!!

Jaskier (also known as Julian Alfred Pankratz, Viscount of Lettenhove) is a recurring character in the Netflix show The Witcher. He's a bard and a pretty damn good one at that, and basically Geralt's PR team to boot. He's played by Joey Batey who himself is a talented musician (check out The Amazing Devil, for real) and who gives the character that lil fruity subtext we all enjoy. I am talking specifically about the Netflix version, because I only managed to read one book and my computer can't run the games.

Blorbo Showdown masterpost here

[lizmitches]

@royalarmyofoz you’re laughing. i’m caught in a gail/erica death spiral in the year 2024 and you’re laughing

[lizbethborden]

Hi again! Yeah, from your bookshelf! You seem well informed and I wanna know the type of stuff you read and might recommend. I don't even know what to tell you for my interests because I feel like I'm just begining. Sorry I'm young and dumb still haha.

#1 you're not dumb and #2 nothing to apologize for :)

Here's some books I've got on my shelves or that I've read:

Men Who Hate Women: From Incels to Pickup Artists, Laura Bates

Pro: Reclaiming Abortion Rights, Katha Pollitt

Women, Race, & Class, Angela Davis

American Girls, Nancy Jo Sales

Lesbian Culture: An Anthology, eds. Julia Penelope and Susan J Wolf

Lesbian Studies, Margaret Cavendish

Hood Feminism, Mikki Kendall

Against White Feminism, Rafia Zakaria

Sister and Brother: Lesbians and Gay Men Write About Their Lives Together, eds Joan Nestle and John Preston

Another Mother Tongue, Judy Grahn

Aimee & Jaguar, Erica Fischer

Mouths of Rain: An Anthology of Black Lesbian Thought, ed. Briona Simone Jones

Same-Sex Unions in Premodern Europe, John Boswell

The Mary Daly Reader, eds. Jennifer Rycenga and Linda Barufaldi

Hidden from History: Reclaiming the Gay and Lesbian Past, eds. Martin Duberman, Martha Vicinus, George Chauncey Jr.

Testosterone Rex: Myths of Sex, Science, and Society, Cordelia Fine

Speaking Freely: Unlearning the Lies of the Father's Tongue, Julia Penelope

The Resisting Reader, Judith Fetterley

The Double X Economy, Linda Scott

Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture, ed. Roxane Gay

Home Grown: How Domestic Violence Turns Men Into Terrorists, Joan Smith

Intercourse, Andrea Dworkin

The Trials of Nina McCall: Sex, Surveillance, and the Decades-Long Government Plan to Imprison "Promiscuous" Women, Scott Stern

The Politics of Reality: Essays in Feminist Theory, Marilyn Frye

Only Words, Catharine A. Mackinnon

Everything Below the Waist: Why Health Care Needs a Feminist Revolution, Jennifer Block

Witchcraze: A New History of the European Witch Hunts, Anne Llwellyn Barstow

Cinderella Ate My Daughter: Dispatches from the Frontlines of the New Girlie-Girl Culture, Peggy Orenstein

Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men, Caroline Criado-Perez

Lesbian Ethics: Toward New Values, Sarah Lucia Hoagland

We Were Feminists Once: From Riot Grrrl to CoverGirl, the Buying and Selling of a Political Movement, Andi Zeisler

Of Woman Born: Motherhood as Experience and Institution, Adrienne Rich

On Lies, Secrets, and Silence: Selected Prose, Adrienne Rich

Feminism, Animals, and Science: The Naming of the Shrew, Lynda Birke

The Female Body in Western Culture: Contemporary Perspectives, ed. Susan Rubin Suleiman

Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza, Gloria Anzaldua

Flesh Wounds: The Culture of Cosmetic Surgery, Virginia L Blum

Black Feminist Thought: Knowledge, Consciousness, and the Politics of Empowerment, Patricia Hill Collins

Pornland: How Porn has Hijacked our Sexuality, Gail Dines

Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women, Susan Faludi

From Eve to Dawn: A History of Women in the World, Marilyn French

This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color, eds. Cherrie Moraga and Gloria Anzaldua

Seeing Like a Feminist, Nivedita Menon

With Her Machete In Her Hand: Reading Chicana Lesbians, Catriona Reuda Esquibel

The Disappearing L: Erasure of Lesbian Spaces and Culture, Bonnie J. Morris

Foundlings: Lesbian and Gay Historical Emotion before Stonewall, Christopher Nealon

The Persistent Desire: A Butch/Femme Reader, ed. Joan Nestle

The Straight Mind and Other Essays, Monique Wittig

The Trouble Between us: An Uneasy History of White and Black Women in the Feminist Movement, Winifred Breines

Right-Wing Women, Andrea Dworkin

Woman Hating, Andrea Dworkin

Why I Am Not A Feminist, Jessica Crispin

Sapphistries: A Global History of Love Between Women, Leila J Rupp

I tried to avoid too many left turns into my specific interests although if you passionately want to know any of those, I can make you some more lists LOL

I would suggest picking a book that sounds interesting and using the footnotes and bibliography to find more to read. I've done that a lot :) a lot of my books have more sticky tabs or w/e in the bibliography than in the text so I don't lose stuff I'm interested in.

Hope this helps!

[heckcareoxytwit]

A preview of Women of Marvel #1

WOMEN OF MARVEL #1

CELEBRATING THE MIGHTY WOMEN OF MARVEL!

Because they worked hard for this and they deserve it! But who you callin’ “doll?!” Marvel’s most powerful heroines take center stage in an anthology that will inspire, empower and motivate fans from all walks of life! Whether i’’s the Boss of Space pummeling back an alien invasion or the Scarlet Witch weaving a magical protection, the women of Marvel have got your back. Featuring a story by industry legend Gail Simone and more to come!

Written by: Celeste Bronfman, Erica Schultz, Gail Simone, Sarah Rees Brennan Art by: Arielle Jovellanos, Giada Belviso, Leila Leiz, Lydia Rasero Cover by: Carmen Carnero Page Count: 28 Pages Release Date: February 28, 2024

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From Women of Marvel Vol. 4 #001

“Malice the Mitigator”, by Gail Simone (W), Lydja Rasero and Tríona Farrell (A)

“Witch House”, by Sarah Rees Brennan (W), Arielle Jovellanos and Brittany Peer (A)

“The Favor”, by Erica Schultz (W), Giada Belviso and Giada Marchisio (A)

“The Endgame”, by Nao Fuji

“The Future Is Here”, by Celeste Bronfman (W), Leila Leiz and Ceci de la Cruz (A)

[killed-by-choice]

“Melissa Roe,” 27 (USA 1992)

“Melissa” was 27 years old when she checked into Lutheran Medical Center of Brooklin on May 1, 1992 for a legal abortion. She was five months pregnant.

Even though it was a highly dangerous method that had been banned in multiple countries for decades, the abortionist decided on the saline method. This was done by injecting a toxic concentration of hypertonic saline into Melissa’s uterus. Even among abortion methods, it was an especially hazardous one.

Like so many others before her, Melissa was killed by the “safe and legal” saline abortion. She died of abortion complications on May 11, 1992.

Japan, Sweden and even the notoriously pro-abortion Soviet Union had banned the saline abortion method decades before Melissa’s death. Although the method has become less popular among the American abortion industry over time, the United States still has yet to ban the hazardous procedure.

Others killed by “safe and legal” saline abortions in the United States include Jackie Bailey, Linda Boom, Twila Coulter, Angel Dardie, Christella Marie Forte, Lynn McNair, Nathalie Meyers, Kathryn Morse, Elizabeth Tsuji, Cheryl Tubbs, Carmen Rodriguez, Beverly Agnes, Gwendolyn Drummer, “Barbara” Roe, “Erica” Roe, “Daphne” Roe, “Malorie” Roe, “Vicki” Roe, “Molly” Roe, “Wendy” Roe, “Ellen” Roe, “Roseanne” Roe, “Lori” Roe, “Gail” Roe, “Beth” Roe, “Nancy” Roe, “Hannah” Roe, “Anita” Roe, “April” Roe, “Heather” Roe, “Trinity” Roe, “Christi” Roe, “Eleanor” Roe, “Martha” Roe, “Lana” Roe, “Chryssie” Roe, “Meredith” Roe, “Melanie” Roe and “Willow” Roe.

New York State Department Of Health, Bureau of Biometrics, Data run on July 19, 1995, Abortion Related Deaths, Resident Data

Ray Kerrison, New York Post, June 10, 1992

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Marvel has revealed more details on this year’s Women of Marvel special, which will feature stories by Gail Simone, Lydia Rasero, Erica Schultz, Sarah Rees Brennan, Arielle Jovellanos and more. As you can see in these preview pages, the anthology will feature stories starring the Invisible Woman, Madame Web, Black Widow and the Scarlet Witch.

Read more

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NYCC 2023: The Women of Marvel take the stage

NYCC 2023: The Women of Marvel take the stage #comics #comicbooks #nycc #nycc2023 #nycc23

An inspiring panel took the stage and assembled for the Women of Marvel event at New York Comic Con 2023! The line-up of speakers featured Marvel publishing talent including Executive Director for Digital Content Ellie Pyle, Editor Sarah Brunstad, Senior Editor Lauren Bisom, Director of Production & Special Projects Jennifer Grunwald, as well as celebrated comic writers Ann Nocenti and Erica…

[lizzienoodles]

17 and 50 (tell me everything lol)

17. Any OC OTPs?

:3c

Um. Them !!!!! Loki isn't technically my oc but at this point i've diverged so far from comics canon I basically consider him my own version of the character LOL!!! (And since Marvel took him from mythology I have every right. Anyway. Almost zero resemblance to the mcu too, i dont consider them even remotely the same character 🤷‍♀️) I could talk about them like. hours. I don't know what to put here in a text post. Send any questions to my inbox (that's a demand)

50. Give me the good ol’ OC talk here. Talk about anything you want

Okay HMM I guess I'll use this question to do a very broad overview of my stories! Maybe that should be its own post?? LOL

My main focus is on my Marvel fan characters:

Gail and Erica, twin sisters yoinked from my webcomic and all grown up, Valentine, the Valentine Crew (Crash, Red, Hands, Roux, Fuse), Keegan, Brightgene (mutant) kids (Brianna, Edwin, Luiz, Ali), tenants/residents at Gail and Loki's mansion (Eunice, Elenari, Avril ), my own AU version of the Guardians of the Galaxy... That's most of them.

I also have a few DC characters (Breeze, Doomscroller, a digital Batgirl, Paisley and Siren)

My original stories:

Fledge Fighters (webcomic, mostly technically finished), Characters from that are Gail and Erica (as kids), Pace, Rae, Michael, JD, Stephen, Nathan, Beck, Perri, Agent Jay, Flare Pants Man. Teen superhero hijinks on a "crime free" island.

Sketch Ninja (maybe someday webcomic): Rye, Kytton, Ciela, Kizzy, Dex, Nova: Ninjas have the ability to turn drawings into weapons. Popular Machinery (pitching this to publishers ideally): Kaiya, Aalex, Ripflick, Olivia, Juliet, various robots: Influencers with mechs. Need I say more?

Danger Spoon (WAY on the backburner) Tyler, Jamie, Lillith, Becca, Ruth: Boy from the big city moves to conservative small town and ends up as the front singer of a girl band.

Daisy's patience: Daisy, Sugar, Soap, Loafcat: kids fight giant robots. Probably won't do anything big with this unless I get a chance to pitch as a cartoon.

Honey and the Bee (Raina, Maple, Forrest) and Journey of Hearts (Kyo, Mimi, Oliver) Both very underdeveloped romances that I'll never write but the characters stick around in my head so they might get repurposed into something else later.

OKAY WAS THAT ENOUGH????

Edit: i can't even begin to list my one-off fan characters ahaha!! but honorable mention to Tomo my TMNT oc who already has like 3 iterations

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Get ready for @gailsimone 's Invisible Woman space adventure, Erica Schultz's stylish Black Widow, and more in a new preview of the 2024 edition of Women Of Marvel