A multiple award-winning, critically acclaimed writer of comics and animation, Gail Simone began writing as a columnist for comicbookresources.com before making the leap to writing comics with Deadpool and The Simpsons. She has since had fan favorite runs on such books as Batgirl, Wonder Woman, Tomb Raider, Secret Six, Birds of Prey, and the creator-owned Clean Room, Leaving Megalopolis, and Welcome to Tranquility.