I hate when I get asked, 'What's it like to be a woman in comics?' Kelly Sue DeConnick askcomichate Change image and share on social
In popular culture, when women compete, it's usually over a man, and it's usually very nasty. And that is just frankly not my experience. That's just some kind of popular mythology, it feels like. I find it insulting. Kelly Sue DeConnick competecultureexperience share on social
Gray space is fertile ground for fiction. When I can see both sides of an argument and feel strongly in both directions, then there's a story there, then I can write real characters that I care about and believe in and champion on both sides. Kelly Sue DeConnick argumentcarechampion share on social
I think women have every right to feel like they're the protagonists in their own stories. Kelly Sue DeConnick feelprotagoniststory Change image and share on social
If you can remove a female character from your plot and replace her with a sexy lamp and your story still works, you're a hack. Kelly Sue DeConnick characterfemalehack Change image and share on social
I'm really just trying... to write what feels true to me. I don't think about a lofty responsibility. I think I'd be paralyzed by that. Like any of my male colleagues, I'm writing the stories that interest me in a way that feels true to me. Kelly Sue DeConnick colleaguefeltinterest share on social
Anybody who's read 'Pretty Deadly' knows that I tend to savor an immersive, 'You'll figure it out as you go!' style. 'Pretty Deadly' really does not hold your hand. Kelly Sue DeConnick deadlyfigurehand Change image and share on social
If you have a smartphone - and you have a smartphone - then you have a comic book store in your pocket. So you don't have to get over any social anxiety you have about entering that space. Kelly Sue DeConnick anxietybookcomic Change image and share on social
I tend to choose collaborators who are more courageous than I am. I think it's good for me. Kelly Sue DeConnick choosecollaboratorcourageous Change image and share on social
I do make some conscious efforts to write female friendships, intergenerational female friendships. I make a conscious effort to include things that I see as important real parts of my life that are not reflected as much as I think they should be in popular culture. We very seldom have the opportunity to see women compete and remain friends. Kelly Sue DeConnick competeconsciousculture share on social