So the good news is that Gail Simone has been tapped for Wonder Woman. This is a wonderful thing for Gail's career and I am hoping she can actually move Wonder Woman more towards a character that a female audience can relate too. The bad news is that in order to fit Wonder Woman into her schedule Ms. Simone has to drop Birds of Prey. My first reaction was fear. One of the few books that actually got women and showed female friendships in a very real and relate-able manner was most likely going to get passed to a male writer. (I must note here that I absolutely loved Chuck Dixon's run, but Gail added another dimension to the dynamics) But after a little thought I began to realize that the real issue isn't about whether Gail is writing Birds or not, but why is there only one prominent female writer in comics today? Practically every con you go to there is talk of trying to tap into the female demographic. Heck Didio dedicated a whole D.C. Nation Column to getting women to read that awful Supergirl drivel. Why can't they find a woman to write female super hero books. We know the female fans are out there with blogs like Maid of Might, Occasional Superheroine and of course Diversionarium to name just a few. Somewhere their must be a comic book fan who can write and happens to be a girl. This isn't about who is the best writer or who deserves work, I obviously love the work of many male writers or I wouldn't be the huge comic fan I am, it's about writing books about female characters geared specifically towards a younger female audience. Manga has a huge percentage of female readership. They also have books geared around the experience of growing up female.

Oh course no offense is intended towards Mr. Sean McKeever who will be taking over the book. I really enjoyed his Mystique Mini series and if we had to have a male writing he is an excellent choice.