That influence is evident in this arc as storylines balance heroism with humanity and community. Simone says that as a little girl, Batgirl on the Adam West Batman show was a game-changer for her, because she saw a strong female character with bright red hair like hers, whom she could relate to. Some people think it’s fake, others race to find their families, while an elite few superpowered humans take it seriously and acknowledge that the threat bears a striking resemblance to The Event, the cataclysmic incident that ignited their powers in the first place years before. It announces that humans have seven days to vacate the premises and say goodbye to their loved ones before the planet is cleansed down to the molecular level. An alien conqueror attacks Earth because its homeworld is dying. Louis based company bought out and merged with Oni Press, making this series the first big project under new parent company Polarity. The timing couldn’t have been better, because shortly thereafter, the St. Last year at San Diego Comic-Con, Lion Forge announced Seven Days, explaining that the idea was to create a crossover event spanning seven issues that would shake the foundations of the Catalyst Prime Universe (CPU), and attract new fans to the franchise and characters like Accell, Noble, Cosmosis, Quincredible, and KINO. In 2018, Simone was announced as the new “Architect” of Catalyst Prime, filling the void left by former Executive Editor and Catalyst Prime creator Joseph P. Since the collected volume of Seven Days drops this month, we thought we’d take a look at how it was developed, and how it became one of the best-reviewed comics of the past year.
So when Lion Forge tapped her to helm the Catalyst Prime: Seven Days crossover event, it not only leveled up the small publisher as a legit player in the comic book game, but it meant we were getting one hell of a story. Her ability to create compelling storylines while reshaping classic ones for new audiences is just part of her mystique.
In the last two decades, Gail Simone has written over 600 comics and created over 30 characters in both mainstream and indie comics.
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