In a stunningly unboring way to spend a Tuesday morning, I stumbled upon this lovely exchange between Marvel’s Jim McCann and DC’s Gail Simone arguing the relative merits of their two strong female characters. CHECK THIS!
GailSimone: I’m going to be really mad if @jimmccann is a good enough writer to make me like Muckingbort.
JimMcCann: Be prepared for anger management sessions, @GailSimone 😉
GailSimone: @JimMcCann But…but…it’s MUCKINGBORT. There is NO WAY I should like her.
JimMcCann: @GailSimone she’s a strong, smart woman who doesn’t take crap from anyone. Surely you can relate and like her. 🙂
GailSimone: @JimMcCann I think you’re thinking of Black Canary. It’s okay, some people get margarine and butter confused!
JimMcCann: @GailSimone So there’s only room for 1 strong female in comics? Poor Canary- her choice of fishnets obviously shows a need for male approval
JimMcCann: @GailSimone but if Bobbi could come back from her bathing suit phase, there’s hope for Dinah.
GailSimone: @JimMcCann No, there’s room for lots, which is why we don’t need to Xerox any!
GailSimone: @JimMcCann But now she looks like a 1950’s burger joint car hop. She just needs roller skates. Is that progress?
JimMcCann: @GailSimone well it’s a good think Mock’s smarter (PhD) and BC’s a screamer. See, differences
JimMcCann: @GailSimone it’s a classic black and white functional suit for a spy. And don’t diss skates- Dazzler made those work.
GailSimone: @JimMcCann Muckinbort’s Marvel smart, which is all fake stuff like unstable molecules. Dinah’s a polyglot and led the JLA.
GailSimone: @JimMcCann Spies where black and white suits with bright shiny brass buttons? Where, in MusicalTheatervania?
JimMcCann: @GailSimone Bobbi has a PhD in Biology, SHIELD agent, co-founded the West Coast Avengers, and founded her own super spy group. Bam.
GailSimone: @JimMcCann Wait. She co-founded the West Coast Avengers? This is your argument for her coolness? CO-FOUNDED the WEST COAST AVENGERS?
GailSimone: @JimMcCann And again, it’s a Marvel PhD. What’s her field of study, Fake Shakespearean Norse Dialects? Cosmic Ray Infections?
GailSimone: I have to go before my editor kills me. But all kidding aside, Hawkeye and Mockingbird is a great book, even if @jimmccann sucks.
JimMcCann: I have to go study biology like Mockingbird, but thanks @GailSimone! 🙂
Log onto Twitter to check out the rest of this ongoing (and increasingly dirty as the claws are clearly coming out) frackas!
UPDATE: The frackas seems to have now gotten worse then immediately ended. When/If McCann responds remains to be seen. However for the record I LOVED the West Coast Avengers.
UPDATE2: So there you have it…Birdgate 2010 has come to a close.
In the meantime, you can weigh in yourself right here! BC or MB??? (My money’s on Bobbi…sorry Gail)
