Giant Size 43: Collaborative and Non-Compliant

Kelly Sue DeConnick has a massive, loyal, and deeply passionate following
for a very good reason: she makes comics that mean something to people. In
this Creator Spotlight episode, we discuss her body of work, and the
distinct humanity of her voice as a writer.

This episode features excerpts from a previously recorded interview with
DeConnick. Kelly Sue portrait art by the amazing Christian Ward.

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Kelly Sue DeConnick has a massive, loyal, and deeply passionate following for a very good reason: she makes comics that mean something to people. In this Creator Spotlight episode, we discuss her body of work, and the distinct humanity of her voice as a writer.

This episode features excerpts from a previously recorded interview with DeConnick. Kelly Sue portrait art by the amazing Christian Ward.

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Comic Bento: The original graphic novel subscription box service. Get $5 off your first month by using GIANTSIZE at checkout.

Reading List

Kelly Sue DeConnick's complete comics bibliography can be found at ComicBook DB (chronological version here). Below, we're listing work of hers and the relevant work of others we mention on the show:

Osborn: Evil Incarcerated by DeConnick, Ellis, and Ríos
Planetary by Ellis & Cassaday, is Kelly Sue's go-to "I love this" reading recommendation.
Supergirl (2005) #65, 66, 67 by DeConnick & ChrisCross & Deering
Captain Marvel: The Enemy Within by DeConnick, Buffagni, Hepburn, and Andrade
The Mercury 13: The True Story of Thirteen Women and the Dream of Space Flight by Martha Ackmann
Ghost Vol.1: In the Smoke and Din by DeConnick & Noto
Captain Marvel (2013) Vol.1: In Pursuit of Flight by DeConnick, Soy, Ríos
Captain Marvel (2013) Vol.2: Down by DeConnick, Sebela, Soy, Andrade
Captain Marvel (2014) Vol.1: Higher, Further, Faster, More by DeConnick & Lopez
Captain Marvel (2014) Vol.2: Stay Fly by DeConnick, Lopez, Takara
Captain Marvel (2014) Vol.3: Alis Volat Propriis
The best way to support Pretty Deadly (or any creator-owned book) is by buying it in single issues, ideally at a Local Comic Shop. The week this episode is released, you can pick up the new-this-week issue #8 of Pretty Deadly as well as the #1 issue of Mirror, co-created by Kelly Sue's PD collaborator Emma Ríos and Hwei Lim.
Pretty Deadly Vol.1: The Shrike by DeConnick, Ríos, Bellaire, Cowles
Pretty Deadly Vol.2: The Bear by DeConnick, Ríos, Bellaire, Cowles
The films of Alejandro Jodorowsky are worth getting weird with, especially El Topo (1970).
Bitch Planet Vol.1: Extraordinary Machine by DeConnick, De Landro, Wilson IV, Peter, and Cowles
Kelly Sue is working on another creator-owned project called Parisian White with the great Bill Sienkiewicz that we can't wait to learn more about.