Comic Book Writers

Jessica Abel

Marguerite Abouet

Tina Anderson

Fiona Avery

Samm Barnes

Samm is the writer of the Marvel miniseries  Strange Beginnings and Endings and Full Spectrum as well as writing on Spectacular Spider-Man

Donna Barr

Donna is the author of Stinz and The Desert Peach

Lynda Barry

Lynda is the creator of Ernie Pook’s Comeek.

Alison Bechdel

Alison is the author of Dykes to Watch Out for, and lends her name to the Bechdel Test.

Gabrielle Bell

Gabrielle is the writer of Lucky and the Book of… series.

Amber Benson

Amber Benson has written a number of comic books, including Willow and Tara titles for the Buffy the Vampire Slayer line.

Joyce Brabner

Joyce is the writer of Real War Stories and Brought to Light.

Claire Bretécher

Claire is a French cartoonist, the creator of the Frustres and Agrippine.

Sarah Byam

Sarah is the writer of Billi 99 and the 1991 and 1993 Black Canary miniseries

Chynna Clugston

Chynna is the creator of Blue Monday

Julie Doucet

Julie is the creator of Dirty Plotte

Devin Grayson – website, twitter

Devin has written for a large number of DC titles, including Nightwing and Batman: Gotham Knights. She was the first woman to be a regular writer on a Batman title.

Ivory Madison

Ivory is the writer of the 2007 miniseries Huntress: Year One

Jan van Meter

Jan is the writer of the 2008 miniseries Black Lightning: Year One.

Marjane Satrapi

Marjene is the Iranian-born author of the Graphic Novel Persepolis.

Gail Simone – twitter, myspace

Gail writes for DC comics on acclaimed titles such as Secret Six, Wonder Woman and Birds of Prey. She the founder of the Women in Refrigerators website.

G. Willow Wilson – website, twitter

Willow is the writer of the graphic novel Cairo, and the miniseries Vixen: Return of the Lion. She currently writes the ongoing Vertigo series Air.