Louise Simonson (born Mary Louise Alexander) is an American comic book writer and editor. She is best known for her work on comic book titles such as Power Pack, X-Factor, New Mutants, Superman, and Steel. A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... Power Pack is a team of fictional child superheroes in the Marvel Comics universe. ... X Factor may mean: X-Factor, a Marvel comic book series The X Factor (album), a 1995 album by Iron Maiden The X Factor (television series), a British TV talent search The X Factor (Australia), the Australian version of the show Factor X (uncommon usage) a coagulation enzyme X-Factor... New Mutants is the name of two comic book series, published by Marvel Comics. ... Superman, aka The Man of Steel, is a fictional character and superhero who first appeared in Action Comics #1 in 1938, and has for several decades been one of the most popular and well-known comic book icons. ... Steel is a name used by several fictional characters owned and published by DC Comics in their universe. ...

Louise started her comic book career in 1974 at Warren Publishing. She went from assistant to senior editor of the comics line (Creepy, Eerie, and Vampirella) before leaving the company at the end of 1979. In January, 1980, she joined Marvel Comics, where she initially worked again as an editor, most notably on Uncanny X-Men, which she edited for almost four years (#137–182). Warren Publishing was a publication company better known for the Warren adult comic magazines which were the major black and white horror magazines from the 1960s through the 1970s. ... Creepy was a horror-comics magazine launched by Warren Publishing in 1964. ... Eerie was a magazine of horror comics introduced in 1966 by Warren Publishing. ... Vampirella is a comic book vampire heroine from the planet Drakulon created by Forrest J. Ackerman and fleshed-out by Archie Goodwin. ... It has been suggested that Felicia (pseudonym) be merged into this article or section. ... The X-Men are a group of comic book superheroes featured in Marvel Comics. ...

Louise Jones met writer artist Walt Simonson in 1973. The two were married in 1980. At the end of 1983, she quit her editing job at Marvel to try her hand at freelance writing. As "Louise Simonson", she became a freelance writer with multiple assignments at her former employer Marvel. Louise also helped her husband color his 1983 Marvel graphic novel Star Slammers. Walter or, usually, Walt Simonson (born September 2, 1946) is a comic book writer and artist. ... A graphic novel (GN) is a long-form comic book, usually with lengthy and complex storylines, and often aimed at more mature audiences. ...

In August 1984, Simonson and artist June Brigman created Power Pack. The title featured the adventures of four preteen superheroes and was an immediate sales and critical success. Simonson would write the majority of the titles first forty issues, even coloring one issue (#18). June Brigman is an American comic book artist and illustrator. ...

In 1986 Simonson returned to the X-books to begin a long stint as writer of X-Men spin-off X-Factor with #6. In that issue, she and artist Jackson Guice introduced Apocalypse, a character that would go on to play a major role in the X-Men franchise. From #10 of the title, she was joined by her husband, Walt Simonson, on pencils. In #25, the creators gave the character Angel blue skin and metal wings in a process which would lead to his being renamed as Archangel. She ended her run on the title with #64 in 1991. Jackson Guice (sometimes credited as Butch Guice) is a comic book artist who has contributed to the Micronauts, New Mutants, X-Factor, The Flash, Doctor Strange and Birds of Prey. ... Apocalypse (real name En Sabah Nur) is a fictional character, a comic book supervillain in Marvel Comics universe. ... Cover to Excalibur #11. ... Archangel (Warren Kenneth Worthington III) is a comic book superhero (or supervillain depending on the timeframe) in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

Simonson (as Louise Jones) had edited another X-Men spin-off, The New Mutants, at its debut in 1983. Subsequently, with #55 in 1987 she became the title’s writer, writing it for 3 1/2 years until #97 in 1991. It was during this run that she and artist Rob Liefeld introduced Cable, another important character in the X-Men franchise. New Mutants is the name of two comic book series, published by Marvel Comics. ... Rob Liefeld Rob Liefeld (born October 3, 1968 in Anaheim, California) is an American comic book writer, illustrator and publisher, who has been one of the Modern Ages most controversial figures. ... Cable (Nathan Christopher Summers, also called Dayspring and AskaniSon) is a Marvel Comics superhero, associated with the X-Men and X-Force. ...

In 1990, Simonson began writing for Marvel’s rivals DC Comics. She, artist Jon Bogdanove, and editor Mike Carlin launched a new Superman title, Superman: Man of Steel a title she would write for eight years until #86 in 1999. During this run, Simonson (along with Carlin, Dan Jurgens, Roger Stern and others) was one of the chief architects of the The Death of Superman storyline, in which Superman died and was resurrected. It was during that story, in Superman: Man of Steel #19, that Simonson and Bogdanove introduced their character Steel, who graduated to his own title in 1993, with Simonson as writer until #31. The character went on to feature in an eponymous feature film starring Shaquille O'Neal in 1997. The current DC Comics logo, adopted in May 2005. ... Jon Bogdanove is an American comic book artist and penciller. ... Superman, aka The Man of Steel, is a fictional character and superhero who first appeared in Action Comics #1 in 1938, and has for several decades been one of the most popular and well-known comic book icons. ... Dan Jurgens is an American writer and artist of comic books. ... The Hobgoblin character co-created by Stern. ... The cover of Superman #75 The Death of Superman is the title of the comic book issue Superman #75, and the catalyst for DC Comics major universe crossover event of 1993 with the umbrella title The Death and Life of Superman, becoming a major media event. ... Steel is a name used by several fictional characters owned and published by DC Comics in their universe. ... A reel of film, which predates digital cinematography. ... Shaquille Rashaun ONeal (born March 6, 1972 in Newark, New Jersey), or Shaq as he is popularly known, is known as one of the National Basketball Associations most dominant basketball players. ...

In 1999, Simonson returned to Marvel to write a Warlock series, which featured a character from her previous New Mutants run. Also at Marvel that year, she wrote a miniseries, Galactus the Devourer, in which Galactus died temporarily. For the other Marvel Comics character, look for Adam Warlock. ... Galactus, sometimes called the Devourer of Worlds or Eater of Planets, is a fictional comic book character, a cosmic entity within Marvel Comics universe. ...

In 2002 and 2003, Simonson wrote two books for teens based on the Justice League cartoon: Wonder Woman (The Gauntlet) and Wild at Heart published by Bantam Books. The Justice League of America, also often referred to as the Justice League or JLA for short, is a DC Comics superhero team. ... Wonder Woman is a DC Comics superheroine. ... Bantam Books (established 1945), owned by Random House, is a member of the Bantam Dell Publishing Group. ...

More recently she been involved with writing new stories featuring Magnus Robot Fighter for the publisher ibooks. Cover to Magnus, Robot Fighter #0, 1992. ...

Awards

For her work, she has been recognized by the comics industry with a nomination for the Comics' Buyer's Guide Award for Favorite Writer in 1986.

Other work

Simonson made frequent in-class appearances when her husband Walt Simonson taught a Graphic Storytelling course at Manhattan's School of Visual Arts in the 1990s. The School of Visual Arts (SVA) is an art school in New York City. ...

External links

• The Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators