Mary Louise Alexander (1946-09-26) September 26, 1946 (age 77) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Nationality
American
Area(s)
Writer, Editor, Colourist
Pseudonym(s)
Louise Jones, Weezie
Notable works
New Mutants, Power Pack, Steel, Conan (as editor), Superman: The Man of Steel, X-Factor
Awards
Eagle Award for Power Pack; Comics Buyer's Guide Award for The Death of Superman; Inkpot Award for Outstanding Achievement in Comic Arts
Louise Simonson (née Mary Louise Alexander; born September 26, 1946[1]) is an American comic book writer and editor. She is best known for her work on comic book titles such as Conan the Barbarian, Power Pack, X-Factor, New Mutants, Superman: The Man of Steel, and Steel. She is often referred to by the nickname "Weezie". Among the comic characters she co-created are Cable, Steel, Power Pack, Rictor, Doomsday and the X-Men villain Apocalypse.
In recognition of her contributions to comics, ComicsAlliance listed Simonson as one of twelve female comics creators deserving of lifetime achievement recognition.[2]
^Miller, John Jackson (June 10, 2005). "Comics Industry Birthdays". Comics Buyer's Guide. Iola, Wisconsin. Archived from the original on February 18, 2011. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
^"A Life's Work: 12 Women Who Deserve Lifetime Achievement Recognition". ComicsAlliance. January 29, 2016. Archived from the original on June 30, 2016. Louise Simonson has influenced superhero comics to a degree that few women have.
LouiseSimonson (née Mary Louise Alexander; born September 26, 1946) is an American comic book writer and editor. She is best known for her work on comic...
married to comics writer LouiseSimonson, with whom he collaborated as penciller on X-Factor from 1986 to 1989. Walter Simonson was born September 2, 1946...
taking a long time to resolve plot threads, and longtime X-Men editor LouiseSimonson recounted that whenever she was at a loss for story ideas, "All I'd...
1990s, he is known for co-creating the character Cable with writer LouiseSimonson and the character Deadpool with writer Fabian Nicieza. In the early...
that would run in the pages of Uncanny X-Men, but X-Factor writer LouiseSimonson felt that such a big storyline would run overlong in a single title...
with action and adventure. The title was later taken over by writer LouiseSimonson, ultimately taking a more action-oriented focus under artist Rob Liefeld...
of Steel, as well as for creating the character Steel with writer LouiseSimonson in 1993. After attending the School of Visual Arts, Jon Bogdanove's...
design was modeled on that of the book's editor (at the time) Louise Jones (later LouiseSimonson)—a design retained on the character until 1988. Claremont...
originated from editor Mike Carlin and writers Dan Jurgens, Roger Stern, LouiseSimonson, Jerry Ordway, and Karl Kesel, began in December 1992 and lasted until...
Comics. LouiseSimonson (w), Terry Shoemaker (p), Allen Milgrom (i). "Ghosts" X-Factor, no. 53 (April 1990). Marvel Comics. LouiseSimonson (w), Allen...
X-Factor #15 (April 1987) where they were created by writer LouiseSimonson and artist Walt Simonson. The first comic-book characters of this name were an unrelated...
X-Men family of books. The character was created by writer LouiseSimonson and artist Walt Simonson and first appeared in X-Factor #17 (June 1987). In subsequent...
American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer LouiseSimonson and artist June Brigman, they first appeared in their own series in...
existence. Additional material written by John Byrne, Jim Starlin, and LouiseSimonson explored Galactus' role and purpose in the Marvel Universe, and examined...
Joy Simonson (1919–2007), women's rights and progressive activist Lee Simonson (1888–1967), American architect painter, stage setting designer Louise Simonson...
Right Creative team Writer(s) Chris Claremont LouiseSimonson Penciller(s) Marc Silvestri Walter Simonson Bret Blevins Inker(s) Dan Green Bob Wiacek Terry...
from Cable's alternate future timeline. The character was created by LouiseSimonson and Rob Liefeld, and first appears in The New Mutants #86 (February...
Comics, first appeared in Steel (vol. 2) #1 (February 1994) created by LouiseSimonson and Chris Bastista. A super-genius similar to her uncle John Henry...
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