In an industry dominated by men, Gail Simone’s rise to success and acclaim has not been easy, but she has proven time and again that she can (and does) write comics just as well as any member of the “old boys’ club.” This success, coupled with her desire to see the comics world become more female-friendly (especially within the stories themselves) could have gone to her head and made her feel righteous or self-important, but one of Mrs. Simone’s most endearing charms is her ability to laugh and poke fun, both at herself and at her fellow creators. You’ll All Be Sorry is a collection of satire columns that form the earliest period of her “professional” career (when she was living a double life of hairdresser by day, comic blogger by night,) as well as several original never-before-published essays. Interspersed throughout the book are “Condensed Comics Classics,” satirical single-paragraph synopses of famous comics written by their creators (because Mrs. Simone didn’t feel right making fun of her fellow creators’ work.) These are similar in format to RinkWorks’ Book-a-minute and Movie-a-minute sites, and the creators show a remarkable sense of humor when summarizing their (in some cases) most successful works. Gail contributes several of these for her own comics as well, the best of which is undoubtedly her single-line summary of Birds of Prey:
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