SDCC 2024: Gail Simone has James Bond in her sights with “Iridescent”

Dynamite Entertainment and Ian Fleming Publications Ltd. are excited to announce for San Diego Comic-Con the next legendary comic book author to take on the adventures of James Bond, as Gail Simone enlists for a thrilling story tentatively titled “Iridescent!”

Gail Simone is one of the most heralded names in the comics medium and the community at large. She first became known to comics fandom at the turn of the century, writing columns for major outlets, before beginning to write comics herself and rapidly taking center stage in the industry. Her breakout assignment was as a well-remembered chronicler of Deadpool’s mishaps for Marvel. She then moved over to DC Comics, where her runs on Birds of Prey, Secret Six, Wonder Woman, Batgirl, and others set the standards for their respective characters, regularly referenced by fans and subsequent creators, and continuously kept in print.

James Bond marks her next major project with Dynamite, a publisher with which she has a close and long-running relationship. Her 2013 tenure writing Red Sonja is considered not only as one of her definitive works, but also as a high water mark for the character. Writers who have followed her in comics and on the upcoming blockbuster film are heavily influenced by her approach. She’s returned to the character over the years and taken on other titles with Dynamite.

This James Bond title will also coincide with an overall resurgence of Simone’s work in comics, as she will simultaneously be helming Uncanny X-Men, historically one of the bestselling titles in the industry.

Gail will also be speaking about this news and her approach to the 007 character at Dynamite’s 20th Anniversary Panel at San Diego Comic-Con on Friday July 26 from 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM in room 5AB.