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Uncanny X-Men Writer Gail Simone Claims Male Comic Creators Harmed Female Characters Because Of "Breakup Or Divorce"
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Uncanny X-Men Writer Gail Simone Claims Male Comic Creators Harmed Female Characters Because Of "Breakup Or Divorce"

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Uncanny X-Men writer Gail Simone loves to court controversy on her social media posts, and now she’s posited that many comic writers killed off superhero girlfriends because they “had just gone through a breakup or divorce.”

Last year, Marvel Comics relaunched the entire X-Men line to try to reset lagging sales for what were once their bestselling books.…

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