Valerie D'Orazio (born February 23, 1974) is an American comic book writer and editor. She is known as a vocal advocate for women in the comics industry, and for sharing stories of her own struggles with being bullied and harassed.[1]
| Valerie D'Orazio | |
|---|---|
 D'Orazio at the Big Apple Con, 2008 | |
| Born | February 23, 1974 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Area(s) | Blogger, writer, editor |
| Pseudonym(s) | Occasional Superheroine Kamikaze Girl The Video Store Girl Beatrix Kyle |
Notable works | President, Friends of Lulu (2007–2010) |
Career
editD'Orazio was hired as assistant editor at Acclaim in 1997. She joined the Creative Services Department at DC Comics in 2000. In 2002,[2] she became assistant editor to Editorial Art Director Mark Chiarello on titles such as Aquaman, Batman Black and White, and JLA.
After leaving DC in 2004, D'Orazio began a career as a blogger under a variety of pseudonyms. In 2006, she wrote a series of posts about her experiences with sexism in the American comic book industry, fandom, and her health struggles, entitled Goodbye to Comics.[3][4] Soon afterward, in the period 2007–2010,[5] D'Orazio was repeatedly bullied and harassed online by Chris Sims, an independent blogger.[6]
It was announced at the 2008 San Diego Comic-Con that D'Orazio would be writing a five-part Cloak and Dagger limited series for Marvel.[7][8] The series was never published.
D'Orazio served as a judge for the 2009 Glyph Comics Awards.[9]
D'Orazio was President of Friends of Lulu,[10] a non-profit organization that promoted women comic book creators and readers.[11] She served from 2007 to 2010, after which the group was disbanded.[12][13]
From 2010 to 2013, D'Orazio was the editor of MTV.com subsidiary MTV Geek.[14]
In 2015, when Chris Sims was hired as a writer for Marvel, D'Orazio wrote about his prior harassment and bullying of her.[15] The issue was covered extensively in the comics press.[16][1]
Personal life
editD'Orazio was born in Brooklyn.[17] She was previously married to comic book writer David Gallaher.[18]
Bibliography
edit- As writer, unless otherwise noted
- Punisher MAX: Butterfly (May 2010)[19]
- X-Men Origins: Emma Frost (July 2010)
- "A Brief Rendezvous," Girl Comics #1 (May 2010)
- Beyond: Edward Snowden (2014)[20][21][22][23]
- Beyond: The Joker Complex: The Man Who Laughs (2018)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b MacDonald, Heidi (October 1, 2015). "How a toxic history of harassment has damaged the comics industry". The Beat.
- ^ "DC hires online editor, promotes two from within" (Press release). Comic Book Resources. March 26, 2002. Retrieved May 29, 2007.
- ^ MacDonald, Heidi. "Women in Comics". The Beat. Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on December 28, 2007.
- ^ "More Than Occasionally Super, Perhaps". blog.newsarama.com. November 24, 2006. Archived from the original on April 3, 2007. Retrieved May 29, 2007.
- ^ Sims, Chris (March 18, 2015). "Ask Chris: Being Part of the Problem". ComicsAlliance.
- ^ ca-staff (March 18, 2015). "A Statement Regarding Chris Sims and Val D'Orazio". Comics Alliance. Archived from the original on January 19, 2016.
- ^ Siegel, Lucas (July 27, 2008). "SDCC '08 – The Return of Cloak and Dagger". Newsarama.
- ^ Richards, Dave (July 28, 2008). "CCI: D'Orazio talks 'Cloak & Dagger'". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on August 31, 2008.
- ^ "The 2009 Glyph Comics Awards nominations". PopCultureShock. February 16, 2009. Archived from the original on June 20, 2009.
- ^ Friends of Lulu (2008). "Friends of Lulu's 2008 Board of Directors". Friends of Lulu. Archived from the original on February 28, 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2008.
- ^ Spurgeon, Tom (February 10, 2008). "CR Sunday Interview: Valerie D'Orazio". The Comics Reporter.
- ^ Draper Carlson, Johanna. "Friends of Lulu Done and Gone". Archived from the original on July 8, 2012. Retrieved July 13, 2011.
- ^ Heidi MacDonald (July 28, 2010). "Friends of Lulu to end in September". The Beat. Archived from the original on October 1, 2015.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Resume". Occasional Superheroine. Archived from the original on December 28, 2013.
- ^ D'Orazio, Valerie (March 17, 2015). "'Are you going to cry, little girl?'". ValerieDorazio.com. Archived from the original on April 1, 2015.
- ^ Jusino, Teresa (March 28, 2015). "[UPDATED] Writer Valerie D'Orazio Calls Out Marvel's New X-Men Writer Chris Sims for Online Harassment: This isn't about The Comics Industry - it's about human decency". The Mary Sue.
- ^ @TheVallyD (January 20, 2024). "My Wikipedia apparently says I was born in Boston. I love Cape Cod, but I was born in Brooklyn" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ MacDonald, Heidi (April 25, 2011). "Congrats to Valerie D'Orazio and David Gallaher". The Beat.
- ^ Phillips, Dan (March 4, 2010). "Punisher MAX: Butterfly #1 Review: A femme fatale blows the whistle on the mob, with deadly results". IGN.
- ^ Williams, Ashley M. (May 21, 2014). "Edward Snowden gets own comic book". USA Today.
- ^ Cavna, Michael (May 21, 2014). "COMICS: EDWARD SNOWDEN: As NSA leaker gets his own comic book today, the writer 'leaks' her inspiration and motivations". The Washington Post.
- ^ Whelan, Nora (May 27, 2014). "Neighbor Valerie D'Orazio On Her Graphic Novel, "Beyond: Edward Snowden"". Bklyner.
- ^ Burton, Bonnie (June 3, 2014). "Edward Snowden stars in a comic book". CNET.
External links
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- Valerie D'Orazio at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
- Valerie D'Orazio at the Grand Comics Database