Joanne Starer – författare

Opposites attract chaos when Fire and Ice find themselves swapping powers—and spiraling into an all-new disaster!Fire and Ice are back in action…just not how they planned! After briefly reclaiming their Justice League status during Absolute Power, the duo is left dealing with an unexpected side effect—Fire now wields ice, and Ice bursts into flames! With no solution in sight, they retreat to Smallville, hoping for a quiet reset. But when a magical mishap turns their predicament from bad to worse, their small-town sanctuary becomes the epicenter of another catastrophe. Can these best friends fix their powers before they burn—or freeze—everything to the ground? Writer Joanne Starer and artist Stephen Byrne bring heart, humor, and high-stakes hijinks in this must-read adventure!Collects Fire & Ice: When Hell Freezes Over #1-6.

Runaway teen Layla struggles to survive on the mean streets of 1980s New York City, far from home. But now every supernatural creature from the darkest corners of the urban grime is after Layla… and the fetus with great power she never wanted growing inside her. Being a Siren also comes with its share of power, and Layla wouldn’t dare let that go to waste. A mysterious villain known as the Rat King will use any means necessary to find out more about the boundless power Layla carries against her will, but will her power be enough to escape from his clutches, and save her friends, the city, and… even herself? Writer Joanne Starer (The Gimmick, Fire & Ice: Welcome To Smallville) and artist Khary Randolph (Excellence) shine a light on bodily autonomy in a patriarchal world in this gritty urban fantasy. Collects Sirens of the City #1-6.

Georgie, a somewhat naive high school grad, dives into the world of pro-wrestling. While she initially finds validation as a wrestling diva, she soon begins to experience the darker side of her favourite sport.When Georgie, freshly eighteen and riding high on the wave of a glow-up after a life as an ugly duckling, meets “Big D” Donnie G, a wrestling promoter, her life changes. She is pulled into the world of professional wrestling—first as little more than an accessory for other wrestlers, and then as a wrestler herself. Soon, she’s all in. More shows. More revealing outfits. More focus on her body, her sexuality, the attention. After spending most of her life as an overlooked nerd, Georgie reacts to her newfound sex appeal as if she’s developed a super power…one she hasn’t totally been able to master, leading to confusing relationships with the toxic male wrestlers on the scene. Before long, however, she meets Steve and realises “glowing up” is not the same as “growing up.”

Small town, big trouble! Things go from bad to worse for the iconic Justice League duo of Fire and Ice, as they seek a fresh start in Superman’s hometown.Things could not possibly be worse for Fire and Ice. Superman sent the former Justice Leaguers packing for Smallville following an extremely public and utterly disastrous mission, and in doing so doomed them to a fate worse than death: irrelevance.  Ice finds herself drawn to the quiet life and dreams of planting roots. But Fire...well, Fire will do just about anything to get the heck outta Dodge and back on the hero circuit—including challenging the biggest villains in the DC Universe to a knock-down, drag-out, live-streamed brawl in the streets of Smallville! Can Fire and Ice’s friendship survive visits from the Multiverse’s weirdest and wildest wannabe villains, Jimmy Olsen’s search for scoops, and… the stress of running a hair salon?!  Fire and Ice: Welcome to Smallville is a raucous, timely, and unflinching comedy about a decades-long friendship on the brink of disaster, and what it means to be a superhero at a crossroads in your life from writer Joanne Starer (The Gimmick, Sirens of the City) and artist Natacha Bustos (co-creator of Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur)!This volume collects Fire & Ice: Welcome to Smallville #1-6 and a backup story from Power Girl Special.