G. Willow Wilson
G. Willow Wilson (born August 31, 1982) is an American comics writer, essayist and former journalist. After converting to Islam in college, Wilson moved to Cairo, where she contributed articles to the Atlantic Monthly, The New York Times Magazine and the Canada National Post.[1] She was also a regular contributor to the now-defunct Egyptian opposition weekly Cairo Magazine. Wilson was the first western journalist to be granted a private interview with Sheikh Ali Gomaa after his promotion to the position of Grand Mufti of Egypt.[2] Her first graphic novel, Cairo, with art by M.K. Perker, was released by Vertigo Comics in 2007. She has also written for the DC comics series The Outsiders.