Future Women's History Month: G. Willow Wilson Is Changing the Face of Marvel

Fuse is celebrating Women's History Month by looking at a variety of rising forces who are creating Future Women's History before our eyes. Today we are honoring G. Willow Wilson, whose innovative writing is breathing new life into Marvel Comics. But the 34-year-old (the "G" stands for Gwendolyn) established herself as a respectable writer and essayist long before teaming up with the beloved superhero imprint.

Wilson is a New Jersey native, but converted to Islam during her studies at Boston University and later moved to Cairo, Egypt. While there, she wrote for major publications like New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic and National Post. Her career quickly became bigger once she stepped into the comic world. The writer published Cairo, her first graphic novel in 2007 under the Vertigo imprint of DC Comics.