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= Publication history = DeConnick and De Landro met at a Fan Expo in Toronto.[3] Deconnick fell in love with De Landro's heavy use of blacks and shades to portray character emotion.[3] The two exchanged information and planned to collab on a Marvel comic together. The opportunity for them to work on a Marvel comic together never arose, so instead they decided to create their own. De Landro chose Bitch Planet over two other projects Deconnick was also writing.[3]

Most cover art is done by De Landro.

DeConnick described the creation of the book as being "born of a deep and abiding love for exploitation and women in prison movies of the ’60s and ’70s."[3] Wanting to include both the intriguing and difficult aspects of women's lives in prison and change the narrative of female oppression. Deconnick made a point to include female nudity in the comic to exhibit the female body without the purpose of arousal. [1]They planned to include the backstory of an inmate every third issue before discovering the Netflix series, Orange Is the New Black, has a similar plot. They decided to keep the idea, but avoid watching the series to avoid being influenced by the show.[1]

At the end of every issue is a segment called Bitch Fest. Within Bitch Fest is a letter from Kelly Sue DeConnick (relating to the comic, politics, and feminist topics), Bitches Be like (which is where guest authors usually feminist, write a short passage relating to topics discussed within the issue), Itty Bitty Bitchy (tweets from fans), and Bitch Face (Photos and fan art from fans).

The back page of every issue includes satirical comic book ads for Missed Connections and typical comic book products like X-ray Specs with a feminist twist.

Every issue and volume has been published by Image Comics and is available in both print and digital form.

Plot
The series focuses on a number of women who have been imprisoned at an off-planet prison known as the Auxiliary Compliance Outpost for being "non-compliant." Narrative arcs move back and forth through time, presenting how the women were arrested in the first place as well as their various experiences within the prison.

Bitch Planet #1
Naked inmates arrive to the Auxilary Compliance Outpost (Bitch Planet) welcomed by The Model surrounded by guards. The Tech guys comment on the incoming prisoners. Penelope Rolle complains about uniform being too small and is beaten by a guard to the ground. Kamau Kogo steps in to defend Penny. Penny gets up and hits her attacker, causing a riot. Amidst the chaos Marian Collins declares her innocence and is struck by a guard batton.

On Earth in Mr. Solanza’s office Mr. Collins is protesting the imprisonment of his wife. The guards regain order and The Model leads Marian in a confession of her noncompliance. The scene switches back and forth between Mr.Collins and Marian Collins as they explain what went wrong. It is revealed that Mr. Collins had an affair with Dawn. Marian was angered by this and threatened Mr. Collins. She admits her non-compliance. He reported his wife as noncompliant but because it was her first offense, she wasn’t supposed to be sent to Bitch Planet. It is later revealed that Mr. Collins payed for Marian Collins to be sent to Bitch Planet (even though it was her first offense) and because things were expedited, the new Mrs. Collins (Dawn) was sent instead. Mr. Collins pays more money to get his new wife back from Bitch Planet and for his ex-wife to be rid from their lives. Mr.Solanza returns Dawn to Mr.Collins and sends the order for Marian Collins to be dealt with.

After Marian confesses to The Model, she is told she must pay for her sins. Unknown to the inmates, the Tech guys receive a message from the Council of Fathers that Marian Collins is to be dealt with Violent steps in to defend Marian Collins and attacks a guard. Penny, Kam, and other inmates all leap into action to attack the guards, ensuing another riot. Kam fends off numerous guards, but Marian’s throat is slit by an unknown assailant while her back is turned.

Bitch Planet #2
On Earth, Father Josephson is giving a speech before a televised game of Megaton. Afterwards he has a conversation with Brandon (employee) about viewership being down. Mr. Solanza propose Bitch Planet and it’s inmates as a way to increase viewership.

On Bitch Planet, Kamau Kogo is being interrogated by The Model regarding the death of Marian Collins and is accused on committing the murder. Operative Whitney enters the interrogation room to coax Kam into creating a female Megaton team of inmates. It is revealed that Kam used to be a professional athlete before the Council of Fathers took over. Whitney mentions Kam’s brother, but Kam states she does not have one.

Kam and Penny are running on the treadmills when another inmate, Violet, joins them. Violet tries to convince Kam to create the Megaton team. Penny stops running and is attacked by guards in the background. Violet and other prisoners join the fight against the guards in the background as Meiko hops onto the treadmills. Meiko also tries to convince Kam to form the Megaton team. Meiko says she built the ship the council of fathers will be traveling on and they can use the Megaton tournament as an opportunity to fight back. Kam goes back to Whitney and agrees to form the team on the condition that her assets are freed for her family, she gets a list of inmates with weights and stats, and the name of Marian’s real killer. Whitney refuses to admit that Kam did not kill Marian, but agrees to make some calls.