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Kelly Sue DeConnick's first published comic book story was a five-page text story published in CSI: Crime Scene Investigations – Dominos #5 (Dec. 2004).[4] She wrote the Osborn limited series in 2011 which was drawn by Emma Ríos.[5]

She was nominated for an Eisner Award for Best Writer in 2014 for her Pretty Deadly series, another project she co-created with Emma Rios.[6] In response to the announcement of a Captain Marvel movie, set to release in March 9, 2019, DeConnick said "I feel so proud of her, like Carol is this person who lives in my head, and 'look what you did, girl!'" and "It feels like a friend just got a promotion."[7]

DeConnick as a Feminist
DeConnick is a self-proclaimed feminist and takes her position as a voice for women in the comic industry very seriously. Female contributors in the past were often overshadowed by their male counterparts and female characters in comics are traditionally set the be objects for male heroes to save, with little depth to their personas. DeConnick's work makes a point to break the "damsel in distress" stereotype and in March of 2016, DeConnick started the #VisibleWomen movement on Twitter "to disabuse folks of the notion that women comic artists are rare, to get eyes on said artists and to get them work." In another effort to support new artists, DeConnick helped found a non-profit organization that provides grants and mentoring to new artists: Creators for Creators. When asked about handling sexism in the historically male-dominated comic industry, DeConnick advised, "Be terrifying."

DeConnick received backlash for several of the changes made to the Captain Marvel comics during her time as a writer for the series. During this time, Captain Marvel's uniform was changed from a black body suit with boots to a full body jumpsuit, inspired by military dress uniforms. Captain Marvel, character Carol Danvers, also received the title of Captain, changed from her former name "Ms. Marvel." DeConnick notes that this change "predates her involvement by years." It was because of these changes that DeConnick was accused of being "an angry feminist" and taking "the character and [inserting] her feminist agenda." These changes were widely seen as risky, with many assuming that the male fan-base would lose interest and the series would lose readers. This assumption proved to be false, as the fastest growing demographic for comic readers is young adult women, according to a 2014 study. This study also credited DeConnick's comic Pretty Deadly as one of the titles capturing this growing demographic's attention.

It was in response to this Captain Marvel backlash that DeConnick decided to create her series Bitch Plane t and in an interview explained, "If you want to see 'angry feminist,' then I will show it to you." Bitch Planet is a dystopian series where "non-complaint" women are sent to "correction facility" on another planet. DeConnick cites Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale and Robocop as part of what influenced the creation of Bitch Planet. Through this series, DeConnick uses the comic platform to commentate on the reality of sexism as she sees it. Bitch Plane t provides DeConnick's worldview through cultural satire and draws attention to the need for female representation and involvement in the comic industry..

Chicago-based comic chop Graham Crackers at one point referred to DeConnick as "Mrs. Matt Fraction" when reviewing her series Bitch Planet, sparking outrage among her fans, despite that they had intended it as a joke. They had referred to Matt Fraction as "Mr. Kelly Sue DeConnick" in the same set of reviews, but were accused of misunderstanding the issues by underestimating the complicated history of referring to a woman by her husband's name. DeConnick's fans demanded that she receive proper recognition for her work. The comic shop later issued an apology and switched back the names of the couple on the reviews.