Wonder Woman #16 written by Gail Simone

[samurainoir]

Anyone else reading this?

I just finished reading the issue and all I can say is "Wow"!

Writer Gail Simone has found a really, really interesting take on Wonder Woman's origin without contradicting any of the established continuity.

She poses the question about how the other immortal and "barren" women on the Island would feel about their Queen being able to "concieve and bear" a child after so many centuries of living without children in their midst.

I'm fascinated at the kinds of angles that Simone is able to bring to the female centric comic books that she writes that probably couldn't be handles as eloquently by a male writer. It's astounding to me that she is in fact that first female writer to be given the ongoing Wonder Woman title after 60+ years (I'm not counting Trina Robbins mini that filled in between Crisis and the Perez ongoing).

[The Toyroom]

Gail Simone is good people....I like her take on characters and situations. Hopefully Wonder Woman will be in her capable hands for awhile. I loved her lengthy arc on "Birds of Prey" and admit I've been somewhat disappointed by the writers (notice that's plural!) who have taken over the book in her steed.

[Bizarro Amy]

(I'm not counting Trina Robbins mini that filled in between Crisis and the Perez ongoing).

I think Trina Robbins must have illustrated that mini, because I'm pretty sure it was written by Kurt Busiek. So there really hasn't been a female writer on WW in ages.

I haven't read this one yet, but I'm excited. Wonder Woman has been kind of hit-or-miss for me lately. I liked most of what Phil Jimenez did, and parts of John Byrne's run(although Donna's origin just got more confusing). But I haven't read a WW storyline that I've absolutely loved since George Perez. I also wish they'd do mythological stuff more often - Diana doesn't always have to be on this world, fighting beside the JLA. They could do some storylines like Thor, where he has to leave for long periods of time and fight monsters, gods, etc.

[The Toyroom]

Yup Busiek wrote that (horrible) "Legend of Wonder Woman" mini. But I can't blame him or Trina...they did what they had to do at the time, as dictated by DC editorial. They wanted a Wonder Woman mini in the pipeline (supposedly to hold the copyright on the character???) but George Perez' version wasn't ready yet....at least that's what I heard before.

[samurainoir]

I think Trina Robbins must have illustrated that mini, because I'm pretty sure it was written by Kurt Busiek. So there really hasn't been a female writer on WW in ages.

I didn't realize Busiek was involved! This was certainly early in his career.

I actually forgot that Jodi Picoult preceded Gail Simone.

[JDeRouen]

I did not care at all for Jodi Picoult's writing.

[samurainoir]

I did not care at all for Jodi Picoult's writing.

I wasn't that impressed either. Given the size of font on the hardback collections in the bookstore, they were obviously trying to use her star power as a novelist to drum up some sales on the short term. Too often writers from the world of prose and television just don't "get" the medium and don't utilize it as well as the seasoned comic book writers.

Given Gail's track record, here is hoping that she can drum up sales on the title for the long term.