New look for Wonder Woman

[Bruce Banner]

Bad idea. Her original look is iconic. Classic. It should not be messed with. This just seems like change for change's sake.

[Meule]

The thing I don't like about the jacket is that it makes her look like another
iconic superhero to me.....BLACK CANARY.

Yep, that's the first thing that crossed my mind as well.
This look won't last long

[Earth 2 Chris]

This proves that DC is a rudderless ship now. I mean, didn't they just reboot Wonder Woman like 3 years ago?

I am so glad I really don't care anymore. I still love the characters, but I have almost no faith in the folks working on the mainstream DCU titles anymore.

Chris

[Riffster]

What about Donna and Cassie? so their origins get changed too? maybe this explains why Donna is in the League for now

[The Toyroom]

If this was an in-and-out 12-issue arc in Wonder Woman's own title, it might not be that big of a deal (crappy costume not withstanding)....

But by leaving it open-ended (at this point) and having it muck up other characters continuity and titles (like Donna Troy/JLA, Cassie Sandsmark/Titans) it quickly becomes a mess before anyone has even read the first issue IMO.

It just seems like after finally correcting one of the major missteps of the George Perez reboot (making Diana a "new" hero, as opposed to Superman and Batman, and taking her out of the equation as far as the founding of the JLA) in the aftermath of Infinite Crisis a few years ago (where her founding status was restored)....we are now taking 3 steps back....making her the age of 19 and a newbie as far as heroes go. Which will effect JLA history again (and the Titans by proxy) if they care to address it (I hope Black Canary is interested in stepping in to the "founding female" role once again...but she may be booked up with the Birds of Prey )

My crystal ball forsees JMS making a mess of both Superman and Wonder Woman...Fans will become quickly disappointed and DC will push JMS to change his story plans...He will balk and leave the book....leaving it up to another writer to dig the character out of the hole he has dug.

He should have just stuck to Brave and the Bold (which was actually quite good...and since his hands weren't tied by continuity it didn't muck anything up) or the Archie Red Circle stuff (which I wasn't interested in so I really don't care what he did with those characters).

Or at the very least, freakin' finish off "The Twelve" over at Marvel What's up with THAT JMS?

[samurainoir]

First the out of context spanking pic and now this. Are you trying to bait me? I dislike the new outfit. You may or may not. Agree to disagree type of thing. I'm not going to argue and I'm not going to get drawn into a discussion of the societal sexism reflected in many of the comics of the time period. That's getting too close to politics, in my opinion.

I'm just wondering why putting her in LONG PANTS makes her less akin to a greek goddess than Star Spangled Booty Shorts? You don't see the disconnect in that remark?

As for the spanking... 80 year old concepts are REVAMPED for a reason when it comes to contemporary audiences! Even if it deviates from the creators intentions.

I think everyone needs to chill out until the story actually plays out. As it is, you don't think DC isn't banking on this reaction on the net to help publicize JMS' run? I'm betting DC Entertainment's marketing dept. is hoping that mainstream media will be picking up on the fan brouhaha on the 'net. Viral marketing 101 these days.

[Mikey]

Besides the pants and jacket I don't like the bowling gloves

[MEMEGO]

Comic companies just do not get it, we dont want characters replaced with new ones, nor do we want uniform changes, we want a good story, backed up by good art, heck sometimes, decent to bad art will be accepted as long as has good writter with a goos story. Comic companies have lost touch with what the coustomers want. SAD,DC, REAL, SAD TO PICK AND EVENT LIKE THIS TO RUIN IT WITH MORE CRAP.

[MEMEGO]

My vote is for the Tori Black Wonder Woman Porn, at least she will be wearing the correct uniform. Maybe the title should be turned over to the writter of that movie.

P.S. It's about timeWonder Woman got popped, it has even recently been implied she was a Virgin, all the heroes are having sex, why not her, she is a woman with meeds and desires. have her meet some one and have sex in the comics as well.

[ctc]

Hmmmm....

That’s pretty underwhelming. It DOES look like an attempt to “real” it up, which is really stupid, ‘cos you’re talking about a woman who can fly and throw a tank. “Real” isn’t a big concern. On top of that, with the pseudo Knight-Saber hardsuit leggings and them weird shoulderpads everyone has it makes her less distinct.

>he wanted her to look strong “without screaming, ‘I’m a superhero.’ ”

Yeah.... like that. She IS a superhero, dim-bulb! It’s like all the crappy sci-fi shows and movies of the last decade that try really hard to distract you from the fact that they’re sci-fi. Why bother.

And worse; she’s got the same head EVERY Jim Lee.... sorry; MR. Lee.... character has, making her even more indistinct and unrecognizable.

>This proves that DC is a rudderless ship now.

Sad thing; I think they have TOO MUCH leadership. This sort of thing smacks of marketing, instead of story.... something that comes from higher up, where folks have “3 year plans” and “mass media synergy” and such.

Don C.

[samurainoir]

My vote is for the Tori Black Wonder Woman Porn, at least she will be wearing the correct uniform. Maybe the title should be turned over to the writter of that movie.

P.S. It's about timeWonder Woman got popped, it has even recently been implied she was a Virgin, all the heroes are having sex, why not her, she is a woman with meeds and desires. have her meet some one and have sex in the comics as well.

I think this is the main difficulty with Wonder Woman both as the contemporary cultural representation of Femininity/Feminism and her sexual identity. Both are constantly shifting ideals.

As much as she was the Icon which headlined Gloria Steinam's MS-centric feminism of the 60's and 70's, we are now in a period just beyond Third Wave Feminism, or even what is considered Post-Feminism to many.

I know in some ways you are being facetious and provocative MEMEGO (it takes one to know one ), but the idea of WW getting "popped" as you phrase it discounts so much of the subtext and context in which she has been created and appropriated, by a less-narrow view on sexuality. There is strong evidence of Wonder Woman's bisexual/lesbian/polyamourous undercurrent, particularly when you examine the personal life of her creator William Moulton Marston and the pre-feminism he espoused. I am also constantly astounded at how much more relevant Wonder Woman seems to be within the GLB Community these days than traditional Feminist circles. (I say this knowing that the streets will be filled with Wonder Woman costumes this weekend as Toronto celebrates it's PRIDE week).

[Riffster]

don't forget she was/is in love with Nemesis

[Captain]

All I have to say on the entire matter is...ugh!


(I remember when DC stood for Detective Comics....not Derivative Crap)

[samurainoir]

don't forget she was/is in love with Nemesis

As well as her involvement over the years and incarnations, with Trevor Barnes, Steve Trevor, Hercules, Andros etc.

[samurainoir]

She's certainly had quite a few costumes over the years and I'm sure we'll see plenty more in the future.